8 20 5655 https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/7f8d488e0f77cb227f87d3b7e5e7146d.pdf a56be3f1ffc4adea120cb9f6852a312b PDF Text Text 3 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1925-1926 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND �r~ I 1 I r I 1 11 ! I CONTENTS ·CoLLEGE CALENDAR •..•.••.••••••••.••••••••.••••••.••••••••••• BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVER.c~ORS ••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• ;,COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD •••••••••••...•••.••••••••••••.••••••• .\,()FFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION ••••••••••• , ••• , .•••••••••••••••••• ·FACULTY • · • • • • • • · • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • {JOMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY •.•••...••..•••• , •••••••••..••••••• LECTURERS .•..•..••.•.•.••..•.............••.•..•..•........ ',GEPERAL INFORMATION •.....•.•.••......••......•..•...•...... Historical Sketch ........................................ . The Purpose of the College ............................... . Location ................................................ . Buildings and Equipment ................................. . Church Attendance ...................................... . Alumni Association ..................................... . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Unit ...................... . Student Activities ........................................ . Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BEQUIREJIIEN'ri> FOR ADMISSION. • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission by Certificate.. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . Admission by Examination.................................. Table of Admission Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission with One Condition. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION.................................. Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pre-Medical Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courses Required for Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freshman Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Major Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Degrees with Honor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Degrnes with Distinction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 5 7 9 10 11 15 16 17 17 22 23 23 24 24 24 26 27 28 30 30 30 31 31 32 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 36 36 37 38 39 52 55 CAPITAL-GAZETTE PRESS, INC., ANNAPOLIS, Mn. TUDENT ENROLLMENT •................•.............•. · · · · · · · ):>EGREES CONFERRED JUNE 10, 1925 ............................. . I 57 61 62 I 111 I': I·.'.! ,! I' 11' I,;, �COLLEGE CALENDAR 1925--1926 September 19-21 _______ Examinations for admission and re-examinations. September 22 __________ Registration of all students. September 23 __________ Classes begin. November 18-25 ________ Mid-semester examinations. November 25 (5 p. m.)--Thanksgiving holiday begins. November 30 (1 p. m.)--Thanksgiving holiday ends. December 19 (12 m,) ___ Christmas holiday begins. January 2 (1 p. m,) _____ diristmas holiday ends. February 1-9 ___________ First semester examinations. February 10 ___________ Second semester begins. February 22 ___________ Washington's Birthday, a holiday. March 24-31-----------·Mid-semester examinations. March 31 (5 p. m,) ______ Easter holiday begins. April 6 (1 p. m,) ________Easter holiday ends. May 28-June 4 __________ Final examinations. June 6-9 _______________ Commencement. SUMMER VACATION 1926--1927 September 15-19 ________Examinations for admission and re-examinations. September 21 __________ Registration of all students. September 22 __________ Classes begin. November 17-24 ________Mid-semester examinations. November 24 (5 p. m.) __Thanksgiving holiday begins. November 29 (1 p. m,) __Thanksgiving holiday ends. �6 1927 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. December 18 (12 m.) ___ ,Christmas holiday begins. January 2 (1 p. m.) _____ Christmas holiday ends. February 1-S ___________ First semester examinations. February 9 _____________ Second semester begins. February 22- ___________ Washington's Birthday, a holi day. March 23-30 ___________ ..Mid-semester examinations. March 30 (5 p. m.) ______ Easter holiday begins. April 5 (1 p. m.) _______ .Easter holiday ends. May 27-June 3 _________ Final examinations. June 5-S _______________ Commencement. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS , His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ex-0 fficio. HERBERT NOBLE ............... 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Member, Noble, Morgan and Scammell, Attorneys-at-Law. Chairman. RIDGELY P. MELVIN ........................... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law; proprietor, the Evening Capital and Capital-Gazette Press, Annapolis, Md. f Vice-Chairman. · J. OLIVER PURVIS, M.D ....................... Annapolis, Md. Physician. Secretary. SUMMER VACATION Juras A. WALTON ........................... Annapolis, Md. President, Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. Treasurer. 1927-1928 September 14-lS ________ Examinations for admission and re-examinations. September 20 __________ Registration of all students. September 2L _________ .Classes begin. 7 .HON. DAVID G. McINTOSH .................. Rogers Forge, Md. President of the Senate, Maryland General Assembly. ·HON'. FRANCIS P. CURTIS ........ 1121 N. Calvert St., Balto., Md. , I Speaker of the House of Delegates, Maryland General Assembly. HON. CARROLL T. BoND ....................... Baltimore, Md. " '' Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. JOHN R. PATTISON ...................... Cambridge, Md. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. lloN. T. SCOTT 0FFU'.IT •.••••.••••••.••..••...... Towson, Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. Md. HoN. WM. H. ADKINS ............................ Easton, Md. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. ;HON. FRANCIS NEAL PARKE ................. Westminster, Md. '. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. :HON. HAMMOND URNER ....................... Frederick, Md. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. w: MITCHELL DIGGS ...................... La Plata, Md. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. JOHN G. RoGERS ........................... Ellicott City, Md. 9 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD 8 By Election: Attorney-at-Law. JAMES A. FECHTIG, JR .......... 42 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Attorney-at-Law. Executive WILLIAM WOODWARD ......... 11 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. NOBLE (Chairman), FECHTIG, WOODWARD, LATANE, MELVIN, GOLDSBOROUGH, KENT, CLAGGETT. President, Hanover National Bank. DANIEL R. RANDALL ........... Keyser Building, Baltimore, Md. Attorney-at-Law. WALTER I. DAWKINS ......... Severn Apartment, Baltimore, Md.; Buildings and Grounds JAMES A. NYDEGGER, M.D ...... University Club, Baltimore, Md;:· MR. COBLENTZ (Chairman), MEssRs. NYDEGGER, WALTON, MELVIN, PURVIS. PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH ................... Baltimore, Md. r Faculty and Instruction T. WEST CLAGGETT ............ Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. DR. LATAN'E (Chairman), MESSRS. DAWKINS, FECHTIG, HAMMOND, RANDALL. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. United States Public Health Service. President, National Union Bank; former Governor of Maryland. Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. JOHN H. LATANE ......................•...... Baltimore, Md. Finance Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. FRANK R. KENT ..................... The Sun, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company· member of staff · The Baltimore Sun. ' '' MR. GOLDSBOROUGH (Chairman), MEssRS. WooDWARD, KENT, MELVIN, OSCAR B. COBLENTZ ...... 1412-15 Fidelity Bldg., Baltimore, Md. ' Degrees President, McLean Contracting Company. JAMES V. JAMISON', JR ....... 102 Prospect St., Hagerstown, Md.·. President and General Manager, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. CHARLES C. MARBURY, M.D ..... 1015 16th St., Washington, D. C. Physician. , JOHN HAYS HAMMOND .... 2301 Kalorama Rd., Washington, D. C.: Mining Engineer. LEWIS W. BALDWIN ...... 1103 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. ' w ALTON, BALDWIN. , JuoGE DAWKINS (Chairman), MESSRS. ROGERS, RANDALL, MARBURY. NYDEGGER, Elections to the Board DR. LATANE (Chairman:), MESSRS. WOODWARD, GOLDSBOROUGH, JAMISON.f �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 11 FACULTY OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION ENOCH BARTON GAREY ............................ . President B.A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United Sta tee Military Academy, 1908; professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; LL.D., Washington College, 1923; president of St. John's College, 1923-- ENOCH BARTON GAREY, LL.D ........................ CampUJ!I President. WALTER RAYMOND AG.ARD, B.Litt. (Oxon.) .... 94 College Avenue Dean. THOMAS FELL ............................ President Emeritus Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL.D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889; University of Pittsburgh, 1912; William and Mary College, 1921; D.C.L., University of the South, 1907; Litt.D., University of Maryland, 1923; president of St. John's College, 1886-1923. E. H. CROUCI-I ..................................... Campus Assistant to the President. MILTON W. DAVIS ........................ 25 Murray Avenue Treasurer. r MARGARET W. BOLAND, RA. (Vassar), M.A. (Michigan)Registrar. . ..... 18 State Circle WALTER R. AGARD .............. Dean a,nd Professor of Classics B.A., Amherst College, 1915; B.Litt., Oxford University, 1922; instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1916-17; 1919-20; associate professor, 1923; instructor, A. E. F. University, Beaune, }'ranee, 1919; American Field Service Fellow, Sorbonne, Paris, 1921-22; associate member, American School, Athens, 1922; professor of Classics, St. John's College, 1923--; Dean, 1924-- J. J. MURPHY, M.D · · · . · .................... 4 Randall Street College Physician. EVERETT V:· SMITH ................................. Campus Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. CLARENCE W. STRYKER .................. . Professor of History B.A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914; acting professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12; 1916-- ROSE N. STRANGE · · · · · · ·. · · . · . . . . . . . 187 D u ke of Gloucester St. Postmistress and Assistant to the Treasurer. MARJORIE E. SMITH ......................... Round Bay, Md. Secretary to the President. REGINALD H. RIDGELY ................... Professor of Biology B.S., St. J olm 's College, 1895; M.A., 1902; D.Sc., University of Maryland, 1920_; professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-- DANIEL M. GARRISON ................ . Professor of Mathematics Graduate, Bordentown Military Institute, 1891; graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1895; department of Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1905-18; head of department, 1918-23; D.Sc., St. John's College, 1923; professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-- B'ELIX MoRLEY ............... . Professorial Lecturer in History B.A., Haverford College, 1915; M.A., Oxford University, 1921; Hutchinson Research l<'ellow, London School of Economics and Politic.al Science, 1921-22; on staff, Baltimore Sun, 1922--; professorial lecturer in History, St. John's College, 1923-- �JESSE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 12 W. SPROWLS ••••• • Professor of Philosophy and Psychology B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1914; Ph.D., Clark University 1919; professor pro tempore of Psychology, University of Ver'. mont, 1919-20; professor of Education, University of Tennessee, 1920-23; professor of Philosophy and Psychology, St. John •8 College, 1924-- WALTERS. ANDERSON ••••••••••••• • Professor of N,aval Science Captain, United States Navy; graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1903; graduate, United States Navy Post Graduate Course in Ordnance, 1907; graduate, United States Naval War College, 1921; head of department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy; professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1924·· STANLEY ALDEN ....••.•.....•...•••••• • Professor of English B.A., Colorado College, 1909; M.A., Harvard University, 1913; instructor in English, Colorado College, 1910-11; assistant professor of English, Earlham College, 1913-14; instructor in English, University of Illinois, 1914-16; assistant in English, Harvard College, 1916-17; associate professor of English and acting head of the department, Denison University, 1917-18; professor of English and acting head of the department, Franklin College, 1918; head of the department of English, Gilman Country Day School, 1919-1921; associate professor of English, Smith College, 1921-25; professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-- RAYMOND W. ROGERS . . . . . . . • . . Professor ARTHUR N. BROWN ••.••...••••••••..•••.•••.••••• GEORGE A. BINGLEY, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Pkysics. B.A., 1910; M.A., 1916, Princeton University; instructor in governmental schools, Osaka, Japan; graduate student, University of Goettingen, 1913-14; instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; assistant professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; associate professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-- JAMES J. PIRTLE, Associate Professor of :Military Science and Tactics. Captain, Infantry, United States Army; associate professor of Military Science and Tactics, St. John's College, 1924-- M. A. V AC CARIELLO, Associate Professor of Romance Langiiages B.A., Adelbert College, 1910; graduate work, Universit7 ?f Chicago 1912-14-17, instructor, St. Alban 's School, Ilhno1s, 1911-12; instructor in Romance Languages, Northwestern University, 1912-17; instructor in Romance Languages, 1917-20, assistant professer, 1920; associate professor, 1920-25, United States Naval Academy; associate professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1925-- FORD K. BROWN ••.••.•••.•••• . Associate phy of Education Professorial Lecforer in the Philoso- B.A., 1893, M.A., 1895, Brown University; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1897; LL.D., Williams College, 1912, Mt. Holyoke College, 1912, Brown University, 1913; assistant professor of Philosophy, 1899-1903, associate professor, 1903-06, professor of Logic and Metaphysics, 1906-12, Dean, 1901-12, Brown University; President, Amherst College, 1912-24; professorial lecturer in the Philosophy of Education, St.John's College, 1925. Professor of English B.A. University of Washington, 192('); D.Phil., Oxford University,' 1925; Rhodes Scholar, Oxford yniv~rsity, 1920-~3; assistant professor of English Literature, Umvers1ty of Waslnngton, 192324; associate professor of English, St. John '11 College, 1925-- W.A.TuKER CocHRAN ••.•••• . Associate ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN, Librarian Assistant librarian, City Library, Springfield, Mass., 1878-83; executive assistant, Columbia College Library, 1884-5; assistant professor of English and Librarian, 1886-95, professor of English, 1895-99, professor as Librarian, 1899-1922, United States Naval Academy; Librarian, St. John's College, 1924-- of Physical Education B.P.E., 1911, Springfield College; director of Physical Education and assistant athletic director, Drake University, 1911-12; athletic director, Des Moines Public Schools, 1913-14; director of Physical Education and assistant coach, Iowa State University, 1915-20; director of Physical Education and assistant coach, Grinnell College, 1920-25; professor of Physical Education, St. John's College, 1925-- 13 Professor of Naval Scienee Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy; graduate of the United States Naval Academy, 1913; associate professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1925-- MYRON T. TOWNSEND •••.••••••• • Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., Bates College, 1918; M.S., 1921; Ph.D., UBivereity of Illinois, 1925; assistant in Biology, 1919-23; fellow, 1923-24, University of Illinois; aesiste.nt professor of Biology, St. .John 'e College, 19!!!4-- �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. J. WYCKOFF . • . . . . . • Assistant Professor of Econom;ic8 HERMANN BERNHARD . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Chemistry VERTREES B.A., 1920; Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University; researeh student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; assistant professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-- . Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913; student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg and Leipzig; assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; chemical research, 191423; instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; assistant professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925- - EVERETT S. WALLIS . . . . . . . . . . . Assi$toot Professor of Chern.istry B.S., 1921; M.S., 1922, University of Vermont, M~A., 1924, Ph.D., 1925, Princeton University; instructor in Chemistry, University of Vermont, 1921-22; assistant in Chemistry, 192223; graduate scholar in Chemistry, 1923-24; Charlotte Elizabeth Proctor· Fellow, 1924-25, Princeton University; assistant. professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-- 15 COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Advisory Council PRESIDENT (Chairman) , the DEAN, PROFESSORS ALDEN, GARRISON, RIDGELY, STRYKER, WYCKOFF. Admission and Advanced Standing ; PROFESSOR STRYKER (Chairman), PROFESSORS AGARD, GARRISON, RIDGELY. Buildings and Grounds GARRISON (Chairman), PROFESSORS . TOWNSEND, BERNHARD, MR. CROWLEY .. THOMAS C. SCAFFE . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Naval Science Lieutenant, United States Navy; graduate of the United States Naval ,A.cademy, 1920; assistant professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1925-- Lectures SPROWLS (Chairman), PROFESSORS BINGLEY, F. K. BROWN, VACCARIELLO, DR. KuEHNEMUND. RicH.ARD KuEHN·EMUND ••••..•. Instriwtor in Modern Languages Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1924; assistant at the philological seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24·; instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-- Library· ALDEN (Chairman), STRYKER; THOMAS P. BROCKWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor in History B.A., Reed Colleg.e, 1921; instructor in English, Oregon Agricultural College, 1921-22; summer course, University of Grenoble, 1924; B.Litt. (Modern History), University of Oxford, 1925; instructor in History, St. John's College, 1925-- FRANK IRA C. J. CROWLEY . . . . . . . . . Instriictor in Romance Language,s B.A., Yale University, 1924; Certificat d'etudes franc<aises, Universite de Poitiers, 1925; instructor in Modern Languages, Iowa State College, 1924-25; graduate study, University of Chicago, 1925; instructor in Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1925-- McKEI~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor in Physical Ediica.tion Graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1924. PROFESSORS A. N. BROWN, SPROWLS. Publications • PROFESSOR AGARD (Chairman)' PROFESSORS SPROWLS, wALLIS. Scholarship ' PROFESSOR AGARD (Chairman), PROFESSORS GARRISON, STRYKER, MR. BROCKWAY. Student Activities .:.PROFESSOR WYCKOFF (Chairman), PROFESSORS RIDGELY, RoGER!;l, SCAFFE, MR. BROCKWAY. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. LECTURERS, 1925-1926 GENERAL INFORMATION RENNIE SMITH, B.S. Member of British P(JJl'liament "The British Labor Party." · HISTORICAL SKETCH 16 WM. P. KENT, LL.D. ' ' China and the Washington, D. C. ~hinese.'' Attache of the German Embassy PAUL LEVERKUEHN, LL.D. ''Tendencies in Modern Germany.'' ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN, LL.D. University of Wisconsin ''The American College.'' Smlithsonian Institution ALES HRDLICKA, Sc.D "The Problems of Man's Origin and Antiquity." P. A. SPEEK, PH.D. Library of Congres$ ''The Meaning of the Russian Revolution.'' PAUL R. HEYL, PH.D. Bureau of Standards, Washington ''Three Centuries of Physical Science.'' Smithsonian Institution "Wonders of the Deep." p AUL BARTSCH, PH.D. LAURENS H. SEELYE, PH.D. American University,Beirut ''The Near East.'' DAVID M. RoBINSON, PH.D., LITT.D., LL.D.Johns Hopkins Univ. ''Recent Excavations at Pisidian Antioch.'' REV. PETER AINSLIE, D.D. The Christiatn. Temple, Baltimore ''The World Coµrt. '' ALFRED ZIMMERN, M.A. Fellow of New College, Oxford "Loearno and After." CHAS. L. SEY.A., PH.D. Minister to the. United States fr<>m Latvia ''The. Balkans.'' Goucher College ' I. E. McDouGLE, Ph.D. ''Virginians.'' 17 The eighth day of July, 1696, marked the first chapter in the )ristory of St. John's College. The following record is given in ;the '' Laws of Maryland '' : "At a SESSION of ASSEMBLY, begun and held ~t Port of ANNAPOLIS, on the 1st day of July, m the 8th year of the reign of our Sovereign: Lord William the third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King ' ' Defender of the Faith, .&c. annoque domini 1696, and ended the 9th day of the same month. FRANCIS NICHOLSON, Esquire, Governor: CHAP. X. .An ACT for sanctifying and keeping holy the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday. Lib. LL. No. 2. Fol. III. Repealed 1723, ch.16. Passed 8th of July, 1696. CH AP. XII. An ACT prohibiting all manner of profane cursing and swearing. Repealed 1698, ch. 19. CHAP. XVII. A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. TO HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, &c. Dread Sovereign, From the sincerity of our humble and loyal hearts, we offer to your sacred person, our most dutiful and sincere thanks, for your royal care and protection to us, for your majesty's princely zeal and pious care of our mother the church of England, and ex- 1, ! .I 1, �18 19 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. tending your royal benediction to our neighbouring colony, your majesty's subjects and territory of Virginia, in your gracious grant and charter for the propagation of the college, or place of universal study, in that your majesty's said colony. In humble contemplation whereof, and being excited by his present excellency, Francis Nicholson:, Esquire, your majesty's governor of this your province, his zeal for your majesty's service, pious endeavours and generous offers for the propagation of christianity and good learning, herein we become humble suitors to your most sacred majesty, to extend your royal grace and favour to us your majesty's subjects of this province, represented in this your majesty's general assembly thereof, That it may be enacted, It was as a continuation of King William's School that St. John's College received a charter from the General Assembly of Maryland, in the year 1784. The college, therefore, has had . a continuous existence since the earliest colonial times. Its campus eloquently testifies to its great age. Great trees cast a deep shade over it; one of them (the " Liberty Tree ") is estimated to be 600 years old - to have been nearly 200 years old, that is, when Columbus discovered America! This tree has l been perfectly preserved and properly marked by the efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The buildings suggest historic things; they are of red brick, colonial design, . several of them covered with ivy two or three feet thick. II . .AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by 1and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the auth01'ity of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and. one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in: God Thomas, by Divine Providence lordarchbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated and appointed by your sacred majesty.'' True to the traditions of Maryland, the General Assembly ,. wrote into the charter of the college the following principles of freedom: '' Whereas, institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation:, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States, IL Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary hon- �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. ours of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have .been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religioUB profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. '' From the first, the college appears to have had high prestige. President Washington paid it a visit in 1791, two years after the opening, and was shown about the campus in company with the Governor of Maryland and a number of prominent citizens. Following his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty of the college: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GE~TLEMEN =-:-''Th~ satisfaction which I have derived from my visit your mfant seminary 18 expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. . " The. very promising appearance of its infancy must :flatter all it11fnends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. " ~ou :wD-1 do just~ce. to the sentiments which your kind regard toward. ~yself mspues, by beh~vmg that I reciprocate the good wishes contained m your address, and I smcerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. ' ' ~o April 17th, 1791. GEORGE WASHINGTON. He thought highly enough of the college to send four of his nephews to it to receive their education. They were: George, Fairfax, and Lawrence Washington, and Parke Custis. Another student of that period, who was graduated in , 1796, was Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 21 Banner. In 1824 General Lafayette made a visit to the college, and is said to have been entertained under the giant poplar tree . Until 1886 the college carried on under various presidents and with varying fortunes. The three decades before the Civil War and the two decades following it seem to have been a trying half century for more than one American college. During the Civil War itself the college was closed, its buildings 1 being used as a Union army hospital. An old engraving made , at that time shows the front campus covered W,ith tents, with sentries patrolling the entrance where the World War memorial now stands, and horses dragging cannon about. The old poplar figures prominently in the picture; several of the buildings appear practically as at present. After the war the college re-opened and presidents sucaeded each other rapidly until in 1886 Dr. Thomas Fell was placed in charge. He was a young Englishman, who applied energy and good sense toward putting new life into the college. He added good men to his faculty, secured money for needed buildings and improvements, and set about attracting more students. , The prestige of the college rapidly increased under him and its attendance grew. He retired in 1923 after 37 years of service, being made President Emeritus. He was succeeded by Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, an alumnus of the college, and until his accession to the presidency an officer in the United States Army. Realizing that the last few years had brought about a profound change in American colleges, Dr. Garey devoted himself to bringing about three major things: the installation of a · faculty that would compare with the faculty of any institution in the country; narrowing the scope of the college vvork, so that all energy could be concentrated on the Bachelor degree, and raising an endowment that would make the college in part · self-supporting. With his coming, in order to accomplish the first object, the faculty was re-organized. To accomplish the second object, the preparatory department was discontinued, �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. as was compulsory military training and all graduate work To accomplish the third object, he conducted a campaig~ among the alumni and friends of the college for $500,000. LOCATION The presidents of the college, with the services, follow: The Rev. J. McDowell, LL.D., 1789-1807. Dr. Bethel Judd, 1807-1820. The Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824. The Rev. Dr. William Raferty, 1824-1831. The Rev. Dr. Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857. The Rev. C. K. Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Dr. James C. Welling, 1866-1870. Dr. James M. Garnett, 1870-1880. The Rev. Dr. J. M. Leavitt, 1880-1884. William H. Hopkins, 1884-1886. Dr. Thomas Fell, 1886-1923. Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-- THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's aims to be a small college, limited to 400 ' students, concentrating on the course of study in liberal arts "" and sciences. President Garey stated the purpose of the college in his Inaugural Address: " Our effort will be to awaken our students to the questions common to all intelligent men_· the problems of science, of history, of philosophy, of literature; . then t_o develop an orderly habit of mind, an open-minded, analytical, appreciative power; to have both teacher and stud- .· ent feel comradeship in the enterprise of understandino- human experience, and, _in the ligh~ of that understanding, se;ve their day and generation. To tlus old college will come boys, who must be graduated from it as men; men made aware of the obligations and beauties of life; men trained to be critically alert and intellectually fearless; men who have learned to live honorably, courteously and serviceably with their fellowmen; men who have been initiated into an understanding of the truth that makes men free." 23 St. John's College has a campus of twenty-six acres in the city of Annapolis, which is located at the mouth of the Severn River, about a mile from Chesapeake Bay. One of the most healthful and picturesque towns in America, with shaded streets, beautiful colonial homes, and old Southern families and traditions, it is the State Capital of Maryland and is near the cities of Washington and Baltimore. It can be reached by ' an hour's ride from Baltimore and an hour and a half ride fro:m Washington. In addition, Annapolis has ferry service ·. to Claiborne, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and there is ' bus service from Annapolis to Solomon's Island through a large section of Southern Maryland. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT In addition to professors' houses, the college has the fol:. lowing buildings: McDowell Hall (administration offices, .; classrooms, and chapel); Randall Hall (dining room and . Junior and Senior dormitory); Pinkney Hall (Freshman dormitory); Woodward Hall (library and laboratories); Humphreys Hall (Sophomore dormitory), and a gymnasium. ', They are all heated from a central heating plant. The college · library contains 12,000 volumes, including several hundred rare old books which were part of the original library when the college opened in 1789. Additional space has recently ·, been given to the library, and the books are being re-arranged . and re-catalogued, while new books are being constantly · added to the collection. A number of prominent and import' ant magazines are regularly received. Provision is being 'made for building up a thoroughly modern, representative, \working library for the use of all of the departments of the ·' college. Well-equipped chemical, physical and biological · laboratories are available. The college has football, baseball, soccer, and lacrosse :; fields, and tennis, basketball and handball courts. The gym: nasium is completely equipped, the floor accommodating the maximum size basketball court. �l i: 24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Students are lodged in Pinkney, Humphreys and Randall·· Halls. All rooms are attractively papered and painted. Two students are usually assigned to a room. Janitors are em-· ployed, who care for the students' rooms. Furniture and mat-~: t~esses are supplie~ by the c~l~ege. The student should bring'. his own bed clothmg. A dmmg room for students is mai~ ·' tained, in which student waiters are employed. CHURCH ATTENDANCE The college encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches in Annapolis, all of which ! invite attendance by students. They are, with their respective ·, clergymen: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. ) Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. · Dr. R. W. H. Weech; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; St. Martin's Evangelical Luthern, the Rev. Frederick H. Graeper; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist · Fathers), the Rev. James J. Lynch. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni of the college maintain an association which has . become increasingly active in raising funds, advising in mat- ; ters of college policy, assisting students, etc. Officers of the o association are: Dr. James A. Nydegger, President; T. West Claggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the association are at 405-7 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Local associations are organized throughout the country. NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING UNIT A unit for Naval Reserve Officers' training was started in 1924. This is the only college at which such a unit is main- . tained. In the future there will be many other colleges hav- ·' ing such a course, but St. John's has the honor of beinCT the,.• b first. · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 25 Enrollment consists in taking the oath of office and in accepting the appointment as Midshipman. The enrollment is for a period of four years, during which time the individual binds himself to serve in case of national emergency when called by the President. Membership in the unit is voluntary, and the beginning class is limited to freshmen so that a four years' course may be completed. For a detailed statement of the curriculum credits allowed, see" Courses of Instruction." The qualifications are: (1) be an American citizen; (2) be eighteen years of age; (3) be of desirable officer material; ( 4) be a student in good standing belonging to the Freshmen class, who intends to take the full four years' course at the college; (5) take, in addition to the course in naval subjects, a course in mathematics sufficient to cover logarithms, plane and spherical trigonometry; (6) pass the usual prescribed physical examination. Those who are enrolled will be given an appointment as Midshipmen in the Naval Reserve. All who complete the four years' course will be commissioned as Ensigns in the Na val Reserve. Text books will be loaned to students. The Annual Practice Cruise for the Midshipmen at Annapolis usually commences about June 8 and continues until about August 28. It is desired that as many Reserve Midshipmen as possible embark on this cruise. Those who find it impracticable to do so will be required to take a shorter cruise on vessels of the Scouting Fleet. The regular cruise is, however, far preferable and the benefits to be derived are immeasurably superior. During the four years' course Reserve Midshipmen receive no pay. Those taking the Practice Cruise receive the pay of a midshipman for the duration of the cruise, approximately $89 a month. Those taking a cruise on vessels other than the Practice Cruise receive the same pay for the c;luration of the cruise. �26 CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Fraternities: There are two fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha (Southern), both being chapters of national " organizations. They maintain houses in Annapolis, where there are lounging, smoking, reading, and music rooms. For the year 1925-26 the President of Phi Sigma Kappa is A. M. Cunningham, '27; the chief officer of Kappa Alpha is S. C. Brown, '27. The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. The pi-incipal organizations through which these activities are carried on follow: Student Council: In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Particularly, this council has supervision over questions of student conduct and acts in a supervisory capacity to keep morale at a high level. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, one Sophomore, and one Freshman. The Freshman member has no vote. Officers for the year 1925-26 are: Donald C. Davis, '27, President; M. S. McComas, Jr., '26, Secretary. Literary Societies: Two literary societies are maintained, the Philomathean and the Philokalian. The aim of both is to stimulate interest in public speaking and debating. For the year 1925-26 the President of the Philomatheap Society is Elmer M. Jackson, Jr., '28; the President of the Philokalian Society is John G. Purnell, '27. 27 Dramatic Club: The student Dramatic Club presents sev:· eral plays during the year. For the past several years the club · has made tours through Maryland towns. The President for · the year 1925-26 is D. M. Garrison, Jr., '27. Orchestra and Glee Club: The students maintain an orchestra and a glee club. For the year 1925-26 A. M. Cunningham, '27, is leader of the orchestra, and J. L. Lutz, '26, is leader of the Glee Club. 1 Athletics: The Student Council has general superv1s1on over all sports. Managers of varsity teams for the year 192526 are as follows: Football, D, C. Davis, '27; baseball, H. S. Schmidt, '26; basketball, J. G. Purnell, '27; tennis, E. A. von Hartz, '26; track, W. J. Humphreys, '27. Young Men's Christian Association: A branch of the Young Men's Christian Association is maintained. The President for the year 1925-26 is Donald Grove, '28. Rat-Tat: Members of the Junior Class publish annually a year-book, the "Rat-Tat." The Editor-in-Chief for the year 1925-26 is E. M. Jackson, Jr., '28. Collegian: A college newspaper, the " Collegian," is pub- .; lished weekly by the students. The Editor-in-Chief for the year 1925-26 is W. L. Lush, Jr., '27. EXPENSES The tuition this year has been raised from $200 to $250 per year. This increase does not apply to students now enrolled and it is the policy of the college that future increases will not apply to students enrolling this year. Following are the total fixed charges for the entire year for each student: Fixed Charges : Tuition ----------------------------- $250.00 Room Rent ------------------------- 150.00 Board ------------------------------ 300.00 Athletic Fee ------------------------- 10.00 Student Activities Fee________________ 10.00 Medical Fee ------------------------- 10.00 I 11 TotaL_________________________ $730.00 Iii i I· �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JORN 'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST .•TORN 'S COLLEGE. . In addition to the above charges each new student is req mred to pay a matriculation fee of $10 at the beginning of the school year. Payment of the charges listed above will be made in four parts as set forth in the following table: Dates of Payment: Sept. 22nd Tuition ................... $ 75.00 Room. Rent................ 45.00 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.00 Athletic Fee............... 5.00 Student Activities Fee. . . . . . 5.00 Medical Fee............... 5.00 Totals ............. $225.00 Nov. 30th $ 75.00 45.00 90.00 Feb. 10th $ 50.00 30.00 60.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 $210.00 $155.00 Apr. 30th $ 50.00 30.00 60.00 $140.00 Fees must be paid promptly when due or the student may be denied the privileges of the college. Special Fees: Special fees are charged in scientific courses to cover the expenses for materials, specimens, etc. The charges and dates of payment are given in the following table: Biology ___________ Physics ----------Chemistry --------- Sept. 22nd Feb. 10th $5.00 __________ _ $5.00 5.00 __________ _ 5.00 15.00 ----------- 10.00 No fees or charges will be refunded. All students not living at home will be required to live in the college dormatories and eat in the college dining room. SCHOLARSHIPS The following scholarships are offered: State Scholarships: To one student from each county of and four students from Baltimore City, a· "Senatorial scholarship," providing free tuition, board and room rent. ~aryland, 29 Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. To one student from each county of Maryland and three from Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship," providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. The Jusserand Scholarship: To a French student, a scholarship providing free tuition, board, room rent anr:l all fees. Awarded annually in honor of former Ambassader . Jusserand. Foreign Scholarships: To foreign students, a certain number of scholarships providing free tuition, board, room rent and all fees. Holders of such scholarships may be required to do five hours' work weekly, if the college so requests, assisting language departments, tutoring, etc. Class Scholarships: To the two students having the highest standing at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years, scholarships providing free tuition, to be held for one year. General Scholarships: To students residing outside the State of Maryland, who possess exceptional scholarship, ambition and character, ten tuition scholarships. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship: The income of six ' thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton C. Roehle. Retention of Scholarships: In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. �30 . CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Admission by Examination: Entrance examinations will be required of all candidates who are not graduates of accredited schools. Examinations will be available for any other candidates who are unable to present the fifteen units of entrance credits in the regular manner. Detailed information as to the work required in any subject will be supplied by the Registrar upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September, as indicated on the College Calendar. Application for admissi01i should be filed by every candidate by July first if possible. An application blank is inserted in this catalogue. At the same time every candidate miist present two testimonials of good character, one of which should be from, his school principal. General Requirements: The general requirement for admission is a High School education, including the standard fifteen units of college entrance requirements. By High School education is meant the schooling obtained in the regular High School academic course. As can be seen by glancing at the "Table of Requirements for Admission" certain subjects taught in technical, commercial or agricultural courses are not acceptable as entrance units. It is suggested, therefore, that those who expect to be admitted on certificate examine the specific requirements given herewith so as to obtain the proper entrance credits. Credit Units: A unit of entrance credit consists in the pursuance of a subject for a full year in High School, not less than four periods a week. Thus, if a student has studied mathematics four years at High School, reciting not less than four periods a week, he is entitled to four units of credit for entrance. In English, however, for four years of High School , work only three units of credit are allowed. · Method of Admission: Students may enter in two ways, " by certificate or by examination. Admission by Certificate: Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course, and graduates of accredited private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination provided their certificates of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. For complete information on units required, see "Table of Requirements for Admission." 31 In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may take the regular examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board. The place nearest Annapolis where these examinations are held is the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Those desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Registrar. It is advised that candidates for admission whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, who expect to claim credit for information gained vocationally or by private , study, or who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, come prepared to take examinations, as these will be required w1henever a question of preparation arises. It is also advised that all those who expect to take examinations communicate with the Registrar in regard to their credits by June 1st. Table of Requirements for Admission: All graduates of accredited schools must present for entrance the following entrance units (for explanation of "units" see "Credit Units") : �n ' 32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Subject. Minimum Required. units English --------------- 3 Algebra and P 1 a n e Geometry ------------- 2~ " " History --------------- 1 Foreign Languages ___ _ 2 " Units from any or all of the following subjects, as indicated, to make up 15 units: Maximum Which May be Offered. 3 3~ 4 10 PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION Middle Name First Name Last Name Name ------------- --------------------- ----------------- " " " Home Address ------------------------------------------ ------------ --------------- ----------------------------Name of Parent or Guardian ______________________________ _ School or Schools attended during the four years previous to entrance, with dates and ad1resses: Ma.ximum Which May be Offered Solid Geometry ---------------------~ unit Spherical Trigonometry -------------~ " " History ----------------------------- 2 Physical Geography ------------------ 1 " " Biology ----------------------------- 1 1 " Botany -----------------------------" Zoology ----------------------------- 1 1 " Physics ----------------------------Chemistry --------------------------- 1 " " Mechanical Drawing ----------------- 1 Free Hand Drawing _________________ _ 1 " " Electives ---------------------------- 3 Note-It wilZ be seen from the above that only a part of the work pur- . sued in the commercial, technical and agricultural courses is acceptable for entrance credits. Students who pursued such courses in high school should be prepared to pass examinations in subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Credit for certain elective subjects, including General Science, Economics and the Problems of .American Democracy, taken in the academic course of approved secondary schools, may be allowed at the discretion of the Committee on .Admission. Admission With One Condition: Students presenting only fourteen units for entrance may be admitted on condition, and graduates in the academic course of accredited Maryland high --------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------~------------------- Name of principal of last school attended: ------------------ --------------------------------------- Year candidate expects to enter_ __________________________ _ Age at entrance-----------------------------------------Method of Admission: By Examination --------------------------By Certificate -----------------------------This blank should be returned, properly filled out, as soon as possible to CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON ADMISSION, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 33 schools presenting only thirteen units will be admitted on ;condition. All entrance conditions must be removed before a · tudent will be allowed to register for the Junior year. Examinations are given in September, as indicated in the Col'.lege Calendar. Special Students: Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance ;units, may be admitted as special students. At the end of the second year if such students have attained a general average of fB and have completed the regular Freshman and Sophomore requirements they will be given full Junior rating; otherwise .they will not be allowed to remain longer in college. Advanced Standing: All students coming to St. John's .from other institutions of collegiate grade, and desiring ad;;vanced standing, must submit official statements from such intutions showing subjects offered for entrance at those institu; tions, a list of courses pursued after entrance and grades attained, and an honorable dismissal. Late Registration: A fine of $5.00 in addition to other fees .·will be assessed against all students who fail to register on ·Registration Day. �---------1 ·1 34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION 35 For the Bachelor of Arts Degree: Degrees: The college confers two degrees : Arts and Bachelor of Science. Beginning with the Class of! 1929, only the degree of Bachelor of Arts will be conferred. · Pre-Medical Course: In addition to the courses leading" to these degrees, the college offers a pre-medical course which. can be completed in two years. This course includes the work• required for admission to standard medical colleges. Requirements for Degrees: For both the Bachelor of Arts';. and Bachelor of Science degrees, -the student must pass 67 year-hour credits with an average of C. Beginning with the' Class of 1929, 65 year-hour credits will be required graduation. Year-Hour Credits: A year-hour credit, or a "credit," as'' it will be called hereafter, is given in general for the pursuance;' of a subject one hour a week for a whole year. Exceptions,., however, should be noted. Full credit for time spent is not allowed for most laboratory work. As the credits for the col- : lege courses vary, the student is advised to examine the '1 courses under " Courses of Instruction," where complete in- .· formation as to credits assigned each course is given. Ancient Language: a. Those entering with two or more years of high school Latin must take one year of college Latin. b. Those entering without high school Latin may take two years of college Greek. or may make up two entrance units of high school Latin outside of class and then take one year of college Latin. 1. Beginning with the Class of 1929, the above Ancient anguage requirements iinder " a " and " b " will apply only ' 0 students majoring in an ancient or modern language or ,English. 2. b. 3 3 Mathematics 11-12 ----------------------------Economics 21-22 ------------------------------Philosophy or Psychology______________________ 3 3 3 Laboratory Science ---------------------------Modern Language (see below). 5 " " " " " Language Requirements: The Language requirement for candidates for degrees is as follows: Those entering with two years' high school work in a modern language must take two additional years in college, either in the same language studied in high school or in a different languge. c. Courses Required for Degrees: The following courses are · required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor , of Science degrees : Introduction to Literature______________________ Introduction to the Social Sciences______________ Modern Language : a. Those entering with three years' high school work in a modern language must take one year of college work in the same language or two years' college work in a different language. Those entering wjthout having studied a modern language in high school must take three years in college in any one modern language, or two years each in two modern languages. , Note :-No credit is given for a modern language pursued ''only one year, whether in high school or college. For the Bachelor of Science Degree: 1. Ancient Languages: No requirement. 2. Modern Languages : The requirement is the same as ;for the Bachelor of Arts degree, except that the languages are ' imited to French and German. II ,, �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Freshman Courses: The following subjects will be takeni by Freshmen : Introduction to Literature. Introduction to the Social Sciences. Mathematics 11-12. Two subjects from the following groups, but not more. than one subject from any one group: a. Ancient Language. b. Modern Language. c. Science. d. Naval Science. Major Courses: At the beginning of his Sophomore year, each student will designate his major subject, and will be assigned a professor in that subject as his adviser for the rest·, of his college course. During his Sophomore, Junior and.' Senior years he must take three advanced year-courses in this} subject, with such related courses as his adviser shall consider: necessary. Requirements for Major Courses: In addition to the subjects required of all students, the following are requii"ed for' Major Courses: · English: English 21-22 and three other year-courses in the, department of English. Ancient Languages: Greek 23-24 or 25-26 and two course's selected from Latin 21-22 and 23-24 and Greek 15-16' and 21-22. Modern Languages: Three courses, limited to two mod~ ern languages, selected from courses numbered 15 and··.~ above; also Latin 11-12 or Greek 11-12. Economics: Economics 31, 32, 34, 41; History 21-22; Psychology 21-22 and 41; Political Science 31-32. History: History 21-22, 23-24, 25-26; Psychology 21-22; Political Science 31-32. CA'rALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 37 Psychology: Psychology 21-22, 31 or 33, 41; Philosophy 31-32, 41; History 21-22; Political Science 31-32; Greek 23-24 or 25-26. Biology: Fifteen hours credit m Biology, five hours in Chemistry. Chemistry: Chemistry 11-12, 21-22, 23-24, 31-32, 33-34 and 41-42. Each student majoring in Chemistry must also take Physics 21-22 and Mathematics 21-22 and 31. Mathematics: Mathematics 11-12, 21-22, 31-32, and 41-42 or 43-44. Each student majoring in Mathematics must also take Physics 21-22. Honors: In order to encourage high scholarship and seri:.ous interest in learning, the college has established degrees •: .. with honor" and "with distinction," beginning with the ;Class of 1927. " Degrees with Honor: Highest ho.nor wi~l be awarded to' ;those students who have pursued durmg their last two years ·,,a course of study in some measure independent of regular ·courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one i1field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given ~hem to get a more complete and fixed mastery of one subject than has ·ordinarily been done under the course system. In some deppartments there will be opportunity for original research and 'the writing of a thesis. The examination will be conducted not only by the major department and other members of. the faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or "cum ;;honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the :Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his adviser and of the department in which he is majoring. �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80, an average in his major subject of at least 85. c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, during one of them, accomplish special work in his major su ject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in co ference between him and the instructors in his major depar 'ment. He will be relieved of a maximum of two three-hot courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass : comprehensive oral and written examination in his major su' ject before a board composed of the instructors of the maj group, other members of the faculty, and at least one viRitin'· examiner. Degrees with Distinction: A degree "with distinction" "cum laude" will be granted to any student who has don especially good work in the regular college courses .. A stude to win this degree must during a regularly required residenc' in ·the college obtain an average of 85 or above. Degree "with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will h' granted by vote of the faculty in rare cases to altogether eJ!i, ceptional students. ·· A student may win a degree both " with distinction " an "with honor" in his major subject. Pre-Medical Curriculum: The following subjects will taken by students enrolled for the Pre-Medical Course. Th" course may be completed in two years, but students are ad vised to take an additional year. Freshman Biology 11-12. Chemistry 11-12. German (or French). Introduction to Literature Mathematics. Sophomore Biology. Chemistry 23-24. German (or French). Physics. 39 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION ., NoTE :-Freshman courses are numbered from 11 to 20, Sophomore »eourses from 21 to 30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, Senior courses from ·41 to 50. A course offered to any class is open to higher classes unless :otherwise stated. Odd-numbered courses are given in the first semester, :even-numbered in the second semester. All courses are three-hour courses wiless otherwise described. Courses -of which the titles are enclosed in : prackets are omitted in.1925-26, but will be offered the following year. I. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE GROUP PROFESSORS ALDEN (Chairman), AGARD, A. N. BROWN, F. K. BROWN, VA~CARIELLO, DR. KUEHNEMUND, MR . CROWLEY. An Introduction to Literature. The: purpose of this course is to bring the student into contact. with European and American life and thought through some characteristic literary works, to give him an understanding of the principles of literature as an art, to help him develop an intelligent appreciation of the books he reads, and to give him practice in the a1-t of writing. The writing of each student will be corrected and criticized by teachers in the department of English, and instruction in composition will be given through class discussions and conferences. Required of all Freshmen. Credit: · 3 hours. 8·T.Th. Discussion sections (a) 10, M; (b) 8, T; (c) 12, T. Professors ALDEN, F. K. BROWN and MR. BROCKWAY, with ·the collaboration of Professors AGARD and VACCARIELLO and DR. KUEHNEMUND. English Six English Authors. A study of the works of Masefield, John Stuart Mill, Byron, Fielding, Swift and Marlowe. Credit: 3 hours. 11-T.Th.S. Professor ALDEN. Shakespeare. Intensive study of a few plays, with a rapid reading of several others, designed to give students familiarity with Shakespeare's works rather than a technical knowledge of drama. Credit: 3 hours. 8-M.W.F. Professor ALDEN. Modern Drama.] From Ibsen to the present time; the plays of Strindberg, Shaw, Hauptmann, Tehekov, Andreev, 0 'Neill and others. Credit: 11h hours. Professor F. K. BROWN. �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 35-36. A study ?f the form and content of prose fiction, and 0 t~e novelist as artist and as social theorist. The readinQ; will be selected from Hardy, Gogol, Wharton, Flaube . Richardson and others. Credit: 3 hours. 9-T. Th.S. Pr fessor F. K. BROWN. English Poetry from 1783 to 1822. ·i The _Romantic Revolt as expressed in the poetry of BlakeJ B~rns, S_helley, Wordsw~rth and Keats. Some attentio:¢ will be given to the Gothic and the social novel, and to th political background. Credit: 3 hours. 11-M.W.F. Professor F. K. BROWN. .I [39-40. Victorian Literature.] upon the characteristic thought of the period, growing out of changed conditions in social political and' cultural life. Attention will be given to bo'th poetry and: prose. Among the ·authors to be studied will be Dickena,i Thack~ray, Newman, George Eliot, Ruskin, Tennyson~ Browning, Matthew Arnold, Pater, Huxley. Credit 3 houre•. Professor ALDEN. Emp~asis [41. Chaucer.] [42. American Literature.] 44. 41 Modern Literature. The Novel. 37-38. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Training to enable the student to translate French rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: French 13-14 or three years of high school French. 11-T.Th.S. MR. CROWLEY. French Drama. Representative French plays from the beginnings to the present. Discussion; reports. Credit: 3 hours. Prerequisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. 10-M.W.F. Professor VACCARIELLO. French Poetry and Prose.] Representative examples of French poetry the first semester, and of prose, including novels, essays, etc., the second semester. Discussions; reports. Credit: 3 hours. Prerequisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. Cours de Style.] A short course in phonetics. Original compositions. Readings from contemporary authors. Discussions and reports. Three hours a week. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: French 15-16. Professor VACCAJUELLO. Advanced Composition. For students interested in the writing of essays; stories andi po~t~y, and f?r those only desiring further practi~e in wntmg. Credit: 1% hours. Pre-requisite: English 21-22 ..' Hours arranged. Professor ALDEN. [49-50. Seminar for Majors in English.] French 11-12. Beginning French. Element_s i;iecessary for :i-cquiring. the language: grammar,} pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts com· ; position. Credit: 3 hours. 11-M.W.F. MR. CROWLE!y, . 13-14. Intermediate. French. Review of ha.sic principles: grammar .and composition· con- :~ versation; reading from works of nineteenth c0Jiltury and ) 1 contemporary authors. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: i French 11-12 or two years of high school French. (a) ~- -; M.W.F.; (b) 12-M.W.F. MR. CROWLEY. ; German Beginning German. Elements necessary for acqmrmg the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Credit: 3 hours. 11-M.W.F. Dr. KUEHNEMUND. 13-14. Intermediate German. Review of basic principles: gra=ar and composition; con· versation; reading from works of ninet_eenth century and contemporary authors. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: German 11-12, or two years of high school German. 9-M.W.F. DR. KuEHNEMUND· 15-16. Modern Literature. Training to en:able the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and .. written reports on prepared translation, sight translation. Credit: 3 holirs. Pre-requisite: German 13-14, or three years of high school German. 8-T.Th.S. Dr. KUEHNENMUND. �42 17-18. CA'l'ALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Selections from Latin Poetry. Scientific German. Re uired of all B.A. students presenting .four entrance u~its of q Latin, who will major in En.g~ish or . a foreign rre 1ang Ua ,., · Credit· 3 hours. . Pre-reqms1te: Latm 11-12, or · 1 Lt" 11-MWF four entrance units of high schoo a m. · · · Professor AGARD. Primarily for students specializing in sciences. Two hou a week. Credit: 2 hours. Pre-requisite: German 13-14 0 three years of high school German. 10-T.Th. 'nr,, KuEHNEMUND. 21-22. 43 Survey of German Literature. Roman Comedy and Satire.] Credit: 3 hours. Representative examples of German prose, poetry and drama; from the beginnings to the present. Discussion; reports Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: German 15-16, or four yea~ of high school German. 10-M.W.F. Dr. KUEHNEMUND. , Pre-requisite: Latin 13-14. Medieval and Renaissance Latin.] Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Latin 13-14. Roman Civilization.] Credit: 3 hours. Greek 11-12. Beginning Greek. Public Speaking An introduction to the Greek language and literature.,, Credit: 3 hours. 11-T.Th.S. Professor AGARD. ' 13-14. Public Speaking. Selections from Prose Writers; Homer: Iliad. Pre aration and delivery of the formal an~ the .informal public speech: vocal training; extemporary discuss10n. One hour a week. 'creclit: 1 hour. 9-F. Professor F. K. BROWN. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Greek 11-12, or two yeare of, high school Greek. 8-T.Th.S. Professor AGARD. 15-16. [21-22. 23-24. Plato: Apology and Crito; Greek Tragedy. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Greek 13-14, or three years , of high school Greek. Hour to be arranged. Professor AGARD. Aristotle : Ethics; New Testament.] Spanish 11-12. Greek Art. A study chiefly of Greek architecture and sculpture, induding a comparison with medieval, renaissance and modern art, and an analysis of aesthetic standards. Credit: 3 hours. 10-M.W.F. Professor AGARD. [25-26. No pre-requisite. :- 13-14. Greek Civilization.] A study of the Athenian commonwealth, its social purposes and its achievement in literature, art and philosophy. Credit: 3 hours. Professor AGARD. 15-16. Beginning Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the language; grammai·, pronunciation conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Cr~dit: 3 hours. 10-T.Th.S. Mn.. CROWLEY. Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles: grammar _and composition; eond versation. reading from works of nmeteenth eenturY: ~t ' · contemporary writers. Cre d"t· 3 hours · Pre-reqmsi· e: i · . 1 8 Spanish 11-12, or two years of high school pams 1. 12-M.W.F. Professor VACCARIELLO. Modern Literature. T ·n'ng to enable the student to translate Spanish rap.idly. o~~~ ~nd written reports on prepared translation. Credit.: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Spanish 13-14, or three years of lngh school Spanish. 8-M.W.F. Professor V ACCARIELLO. Latin Readings from Latin Prose Authors; Virgil: Aeneid. Required of all B.A. students presenting two or three units of entrance Latin, who will major in English or a foreign language. Credit: 3 hours. Pre: requisite: two or three units of high school Latin. 10-T.Th S. Professor AGARD. [17-18. Busiriess Spanish.] Commercial terminology and corres.p?ndenee. .Two hours a week. Credit: 2 hours. Pre-reqmsC1te ~·tSp~n~sh 11-12, or two years of high school Spanish. re i : ours. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 44 21-22. Education Survey of Spanish Literature. Representative examples of Spanish prose, poetry and drama from. the beginnings to t~~ present.. Discussion; reports. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Spamsh 15-16 or four years of high school Spanish. 9-M.W.F. [23-24. :. : .·. · Modern Spanish.] / An intensive study of the spoken language. Original com- l positions. Readings from contemporary authors. Discussions and reports. Three hours a week. Credit: 3 hours Pre-requisite: Spanish 15-16. Professor VACCARIELLO. · Scientific Education.] Credit: 3 hours. Educational Psychology. The psychology of learning and its pedagogical applications. Approximately half the time will be devoted to practice in the administration of mental and educational tests. Primarily for Seniors expecting to enter the teaching profession. Credit: 1 ~ hours. Hour arranged. Professor SPROWLS. II. SOCIAL SCIENCE GROUP PROFESSORS SPROWLS (Chairman), MORLEY, STRYKER, WYCKOFF, MR. BROCKWAY. 11-12. An Introduction to the Social Sciences. This course is designed to give the student a comprehensive view of society, introducing him to the problems and technique of the social . sciences ~ the light of history, psychology and economies. Credit: 3 hours. Required of all Freshmen. 8-M.W.F., and conference hours arranged. Professor STRYKER, with the collaboration of Professors SPROWLS and WYCKOFF and MR. BROCKWAY. Professor SPROWLS. History Modern European History. Political and social history of Europe from ·the early sixteenth century to the present. Each student will be expected to select from the period a special subject for intensive study. Lectures and discussion will be supplemented by individual conferences. Credit: 3 hours. 9-T. Th.S. MR. BROCKWAY. United States History. Economics 21-22. General Economics. Definitions, laws and principles of economies. hours. 9-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. 31. Labor Problems. A study of the labor movement, trade unions and labor legislation. Pre-requisite, Economies 21-22. 12-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. 32. Corporation Finance. An analysis of corporate forms of organization and industrial securities. Pre-requisite, Economies 21-22. 12-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. {34. Money and Banking.] The study of modern currency, banking methods and the Federal Reserve System. Pre-requisite: Economies 21-22. 12-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. 41-42. History of Economic Thought. Senior seminar. Pre-requisite, Economies 21-22. Credit: 3 hours. Hour to be arranged. Professor WYCKOFF. Conducted as a seminar. Professor STRYKER. Credit: 3 hours. 12-T.Th.-S. Constitutional History. A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. Credit: 3 hours. 12-M.W.F. Professor STRYKER. Mediaeval European History. Credit: 3 hours. 8-T. Th.S. Profeseor STRYKER. Current World Problems. Credit: 1 ~ hours. 2-4, Th. BROCKWAY. Professor MORLEY and MR. Political Science Principles of Government. A study of the underlying principles of polities, with t.hei.r application to national, state and local governments. Credit: 3 hours. 11-T.Th.S. Professor WYCKOIT. �I I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF S'r. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 46 III. Philosophy 31-32. Logic.] A survey of the essentials of formal logic. SPROWLS. 42. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS GROUP PROFESSORS GARRISON (Chairman), BERNHARD, BINGLEY, RIDGELY, TOWNSEND, WALLIS. History of Philosophy. A study of the history of philosophical thought from the early Greeks to the present time. First semester, ancient and medieval philosophy; second semester, modern philosophy. Credit: 3 hours. 11-T.Th.S. Professor SPROWLS. [41. 4i Professor Contemporary American Thought. An interpretative study of contemporary social, political and religious movements. Conducted as a seminar. Credit: 11h hours. 10-M.W.F. Professor SPROWLS. Biology Beginning Zoology. Primarily a pre-medical course; required for admission to standard medical schools. One hour lecture, one hour recitation, six hours laboratory throughout the year. Credit: 5 hours. Lecture 9-M. Rec. 9-w·. Lab. 2-5-T.Th. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. Professor TOWNSEND. General Biology. General principles of the science. A course for students electing only one year of Biology, and a foundation for further courses in the department. Three hours recitation, four hours laboratory throughout the year. Credit: 5 hours. Rec., 11-M.W.F. Lab., 2-4-W.F. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. Professor RIDGELY. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. Psychology 21-22. [31. General Psychology. An introduction to the scientific study ,of psychology. Credit: 3 hours. 10-T. Th.S. Professor SPROWLS. Social Psychology.] A study of the group mind in typical dynamic situations. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21-22. Credit: 11h hours. 8-T.Th.S. Professor SPROWLS. 33. Individual Psychology. A study of individuality and personality in the light of hereditary and environmental forces. Credit: 11h hours. 8-T.Th.S. Professor SPROWLS. 41. Statistical Methods. A course in statistics applicable to all sciences, a thorough treatment of the methods of averages, dispersions, correlations and graphs. Credit: 11h hours. 10-M.W.F. Professor SPROWLS. Three hours recitation, four hours laboratory. Credit: 21h hours. Pre-requisite: Biol. 11-12, or 13-14. Rec., 10-M.W.F. Lab., 4-6-M.W. Professor RIDGELY. Vertebrate Embryology and Microscopic Technique. Study of the development of typical vertebrates. Preparation of microscopic slides. Three hours, recitation, four hours laboratory. Credit: 2% hours. Pre-requisite: Biology 21. Rec., 10-M.W.F. Lab., 4-6-M.W. Laboratory fee, $5. Professor TOWNSEND. Histology. One hour recitation, four hours laboratory. Credit: 1% hours. Hours nnanged. Pre-requisite. Biology 21. Laboratory fee, $5. Professor TOWNSEND. Microbiology.] Two hours re,citation, four hours laboratory. hours. Pre-requisite: Biology 11-12 or 13-14. fee, $5. Professor TOWNSENJ;>. Credit: 2 Laboratory Genetics and Evolution. Three hours recitation, two hours laboratory. Credit: 2 hours. Pre-requi-site: Biology 11-12 or 13-14. Rec., 11M.W.F. Lab., 4-6-Th. Professor '1,'0W-NSEND. Seminar. A review of current literature in Biology. Required of Seniors majoring in Biology. Credit: 1h hour. Professors RIDGELY and TOWNSEND. �I I I !I 48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Chemistry 11-12. General Chemistry. An introductory course in which the underlying principles and phenomena of chemistry are studied. Experimentai lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. These lectures are supplemented by laboratory work which is in part introductory to qualitative analysis. Two hours ': lecture, one hour recitation, and four hours laboratory per.· week. Credit: 5 hours. Lee., 10-M.W. Rec., 10-F., or 12-F. :, Lab., 11-1-lT.Th., or 2-4-T.Th. Laboratory fee, $25 per .: year and breakage. Professors BERNHARD and WALLIS. I 21-22. Second Year Chemistry. The aim of this course is to give the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of un- · known substances. The first two-thirds of the year are , devoted to the study of systematic qualitative analysis, and · during the last third of the year training is given in the technique of elementary quantitative analysis. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. Two houn lectures and recitations, and six hours laboratory work per week. Credit: 5 hours. Pre-requisite: Chem. 11-12. 1. Lee., 9-T.Th. Lab., 2-5-W.F. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor WALLIS. 23-24. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of the carbon compounds. The lectures are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. The laboratory work includes the preparation of such compounds as . will tend to give to the student a thorough training Di · laboratory technique. Two hours lecture and recitation and six hours laboratory per week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 11-12. Credit: 5 hours. Lee. and Rec., 10-T.Th. Lab., 2-5T.Th. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor BERNHilD. 31-32. Quantitative Analysis. The theory and practice of typical gravimetric and volumetric analysis of salts, minerals, and alloys. The course involves about eight hours of laboratory work in addition to two hours lecture and conference. Credit: 5 hours. Prerequisites: Chemistry 11-12, 21-22. Lab., 2-6-W.F. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor BERNHARD. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 49 Theoretical Chemistry. Lectures and conferences consisting of a discussion of such subjects as the Gas laws, theory of solutions, molecular weights, conductivity, atomic theory, etc. Some knowledge of physics is required, and previous training in the Calculus is desirable. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 11-12, 21-22. Hours arranged. Professor WALLIS. Advanced Organic Chemistry.] This course is devo.ted to a more detailed study of some important chapters of organic chemistry with emphasis placed on those problems bearing on organic theories. Readings in the original literature are assigned. Certain preparations chosen from text books and original literature, and quantitative organic analysis form the laboratory work. Lecture and laboratory hours to be arranged. Credit: 5 hours. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor WALLIS. Mathematics Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. Logarithms. Trigonometric functions, trigonometric analysis, solution of right and oblique plane and spherical triangles, use of haversine formulas and tables. Required of all Freshmen. Credit: llh hours. 9-M.W.F.; 10-M.W.F.; 10-T. Th.S.; 11-T.Th.S. Professors GARRISON and BINGLEY. Solid Geometry and Advanced Algebra. Required of all Freshmen. Credit: llh hours. 8-M.W.F.; 10-M.W.F.; 10-'l'.Th.S. Professors GARRISON and BINGLEY. Analytic Geometry. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Required of all Sophomores taking the B.S. course. Credit: llfi hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. 9-M.W.F. Professors GARRISON and BINGLEY. Differential Calculus. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, ete., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Required of all Sophomores taking the B.S. course. Credit: llh hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. 9-M.W.F. Professors GARRISON and BINGLEY. Descriptive Geometry. Problems of the straight line and plane, curved surfllces, intersections, development of surfaces, etc. Credit: 11/i hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12. Hour to- be ar•· ranged. Professor GARRISON. �:JO CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. [25. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Surveying.] Tactics Practical use of instruments, determination of heights si ple triangular measurement of areas, etc. Credit; 1 hours. · Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12. Hour to be ranged. Professor BINGLEY. 31. Third Year Course. Infantry drill regulations, machine gun, 37 mm. gun, trench mortar, field engineering, military law. Credit: 4 hours. Pre-requisite: Tactics 21-22. Rec., 10-M.; 8-T.; 7-9-W. Drill, 2-4-M. Integral Calculus. Formulas. of integration, with applications of the integ calculus to the determination of lengths of curves are volumes, etc., centers of gravity and moments of 'inert' Credit: 11/i hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 22. M.W.F. Professor GARRISON. 32. Fourth Year Course. Infantry drill regulations, military history, pistol marksmanship, administration, tactics. Credit: 4 hours. Prerequisite: Tactics 31-32. Rec., 9-W.; 2-4-Th. Drill, 2-4-M. Calculus and Differential Equations. An advanced course in the calculus. Solution of simple' forms of differential equations, with application to math matical physics. Credit: 1% hours. Pre-requisite'· Mathematics 31. 8-M.W.F. Professor GARRiSON. '. 41-42. Mechanics. A course based on Miller and Lilly's '' Analytic Meehan:' ics. '' Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 32 Hour to be arranged. Professor GARRISON. · [43-44. 51 Mathem.atical Analysis.] . l A course in advanced calculus, with an introduction to functions of a complex variable. Lectures and readings from·'. Goursat, Harkness and Morley. Credit: 3 hours. Pre.:' requisite: Mathematics 32. Professor BINGLEY. · V. NAVAL SCIENCE CAPTAlN ANDERSON, LT. COMMANDER COCHRAN, LIEUT. SCAFFE. All students enrolled in these courses are required to drill two hours a week, on Monday from 2 to 4, in addition to the recitation hours specified. First Year Course. Ordnance and gunnery; seamanship; navigation. hours, 9-M.W.F. Credit: 3 Second Year Course. Seamanship; navigation; ordnance and gunnery. hours. 8-M.W.F. Credit: 3 Third Year Course.] Navigation; ordnance and gunnery; marine engineering. Fourth Year Course.] Physics 21-22. Elements of Physics. Thre~ hours recitation, four hours laboratory per week.· Cred;t_: 5 .hours. Pre-:equisite: Mathematics 11 (or no pre-:•, requisite if Mathematics 11 be taken concurrently). Rec.,; 12-M.W.F. Lab., (a) 11-1-T.Th.; (b) 2-4-T.Th. ·Labora- · tory fee, $5 per semester. Professor BINGLEY. IV. MILITARY SCIENCE CAPTAlN PIRTLE. The department of Military Science will be discontinued beginning with the second semester, 1926. Ordnance and gunnery; marine engineering; strategy, tactics, and international law. VI. PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROFESSOR ROGERS, MR. McKEE. Physical Education and Hygiene. A three years ' course, three hours a week, required of all students. Following a physical examination, a wide choice of intramural sports is offered, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse, track and field sports, tennis, skating and shooting. Special arrangements for individual exercises may be made with the approval of the Physical Director. Men on varsity squads are excused from Physical Education during the training season. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Education will not be allowed to graduate. Credit: 1 hour a year for three years. Hours: 9, 10, 11-M.W.F. and T.Th.S. . �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. ADMINISTRATION St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense 0 responsibility to the community as well as high standards 0 scholarship. To this end student self-government is en couraged, and the Student Council deals with many question of student control. Any undergraduate who is unble to c ' operate in maintaining these standards may be dismissed fro '. the college. Honor Regulations: Any reported violation of honor i college work is dealt with by the Faculty, who. impose th· penalty of dismissal from college in case of the conviction o a Senior, Junior or Sophomore; and of suspension for si months in the case of a Freshman, for the first offense, and o' dismissal for the second offense. Amount of Work Permitted: The maximum amount work which a Freshman may carry is as follows: In the Bachelor of Arts course: 17 credits. In the Pr.e-Medical course: 19 credits. The maximum amount of work which upper classmen ma •. carry is as follows : If an upper classman has an average in the precedin semester of C, he may be allowed to carry course amounting to 21 credits. In no case may thi . amount of work be exceeded. The minimum amount of work which a student may carry, is 12 credits. Examinations: Informal examinations of all classes ar held at the end of each mid-semester period. The regulai semester examinations are held about February 1 and at the: end of the college year. Reports: Reports are sent home to parents after the mid~. semester examinations and also after the semester examina-: tions. Monthly informal reports of failure will be posted b · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 53 eachers and sent to the office of the Dean. The faculty ' dvisers of students so failing will be notified. New students ill be called before the Scholarship Committee and their -: eport will be sent home. Marks: The scale of marks is as follows : A, excellent; very good; C, fair; D, passing; E, condition; F, failure; , incomplete. ·. 1 :' Any student who receives an E in the first semester exinations is allowed a re-examination within two weeks. y student who receives an E in second semester examina'ons is allowed a re-examination in September, as indicated 'n the College Calendar. Any ~tudent who receives an F in a semester examination ust drop the subject in which he has received this grade. If ' is subject is required in his course, he must take it over ain the next time it is given. : Eligibility: Any student who is below grade in more than ne course following the mid-semester and semester examina;ons will not be allowed to represent the college in any tudent activities for the nine weeks following. Freshmen low grade in more than one course in any monthly report ill not be allowed to represent the college in any student tivities for the month following. , Exclusion from College: Any student who in the semester aminations has received an "F" in two courses, or failed to ass nine hours work, may be dismissed from the college. efore being so dismissed, the student will be given a hearing fore the Scholarship Committee of the faculty. Illness: All cases of illness must be reported promptly to , r. Murphy, the college physician, and the termination of the 'lness must also be reported to him. Attendance at Classes: Attendance is required at all . asses. Absences are excused by the Dean only in case of �n .:I 11 54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. illness reported by the college physician, or unavoidable . necessity. Every unexcused absence will be recorded as zero .. Three tardy marks will be recorded as one unexcused : absence. Continued absence in any course will be reported to \ the Dean for disciplinary action. Students taking three unexcused absences from a three-hour course or five unexcused absences from a five-hour course will be dropped from the ' course. Unexcused absences immediately before or following ' a holiday will count double. Change of Courses: No student may drop a course without the consent of his faculty adviser, the instructor giving . the course, and the Dean. No student may register for a new : course after college has been in session ten days. Election of Courses by Upper-Classmen: Every student of ; the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes is required to '. submit to the Dean during the last week of May the studies he proposes to take during the next college year, with the signed approval of his adviser. A fee of two dollars will be required of anyone registering later than that date. Advisers: At the end of his first year each student will designate his major subject, and will be a~signed a professor in that subject as his adviser for the rest of his college · course. On October 8th each Freshman will leave at the ' office of the Dean the names of members of the faculty whom he prefers to have for adviser, in order of preference. Assignment of advisers will be made as far as possible in accordance with the student's preference. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 55 HONORS AND PRIZES Commencement Honors: The following Seniors, in order ;pf academic standing, were awarded Commencement Honors in 1925: George Lester Byrd, Thomas Maloney Jacobs, . hillips Lee Goldsborough, James Thomas Moore, Charles alter Whayland, Levi Hartzler Dice, Fred Howard ~ :;Flounders, Jr. Prizes: The following prizes are awarded annually: To the member of the Senior Class who attains the high.:est average in his college course: a gold medal. ?ffered by !the Board of Visitors and Governors. Awarded m 1925 to George Lester Byrd, Cass of 1925. , I To the two members of the Junior Class who attain the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarships or the succeeding year. Awarded in 1925 to John A. Sowers :knd William H. M. Smith, Class of 1926. ;! To the two members of the Sophomore Class who attain highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarhips for the succeding year. Awarded in 1925 to Ira Fulton tatlin and Howard V. Rice, Class of 1927. 1 he To the two members of the Freshman Class who attain the ~ighest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarships 'for the succeding year. Awarded in 1925 to Louis L. Snyder :Md Richard V. Hauver, Class of 1928. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of ;the faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during 1his college course: a gold medal. Offered by Rev. Martin ';Aigner, D.D. Awarded in 1925 to George Lester Byrd, Class of 1925. To the member of the Senior Class who composes and ;delivers the best original oration: $20. Offered by the Alumni Association. Awarded in 1925 to John Galloway Lynn, 3rd, !Class of 1926. ' I l!I �- - - - - - - - - T""I ,I j! I.I 'i .!1 1:1 56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. To the Senior who submits the best essay on the subject of : World Peace:· $15. Offered from the Mrs. Blair T. Scott Memorial Fund. Awarded in 1925 to George Lester Byrd, Class of 1925. To the student writing the best essay on the Colonial His- . tory of Maryland: $15. Offered by the Rev. James M. Magru- 1 der, D.D. Awarded in 1925 to David Crowley, Rodgers Hoyle and Louis L. Snyder, Class of 1928. To the student showing the greatest proficiency in Bible study: $25. Offered as a memorial to Otis H. Draper. Not , awarded in 1925. ' To the winner of the annual oratorical contest between : Maryland Colleges : a gold medal. Offered by the Oratorical : Association of Maryland Colleges. I .To the member of the Freshman Class who wins the pub- ' lie speaking contest between members of the class: a gold : medal. Offered by Mr. Ridgely P. Melvin. Not awarded in 1925. To the student who shall compose the best essay on " The ' Principles of Free Government ": $25. Offered under the will " of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. Not awarded in 1925. · To the student captain of that company of the . student ! battalion which wins the colors at the annual competitive drill·• between companies: a sabre and belt. Offered by Major R. E.; Jones, U. S. Army. Won in 1925 by Campany A, commanded ; by James T. Moore, Class of 1925. 57 STUDENT ENROLLMENT Phi Sigma Kappa House Seniors-Class of 1926 Robert C. Bean Francis Carroll Brannan Francis Ritzman Dice James J. Dugan John M. Haines Carvel Kemp Hoff Charles J. Lutz John L. Lutz M. Stanley McComas, Jr. Egbert L. Mortimer H. Stanley Schmidt William H. Smith Ernest von Hartz Joseph K. Wolfinger .Annapolis Baltimore Lewisburg, Pa. Quincy, Mass. Butler, Pa. Westminster Annapolis Baltimore Bel Air Baltimore Long Green Annapolis Metuchen, N. J. Smithsburg i i I Graduate Student Roland N. King, B.A., ·1925 Barstow t 51 Si;mthgate Ave . Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Sigma Kappa House Kappa Alpha House 6 Randall Hall 8 Randall Hall 29 College Ave. 7 Randall Hall Kappa Alpha House 2 Randall Hall 4 Randall Hall 11 Cornhill St. 10 Randall Hall Kappa Alpha House Juniors-Class of 1927 13 Randall Hall Baltimore David Holmes Andrew Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Leonard J. Bock Kappa Alpha House Boland Park Stanley C. Brown 7 Hill St Annapolis Harold Wayne Carrick 16 Randall Hall Mardela Springs Ira Fulton Catlin 5 Randall Hall Ellicott City Louis Dorsey Clark 23 Randall Hall Boonsboro Irving Clayton Clingan Boston, Mass. Phi Sigma Kappa House A. M. Cunningham Quincy, Mass. Kappa Alpha House Donald C. Davis Cayey, P. B. 21 Randall Hall Enrique Fernandez Annapolis 83 Market St. George de Grouchy Fox 63 College Ave. Daniel Mershon Garrison, Jr. Annapolis Annapolis 5 Hill St. Bernard Gessner Frostburg 14 Randall Hall Howard William Gilbert Salisbury 10 Randall Hall William J. Humphreys Claremont, N. H. · Phi Sigma Kappa House Carter Vernon Jarvis West Haven, Con'/I,. 27 Humphreys Hall Edward J. Lush West Haven, Conn. 20 Randall Hall William L. Lush, Jr. Trappe · 6 Randall Hall Leonard Merrick Cambridge 18 Randall Hall Lee Harvey Nichols, Jr. Gaffney, 8. C. 17 Randall Hall Percy 0. Poole �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. John G. Purnell Howard Vernon Rice F. Lester Smith, Jr. William Richard Williams Riva Annapolis Frederick Annapolis Phi Sigma Kappa House 63 Franklin St. 12 Randall Hall 85 Market St. Sophomores-Class of 1928 William Noble Andrews, Jr., Edward Beavin George B. Bennett Earl Rochester Bryant Harry Swentzel Carver, Jr. Sui Chu Henry Branch Clark James T. Clark George W. Cook David F. Crowley, Jr. Ralph Edwin Darley Frank De Santis Joshua Andrew Ditman George Linden Duffey Arthur C. Elgin C. Leslie Hammond Charles W. Hass William Rodgers Hoyle Elmer M. Jackson, Jr. Henry Luongo James F. Miller Wilson Morrison Philip Arthur Rigg .James R. Roseberry, Jr. Louis L. Snyder Russell H. Townshend Charles L. Walls Henry F. Wegner Franklin T. Willing George A. Woodward Henry C. Zouck Cambridge Kappa Alpha House Annapolis 110 Conduit St. Frostburg 14 Randall Hall Denton Phi Sigma Kappa House Bel Air Kappa Alpha House Peking, China 27 Humphreys Hall Ellicott City 5 Randall Hall Ellicott City 3 Randall Hall Erlanger, Ky. Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 21 Humphreys Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Anna.polis 64 Southgate Ave. Westminster 17 Randall Hall Denton 13 Randall Hall Poolesville 23 Pinkney Hall Ea.ston 21 Pinkney Hall Baltimore . 10 Pinkney Hall Olney 23 Pinkney Hall Hagerstown 19 Randall Hall Annapolis 50 Murray Ave. Roland Park 9 Randall Hall Mt. Washington 20 Pinkney Hall Groome Kappa Alpha House Columbia, S. C 22 Humphreys Hall Annapolis 125 Cathedral St. Bel Alton 19 Randall Hall Denton 9 Randall Hall Baltimore 1 Randall Hall Nanticoke 24 Humphreys Hall Annapolis 17 Southgate Ave. Glyndon Kappa Alpha House Freshmen-Class of 1929 Granville Q. Adams John Paige Adams, Jr. Reed C. Banks John W. Boucher Hackett T. Bramble Pocomoke Montpelier, Vt. W. Hartford, Conn. Grantsville Centreville 26 Humphreys 15 Pinkney Hall 22 Pinkney Hall 28 Pinkney Han 41 Pinkney Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. James Howard Broumel Edmund Bull Gilbert Carter Alfred D. Charles J. Oliver Clark Ambrose W. Clay Harold Newton Clements Richard W. Comegys Harold Cross Henry Dillon A. G. Dimaggio Clayton Drake Frank P. Dunnington Odin Eichelberger , William H. Eisenbrandt J.E. Elgin Bennett S. Ensor Walter Bur lock Esley Pliny Fisk, Jr. George H. Fooks Alexander Dixon Fountain Norwood Hardesty Arthur Reuben Hart Albion Hartwell • William Hearne John Hart Helbig Lewis A. Hester, Jr. Frank P. Hunter T. Reid Hutchins Carl F. Ivarson Samuel T. Jones Frank H. Kaplan Francis Adolph Katz Patrick D. Keating Samuel G. Kelley Henry P. Klepp Vance D. Kopp Edwin W. Lowe · Morgan Lumpkin Thomas W. Martin, Jr. Francis D. Matthews James Willard McCauley Bel Air 18 Pinkney Hall 3 Pinkney Hall Bel Air 29 Humphreys Hall Russell, Kansas 14 Pinkney Hall li'ederalsburg Linthicum Heights 8 Pinkney Hall College Parle 45 Pinkney Hall Leechburg, Pa. 18 Pinkney Hall Millington 5 Pinkney Hall New Yark City 44 Pinkney Hall West Brookfield, Mass. Annapolis 163 Prince George St. Ashland, Ky. Kappa Alpha House 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Aicron, Ohio 31 Pinkney Hall M-t. Washington 30 Pinkney Hall Poolesville 42 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall Bel Air New Yark City 18 Humphreys Hall 12 Pinkney Hall Preston 21 Pinkney Hall Easton 20 Pinkney Hall Re·isterstown White Hall 27 Pinkney Hall 26 Pinkney Hall Prince Frederick 56 Pinkney Hall Waterloo, Va. 19 Pinkney Hall Gardner, Mass. Catlettsburg, Ky. 34 Pinkney Hall 34 Pinkney Hall Oakland 28 Pinkney Hall Clarendon, Va. Portsmouth, Va. Kappa Alpha House· 17 Humphreys Hall Barstow 14 Pinkney Hall Ridgefield, Conn. 3 7 Pinkney Hall Dormont, Pa. 15 Humphreys Hall Dares Cumberland 32 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 28 Humphreys Hall 15 Pinkney Hall Naugatuck, Conn. White Hall 27 Pinkney Hall 22 Pinkney Hall Arlington, N. J. Lutherville 30 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 7 Randall Hall Martinsbui·g, W. Va. Phi Sigma Kappa Ho. Hagerstown 25 Pinkney Hall Chesapeake City 21 Humphreys Hall �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Malcolm W. McDivitt Francis L. McDorman William Peirce McDowell Oscar McN emar Carl G. Merkel James G. O'Neill Reginald Calvert Orem Frank Chester Osborne George W. Owings Marion Pearson Thomas Ferrie Windsor Peters Virgil Petry Henry B. Pratt Robert Renshaw Charles M. Robinson Carlton Roe Walter Clarke Roe Vernon P. Scheidt Joe Schiff Barton Smith Charles I. Somers Frank Stockett Lawrence M. Taylor, Jr. William Walls 0. Lucas Wigton James L. Wilson Nathaniel Cooper Wilson Ernest M. Wood Edward Young Charles Zimmerman Louis G. Annarella Eugene Cozzolino Donald Grove Richard V. Hauver Francis Garner Hayden W. Royce Hodges Lauriston L. Keown Thomas W. Keown, Jr. Robert W. Pegram Hyman Schiff Joseph Schiff Bolivar, N. Y. Mt. Washington Ashland, Ohio Millersville Baltimore Annapolis Cambridge Clendenin, W. Va. , 29 Pinkney Hall Hall Hall Hall Ha11 Summary of Enrollment 7 Pinkney Hall Brooklyn, N. Y. 15 Humphreys Hall New Haven, Conn. 35 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 22 Randall Hall Middletown 20 Randall Hall Maddox 40 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 20 Randall Hall Baltimore 24 Humphreys Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Canton, N. C. 23 Randall Hall Annapolis 85 Main St. Annapolis 85 Main St. Nancy, France 17 Humphreys Baltimore 40 Pinkney Camden, N. J. 35 Pinkney Budejo·vice, Czechoslovakia 15 Randall Paul de Rosiere Edmond Hollingsworth Walter W. Phillips Jiri Vranek 102 GJoucester St. 12 Pinkney Hall Owings, Calvert Co. 26 Pinkney Hall Greenwood, Delaware 3 7 Pinkney Hall Lothian 33 Franklin St. Cumberland Kappa Alpha House Annapolis 92 College Ave. Pasadena Easton 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 39 Pinkney Hall Centreville 23 Humphreys Hall Cumberland Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 16 Pinkney Hall Annapolis 228 Main St. Snow Hill 44 Pinkney Hall Crisfield 26 Humphreys Hall Annapolis 22 State Circle Perry1nan 41 Pinkney Hall Ingleside 4 Pinkney Hall Upper Darby, Pa. 45 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Carbondale, Colorado 36 Pinkney Hall North East 33 Pinkney Hall River Springs 6 Pinkney Hall Severna Parle 19 Pinkney Hall Pre-Medical Special Students 39 Pinkney Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House 25 Pinkney Hall 61 ' GRADUATE S•rUDENT .•.•...•..... · · • · · · · · • · · • · · · · • • · · • · · · · · · · • · · · SENIORS ....•..•. ' . • • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • JUNIORS · · · · · · · · • • • · · • · · · • • · • • · • · · · '· · · · · ' ' ' ' ' ' ' .... ' ' . . . . . . . . SOPHOMORES . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • FRESHMEN . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • . . PRE-MEDIC.AL .••••••••••••••••••••..•.•••••.••••••••.••••.••••• SPECIAL ...•...•.••..•..•..•....•..•..••.••.••.•..........••.• TOT.AL .••.•••••••.••.•••..••.••.•••••••.••••••••••.•••• DEGREES CONFERRED JUNE 10, 1925 Bachelor of Arts Milburn Alexander Buckler William W,right Holmes Thomas Maloney Jacobs Robert Clifton Lumpkin Frederick Purnell McBriety James Thomas Moore Herbert Noble, Jr. John Read Savage Charles Walter Whayland Bachelor of Science Benjamin Franklin Barger George Lester Byrd ;Harold Heber Cecil Levi Hartzler Diee Fred Howard Flounders, Jr. l:toland Newton King Henry Boyns MacMannis Carter Denton Messick Charles Carroll Nathan John Thomas Tarentino 1 14 25 31 81 11 4 167 �,, ,Iii INDEX INDEX Administration ............................................... . Administration, Officers of ..................................... . Admission by Certificate....... . .............................. . Admission by Examination ..................................... . Admission, Requirements for ................................... . Admission with One Condition ................................. .. Advanced Standing ........................................... . Advisers ................................ · · · · · · · · · · ··· · · · · · · · · · Alumni Association .......................................... . Amount of Work Permitted .................................... . Athletic Fee ............................................... · · · Athletics ................................. · · · ·. · ··· · · · · · · · · · · · · Attendance at Classes ......... ,................................ . Bills, When Due .............................................. . Biology, Courses in .......................................... . Board of Visitors and Governors ................................ . Buildings and Equipment .................................... . Calendar ..................................................... . Cha,nge of Courses ............................................ . Character ................................................... . Oharges ..................................................... . Chemistry, Courses in ......................................... . Church Attendance .......................................... . Collegian ................................................ · .. ·. Commencement Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . Co=ittees of the Board ................................... • .. . Committees of the Faculty ..................................... . Council, Student .............................................. . Courses of Instruction ......................................... . Courses, Change of ............................................ . Courses, Election of by Upperclassmen .......................... . Courses Required for Degrees .................................. .. Credit Units .................................................. . Dates of Payment of College Bills .............................. . Degrees ......................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Degrees Conferred June 10, 1925 .............................. . Dining Room ....................................... · · · · · · · · · · Dormitories ................................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Dramatie Club ................................................ . Economics, Courses in ......................................... . Education, Courses in ........................................ . Eligibility .................................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · English, Courses in ............................................ . Enrollment, Student ......................................... . Examinations ...................................... · ·. · · · · · · · · Exclusion from College ........................................ . Expenses ............................ · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Faculty ..................................................... . Fees, Special ................................................. . Fraternities ............................ , ........... · · · · · · · · · · French, Courses in ............................................. . Freshman Courses .................................. · · · · · · · · · · · General Information ......................................... . German, Courses in .................................. · · . · · · · · · · · PAGE 52 10 30 31 30 32 33 54 24 52 27 26 53 28 47 7 23 5 54 30 27 48 24 27 55 9 15 26 39 54 54 34 30 28 34 61 23 23 27 44 45 53 39 57 52 53 27 11 28 27 40 36 17 41 Greek, Courses in .............................................. . Historical Sketch ............................................ . History, Courses in ..•.......................................... Honors .. ·. · · · · · · · · · · · .. · · ... · · ... · .......................... . Honor Regulations ........................................... . Honors and Prizes ............................................ . Introduction to Literature ...................................... . Introduction to the Social Sciences .............................. . Laboratories ................................................ . Language and Literature Group ................................ . Lan.guage Requ~rements ........................................ . Latm, Courses in .............................................. . Lecturers ................................................... . Library .................................................... . Literary Societies ............................................ . Location and Transportation Facilities .......................... . Major Courses ............................................... . ., Marks ....................... , ............................... . Mathematics, Courses in ...................................... . Medical Ji'ee ................................................. . Military Science, Courses in .................................... . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Unit .................... : ...... . Naval Science, Courses in ..................................... . Officers of Administration ...................................... . ' Officers of the Board of Visitors and Governors .................. . Orchestra and Glee Club ....................................... . Philosophy, Courses in ....................................... . Phys~cal Educatio~, Courses in .................................. . Physics, Courses in .......................................... . Political Science, Course in ..................................... . Pre-Medical Course ........................................... . Pre-Medical Curriculum ............ ,, .......................... . Presidents of the College ..................................... . Prizes, Honors and ............................................ . Psychology, Courses in ........................................ . Public Speaking, Course in ..................................... . Purpose of the College ......................................... . Rat-Tat ...................................................... . , Regis tr a ti on ..• ; ............................................. . , Reports ..............•.........................•.............. · Requirements for Admission ................................... . Requirements for Degrees ...................................... . Requirements for Major Courses ................................ . Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science and Ma thematics Group ............................... . Social Science Group .......................................... . Spanish, Courses in ............................................ . Special Fees ................................................. . Special Students ................................•............ , 'Student Activities ............................................ . Student Council ........................................ · · · · · · · Student Em·ollment .......................................... . Tuition ...................................................... . Visitors and Governors, Board of ..........•..................... Year Hour Credits .......................•..................... Young Men's Christian Association ............................. . i .: PAGE 42 17 45 37 52 55 39 44 23 39 34 42 16 23 26 23 36 53 49 27 50 24. 51 10 7 27 46 51 50 45 34 38 22 55 46 43 21 27 33 52 30 34 36 28 47 44 43 28 33 26 26 57 27 7 34 26 h ,,I :11 1111 ,I 'I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Catalogue of St. John's College 1925-1926 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Capital-Gazette Press, Inc. Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1925-1926 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/50616da6ada78efb8740ba0a47d61d66.pdf 0bdfaba49454d18b8bb3f5095a4efc77 PDF Text Text j I 1,I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1926-1927 .... ·. / ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND �CONTENTS PAGE .LoCATION • • • · • · • • · • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.•• • ••••••••••••••••- • . • • . BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . 5 7 9 10 11 15 16 17 22 23 23 TEE DEGREES .•••• ; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24 '; CoLLEGE CALENDAR. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . • • . . • . . . • . • • . . • . • • . • • . • • • , ·:BoABJ> OF VISITORS AND GovERNoRs. • • • • • • • . • • • • . . . . • . . • • • • • • • • • • • ' CoMMITTEES OF THE BOARD •••••••••••....••••••.••.•••••••••••• , 0:rJ'ICERS OF ADMINISTRATION. • • • • • . • • • . • . • • • • • . • . • • • • • . . • . • • • • • -FACULTY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .· COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY. • . • • • .. . • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . ; LECTURERS • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••. • • . . • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • -' HISTORICAL SKETCH. • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • \ PuBPOSE OF THE COLLEGE .••••••••••••••• , ••.••••.•••••••• , . • • . • • Professional Preparation.................................... Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law ..................................................... ; Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tea<ihing, etc...................... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION •••.••••..• ·I • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Requirements .....................,,;................. Admission by Certificate................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Admisaion by Examination.................................. Admission on Condition..................................... Special Students. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Standing .................-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate Students.......................................... Table of Admission Requirements............................ '. EXPENSES • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • . • • • • . • • . • • • . . • • • • • • • • :~ SoBOLARSHIPS •••••••••. . ••••••••••••••. ••••. . ••••. ••• •••. ••. . • ; REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. • • • • • • • . . • • • . • . . • . • • • • • . . • • . • • . • • 'HONORS • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • . • . • . ••• • • • • • • . . • . . • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • • • • • ; · CoURSES OF INSTRUCTION. . • • • • • • • • • • . • . . . • • • • . . • • . • . . • • • • • • • • • • . .,. ADMINISTRATION GENERAL ••••••••.•.•...••..•••••••••.•.••••.••• , • • • • • . • INFORMATION. • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • . . . . • • . • . . Chureh Attendance.......................................... Alumni Association ........................................ . Student A6tivities ........... , ............................. . Honors and Prizes ......................................... . ". STUDENT ENROLLMENT ••.••.••••••••••••.••.••.•••••••••••.•••••• DEGREES CONFERRED JUNE 9, 1926 •............................... INDEX •.......••..••••.••••.••.•••.•..••......•••.•.•••••.••.. 25 25 25 25 25 26 .27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 32 35 35 51 51 51 51 51 56 58 62 63 �COLLEGE CALENDAR 1926 JULY TW T'F s 8 M 4 5 -5 -7 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 27 28 =~1~~ 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 JANUARY -3 4 -5 -5 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24125 26 .27 28 31 -- AUGUST JULY 1 8 3 4 15 10 11 22 17 18 :.)9 24 25 31 -- FEBRUARY SMTWTlfS SMTWTFS 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 ........... 3 4 5 10 11 12 l"/ 18 19 24 25 26 31 -- -- 6 13 20 27 -- 7 14 21 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- SEPTEMBBll -6 13 20 1 8 15 22 -- -- -- -- -- -!>IARCH 1 2 8 9 12 13 14 15 ltl 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 -7 3 10 17 24 5 6 12 .13 1.9 20 26 27 -- 1 2 1 2 7 8 { 8 ·9 14 15 1615 16 21 22 2322 23 28 29 3029 30 -- -- -- SM T w T F S -- -- -- SEPTEMBER APRIL .F s S 1M E 10 -4 -5 1 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 Z-2 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 NOYEMBER SM TW T F 2 -- 1 9 -3 -4 -5 -6 7 8 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 30 2425 26 27 28 29 s APRIL 2 -- 1 i 2 3 9 -2 -3 -4 -5 -5 8 9 10 16 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 23 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 30 2324 25 26 27 29 30 30 31 ~ MAY s MT WT F S 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29 9 16 23 30 10 17 24 -- 11 12 13 8 18 19 20 15 25 26 27 22 ...... -- 29 --- -- -- -- -- -- -, -- DECEMBER 9 16 23 30 -- 1Ll ~ii NOVEMBER SM 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 . 25 F S 2 3 ~~11 9 10 1617 1~!15 23 24 2 6 7 8 9 16 17 11 12 13 21 22 23 .24 18 19 20 30 -~ 25 26 27 28 29 OCTOBER -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 .2 3 4 5 6 7 2 9 16 23 MARCH SM T w T F S SM TW T F S SM T WT F S SM TW -3 -4 -5 -5 -7 ~i/8 4 T 6 7 5 .11 12 13 14 18 rn 20121 25 26 27 28 1 1 TW TFS 2 3 4 ·5 I 8 91011121: -5 -5 -7 8. 15 16 17 18 191~ 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 2223242526 29 30 31 -- -- -- 26 27 28 29 'l' 4 1 1 11 -5 -7 8 8 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 27 28 29 30 31' -25 2627 28 29 OCTOilllR 3 10 17 24 31 FEBRUARY AU\> UST s s. MT w ·2 3 4 5 -9 10 11 12 -4 -5 -6 7 SM T WT F S SM TW T F 6 6 i 2 3 4 5 9101112 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 .26 2 2·7 28 -- -- -- .-- -- 28 -- -7 14 21 JANVARY WT F S SM TW T F s s MT w SM T 2 9 16 23 30 1926-1927 1928 1927 4 11 18 25 T 5 12 19 2\l 30 31 F 6 13 20 21 S 7 14 21 28 MAY TW T F s s MT WIT F S 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 -5 -7 8 9 17 18 19 20 21 1314 15 16 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 31 27 28 29 30 ....... 3 4 f -- -- 1 l~ 6 7 8 17 18 u 13 14 15 24 25 2t 20 21 22 -- ..... -- 27 28 29 10 11 2 3 4 5 9 16 23 30 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 --- ...... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -JUNE DECEMBER 1 September 15-19 _______ Examinations for admission and re-examinations. September 19-2L ______ Freshman orientation program. September 21 __________ Registration of all students. September 22 __________ Classes begin. October 28 ___________ Washington Day, a holiday. November 17-24 ________ Mid-semester examinations. November 24 (5 p. m.)-_Thanksgiving holiday begins. November 29 (1 p. m.) __Thanksgiving holiday ends. December 18 (12 m.) ___ .Christmas holiday begins. 1927 January 3 (1 p. m.) ____ Christmas holiday ends. February 1-8 ___________First semester examinations. February 9 _____________ Second semester begins. February 22 ____________ Washington's Birthday, a holiday. March 23-3o ____________Mid-semester examinations. March 30 (5 p. m.) ______ Easter holiday be~ins. April 5 (1 p. m.) _______ .Easter holiday ends. May 27-June 3 _________ Final examinations. June 5-8 _______________ Commencement. JUNE SUMMER VACATION SM TW T F s s MT WT F"'S SM TW T F SM T WT F S -~ -5 -5 -- 1 2 3 4 -- -5 -7 1 2 3 4 -4 -5 -5 -7 1 2 -3 -4 -5 -5 -7 1 2 7 12 13 14 -19 20 21 26 27 28 -- -- -- 8 15 22 29 -- 9 16 23 30 10 17 24 31 11 18 25 -- 5 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 10 11 8 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 30 ..... 25 26 27 28 29 --- -- -- -- --1-- 9 11 8 9 16 1~ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 23 2~ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 3124 25 26 27 28 29 30 1927-1928 1-~ ,1927 · 10n September 14-1 8 _______ E 'xamma t" s for admission and re-examinations. September 18-20 _______ F res h man O rientation program. �September 20----------Registration of all students. September 2L _________ Classes begin. October 27 ____________ Washington Day,· a holiday. November 16-23 _______ Mid-semester examinations. November 24 __________Thanksgiving holiday begins. December 17 (12 m.) ___ Christmas holiday begins. 1928 January 2 (1 p. m.) ____ Christmas holiday ends. February 1-8 __________ First semester examinations. February; 9 ____________ Second semester begins. . February 22 ___________ Washington's Birthday, a holi- :i day. March :22-29 ___________ Mid-semester examinations. March 29 (5 p. m.) _____ Easter holiday begins. April 4 (1 p. m.) ______ Easter holiday ends. May 26-June 2 _________ Final examinations. June 4-7 _______________ Commencement. SUMMER VACATION 1928 1928-1929 September 13-17 _______ Examinations for admission and re-examinations. September 17-19 __ ~----Freshman orientation program. September l9 __________ Registration 0£ all students. September 2Q ___________ Classes begin. 7 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS His E:ccellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ez-Ofjicio. HERBERT NOBLE •.......•...... 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Member, Noble, Morgan and Scammell, Attorneys-at-Law. Chairman. RIDGELY P. MELVIN ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Annapolis, :U:d. Attorney-at-Law. Yice-Chamnan. .AMos F. HUTCHINS, M.D. Physician. 1010 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. Secretaf'1/. JAMES A. wALTON ........................... Annapolis, President, Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. Md. Treaaurer. E:£-0fficio: HoN. DAVID G. McINTOSH .................. Rogers Forge, Md. President of the Senate, Maryland General Assembly. HoN'. FRANCIS P. CURTIS ........ 1121 N. Calvert St., Balto., Md. Speaker of the House of Delegates, Maryland General Assembly. HoN. CARROLL T. BOND ....................... Baltimore, Md. Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. JOHN R. PATTisON ...................... Cambridge, Md. ABSoeiate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. T. SCOTT OFFUTT .......................... Towson, Md. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. WM. H. ADKINS ............................ Easton·, Md. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. FRANCIS NEAL PARKE ................. Westminster, Md. A&Soeiate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HoN. H.ui:MOND URNER •..••••..•••.••..•..... Frederick, ABBOeia.te Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. HON. w. MITCHELi'.. DIGGS .•••..•.••••..•••...•• La Associate Judge, Maryland Court ef Appaals. .Md. Plata, Md. �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 9 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. By Election: JAMES A. FECHTIG, JR .......... 42 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Attorney-at-Law. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WILLIAM WOODWARD ......... 11 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. President, Hanover National Bank. WALTER I. DAWKINS ......... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. JAMES A. NYDEGGER, M.D ...... University Club, Baltimore, Md. United States Public Health Service. PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH ................... Baltimore, Md. President, National Union Bank; former Governor of Maryland. T. WEST CLAGGETT ....... 405 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. JOHN H. LATANE ............................. Baltimore, Md. Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. FRANK R. KENT ..................... The Sun, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, The Baltimore Sun. OSCAR B. COBLENTZ ...... 1412-15 Fidelity Bldg., Baltimore, Md. President, McLean Contracting Company. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR ...... 102 Prospect St., Hagerstown, Md. President and General Manager, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. 0HARLES C. MA1tBURY, M.D ..... 1015 16th St., Washington, D. C. Physician. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ... 2221 Kalorama Rd., Washington, D. C. Mining Engineer. LEwrs W. BALDWIN ...... 1103 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER W. LA:BROT ........................ Annapolis, Md. Labrot & Company, Bankers. WALTER H. BucK ..... 609 Union Trust Bulding, Baltimore, Md. Le=on & Buck, Lawyers. ELMER G. P ARSLY .......... 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. JAMES BORDLEY, JR., M.D .... 330 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. Phyaician. J. OLIVER PURVIS, M.D ........................ Annapolis, Md. Physician. Executive , MR. FECHTIG (Chairman), MESSRS. WOODWARD, LATANE, GOLDSBOROUGH, KENT, CLAGGETT, WALTON Buildings and Grounds LA.BROT (Chairman), MESSRS. COBLENTZ, BORDLEY, BucK, PARSLY Faculty and Instruction (Chairman), MESSRS. HAMMOND, MARBURY, BucK, KENT Degrees MR. DAWKINS (Chairman), MESSRS. KENT, MARBURY, PURVIS Elections to the Board (Chairman), MESSRS. LATANE, FECH'rIG, JAMISON, MELVIN Finance GOLDSBOROUGH (Chairman)' MESSRS. w OODWARD, BALDW1N, HAMMOND, L.ABROT w ALTON' Special Colonial Development MR. BORDLEY (Chairman), MESSRS. LABROT, HAMMOND, BuCK, WAUrON, WOODWARD �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 11 FACULTY OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION · ENOCH BARTON GAREY ............................ . President ENOCH BARTON GAREY, LL.D ........................ Campu11 B.A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; professor of Military Science and Tactics, J olma Hopkins University, 1920-23; LL.D., Washington College, 1923; president of St. John's College, 1923·· WALTER RAYMOND AGARD, B.Litt. (Oxon.) .... 94 College Avenue THOMAS FELL ........................... . President ErnerituJ President. Dean. GEORGE A. BINGLEY, M.A .. ........... 248 Prince George Street Secretary of the Faculty. W. H. MooRE, JR., A.B. ........................ Randall Hall. Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of Loudon, · 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL.D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889; University of Pittsburgh, 1912; William and Mary College, 1921; D.C.L., University of the South, 1907; Litt.D., University of Maryland, 1923; president of St. John'• College, 1886-1923. Assistant to the President. MILTON W. DAVIS ................................... Campus'·' Treasurer. · · RAYMOND W. ROGERS, B.P.E ............. .44 Southgate Avenue Graduate Manager of Athletics. LULU V. EBAUGH ..•...... 2312 Artmah A venue Baltimore Md Librarian. ' ' . ELIZABETH LEm ............... 308 E. 22nd St., Baltimore, Md. Cataloguer. KATHRYN T. HARDESTY .......................... Parole, Recorder. J. J. MURPHY, M.D . ........................ 4 Randall Street College Physician. EVERETT W. SMITH ................................. Campus Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. MARJORIE E. SMITH ......................... Round Bay, Md. Secretary to the President. WALTER R. AGARD ........ . Professor of Classics and Fine Arts B.A., Amherst College, 1915; B.Litt., Oxford University, 1922; instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1916-17; 1919-20; associate professor, 1923; instructor, A. E. F. University, Beaune, }'ranee, 1919; American Field Service Fellow, Sorbonne, Faria, 1931-22; ai&sociate member, American School, Athens, 1922; fellow by courtesy, Johns Hopkins University, 1923-24; lecturer, Maryland Institute, 1925; professor of Classics, St. John's Col· lege, 1923-26; Dean, 1924-·; professor of Classics and Fine Art11, 1926. CLARENCE W. STRYKER .................. . Professor of History B.A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914; net· ing professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; professor of History and Ecouomics, St. John's College, 1904-12; 1916·· REGINALD H. RIDGELY .................. . Professor of Biology B.S., St. John's College, 1895; M.A., 1902; D.Sc., University of Maryland, 1920_j professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-- DANIEL M. GARRISON ................ . Professor of Mathematics Graduate Bordentown Military Institute, 1891; graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1895; department of Mathematica, United States Naval Academy, 1905-18; head of department, 1918-23; D.Sc., St. John's College, 1923; professor of Mathematics, St. J oh11 's College, 1923·· �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. JESSJI: W. SPROwr:' •• •.... Professor of PhilosO'phy and Psycholo :, A. BINGLEY, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics. ' GBORGE B.A., Umvers1tv of Pittsburgh 1914. PhD 01 k U . gy 1919; professo; pro tempore of Psycholog~, "uni~~rsitvniv;r~ty, • 0 mont, 1919-20; professor of Education University of T erl92110-23; professor of Philosophy and Psvchology StennJehsaee, . co ege, 1924-• •' · o n '1 WALTERS. B.A., 1910; M.A., 1916, Princeton University; instructor in governmental schools, Osaka, Japan; graduate student, University of Goettingen, 1913-14; instructor in Mathematics, United State1 Naval Academy, 1919-23; assistant professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; associate professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-- ~DER~O.N .••...•••.••• • Professor of Naval Science Captam, Dmted States Navy; graduate, United States N Aeadem!, 1903; graduate, United States Na Pos ~ aval ' lf90d7; graduate, United . ' ' ea o epartment of Ordnance and G'unn Uruted States Naval Academy· professor of Naval s · ery, John's College, 1924-' cience, St. g~~~sg~ ~ 9~~~n~nced, ~ates ta~:~d;!: FORD K. BROWN . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . Associate MYRON T. f . R.AY.M:OND · ROGERS · · · : ·.. . . . p ro essor of Physical Education ~.P.E., 19111 Springfield College; director of Physical Educa- tion a.nd :;issistant athletic director, Drake University 1911-12. athletic director, Des Moines Public Schools 1913 14' d' t ' of Ph . · 1 Ed t' . • - ; irec or uca 1on and asslstant coach, Iowa State College 1915 2~srn~. . - ; irector of Physical Education and assistant coach Grhm~ellCC Jo n a o1ollege, 1920-25; professor of Physical Education' st'· lege, 1925-- L. WARDLAW MILES •• Professorial Professor of Biology J. WYCKOFF ••.••. . Associate Professor of Economics B.A., 1920; Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University; research student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; assistant profes>sor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; a.ssociate professors, 1926--. HERMANN BERNHARD ..•.•.... Associate Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913; student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg and Leipzig; assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; chemical research, 191423; instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; ae!!istant professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; associate professor, 1926--. Lecturer in English Literatur1 B.A., Johns Hopkins University 1894 · MD U · 't • Mar 1 d 1897 p ' ' · ., niversi y o.. U . Ya~ ' ; h.D., Johns Hopkins University 1902 · LLD mvers1ty of Maryland, 1919; instructor in Ge;man 'coun:tr" Sc~ool, .Baltimore, 1902-1905; preceptor in English Princeto~ Umv~rsity, 190~-1917; hea~master., Gilman Country S~ho,ol 19191926, professorial lecturer m English Literature St John\ Col leie, 1926--. ' · - TOWNSEND •...•.•.•. . Associate B.S., Bates College, 1918; M.S., 1921; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1925; assistant in Biology, 1919-23; fellow, 1923-24, University of Illinois; assistant professor of Biology, St. John '1 College, 1924-26; associate professor, 1926--. VERTREES w Prof e:Ssor of Na val Science Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy; graduate of the United States Naval Academy, 1913; associate profe.ssor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1925-- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . · .ProfeS;sor of Englisl& :8.A., Color~do Colle.ge, 1909; M.A., Harvard Universit 191 . ms~uctor m En~hsh, Colorado College, 1910-11; ~~sista!t) pro ~ssor of. En~lish, Earlham College, 1913-14; instructor · ~nghsh, University of Illinois, ~914-16; assistant in Englis~ a;vard College, 1916-17; associate professor of English and ;ctmg head of _the department, Denison University 1917-18· pr_ essor of English and acting head of the depart~ent Fra'nkl.? gollege, 1918; head of the department of English G'lm in S 0 ~~~ryC ~ty School, 1919-1921; associate professor ol En~li: le:, 192~--ege, 1921-25; professor of English, St. John's Col'. Professor of Engl,islt B.A., University of Washington, 1920; D.Phil., Oxford Univer,sity, 1926; assistant professor of English Literature, University of Washington, 1923"24; associate pr-ofessor of English, St. John's College, 1925 ... WALKER COCHRAN . . . . . . . . Associate STANLEY ALDEN 13 EVERETT S. WALLIS ..••••.•.. Associate Professor of Chemistry B.S., 1921; M.S., 1922, University of Vermont, M.A., 1924, Ph.D., 1925, Princeton University; instructor in Chemistry, University of Vermont, 1921-22; assistant in Chemistry, 192223; graduate scholar in Chemistry, 1923-24; Charlotte Elizabeth �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN;S COLLEGE. 14 Proctor Fellow, 1924-25, Princeton University; assistant professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26 i associate professor, 1926--. FRANK T. GORMAN .• • Associate Professor of Romance Languag61 B.A., Wesleyan University, 1915; M.A., Princeton Universit::r 1924; instructor in Romance Languages, Univereity of N ebraekir' 1915-16; instructor in Spanish, University of Pittsburgh 1916~ 17; instructor in Spanish, Yale University, 1919-22; instructor in Spanish, Princeton University, 1922-26; associate professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1926--. THOMAS C. SCAFFE . . . . . . . • Assistant Professor of Naval Science Lieutenant, United States Navy; graduate of the United Statea Naval Academy, 1920; assistant professor of Naval Science, Bt. John's College, 1925-- RICHARD KuEHNEMUND Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1922; assistant at the philological seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; ai&Sist.ant professor, 1926--. THOMAS FRANK P. BROCKWAY ...•..•.. • Assistant Professor of History B.A., Reed College, 1921; instructor in English, Oregon Agricultural College, 1921-22; summer course, University of Grenoble, 1924; B.Litt. (Modern History), University of Oxford, 1925; instructor in History, St. John's College, 1925-26; assistant professor, 1926--. J. CROWLEY • • Assistant Professor of Romance Language1 B.A., Yale University, 1924; Certificat d'etudes frani;aises, Universite de Poitiers, 1925; instructor in Modern Languagea, Iowa State College, 1924-25; graduate study, University of Chicago, 1925; certificado, Instituto de Burgos, 1926; instructor in Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1925--26; a.ssistant professor, 1926--. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 15 COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Advisory Council The PRESIDENT (Chairman), the DEAN, PROFESSORS ALDEN, BROWN, GARRISON, RIDGELY, WYCKOFF Admission and Advanced Standing R (Chairman), PROFESSORS AGARD, ALDEN, PROFESSOR STRYKE BINGLEY, GORMAN, RIDGELY Buildings and Grounds PROFESSOR GARRISON (Chairman), PROFESSORS BINGLEY, BERNHARD, TOWNSEND, WALLIS Lectures PROFESSOR SPROWLS (Chairman), PROFESSORS BINGLEY, BROWN, KUEHNEMUND, MILES Library PROFESSOR BROWN (Chairman), PROFESSORS McGILL, STRYKER, SPROWLS Publications PROFESSOR AGARD (Chairman), PROFESSORS ALDEN, BROCKWAY, CROWLEY Scholarship PROFESSOR AGARD (Chairman) , PROFESSORS GARRISON, STRYKER, V. JERAULD McGILL . . . . . . . . . • Assistant Professor of Philosopky B.A., University of Washington, 1921; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1925; instructor in Philosophy, University of Washington, 1921-22; a&sistant in Aes·thetics, UniverBity of California, 1922; usistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1923-25; SheldoR Fellow and student at Cambridge, England, and Freiburg, Germany, 1925-26; assistant professor ·Of Philosophy, St. John's Colle&'e, 1926--. WALLIS Student Activities PltoFESSOR WYCKOFF (Chairman), PROFESSORS BROCKWAY, RIDGELY, RoGERS, SCAFFE �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. LECTURERS, 1926-1927 HISTORICAL SKETCH la· ALES HRDLICKA, Sc.D........ Curator, Division of Anthropology· National Museum "The Problem of Man's Origin:" "The When and Where of Man's Evolution" ''The How and Why of Man's Evolution'' "The Differentiation of Races" PAUL R. HEYL, Prr.D ........ . Bureau of Standards, Washington "Visions of a Scientific Man" FELIX MORLEY, M.A ....... . Associate Editor, The Baltimore Sun ''Contemporary Chin:a'' G. J. SCHULTZ, PH.D................. University ''Citizenship'' of Maryland ALFRED E. ZIMMERN, M.A..... . Fellow of New College, Oxford ''Intellectual World Cooperation'' WILLIAM J. HUMPHREYS, PH.D .......... U. S. Weather Bureau ''Meteorological Physics'' EDWARD T. DEVINE, PH.D., LL.D .. . Dean, American University Washington - "Mexico Today" WALTER S. DEFFENBAUGH, M.A ...... U. S. Bureau of Education ''The Development of Education in the United States'' REV. HARRIS E. KmK, D.D ......................... . Baltimore ''A College Man's Religion'' II I I 11 !I 17 The eighth day of July, 1696, marked the first chapter in the history of St. John's College. The following record is given in ' the" Laws of Maryland ": " At a SESSION of ASSEMBLY, begun and held at Port of ANNAPOLIS, on the 1st day of July, in the 8th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. annoque domini 1696, and ended the 9th day of the same month. FRANCIS NICHOLSON, Esquire, Governor. CHAP. X. An ACT for sanctifying and keeping holy the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday. Lib. LL. No. 2. Fol. III. Repealed 1723, ch. 16. Passed 8th of .Tuly, 1696. CH AP. XII. An ACT prohibiting all manner of profane cursing and swearing. Repealed 1698, ch. 19. CH AP. XVII. A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. TO HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, &c. Dread Sovereign, From the sincerity of our humble and loyal hearts, we offer to your sacred person, our most dutiful and sincere thanks, for your royal care and protection to us, for your majesty's princely zeal and pious care of our mother the church of England, and ex- �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. tending your royal benediction to our neighbouring colony, your majesty's subjects and territory of Virginia, in your gracious grant and charter for the propagation of the college, or place of universal study, in that your majesty's said colony. In humble ccmtemplation whereof, and being excited by his present excellency, Francis Nicholson:, Esquire, your majesty's governor of this your province, his zeal for your majesty's service, pious endea;ours and generous offers for the propagation of christianity and good learning, herein we become humble suitors to your most sacred majesty, to extend your royal grace and favour to us your.majesty's subjects of this province, represented in this your majesty's general assembly thereof, That it may be enacted, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's rnost excellent majesty, by iand with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in· God Thomas, by Divine Providence lordarchbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan 0£ all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated and appointed by your sacred majesty.'' CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 19 It was as a continuation of King William's School that St. John's College received a charter from the General Assembly of Maryland, in the year 1784. The college, therefore, has had a continuous existence since the earliest colonial times; Its campus eloquently testifies to its great age. Great trees cast a deep shade over it; one of them (the " Liberty Tree ") is estimated to be 600 years old - to have been nearly 200 years old, that is, when Columbus discovered America!. This tree has been perfectly preserved and properly marked by the efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The buildings suggest historic things; they are of red brick, colonial design, several of them covered with ivy two or three feet thick. True to the traditions of Maryland, the General Assembly wrote into the charter of the college the following principles of freedom: '' Whereas institutions for the liberal educa' tion of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and reliofous with usefulness and reputation:, and such 0 ' institutioDB of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States, II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary hon- �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. ours of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of ·their parents or guardians to attend ; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profesmon, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other n,ecessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen." Banner. In 1824 General Lafayette made a visit· to the col·. lege, and is said to have been entertained under the giant pop. lar tree. Until 1886 the college carried on under various presidents and with varying fortunes. The three decades before the Civil War and the two decades following it seem to have been a : trying half century for more than one American college. Dur'. ing the Civil War itself the college was closed, its buildings · being used as a Union army hospital. An old engraving made at that time shows the front campus covered w,ith tents, with .. sentries patrolling the entrance where the World War ;. memorial now stands, and horses dra,gging cannon about. The ;· old poplar figures prominently in the picture; several of the buildings appear practically as at present. From the first, the college appears to have had high prestige. President Washington paid it a visit in 1791, two years after the opening, and was shown about the campus in company with the Governor of Maryland and a number of prominent citizens. Following his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty of the college : After the war the college re-opened and presidents succeeded each other rapidly until in 1886 Dr. Thomas Fell was placed in charge. He was a young Englishman, who applied energy and good sense toward putting new life into the college. He added good men to his faculty, secured money for needed buildings and :improvements, and set about attracting more students. The prestige of the college rapidly increased under him and its attendance grew. He retired in 1923 after 37 years of service, being made President Emeritus. He was succeeded by Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, an alumnus of the college in the Class of 1903. i To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN:-"The satisfaction which I have derived from my vi1it to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. '' The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a matnre manhood. " You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward· ' myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained · in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. ' ' April 17th, 1791. GEORGE WASIDNGTON. He thought highly enough of the college to send four of his nephews to it to receive their education. They were: George, Fairfax, and Lawrence Washington, and Parke Custis. Another student of that period, who was graduated in 1796, was Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled 21 l ~, ! Building upon the sound traditions of the past, President Garey devoted himself to bringing about three major things: the installation of a faculty with training and experience in 'the leading colleges and universities of this country and abroad; the working out of a curriculum, of liberal studies leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, with individual instruction largely supplanting the lecture method; and the raising of an endowment for jmproved equipment and desirable physical expansion. �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. The presidents of the college, with the dates of services, follow : The Rev. J. MeDowell, LL.D., 1789-1807. Dr. Bethel Judd, 1807-1820. The Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824. The Rev. Dr. William Raferty, 1824-1831.The Rev. Dr. Heetor Humphreys, 1831-1857. The Rev. C. K. Nelson, 1857-1861. (The eollege was elosed for five years during the Civil War) Dr. James C. Welling, 1866-1870. · Dr. James M. Garnett, 1870-1880. The Rev. Dr. J. M. Leavitt, 1880-1884. William H. Hopkins, 1884-1886. Dr. Thomas Fell, 1886-1923. Dr. Enoeh Barton Garey, 1923-- THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's is a small non-sectarian, non-coeducational college, limited to 400 students, concentrating on the course of study in liberal arts and sciences. With this limited enrollment and an unusually adequate and able faculty an earnest endeavor is made to develop the student as an individual and to help him create for himself a cultural background which will fit him to assume leadership in whatever professional path of life he chooses later to follow. President Garey stated the purpose of the college in his Inaugural Address: "Our effort will be to awaken our students to the questions common to all intelligent menthe problems of science, of history, of philosophy, of literature; then to develop an orderly habit of mind, an open-minded, analytical, appreciative power; to have both teacher and student feel comradeship in the enterprise of understanding human experience, and, in the light of that understanding, serve their day and generation. To this old college will come boys, who must be graduated from it as men; men made aware of the obligations and beauties of life; men trained to be critically alert and intellectually fearless; men who have learned to live honorably, courteously and serviceably with their fellowmen; men who have been initiated into an understanding of the truth that makes men free." CA'l'ALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. LOCATION St. John's College is situated on a campus of twenty-six , acres in the city of Annapolis, which is located at the mouth {of the Severn River about a mile from Chesapeake Bay. The ''.grounds of the United States Naval Academy are adjacent ·to the College campus. One of the most healthful and , picturesque towns of America, with beautiful Georgian ,fColonial homes and old Southern traditions, it is the Capital : of Maryland and is within an hour's ride of the cities of Bal,timore and ·washington, D. C. The departments of the National Government, the museums, libraries, art galleries, i zoological gardens, buildings of historic interest and learned Unstitutions of Washington are thus available to students, as )are many similar educational resources of Baltimore. Annap'olis has ferry service to Claiborne, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and there is a bus service from Annapolis to Solo: mon's Island, through a large section of Southern Maryland. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT McDowell Hall, the central building of the college, wa5 , originally designed as the Governor's Mansion. Many historic events, including a farewell banquet to Lafayette, have been 'celebrated within its walls. It now includes the chapel, office , of the President, classroo.ms, and the Carnegie Art Room. . The Carnegie Art Collection, donated to the college by the Carnegie Corporation in 1926, consists of about two hundred -·volumes, eighteen hundred photographs, and prints and textiles; it provides an admirable laboratory for the study of , art. Woodward Hall, the college library, includes a thoroughly : modern, representative collection of books for all departments. \ There are now approximatdy fourteen thousand volumes on its shelves, including the interesting William and Mary collection, which was part of the original library of the college in , 1789. The books are being recatalogued and classified accord' ing to the Library of Congress classification; on an average •, twenty-five hundred new volumes are being added yearly. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. I In 1926 the college received a gift of twenty-five thousand dol- · lars from the Carnegie Corporation for the use of the library.' The Matthias Hammond House (commonly known as th !" Harwood House), situa_ted on King George Street and Mary~, land A venue,. was acqmred by the college in 1926. It is one,, of the most important and beautiful examples of South . Georgian architecture; with respect to design , interior dee ora- ., ern . . . tion an~ settmg it has. been widely admired. The college, with ;, the assistance of friends, including historical and patriot" l' " . · f lC soc1eties, 1s re urnishing the house much as it was in 1774; the foremost museum of Colonial art in Maryland, it will be available to the general public as well as to students in the departments of American history and the fine arts. W ~ll-eq~ipped and thoroughly modern chemical, physical and b10log1cal laboratories are housed in Woodward and McDowell Halls. !he Gym~asium, built in 1910, is completely equipped, havi~g a maximum_ size basketb~ll floor, handball and squash tenms courts, runmng track, boxmg and wrestling rooms and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the college has football, baseball, soccer and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are three dormitories on the campus, Randall, Pinkney and Humphreys Halls, in addition to the faculty houses and the fraternity. houses which are owned by the college. Randall Hall contams the college dining room. The buildings on the campus are heated from a central heating plant. THE DEGREE The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree include~ the work _formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science and 1s accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever the latter degree was formerly required. 25 Professional Preparation The liberal education gained at St. John's fits its graduates to enter any professional school of the country. Its degree is accepted by these institutions and in many cases is approved for advanced sta;nding. In certain cases professional schools offer scholarships to graduates of St. John's. Medicine: Most of the high-grade medical schools require the Bachelor of Arts degree for admission. St. John's is given the highest ranking by these institutions. The college offers ' a special pre-medical course which can be completed in two years. Tbis course includes the work required by medical colleges not requiring the bachelor's degree. The work for this department includes freshman mathematics, a survey of history, general economics, English, general physics, biology, psychology, French, German, and inorganic and organic chemistry. Engineering: Three years of mathematics covering the subjects of advanced algebra, trigonometry, analytics, calcu' lus, differential equations and mechanics, a fourth year of mathematical analysis, general chemistry, organic chemistry (introductory and advanced) and quantitative analysis, general physics, general economics, corporation finance, political science, history and English are recommended. Advanced standing and scholarships are offered St. John's graduates who plan to take engineering degrees. Law: Anglo-American Constitutional History, Modem European History, American History, psychology, political science, freshman mathematics, English, general economics, Labor Problems, Corporation Finance, Money and Banking and History of Economic Thought are recommended those who expect to enter the legal profession. Advanced standing is offered St. John's graduates who seek the law degree in an advanced institution. Business Administration: Students planning to enter upon advanced work in this profession are urged to take gen- �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. eral economics, Labor Problems, Corporation Finance, Money and Banking, history, psychology, Social Psychology, Statis- . tical Methods, advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, 1 analytics and calculus. Teaching: Graduates of St. John's College automatically , qualify as teachers in the State of Maryland. They are likewise accepted in graduate schools of education. In outlining the work at the college emphasis is placed upon. the subject in which the student intends to teach. ;o Other Professions: The college similarly prepares for advanced work in the individual sciences and in the more specialized professions. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. PRELIMINARY APPLICATION For Admission to ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE First Name Middle Name REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Last Name Name --------------------------------------------------Horne Address __ ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------I Name of Parent or Guardian School or Sc~ools attended during the four years previous to entrance, with dates and addresses: --------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------------ ----------- --------- -------- ---------- -- ----- ---- ------------------------------------------------------Name of principal of last school attended: -------------------------------- ----------------- Year candidate expects to enter------------- --------------- Age at entrance _________________ :._ _______________________ _ Method of Admission: By Examination -------------------------By Certificate ---------------------------This b!ank should be returned, properly filled out, as soon as possible to CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON ADMISSION St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland 27 ' Application for admission should be filed by every candidate by May first if possible. An application blank is inserted opposite this page. At the same time every candidate must present two testimonials of good character one of which should be from his school principal. Methods of Admission: Students may enter by certificate, by examination, by a combination of both when thtj units offered are insufficient, or as special students. General Requirements: The general requirement for admission is a High School academic education, including the standard fifteen units of college entrance requirements . . Students who have pursued technic.al, commercial or agricultural subjects which are not acceptable as entrance. units may take examinations in the subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Courses acceptable as entrance units are listed under "Table of Requirements for Credit Units: A unit of entrance credit consists in the pursuance of a subject for a full year in High School, not less than four periods a week. Admission by Certificate: Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course, and graduates of accredited private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination provided their certificates of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. Admission by Examination: All candidates who are not graduates of accredited schools or others who are unable to present the fifteen units of entrance credits in the regular manner will be permitted to take entrance examinations. Detailed information as to the work required in any subject will be supplied by the Recorder upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September as indicated on the College Calendar. �28 CATALOGUE OF ST . .JOHN'S COLLEGE. 29 CATALOGUE OF ST . .JOHN'S COLLEGE. In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may take the regular examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board. The place nearest Annapolis where these '' examinations are held is the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Those desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Recorder. Admission on Condition: All students presenting fourteen units for entrance will be admitted on condition. All students, residents of the State of Maryland, presenting thirteen units for entrance, in accordance with the State law, will be admitted on condition. All entrance conditions may be:: absolved by examination or by satisfactory completion of subsequen~ courses in the same subject. These conditions must be removed before the student is permitted to register for the Junior year. Special Students: Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance units, may be admitted as special students. At the end of the second year if such students have attained a general average of B and have completed the regular Freshman and Sophomore requirements they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Candidates for admissoin whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, who desire credit for information gained vocationally or by private study, or who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, will be required to take examinations whenever a question preparation arises. It is also advised that all those who expect to take examinations communicate with the Recorder in regard to their credits by June 1st. of Advanced Standing: All students coming to St. John's from other institutions of collegiate grade, and desiring advanced standing, must submit official statements from such intutions showing subjects offered for entrance at those institutions, a list of courses pursued after entrance and grades attained, and an honorable dismissal. Graduate Students: Students will be allowed to return · for further work following graduatio~'. pr~vided that they h e shown proper ambition and ab1hty m some field of . tp dy and have the approval of a faculty supervisor an d t h e · ~:m~ittee on Admission and Advanced Standing. In order to remain in college they must maintain at least a general 1- average of C. . Table of Requirements for Admission: All graduates of ' . accredited schools must present for entrance the following en'. trance units (for explanation of "units" see "Credit Units"): ·Subject. English --------------Algebra and P 1 a n e Geometry ------------History --------------Foreign Languages ---- Minimum Required. 3 Maximum Which May be Offered. 3 units 30 " 20 " 1 2 units .. " 4 " 10 Units from any or all of the following subjects, as indicated, to make up 15 units: Solid Geometry ---------------------0 unit Plane Trigonometry' ----------------0 " Plane and Spherical Trigonometry ---- 1 " Physical Geography ------------------ 1 1 " Biology ----------------------------1 " Botany -----------------------------1 " Zoology ----------------------------Physics ----------------------------- 1 " Chemistry --------------------------- 1 " Mechanical Drawing ----------------- · 1 Free Hand Drawing _________________ _ 1 " . Electives ---------------------------- 3 " These elective subjects include General Science, Economics and Problems of American Democracy. �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. EXPENSES tuition. Candidates for these scholarships should consult ' their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. The total fixed charges covering tuition, room rent, board, athletic, student activities and medical fees are $730 per year, payable as follows: $225 September 21st, $210 November 30th, $155 February 9th, $140 April 30th. In addition each new student is required to pay a matriculation fee of $10 at the beginning of the school year. State appropriations and , endowment funds enable St. John's to maintain its large and · able faculty, its good living conditions and its adequate physical plant at this reasonable fee. · Special Fees: Special fees ,are charged in scientific courses to cover the expenses for materials, specimens, etc. The charges and dates of payment are given in the following table: Sept. 22nd Biology ----------Physics ----------Chemistry --------- $5.00 5.00 15.00 Feb. 10th ----------- $5.00 5.00 --------------------- 10.00 No fees or charges will be refunded. All students not living at home are required to live in the college dormitories and eat in the college dining room. SCHOLARSHIPS The following scholarships are offered: State Scholarships: To one student from each county of Maryland, and four students from Baltimore City, a "Senatorial scholarship," providing free tuition, board and room rent. :· Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitiv~ examination. To one student from each county of Maryland and three from Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship," providing free 31 The Jusserand Scholarship: To a French student, a · scholarship providing free tuition, board, room rent and all . fees. Awarded annually in honor of former Ambassador Jusserand. . Rossiter Johnson Scholarship: To a student planning to go into the graduate study of international relations, a scho~ar­ ship providing free tuition. Awarded in memory of ~o~s1t~r ·. Johnson, of the Class of 1812, Minister to Great Bntam m .·. 1868. Foreign Scholarships: To foreign students, a certain number of scholarships providing free tuition, board, room rent and all fees. Holders of such scholarships may be re, ,quired to do five hours' work weekly, if the college so requests, assisting language departments, tutoring, etc. Class Scholarships: To the two students having the highest standing at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years, scholarships providing free tuition, to be held for General Scholarships: To students residing outside the State of Maryland, who possess exceptional scholarship, ambition and character, ten tuition scholarships. Candidates for such scholarships should send special recommendations, a photograph and a statement regarding their purpose in coming to college, to the Chairman of the Committee on Admissions. 1 The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship: The income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton C. Roehle. Retention of Scholarships: In case any student holding a '· scholarship fails to pass all his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. work in the same language or two years' college work in a different language. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION Requirements for the Degree: For the Bachelor of Arts degree the student must pass 65 year-hour credits with an average of C. A year-hour credit is given in general for th , pursuance 0£ a subject one hour a week for a whole ye e E xcep.f 10ns, h owever s h ould be noted. Full credit for time ar. spent is not allowed for most laboratory work. As the cred"t ·~ for the college courses vary, the student is advised to exami~ s ' ~he cour~es under "C~urses_ of Instruction," where complet: mformat10n as to credits assigned each course is given. b. :t OTHER REQUIRED COURSES 3 credits 3 " Freshman Courses: The following subjects will be taken :; by Freshmen : " " " " " Introduction to Literature. Introduction to the Social Sciences. Mathematics 11-12. Physical Education. Two subjects from the following groups but not more than one subject from any one group: a. Ancient Language. b. Modern Language. c. Science. ~anguage Requirements: The Language requirement for . cand,dates for degrees is as follows: 1. Ancient Language: a. b. 2. Thos.e students majoring in a foreign language or English who enter with two or more years of high school Latin must take one year of college Latin. Tho~e students majoring in a foreign language or English, who enter without high school Latin may take two years of college Greek, or may make up two entrance units of high school Latin outside of class and then take one year of college Latin. Modern Language: a. !hose entering with three years' high school work m a modern language must take one year of college Those entering w,ithout having studied a modern language in high school must take three years in college in any one modern language, or two years each in two modern languages. . Note :-No credit is given for a modern. language pursued .: only one year, whether in high school or college. Courses Required for the Degree: The following cours are required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degre:~ Mathematics 11-12 ---------------============== 3 Economics 21-22 3 Philosophy or P;;;h~I;;;:====================== 3 Laborato,ry Science ---------------------------- 5 Physical Education -------- -------------------- 3 Modern Language (see below). Those entering with two years' high schoql work in a modern language must take two additional years in college, either in the same language studied in high school or in a different languge. c. 1 Introduction to· Literature Introduction to the Social s~i~~~~;-------------- 33 ·>' Major Courses: At the beginning of his Sophomore year : each student will designate his major subject, and will be .·assigned a professor in that subject as his adviser for the rest ~ of his college course. During his Sophomore, Junior and . Senior years he must take three advanced year-courses in this . subject, with such related courses as his adviser shall consider ' necessary. Requirements for Major Courses: In addition to the sub: jects required of 31-ll students, the following are required for ,,·; Major Courses : �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. English: English 21-22, 41 and two and one-half year-courses in the department of English. HONORS In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college has established degrees "with honor" and "with distinction," beginning with the Class of 1927. Ancient Languages: Greek 25-26 and two courses selected from Latin 21-22 and 23-24 and Greek 15-16:and 21-22. Modern Languages: Three courses, limited to two modern languages, selected from courses numbered 15 and above; also Latin 11-12 or Greek 11-12. Psychology: Psychology 21-22, 31 or 33, 41; Philosophy .~ 31-32, 41; History 21-22; Political Science 31-32; Greek23-24 or 25-26. Degrees with Honor: Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during thdr last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given them to get a more complete and fixed mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination will be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. Biology: Fifteen hour:s credit in Biology, Chemistry. The requirements for the degree "with honor " or " cum honore " are as follows : Economics: Economics 31, 32, 34, 41; History 21-22; Psychology 21-22; Political Science 31-22. History: History 21-22, 23-24, 25-26; Psychology 21-22; ' Political Science 31-32. Chemistry: Chemistry 11-12, 21-22, 23-24, 31-32, 33-34. Each student majoring in Chemistry must also take Physics 21-22 and Mathematics 21-22 Mathematics: Mathematics 11-12, 21-22, 31-32 and 41-42. Each student majoring in Mathematics must also take Physics 21-22. a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of .; his adviser and of the department in which he is majoring. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80, and an average in his major subject of at least 85. Special Pre-Medical Curriculum: The following subjects will be required of students enrolled for the two year PreMedical Course. Students are advised to take an additional year. Freshman Biology 11-12. Chemistry 11-12. German (or French). Introduction to Literature Mathematics. Sophomore Biology. Chemistry 23-24. German (or French). Physics. 1 c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. He will be relieved of a maximum of two three-hour courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Degrees with Distinction: A degree " with distinction " or "cum lattde" will be granted to any student who has <lone especially good work in the regular college courses. A student to win this degree must during a regularly required residence in the college obtain an average of 85 or above. Degrees "wiith great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the faculty in rare cases to altogether ext:eptional students. A student may win a degree both ~·with distinction" and "with honor" in his major subject. i 37 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION NoTE :-Freshman courses are numbered from 11 to 20, Sophomore courses from 21 to 30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, Senior courses from 4,1 to 50. A course offered to any class is open to higher classes unless otherwise stated. Odd-numbered courses are given in the first semester, even-numbered in the second semester. All courses are three-hour course1 unless otherwise described. Courses of which the titles are enclosed in brackets are omitted in 1926-27, but will be offered the following year. I. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND ART GROUP PROFESSORS ALDEN (Chairman)' AGARD, BROWN, CROWLEY, GORMAN, KUEHNEMUND, MILES. 11-12. An Introduction to Literature. The purpoSEI· of this course is to bring the student into contact with European and American life and thought through some characteristic literary works, to give him an understanding of the principles of literature as an art, to help him develop an intelligent appreciation of the books he reads, and to give him practice in the art of writing. 'fhe "Writing of each student will be corrected and criticized by teachers in the department of English, and instruction in composition will be given through class discussions and conferences. Required of all Freshmen. Credit: 3 hours. 10-T.Th. Discussion sectione (a) 10, M; (b) 8, T; (c) 12, T. Professors ALDEN.: BROWN and MILES, with the col1aboration of Professor.a AGARD, BROCKWAY and KUEHNEMUND. I: I' Art An Introduction to Art. The purpose of this courae is to arouse an interest in ·Observing life in terms of form and color, and to develop critical aesthetic judgment. During the fall term a selected number of objecta will be studied, including the Colonial homes of Annapolia, and works of art in Baltimore, Washington and Annapolis; during the winter term, a survey of Greek art will be made, to realize how a people aestheticallyminded can control its national expression; in the spring term, modem architecture, sculpture and painting will be studied. Each student will make fr_equent reports and keep a note-book; the instruction will include lectures and conferences. The class will be limited in number, and will be chosen by the instructor from those\ electing the course. 10-M.W.F. P:rofessor AGARD. �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. English 21-22. English Literature from 1832 to 1900. 23-24. Survey of English Literature. Especially for students who will take no further cour,se in English. 8-T.Th.S. Profess.or ALDEN. A comse of rapid rnading in great or characteristic English writers fr.om Chaucer to the present time. Required of all Sophomores who propo.se to major in Engliosh. 9-T. Th.S. PTOfessor BROWN. 31-32. Shakespeare and l\fodern Drama. 33-34. Classicism and Revolt. 41. A s>tudy of English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. To be elected in conjunction with History 33-34. The important writers of the 18th Century and the French Revolution will be studied in connection with their political, social and intellectual backgrounds. Pre-requisites: any two courses in English, and History 21-22 or its equivalent. 11-M.W.F. Professor BROWN. Middle English Literature. Some of the works of Chaucer, and a glimpse of a few other writers in Middle English, with emphasis upon the literature rather than the language. Required of all students1 maj.oring in English. Open to Juniors. 8-M.W.F. Profes·sor ALDEN. 43-44. I' " 45-46. 48. 12-M.W.l!'. Profes13or BROWN. Advanced Comp9sition. Each ,semester may be taken separately. Credit: 2 hours. Pre-requisite: English 21-22 orl 23-24. Open to Juniors. Student's admitted only at the will of the instructor. T-2 :30-4. Professor ALDEN. Survey of English Literature. A history of the background of English Literature with the consideration of outst1anding figures and their works, as well as general movements and influences. Credit: 2 hours. 12, 3-Th. Professor MILES. Representative Biographies in English. A selection from s·tandard biographies, including letters, diaries, autobiographies, as well as other biographical writing. Open to Juniors. Hour arranged. Profes·sor ALDEN. French 11-12. Beginning French. Elements necessary for acqmrmg the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Credit: 3 hour,s. 11-M.W.F. Professor CROWLEY. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 39 Intermediate French. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth ce:ntury ancl contemporary authors. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: French 11·12 or two years of high school French. (a) 9M.W.F.; (b) 12-M.W.F. Professor CROWLEY. Modern Literature. Training to enable the student to translate French rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: French 13-14 or three years of high school French. 11-T.Th.S. Professor CROWLEY. French Drama.] Representative French plays from the beginnings to the present. Discussion; reports. Credit: 3 hours. Prerequisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. 10-M.W.F. French Poetry and Prose.] Representative examples of French poetry the first semester, and of prose, including novels, essays, etc., the second semester. Discussions; reports. Credit: 3 hours. Prerequisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. Modern French. A short course in phonetics. Original compositions. Readings from contemporary auth?1·s. Discussions and rel?~rts. Three hours a week. ·Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: French 15-16. 10-M.W.F. Professor GORMAN. German Beginning German. Elements necessary for acqmrmg the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, com· position. Credit: 3 hours. 11-M.W.F. Dr. KUEHNEMUND. Intermediate German. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation· reading from works of nineteenth century and contempo~ary authors. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: German 11-12, or two years of high school German. 9-M.W.F. DR. KUEHNEMUND· �40 15-16. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 13~14. Modern Literature. KUEHNENMUND. . Scientific German. Primarily for students specializing in sciences. Two hour8 a week. Credit: 2 hours. Pre-requisite: German 13-14 or ' three years of high school German. 10-T.Th. 'nr. :. KUEHNEMUND. 21-22. Survey of German Literature. Representative examples of German prose, poetry and drama ~. from the 17th century to the present. Discussion; reports. · Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: German 15-16, or four year1 of high school German. 10-M.W.F. Dr. KUEHNEllLUNll. Greek 11-12. [21-22. Medieval and Renaissance Latin.] [25-26. Roman Civilization.] Spanish"-. 11-12. Plato: Apology and Crito; Greek Tragedy. Beginning Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the language; grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, eompo•sition. Credit:· 3 hours. 9-T.Th.S. Professor CROWLEY. 13-14. Aristotle: Ethics; New Testament.] Greek Civilization.] A study of the Athenian commonwealth, its social purpose• Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary writers. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11-12, or two years of high school Spanish. 12-M.W.F. Professor GORMAN. and its achievement in literature, art and philosophy. Credit: 3 hours. P:i;ofessor AGARD. [15-16. Modern Literature.] Training to enable the student to translate S:panieh rap.idly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Spanish 13-14, or three years of hiih school Spanish. 8-M.W.F. Latin Readings from Latin Prose Authors; Virgil: Aeneid. Required of all B.A. students presenting two or three units of entrance Latin, who will major in English or a foreign language. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: two or three units of high school Latin. 11-T.Th.S. Professo.r AGARD. Public Speaking.] Preparation and delivery of the formal and the informal public speech; vocal training; extemporary discussion. One hour a week. Credit: 1 hour. 9-F. Profeasor F. K. BROWN. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Greek 13-14, or three years of high school Greek. Hour to be arranged. Professor AGARD. 11-12. No pre-requisite. Public Speaking Selections from Prose Writers; Homer: Iliad. (25-26. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Latin 13-14. Credit: 3 hours. Beginning Greek. (21-22. Pre-requisite: Latin 13-14. [23-24. [21-22. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Greek 11-12, or two years of high school Greek. 8-T.Th.S. Professor AGARD. 15-16. Roman Comedy and Satire.] Credit: 3 hours. An introduction to the Greek language and literature. Credit : 3 hours. 2-T. Th.S. Professor AGARD. 13-14. Selections from Latin Poetry. Required of all B.A. students presenting four entrance units of Latin. who will major in English or a foreign language. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Latin 11-12, or four entrance units of high school Latin. 11-M.W.F. Professor AGARD. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly 'i' Oral and written reports on prepared translation, sight.~. translation. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: German 13-14 :' or three years oi' high school German. 8-T.Th.S. Dr'.· 17-18. 41 ,1 [17-18. Business Spanish.] Commercial terminology and correspondence. Two houn a week. Credit: 2 hours. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11-12, ~ two years of high scho.ol Spanish. �l I j1 i 42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. [21-22. Education Survey of Spanish Literature.) ex.amples of Spanish prose, poetry and drama from. the begrnmngs to t~~ present.. Discussion; reporta. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisite: Spamsh 15-16 or four years of high school Spanish. 9-M.W.F. Representativ~ 23-24. Modern Spanish. An _i~tensive stu~y of the spoken language. Original comp.os1t10ns. Readrngs from contemporary authors. Discuas1ons an~. reports .. Three hours a week. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-reqms1te: Spamsh 15-16. 8-M.W.F. Professor Go1uu.N. II. SOCIAL SCIENCE GROUP The courses in Education are offered primarily for those students who wish to qualify for State High School certificates. Those who have not reached Junior standing in the college may not elect these courses for credit. An integral part of the work will consist of actual class room teaching under supervision and in accordance with the regulations of the State Department of Education. Practice teaching will be carried on in the Annapolis High School. Principles of Education. PROJ'ESSORS SPROWLS (Chairman), BROCKWAY, McGILL, STRYKER, WYCKOl'I'. 11-12. A ·study of the aims and values of education in the light of biology, pschology, and ,sociology; curriculum planning. Hr. an. Pr.ofessor SPROWLS. An Introduction to the Social Sciences. T.his course is designed to give the student a comprehensive v:ew of society, introducing him to the problems and techmque of the social . sciences ~ the light of history, psychology and economics. Credit: 3 hours. Required of all Freshmen. 8-M.W.F., and conference hours arranged. Professor STRYKER, with the collaboration of Professor& AGARD, BROCKWAY, McGILL, SPROWLS and WYCKOFF. High School Organization. School-room management, discipline, superv1s10n, daily programs, etc. Hr. arr. Pr.o.fessor SPROWLS. 41. Methods of Teaching and Practice. Economics 21-22. 31. History Credit: 3 21-22. Labor Problems. A study of the labor movement, trade unions and labor legislation. Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22. 12-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. Investments.) [32. An analysis of securities and the principles underlying investment. Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22. 12-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. 34. Political and social history of Europe from the early sixteenth ~entury to the present. Each student will be expected to select from the period a special subjeet for intensive study. Lectures and discussion will be supplemented by individual conferences. Credit: 3 hours. 9-T. Th.S. p,rofessor BROCKWAY. Conducted as a seminar. Professor .STRYKER. Credit: 3 hours. 25-26. The study of modern currency, banking methods and the Federal Reserve System. Pre-requisite: Economics 21-22. 12-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. History of Economic Thought. Senior seminar. Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22. Credit: 3 hours. Hour to be arranged. Professor WYCKOFF. Modern European History. United States History. Money and Banking. 41-42. A study of the several types of lessons, Jes.son planning, grading, etc. Th1s course should be taken in connection with Psychology 42 as the· .second year's work in education. Hr. arr. Professor SPROWLS. General Economics. Definitions, laws and principles of economics. hours. 9-M.W.F. Professor WYCKOFF. 43 1 Constitutional History. 27-28. Mediaeval European History. 12-T.Th.-S. A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. Credit: 3 hours. 12-M.W.F. Professor STRYKER. Credit: 3 hours. 8-T.Th.S. Professor STRYKER. 'I I �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 29-30. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Historical Survey. Ethics. An outl_ine o~ general History, for students taking only one ' course m History, or as a background for later courses 9-T.Th.S. Professor STRYKER. . 31-32. An examination of ethical theory in its historical development and a consideration of modern social and political problems. 10-M.W.F. Professor McGILL. World Problems. Psychology A study of International Relations from 1878. This cours is op~n to a limited number of students, to be admitted 0 : a b~s1s of scholarship and interests. Method: tutorial and 1semmar. 2-4.-Th. Professor BROCKWAY. 33-34. General Psychology. An elementary course dealing with the general field of psychology: the structure and functions of the nervous system; the mental processes,- reaction patterns, consciousness, etc. Some attention will be given to abnormal psychology and its bearing upon the profescsions of medicine and law. 10-T.Th.S. P.rofessor SPROWLS. England in the 18th Century. A s~udy of _England in its European ·setting, political, economic and mtellectual, from 1685 to the death of George II~.. Offered in conj1;1nction with English 33-34. Pre-reqms1tes: two courses m English and History 21-22 or its equivalent. 11-T.Th.S. Profes.sor BROCKWAY. Social Psychology. A study of the psychological aspects of aggregates and organizations: group mind theories; instinct in society; individual interactions in social situations; culture; race, etc. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21-22. 11-T.Th.S. Professor SPROWLS. Political Science 31-32. Government in the United States. A study of the federal, state and local governments. Th.8. Profes,sor WYCKOFF. 41-42. 11-T. [32. Political Theory and Comparative Governments. An examination of the nature of the istate and the application of political principles to present g.o~ernments. Prerequisite: Political Science 31-32. Hr. arr. Professor WYCKOFF. Individual Psychology.] An advanced course dealing with modern theories in genetic psychology: psychoanalysis; psychology and glandular activity; behaviorism, etc. Pre-requisite: Psychology 2L22. Hr. arr. Professor SPROWLS. .. " Educational Psychology. Psychology and its application to the •science of teaching: psychological tests; the learning process; fatigue; forgetting; habit formation; mental hygiene, etc. Primarily for those ,gtudents anticipating a teaching career and required of those students of thoiSe qualifying for a State certificate. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21-22. Given alternate years with Psychology 32. Hr. arr. Professor SPROWLS. Philosophy 21-22. Introduction to Philosophy. .&study of typical philosophical problems in their historical setting. 12-T. Th.S. Professor McGILL. 1 [23. Philosophy of Religion.] The c_ou_r~e will begin with a survey of the religious beliefs of pnm1t1ve peoples, with special empha·sis on mana taboo · inm10rtality, sacrifice. It will include a comparativ~ study of such advanced religions as Buddhism Judaism and Christianity, and an inquiry into the eviden'ce and truth of Religion. Profes·S()r McGILL. [24. 31-32. Aesthetics.] History of Philosophy. A study of the history of philosophical thought from the early Greeks to the present time. First semest~r ancient and medieval philosophy. 11-T.Th.S. Professor McGILL. 45 III. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS GROUP PROFESSORS GARRISON (Chairman), BERNHARD, BLNGLEY, RIDGELY, TOWNSEND, WALLIS. Biology 11-12. Beginning Zoology. Primarily a pre-medical course; required for admtssion to .standard medical schools. Two hrs. recitation or lecture, six hrs, laboratory throughout the year. Credit: 5 hrs. Rec. 9-M.W. Lab. 2-5 T.Th. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. Professor TOWNSEND. �l I 46 13-14. 11-12. t~brates. 22. 21-22: Micro-biology. Study of Bacteria, Yeasts, Molds, etc., and their relation to medicine and daily life. Two houM recitation four houri laboratory. 1Pirst semester. Credit: 2 hrs. Pre-requisite: ?ne year of College Biology and some knowledge of Chemistry. R8c. 11-M. W. Lab, 2-4 M.W. Laboratory fee, $5. Professor TOWNSEND. 32. 23-24. Vert~brate Histology. Seminar. A review f current ·literature in Biology. Each student makes a report to the class on two papers during the semeater. One hour per week. First .semester. Credit: ¥.i hr. Pre-requisite: One year of Biology. Rec. 7.30-8.30 p. m. Wednesday. Pr.ofeasor.s RIDGELY and TOWNSEND, 42. Historical Biology. One hour per week. Second semester. Credit: % hr. Prerequisite: One year ·of Biology. Rec. 7:30-8.30 p. m. Wednesday. Professor TOWNSEND. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of the carbon compounds. The lectures are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compound1 and their reaction_s in the aliphatic and aromatic series. The laboratory work includes the preparation of such compounds a1 will tend to give to the student a thorough training in laboratory technique. Two hours lecture and recitation and six hours laboratory per week. Pre-requisite: Chemiirtry 11·12. Credit: 5 hours. Lee. and Ree., lO·T.Th. Lab., 2-5· T.Th. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor BERNHAKD. Two hrs. recitation, four hour.a labo~ratory, second semester. Credit: 2 bs. Pre-requisite: One year of College Biology and preferably Biology 21. Rec. 11-M.W. Lab. 2-4 M.W. Laboratory fee $5. Professor TOWNSEND. 41. Second Year Chemistry. The aim of this course is to give the student a thorouglt grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. The :first two-thirds of the year are devoted to the study of systematic qualitative analysis, and during the last third of the year training is given in the technique of elementary quantitative analysis. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. Two houra lectures and recitations, and six hours laboratory work per week. , Credit: 5 hours. Pre-requisite: Chem. 11-12. Lee., 9-T.Th. Lab., 2-5-W.F. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor WALLIS. Vertebrate Embryology. Three hours recita,tio.n, four hours laboratory. Second semester. Credit: 2% hrs. Pre-requisite: Biology 21. Bee. 10-M.W.F. Lab. 2-4M. and 4·6 W. Laboratory fee, $5. Professor RIDGELY. 31. General Chemistry. An introductory course in which the underlying principlu, and phenomena of chemistry are studied. Experimental lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. These lectures are supplemented by laboratory work whicb. . is in part introductory to qualitative analysis. Two hours lecture, one hour recitation, and four hours laboratory per week. Credit: 5 hours. Lee., 10-M.W. Rec., 10-F., or 12-F. Lab., 11-1-T.Th., or 2-4-T.Th. Laboratory fee $25 per year and breakage. Professors BERNHARD and WALLIS. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. General principles o.f Anatomy. Dissection of typical VerThree hours recitation, four hours laboratory. First semester. Credit: 2% hrs. Pre-requisite: one year of College Biology. Rec. 10-M.W.F. Lab. 2·4 M. and 4·6 W Laboratory fee, $5. Professor RIDGLEY. · 47 Chemistry General Biology. General principles of .the Science. A eouree for studente electing only one year of Biology, and a foundation for furbher Biology courses if desired. Three hrs. recitation ' four hrs. laboratory throughout the yea.r. Oredit: 5 hr.a. Rec. 11-M.W.F. Lab. 2-4 W. F. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. Pro·fessor RIDGELY. 21. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 31-32. Quantitative Analysis. The theory and practice of typical gravimetric a:a.d volumetric analysis of salts, minerals, and alloys. The course involves about eight hours of laboratory work in addition to one hour lecture or conference. Oredit: 5 hours. Prerequi· sites: Chemistry 11-12, 21-22 9-Th. Lab., 2·6-W.F. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor BERNHARD. �1~1 1 1! 11 1.11 48 33-34. Advanced Organic. Chemistry. This course is devoted to a more detailed study of soxne important chapters of organic chemistry with emphasis placed on those problems bearing on organic theories. Readings in the original literature are assigned. Certain preparations chosen from text books and original literature and quantitative organic analysis form the laboratory work'. Lecture and laboratory hours to be arranged. Credit: 5 hours. Lee., 8-T.Th., Lab. 2-5-T.Th. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Professor WALLIS. 41-42. Theoretical Chemistry. Descriptive Geometry.] An advanced course in the calculus. Solution of simpler forms of diffenential equations, with applications to rnathema ti cal physics. Credit. 1 % hrs. Pre-requiBi te : Math ematics 21-22. 8-M.W.F. Professor GARRISON. Mechanics. A course based on Miller & Lilly's "Analytic Mechanics." Credit: 1% hrs. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. ITr. arr. Professor GARRISON. Mathemat'.:..:al Analysis. A course in in,dvance'd calculus, with an introduction to fllnc· tions of a complex variable. Open to majors in Mathematics. Pre-rnquisite: 'Mathemati0s 31-32. Hr. arr. Prnfossor BINGLEY. Physics Mathematics 21. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, cirele, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, with a ,short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Pre-requ1site: Mathematics 11-12. 9-M.W.F. Professors GARRISON and BINGLEY. 22. Elements of Physics. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. Analytic Geometry. Differential and Integral Calculus. Methods of differentation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanies and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of lengths of curves, area,s, volumes, etc., centers of gravity and moments of inertia. Credit: 1% hrs. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. 9-M.W.F. Professors GARRISON and BINGLEY. .,I Three hours recitation, four hours laboratory per weell. Credit: 5 hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11-12 (or no pre-requisite if Mathematics 11 be taken concurrently). Uee., 12-M.W.F. Lab., (a) 11-1-T.Th.; (b) 2-4-T.'rh. Lahorn, tory fee, $5 per semester. Professor BINGLEY. IV. NAVAL SCIENCE CAPTAIN ANDERSON, LT. COMMANDER COCHRL"<, LIEUT. SCAD'D'I1:. All students enrolled in these courses are required to drill · two hours a week, on Monday from 2 to 4, in addition to the recitation hours specified. [11-12. First Year Course.] Ordnance and gunnery; seamanship; navigation. hours. Cre<lit: ii Second Year Course. Seaman.ship; navigation; ordnance and gunnery. hours. 8-M.W.F. 1 li 1111 11111 I Calculus and Differential Equations. A reading course, papers and conferences. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 23--24. Credit: 1h hour. 9-T. Professor BERNHARD. This course aims to give a general survey of solid Geometry, Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the genernl ideas underlying the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his ecienti:fic studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultuml value of rigorous thinking. 9-M.W.F.; 10-M. W.F.; 9-T.Th.S.; 11-T.Th.S. Profe.ssors GARRISON and BINGLEY. I Problems of the straight line and plane, curved surface:s,_ in· tersections, development of surfaces, etc. Pre-reqms1te: Mathematics 12. Hr. arr. Prof,essor GARRISON. History of Chemistry. 11-12. ill,[ :1,:,:1 Lectures and conferences consisting of a discussion of such subjects as the Gas laws, theory of solutions, molecular weights, conductivity, atomic theory, etc. Some knowledge of physics is required, and previous training in the Calculllll is desirable. Credit: 3 hours. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 11-12, 21-22. Lee., 11-M.W., Lab. 2-5-M. Professor WALLIS. 43. 49 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Credit: !I �59 31-32. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Third Year Course. Navigation; ordinance and gunnery; seamanship. [41-42. Fourth Year Course.] Ordnance and gunnery; military law; international law. V. PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROFESSOR ROGERS. Physical Education and Hygiene. A three years' course, three hours a week, required of all ' students. Following a physical examination, a wide choice :• of intramural sports is offered, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse, track and field sports, tennis skating and shooting. Special arrangements for individuai exercises may be made with the approval of the Physical Director. Men on varsity squads are excused from Physical Education during the training season. Students who fail to ' fulfill the requirements in Physical Education will not be allowed to graduate. Credit: 1 hour a year for three years. Hours: 9, 10, 11-M.W.F. and T.Th.S. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 51 ADMINISTRATION St.John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as high standards of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged, and the Student Council deals with many questioru of student control. Any undergraduate who is unable to cooperate in maintaining these standards may be dismissed from the college. Honor Regulations: Any reported violation of honor in college work is dealt with by the Facul1.-y, who impose the penalty of dismissal from college in case of the conviction of a Senior, Junior or Sophomore; and of suspension for six months in the case of a Freshman, for the first offense, and of dismissal for the second offense. Amount of Work Permitted: A Freshman may carry a maximum of 18 credits of work with the exception of the special pre-medical course where 20 credits will be permitted. The maximum amount of work which upper classmen may carry is as follows : If an upper classman has an average in the preceding semester of C, he may be allowed to carry courses amounting to 22 credits. In no case may this amount of work be exceeded. The minimum amount of work which a student may carry is 13 credits. Examinations: Informal examinations of all classes are held at the end of each mid-semester period. The regular semester examinations are held about February 1 and at the end of the college year. Reports: Reports are sent home to parents after the mid1emester examinations and also after the semester examinations. Monthly informal reports of failure will be posted by teachers and sent to the office of the Dean. The faculty �·1 II " I ·'I II ,i 52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. advisers of students so failing will be notified. New students will be called before the Scholarship Committee· and their report will be sent home. Marks: The scale of marks is as follows : A, excellent; B, very good; C, fair; D, passing; E, condition; F, failure; I, incomplete. Any student who receives an E in the first semester examinations is allowed a re-examination within two weeks. Any student who receives an E in second semester examinations is allowed a re-examination in September, as indicated on the College Calendar. Any student who receives an F in a semester examination must drop the ·subject in which he has received this grade. If this subject is required in his course, he must take it over again the next time it is given. Eligibility: Any student who is below grade in more than one course following the mid-semester and semester examinations will not be allowed to represent the college in any student activities for the nine weeks following. Freshmen below grade in more than one course in any monthly report will not be allowed to represent the college in any student activities for the month following. Exclusion from College: Any student who in the semester examinations has received an "F" in two courses, or failed to pass nine hours' work, or, at the end of the year has failed to pass sufficient work to continue with his class, may be dropped from the college. Before being so dropped, the student will be given a hearing before the Scholarship Committee of the faculty. Dean's List: Students securing the equivalent of four "B's" in any semester and mid-semester report are given 11pecial privileges with regard to absence from classes. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 53 Illness: All cases of illness must/ be reported promptly to the college physician. The student medical fee covers cases •>f illness which can be treated by him. Attendance at Classes: Attendance is required at all classes. Absences are excused by the Dean only in case of illness reported by the college physician, or unavoidable necessity. Every unexcused absence will be recorded as zero. Three tardy marks will be recorded as one unexcused absence. Continued absence in any course will be reported to the Dean for disciplinary action. Students taking three unexcused absences from a three-hour course or five unexcused absences from a five-qour course will be dropped from ~he course. Unexcused absences immediately before or followmg a holiday will count double. Change of Courses: No student may dr~p a course ~i.th­ out the consent of his faculty adviser, the instructor givmg the course and the Dean. No student may register for a new course aft~r Registration Day, except with the permission of the Dean. Election of Courses by Upper-Classmen: Every student of the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes is required .to submit to the Dean during the last week of May the studies he proposes to take during the next college year, wit~ the signed approval of his adviser. A fee of two dollars will be required of anyone registering later than that date. Advisers: At the end of his first year each student will desirrnate his major subject, and will be assigned a professor in°that subject as his adviser for the rest of his college course. On October 8th each Freshman will leave at the office of the Dean the names of members of the faculty whom he prefers to have ~or adviser, in order of pr~fere.nce. Assignment of advisers will be made as far as possible m accordance with the student's preference. Late Registration: A fine of $5.00 in addi~ion to ot?er fees will be assessed against all students who fail to register on Registration Day. 'I I �55 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. GENERAL INFORMATION 54 year 1926-27 are: W. J. Humphreys, '27, President; H. B. Gessner, '27, Secretary. CHURCH ATTENDANCE The college encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. They are, with their respective clergymen: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. R. W. H. 'Weech; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Frederick H. Graeper; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. James J. Lynch. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni of the college maintain an association which has become increasingly active in raising funds, advising in matters of college policy, etc. Officers of the association are: Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, President; T. West Claggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the association are at 405-7 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Local associations are organized throughout the country. STUDENT ACTIVITIES The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. The principal organizations through which these activities are carried on follow: Student Council: In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Particularly, this council has supervision over questions of student conduct and acts in a supervisory capacity to keep morale at a high level. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, one Sophomore, and one Freshman. Officers for the Athletics: The Athletic Council, consisting of G. W. Cook, J. F. Miller and J. R. Roseberry, Jr., of the Class of 1928, has general supervision over all sports. Managers of varsity teams for the year 1926-27 are as follows: Football, D. H. . Andrew, '27; baseball, F. L. Smith, '27; basketball. G. W. Cook, '29; tennis, J. F. Miller, '28; track, E. R. Bryant, '28. Young Men's Christian Association: A branch of the Young Men's Christian Association is maintained. The President for the year 1926-27 is I. F. Catlin, '27. Publications: Members of . the Junior Class publish annually a year-book, the "Rat-Tat." The Editor-in-Chie[ for the year 1926-27 is L. L. Snyder, '28. A college newspaper, the "Collegian," is published weekly by the students. The Eclitorin-Chief for the year 1926-27 is L. H. Nichols, '27. Fraternities: There are two fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha (Southern), both being chapters of national organizations. They maintain houses in Annapolis, where •there are lounging, smoking, reading, and music rooms. For · the year 1926-27 the President of Phi Sigma Kappa is L. J. '' Bock, '27; the chief officer of Kappa Alpha is Vv. J. Humphreys, '27. Orchestra and Glee Club: The students maintain a sy mphony orchestra, a dance orchestra and a glee club. For the ' vear 1926-27 L. L. Snvder, '28 is leader of the symphony or;, ~hestra, A. M. Cunningham, '27, is leader of the dance orchestra, and Morgan Lumpkin, '29, leader of the glee club. �r' I I. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 5Cl To the student who, in the opinion of the faculty, has contributed most to the college during the year: $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Awarded in 1926 to William Jackson Humphreys, Class of 1927. HONORS AND PRIZES Commencement Honors: The following Seniors in ord · • mg, were awarded Commencement Ho er o f aca d em1c stan d" · 1925 nors ~n : John ~reenb_ury Purnell, H. Stanley Schmidt, William Henry Martm Smith. Highest honors for the Senior ye u were won b ~ J. ·vranek. Highest honors for the year were ir1 won by Loms L. Snyder, Class of 1928. To the Senior who submits the best essay on the subject of World Peace: $15. Offered from the Mrs. Blair T. Scott Memorial Fund. Not awarded in 1926. To the student writing the best essay on the Colonial History of Maryland: $15. Offered by the Rev. James M. Magru, der, D.D. Not awarded in 1926. Prizes: The following prizes are awarded: To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his college course: a gold medal. Offered b the Board of Visitors and Governors. Awarded in 1926 t~ . John Greenbury Purnell, Class of 1926. . To the two members of the Junior Class who attain the highest averag:s throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1926 to Ira Fulton Catlin and Howard William Gilbert, Class of 1927. To the two members of the Sophomore Class who attain th: highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1926 to Louis L. Snyder and Jam es Thaddeus Clark, Class of 1928. To the two members of the Freshman Class who attain the highest average~ throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeedmg year. Awarded in 1926 to Hyman Schiff and Joseph Schiff, Class of 1929. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during h1~ college course: a gold medal. Offered by Rev. Martin Aigner, D.D. Awarded in 1926 to John Greenbury Purnell Class of 1926. ' t~e _To the member of the Senior Class who composes and best original oration: $20. Offered by the Alumni Associat10n. Awarded in 1926 to Carvel Kemp Hoff Class of 1926. .' dehve~s ~he 57 '. To the student showing the greatest proficiency in Bible study: $25. Offered as a memorial to Otis H. Draper. Not awarded in 1926. To the member of the Freshman Class who wins the public speaking contest between members of the class: a: gold medal. Offered by Mr. Ridgely P. Melvin. Not awarded in 1926. To the student who shall compose the best essay on "The Principles of Free Government:" $25. Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. Not awarded in 1926. To the student writing the best history of St. John's College: $100. Offered by Dr. James Bordley, Jr., for 1926-27. ! �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. STUDENT ENROLLMENT Graduate Student James J. Dugan, B.A., 1926 Quincy, Mass. Kappa Alpha Hoaee Seniors-Class of 1926 David Holmeg Andrew Baltimore 6 Randall Hall George B. Bennett Frostburg 2 Randall Hall Baltimore J~eonard J. Bock Phi Sigma Kappa lioUM Denton Earl Rochester Bryant Phi Sigma Kappa Houoe Ira Fulton Catlin Mardella Springa 8 Randall Hall Henry Branch Clark Ellicott City 1 Randall Hall Louis Dorsey Clark Ellicott City 8 Randall Hall Irving Clayton Clingan Boonsboro 10 Randall Hall A. Morris Cunningham Boston, Mass. Phi Si1,"llla Kappn House· Frank C. DeSantis Annapolis 65 .S.outhgate Ave. Joshua Andrew Ditman Westminster Phi Sigma Kappa He>uae George de Gruchy Fox Annapolis 83 Market St. Daniel Mershon Garrison, Jr. Annapolis 61 College An. Bernard Gessner Annapolis 5 Hill St. Howard William Gilbert Frostburg 4 Randall Hall Charles W. Ha·ss Baltimore 10 Pinkney Hall William J. Humphreys Salisbury Kappa Alpha House l<Jdward .J. Lush West Haven, Conn. 19 Humphreys Hall William L. Lush, Jr. West Haven, Conn. Phi Sigma Kappa Houae I,w Harvey Nichola, Jr. Cambridge Phi ,Sigma Kappa House Howard Vernon Rice Annapoiis 33 Franklin St. F. Lester Smith Frederick 12 Randall Hall William Riehard Williams Annapolia 85 Market At. Juniors-Class of 1927 Edward Beavin James T. Clark David F. Crowley, Jr. Ralph Edwin Darley George Linden Duffey Arthur C. Elgin Olin Grimes C. Leslie Hammond Richard Hauver W. Royce Hodges Annapolis Ellicott City Baltimore Baltimore Denton Poolesville Reisterstown Easton Middletown Cumberland 16 Woodland ATll. 1 Randall Hall 21 Humphreys Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House 6 Ramdall Hall 20 Humphreys Hall 18 Humphreys Hall 14 Randall Hall 5 Randall Hall 5 Randall Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Edlllond Hollingsworth · William Rodgers Hoyle James F. Miller ·. James R. Roseberry, Jr. ' Louis L. Snyder Franklin T. Willing . Henry C. Zouck Baltimore Olney Baltimore Columbia, S. C. A11.napoli6 Nanticoke Glyndon 59 20 Randall Hall 20 Humphreys Hall Kappa Alpha House JUppa Alpha Howie 125 Cathedral St. 24 Humphreys Hall Kappa Alpha House Sophomores-Class of 1928 , Granville Q. Adams Everett Amos 1 E. Stanley Bogert , John W. Boucher ·. Haekett Turner Bramble Gilbert Carter Alfred D. Charles '. J. Oliver Clark · Harold Newton Clements Richard W. Comegys Geor.ge W. Cook Harold Cross Albino M. Dimaggio William H. Eisenbrandt Walter Burlock Esley Norwood Hardesty ' Arthur Reuben Hart Albion Hartwell William Hearne Lewis A. Hester Frank P. Hunter Carl T. IV'arson Samuel T. Jones Francis Adolph Katz Vance D. Kopp Edwin W. Lowe Morgan Lumpkin Francis D. Matthews James Willard McCauley Malcolm W. MeDiT:itt Carl G. Merkel Reginald Calvert Orem Geori:e W. Owings 28 Humphreys Hall Pocomoke 23 Humphreys Hall Kirklin, Ind. 6 Pinkney Hall Ridgewood, N. J. 17 Humphreys Hall Grantsville 26 Pinkney Hall Centreville 29 Humphreys Hall Russell, Kansas 14 Pinkney Hall Federalsburg Linthicum Heights Leechburg, Pa. Phi Sigma Kappa HolUI• Millington 14 Pinkney Hall Erlanger, Ky. Phi Sigma Eappa House Braintree, Mass. Kappa Alpha House Annapolis 163 Prince George St. Mt. Washington 31 Pinkney Hall Belair Phi Sigma Kappa House Preston 42 Pinkney Hall White Hall 15 Randall Hall 12 Pinkney Hall Prince Frederick 20 Randall Hall Warrenton, Va. 23 Randall Hall Gardner, Mass. 34 Pinkney Hall Catlettsburg, Ky. 17 Humphrey's Hall Clarendon, Va. Kappa Alpha House Portsmouth, Va. 20 Pinkney Hall Dormont, Pa. 29 Humphreys Hall Dare's Wharf 28 Humphreys Hall Baltimore 14 Humphreys Hall Lutherville 21 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 27 Humphreys Hall Baltimore 14 Randall Hall Hagerstown Phi Sigma Kappa House Chesapeake City 23 Randall Hall Bolivar, N. Y. 21 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Cambridge 23 Pinkn.ey Han Owing a I I ri : \i '' " I1.'.: : ~ . . �1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Thomas Perrie Walter W. Phillipa Robert Renshaw Philip Rigg Charles M. Robinson Carlton Roe Vernon P. Scheidt Joe Schiff Charles I. Somera Lawrence M. Taylor, Jr. Charles L. Walla William Walls Ernest M. Wood Lothian Camden, N. J. Easton Easton Baltimore Centreville Baltimore .A nnapoli.t Crisfield Perryman Denton fog !esiile Northeaat 38 Pinkney Hall 45 Pinkney Rall 11 Pinkney Hall 11 Randall Han · 39 Pinkney Hall'.'. Phi Sigma Kappa Houae !! 3 Randall Hall ' 228 Main St.. 26 Humphreys Hall 32 Pinkney Hall i 9 Randall Hall · 26 Humphreys Hall 36 Pinkney Hall .\ Freshmen-Class of 1929 Donald M. Angle Har.old Hawes Badger James Shellman Baer, 3rd. Walter Scott Baird J1ames Wilbur Barker Charles Robert Barth, Jr. Vernon DeWitt Bunce Peter Alfred Caraitelli Robert Chacon T·homas V•an Claggett, Jr. Irving Estes Claxk Robert Collier William H. Conca Paul Connington George Edward Cunnitf John B. Cupp Delmas E. DesLandes Donald Day Dewart Thomas Elliott Dryden Edward James Dwyer John E. Elgin Bennett S. Ensor Ferdinand Fader Pliny Fisk, Jr. Alexander D. Fountain John Robert Fountain I,sadore Nathan Gecenok David R. Gillespie Ralph H. Guth Pittsburgh, Pa. Brockton, Mass. Baltimore Towson Harrisburg, Pa. Newark, N. J. Providence, R. I. Rochester, Pa. Long Beach, L. I. Upper Marlboro Plymouth, Mass. Mt. Sterling, Ky . Bristol, Pa. Vineland, N. J. East Weymouth, Mass. Cynwyd, Pa. New Bedford, Mass. Baltimore Baltimore East Noi·walk, Conn. Poolesville Baltimore East Orange, N. J. New York, N. Y. Easton Phi Easton Salem, N. J. Sparrows Point .tt.Zlentown, Pa. 29 Pinkney Hall 11 Humphrey.s Hall 4 Pinkney Hall 41 Pinkney Hall 39 Pinkney Hall 24 Randall Hall 25 Pinkney Hall 3 Pinkney Hall 17 Randall Hall 33 Pinkney Hall 8 Pinkney Hall 40 Pinkney Hall 29 Pinkney Hall , 34 Pinkney Hall 16 Randall Hall 7 Randall Hall 22 Pinkney Hall 22 Humphreys Hall , 35 Pinkney Hall , 41 Pinkney Hall · 23 Pinkney Hall 16 Humphrey,s Hall 29 Pinkney Hall 19 Humphreys Hall Sigma Kappa House 11 Pinkney Hall 27 Pinkney Hall 15 Pinkney Hall 45 Pinkney Hall (ieorge K. Jacobi Dubrutz P. Jacques ' 'l'homal! Francis Johnson. Frank H. Kaplon . l. Sprightly Kelly . · Arthur E. Lande~, Jr. Ramon Fernanaez Marilla John A. McField :R. Ellis Mitchell ,, George Edward Moss Gerry Mitchell Orr Lestex H. Palmex , Lewis D. Patton ' ~rion p.eaMon Wilbur Samuel Phillips Samuel B. Purdie Ralph Milton Race Furman William Richards Carr-0ll Friese Roulette Harry Roberl Rud;r 1 Harry Irwin Rusteberg Goeorge Ne·wton Seatchard Charles S. Smith John M. Snyder Warren Albert Stuckey Mitchell Robert Syrek John Byron Tracy, Jr. Edmund Turner William Cartlidge V esital Frederick A. Weisheit, Jr. Lloyd Stewart Wight Orian Wilson, Jr. Edward Young Chaxles Zimmerman 61 89 Market St . .Annapolis 16 Randall Hall Smithsburg 19 Randall Hall Snow Hill 32 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 7 Pinkney Hall New Haven, Conn . 19 Randall Hall Snow Hill 19 Pinkney Hall Utuado, Porto Rico 6 Pinkney Hall Brookline, MallB. 27 Pinkney Hall Marbury 103 Market St. Annapolis 25 Pinkney Hall Harrison, Ark. 28 Pinkney Hall Pittsville 37 Pinkney Hall Montclair, N. J. 20 Pinkney Hall Greenwood, Del. 26 Pinkney Hall Salisbury 148 Gloucester St. Annapolis 44 Pinkney Hall Frostburg 32 Humphrey.s Hall West Haven, Conn. 4 Pinkney Hall Hagerstown 28 Pinkney Hall Hagerstowfl. 159 Prince George St. Annapolis 33 Pinkney Hall Oneonta, N. Y. 14 Humphreys Hall Baltimore 35 Pinkney Hall Bellevue, Pa. 13 Humphrey.s Hall Hershey, Pa. 26 Pinkney Hall Chicopee Fa.Us, Mass. 11 Humphreys Hall Taunton, Mass, Wardour Annapolis 8 Pinkney Hall Redlands, Cal. 42 Pinkney Hall Towson 20 Pinkney Hall Washington, D. C. 17 Randall Hall Cumberland 15 Randall Hall River Springs 13 Humphreys Hall Severna Park Special Pre-Medical LouiB Annarella , Lyndon Combs Eugene Cozzolino Rafael Rivera del Valle William Kenneth Flora Francis G. Hayden Lauriston L. Keown Ernesto Lizardi Brooklyn, N. Y. Hardburly, Ky. New Haven, Conn. Caguas, Porto Rico Cresson, Pa. Mailt'fox Baltimore Caguas, Porto Rico 10 Pinkney Hall 40 Pinkney Hall 44 Pinkney Hall 18 Pinkney Hall 3 Pinkney Hall 15 Humphreys Hall 24 Humphreye Hall 18 Pinkmey Hall t �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.. Matthew 0 'Neil, Jr. Joseph .A. Panzarella Jmieph Leroy Parker Rafael M. Rodriquez Mario E. Russo Joseph P. Sartori Hyman Schiff Jospeh Schi:fl' Manuel Sariego Solis PAGE East Orange, N. J. Brooklyn, N. Y. Virginia Beach, Va. Caguas, Porto Rico Staten Island, N. Y. Brooklyn, N. _Y. .&nnapolis .&nnapolis Caguas, Porto Rico A.dm.inistrntion ............................................... . Administrati-On, Officers of .................................... . Admission by Certi:fiea te ....................................... . A.dmis·sion by Examination .................................... . Admission, Requil'ements for ................................... . Admission ·on Condition ....................................... . ( • Advanced Standing .................. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. Advise~s ... ·: ·: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .'. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Alumni Assomation ..•............... · ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . · · · Amount of Wo·rk Permitted .................................... . !~le~:cur;~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : : Special Students Alain Danielou David S. Jenkine Ulrich Kuentzel Paris, France .&nnapo!is Naumburg, Germany 14 Humphreya Halli Board of Education: 13 Randall Hall· Summary of Enrollment GRADUATE STUDENT ••••••••..•••.••.••.••••...••••••••.••.•.... SENIORS .••.••••..••••••......... · •. · · • • • · • · · · · · • • · • • • ·-· • · • · • · JUNIORS , •.•••...•••••.••.•...•....••.•... · · · •• • • · • • • · · • · • · .-.• SOPHOMORES ••••.•.•.•..•••••.••••.•.•.•••••.•••••.••••.••••.•. FRESHMEN .••.••..••••.•.•...•..••.•••••.•••••••.•••••.. -. , ..• PRE-MEDICAL •••.••.••••••••••••• : •.••••.•••••••• •.• ••••••••••• SPECIAL • - •••••..••..•.•••••.•.•..•.•••••.••.••••••.••.••••••• TOTAL DEGREES CONFERRED JUNE 9, 1926 Bachelor of Arts Jamies Joseph Dugan Carvel Kemp Hoff J-0hn Litsinger Lutz M. Stanley McComa11 Jl-0bert Clinton Bean F. Carr·oll Brannan Stanley Chew Brown Arthur .A. Callahan, Jr. Harold Wayne Carrick Donald CleavengEl'1' Davie Francie Ditz.man Rice INDEX William Henry Martin Smith Ernest von Hartz · Jiri Vranek Jo.seph Kieger w.ol:finger Bachelor of Science John Markle Hain·es Charles Joseph Lutz Leonard Merrick Egbert Laird M-0rtimer, Jr. John Greenbury Purnell ll. Stanley Schmidt 51 10 27 27 27 28 28 53 54 51 37 30 55 Athletics ......• • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A·ttendance ·at Classes ......................................... . 53 30 Bills When Due ...................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ' . 45 ' Biology, cou11ses m ........................................... . Board of Vi-sitors and Governor.a ............................... . 7 23 Buildings and Equipment ...................................... . 4 Calendar ...... · · · · · · · · · · ' · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Change of Cour.ees ............................................ . 53 27 Character ............ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 30 Charges ....... · · · · ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··· · · · · · · · · · · · · Chemiwtry, Oourees in . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ~1 Ohurch Attendance .......................................... : . 54 55 Collegian .............. ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 56 Commencement Honor.a .••...................................... Committees of the Board .... : ................................ . 9 · 15 Committees of the Faculty ..................................... . Council, Student ...... _ ....................................... . 54 37 Courses of Instruction ......................................... . 53 CoUI1Ses, Chan~e of ............................................ . Cour.ses, Elootion of by Upperclassmen .......................... . 53 Courses Required for Degrees .................................. . 32 Credit Units ................................................. . 27 Dates of Payment of College Bills .............................. . 30 52 Dean '.s List ................................................. . 24 Degrees ............................ · · ·. · · · · ·. · · ... · · · · · · · · · · · Degrees Conf·erred June 9, 1926 ................................ . 62 23 Dining Room ................................................ . , Dormitories .......................... · · · · · · ........ · · · · · · · · · · · 4'2 Economie-s, Cou11ses in ......................................... . 43 Education, Courses in ......................................... . 52 Eligibility .............. · .. · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 38 English, Counies in ........................................... . 58 Enrollment, Student ................. ·... · · · · · · · ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 51 Examina tiions ........................ · · ... · · ....... · · · · · · · · · · · 52 Exclusion from College .............................. · · · · · · · · · · · 30 ,Expenses .............. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 11 Faculty .............. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 30 Fees, Special ........................ · · · . · · · · ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 55 ........................ · · . · · · . · · · · · .. · · · · · · · · · · · Fraternities . · 38 FI'ench. Courses in .................. · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 33 Freshman Courses •................................ · · · · · · · · · · · 54 General Information ................. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 39 German, Cour.ses in .................... ·····.·················· �INDEX PAGE Graduate Student'S ........................................... . Greek, Courses in ............................................. . Historical Sket0h ............................................ . History, Courses in ........................................... . Honors ..................................................... . Honor Regulations ........................................... . Honors and Prizes ............................................ . Introduction to Literature ..................................... . Introduction to the Social Sciences ............................. . Laboratories ................................................. . Language and Literature Group ................................ . Language Requirements ...................................... . Latin, Courses in ............................................. . Lecturers .................................................... . Library ..................................................... . Location and Trarusporta tion Facilities ......................... . Major Courses ............................................... . Marks ..................................... · ... · · ··· · · · · · · · · · · Mathematics, Courses in ....................................... . Medical Fee ................................................. . Naval Scien0e, Courses in ..................................... . Officers of Administration ..................................... . Officers of the Board of Visitorn and Governors .................. . Orchestra and Glee Club ....................................... . Philosophy, Courses in ........................................ . Physical Education, Courses in ................................. . Physics, Courses in ............................................ . Political Science, Course in .................................... . Pre-Medical Curriculum ...................................... . Presidents of the College ............... -....................... . Prizes, Honor's and ........................................... . Professional Preparation ..................................... . Psychology, Oom'ses in ........................................ . Public Speaking, Course in .......... .' ......................... . Publications ................................................. . Purpose of the College ........................................ . Rat-Tat ..................................................... . Registration ................................................. . Reports ..................................................... . Requirements for Admission ................................... . Requirements for Degrees ..................................... . Requirements for Major Cournes ................................ . Scholarnhips ........... .- ..................................... . Science and Mathematics Group ................................ . Social Science Group .......................................... . Spanish, Courses in ........................................... . Special Fees .................................................... . Special Pre-Medical Course ..................................... . Special Students ............................................. . Student Activities ............................................ . Student Council .............................................. . Student Enrollment .......................................... . Tuition ..................................................... . Year Hour Credits ............................................ . Young Men's Christian Association .............................. . 29 40 17 43 3~ 5] 56 37 42 24 37 32 40 16 23 23 33 52 48 30 49 10 7 55 44 50 49 44 34 22 56 25 45 41 55 22 55 53 51 27 32 33 30 45 42 41 30 34 28 54 54 58 3(' 32 55 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Catalogue of St. John's College 1926-1927 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Capital Gazette Press Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1926-1927 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/9e1076e912371f730e3135492ae6a449.pdf 9b308889859e42cef84a5a082f5d7237 PDF Text Text ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE 1927-1928 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND �, I i CONTENTS P.6.QE COLLEGE CALENDAR----·---------------···-----··-······--··-··-·········-······-·········-·············· BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS .........................•.....•....••....•••••....•...• COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD ..................................................................... . OFFIOEIIS OF ADMINISTRATIOJll" .•........... -----··············-----·-·····---···-··············· 5 7 9 10 FACULTY -------------------·------·-----------··--·-·--·········--·-·---·--·--·--------·--------·--·····---·-· 11 ColllllITTEES OF THE FACULTY·-···--·····---------·--··--··-·---····-·--------···-·····--···· 16 17 18 18. 21 22 LECTURES --··-·-···----·-·-----·---·-········---·-·----···-····-·······--·---·-------·----·------------------- Col'fCERTS ···-·········-····---·-·----'---··---····--·---···--···-··········----···········-··············-··· HISTORICAL SKETCH ---·-········---·····-·-············-·············-···················--·······--PuRPOSE OF THE COLLEGE...•......•.. ____________________________________________________________ _ LOCATION -·······-·--·------····-·---~·-··-··-·····-········-··--·····-················---·-···········-·-····· CAJllPUil, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPJllENT .......•.•....•....•.. ______________ ··-·---·-------· THE DEGREE ·····-·-····--·-···-····-······················--·······-········-·················-········-··· PBOFESSIONAL PREPARATION ·····---········-·············-······························--····· 22 24 24' Medicine ----···--·--·---·--·-·-----·-···············--·-····--·································-··--·· Law ······-·····················---··-··--·····-··-·····-·········--···········-·······-·················· Engineering Business ·······································-··-·················································Teaching etc. ··--·-··---···--····-··········-··-·······················-·····--·-················ 24 '. REQUIBll7JllENTS FOB ADMISSION ..••...•...........•.••...••••••••••••••.•••.•••••••.••••••••••• 26: 211 26: 25 26 26 Z5' '. Methods ······························---··-········-················································· General Requirements ················-···--··-······································-··· Credit Units -···-···--·····.·-··-··-··································-··········-·········-······ Admission by Certi:fl.cate.................................................................. Admission by Examin!ttion............................................................ Admission on Condition.....•........., .................................................. Special Students ················-····--···-········-···-···············-······················ Advanced Standing ·······-·············-··-········-··-·····-···············--···-····----·· Graduate Students ...........................................~---·······--·-····-··········· Table of Admission Requirements............................................... . EXPENSES ··············-·-·····-···--·-······-·········-···················································· SCHOLABSHil'S ···················-'·····································-·········-······················ REQUIBl!l:MENTS FOB GBADUA TION········-··································-················· ! : 26: 26·; 26'i 27 i 27.; 27~ 2s': 28 ~9. 29·: 31 DEGREES WITH HONORS AND DISTINCTION ••...•.•.•..•••••• -···--······-············· 33. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION .••••.•••..•••••..••.•••.•••. , ••••••.•••••• - ••·--······················· ,36 .AJ>MINISTBATION ····-··--·········-·······························-···········-········-············· GENERAL INFOBJllATION ··························-····················-···············---····---- Church Attendance ······················································-············'···· Alumni Association .....................:................................................... . Student Activities ·-··-························-·······-······-···········-·-·--········-····· Awards and Prizes··-·-·····················-···--······································--·· STUDENT ENROLLMENT -····-··--···············-··--·-·-·····-····-···············----·--·-····· DEGREES CONFERRED JUNE 8, 1927.. ·--···-··········-······--···-·······-····--············ INDEX ··-·---·:·-·-·-··--···-····-·---·-···-··-··-······-··-'······························-···············---·- 56 67 ~ 57 58 58 59 62 67 69 I' I I �l I 'J COLLEGE CALENDAR 1928 1927 1929 SM TW TFS SM TW T F s 1 ·3 ·4 ·5 'i; ·7 8 2 9 '10 1112 1314 1516 1718 19 20 2122 23 24 25 2627 2829 30 31 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 1112 1314 1516 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. .. .. AUGUST SM TW TF 1 8 15 22 29 FEBRUARY .. .. .. .. . ... . ..... .... .. .. .. .. .s MT WT F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 ·7 8 9 10 1112 13 1415 1617 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 .28 29 30 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SEPTEMBER SM TW TF 1 2 3 4 5 'i; ·7 8 910 ·11 1213 1415 1617 1819 20 21 22 23 24 '25 !6 27 2829 30 .. OCTOBER s 1 2 3 ·4 ·5 'i; ·7 8 910 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 2021 22 .23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31 .... .. .. .. NOVE'MBER ,. . · SM TW TF SM TW TF s 1 2 3 4 5 6 ·7 8 910 11 1213 1415 1617 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 2627 2829 . ..... .. .. .. .. . ..... SM TW TF s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 1415 1617 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. s SM TW TF s 1 2 3 4 5 .6 ·7 8 910 1112 1314 1516 17 1819 2021 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 ·~ ·5 .6 ·7 8 910 1112 1314 15 1617 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. SIM TW TF s TW T F s .. .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SIM 9 10 1112 13 7 8 1415 1617 1819 20 2122 23 24 2526 27 30 31 .. s SM TW T F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 1112 1314 1516 1718 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 .. 29 30 .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. ~~I~~ .. SM TW TF .. .. 1 2 3 4 ·5. 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 HI 1718 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 .. .... . ... .. .. .. " MARCH SM TW T F 3 4 ·5 'i; 10 11 12 13 1718 19 20 24 25 26 27 31 .. . ... s 1 2 7 8 9 1415 16 2122 23 2829 30 . ..... APRIL SM TW T F 8 .. s SM TW IT F 8 . ... .. .. ..... .. .. .. >UY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 1112 '13 14 15 16 17 18 19 .20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .. 1 2 3 4 5 'i; ·7 8 910 1112 1314 1516 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31 .... 1 2 3 4 5 .6 ·7 8 910 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21130 .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ·7 8 91011 1213 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 .. . ... .. .. .. .. DECJDMBER JUNE DECEMBER JUNE SM TW TF s 1 2 3 8 9 10 1112 1314 1516 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 .25 26 27 28 2113031 4 5 'i; ·7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SM TW TF s 1 2 3 4 '5 'i; 7 8 9 1011 12 13 1415 16 1718 19 20 2122 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SM TW TF s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 1112 13 14 1.'I 1617 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . ... .. .. .. September 19 ................ Examinations for admission and re-examinations. SM TW TIF 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 '14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .. . .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. 1927-1928 September 20 ................Registration of all students. FEBRUARY NPTEMBER >UY s 1 2 3 4 1'15' 6 7 8 9 1011 1314 1516 1718 12 ' 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31 .. OCTOBER .. .. .. .. .. .r SM TW TF SBPTEMBER SM TW T F APRIL ... .. .. .. .. .. .. SM TW TF .. AUGUST MARCH s s 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 1112 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 .. . ..... .. JANUARY JULY JANUARY J'ULY .. .s.J~ TW T F 8 .... 4 5 6 7 910 1112 13 14 213 1617 1819 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 .. 1 8 15 i 22 211 September 21 ................Formal opening of College. September 22 ................Classes begin. November 16-23............ Mid-semester examinations. November 24.................. Thanksgiving Day, holiday. December 17 (1 p. m.) ..Christmas holiday begins. 928 January 2 (1 p. m.) ...... Christmas holiday ends. February 1-8..................First semester examinations. February 9 ...................... Second semester begins. February 22 ....................Washington's Birthday, holiday. March 22-29 ..................Mid-semester examinations. April 4 ( 4 p. m.) ............Easter holiday begins . April 10 (1 p. m.) ..........Easter holiday ends. May 26-June 2 ..............Final examinations. June 3-6 .......................... Commencement. SUMMER VACATION 1928-1929 17 ................ Examinations for admission and re-examinations. �6 7 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 1928 September 18 ............... .Registration of all students. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* September 19 ................ Formal opening of College. is Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE...............:.. Annapolis, Md. September 20 ................ Classes begin. Governor of Maryland. President Ex-Officio. November 12-17............ Mid-semester examinations. El'tBERT NoBLE........................ 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y. November 29..................Thanksgiving Day, holiday. Member, Noble, Morgan and Scammell, Attorneys-at-Law. Clzairman. December 20 ( 1 p. m.) .. Christmas holiday begins. ELY P. MELVIN ..............................................Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. Pice-Clzairman. 1929 January 3 (1 p. m.) ...... Christmas holiday ends. MOS F. HUTCHINS, M.D ... 1010 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. January 21-26................First semester examinations. Physician. Secretar1. January 28 ....................Second semester begins. ;I AMES A. WALTON ..................................................Annapolis, Md. February 22 ....................Washington's Birthday, day. President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. March 1g...23....................Mid-semester examinations. March 27 (4 p. m.) ........ Easter holiday begins. WILLIAM WoonwARD........ 11 Nassau Street, New Yor;lc, N. Y.' ~· ~ April 3 (5 p. m.),........... Easter holiday ends. May 24-31 ......................Final examinations. June 1-5 ..........................Commencement. •'' ·President, Hanover National Bank. . WALTER I. DAWKINS............ Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. JAMES A. NYDEGGER, M.D .......University Club, Baltimore, Md. United States Public Health Service. T. WEST CLAGGETT..........405 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. JoHN H. LATANE.................................................... Baltimore, Md. Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. . FRANK R. KENT.................................. The Sun, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, The Baltimore Sun. ;-*The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges C?f the · Maryland Court of Appeals are members of the Board ex-officio. . I , I 'I �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. OscAR B. CoBLENTZ ...... 1412-15 Fidelity Bldg., Baltimore, CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. M COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE President, McLean Contracting Company. J. VINCENT }AMISON, }R..... 102 Prospect St., Hagerstown, M President and General Manager, Jamison· Cold Storage D Company. E.xecutiv'1 CHARLES C. MARBURY, M.D ........................... Washington, D. MR. CLAGGETT MR. KENT MR. LATANE · Physician. JoHN HAYS HAMMOND,. ................................. Washington, D. Mining Engineer. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .... 1103 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis, ' M~ President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. , SYLVESTER W. LABROT.......................................... Annapolis, Md.; Labrot & Company, Bankers. ' . ' WALTER H. BucK.... 609 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Met. Lemmon & Buck, Lawyers. ELMER G. PARsLY.............. 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa, Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. JAMES BORDLEY, JR., M.D ..... 330 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md.· Physician. J. OLIVER PURVIS, M.D ......................................... Annapolis, Md•• Physician. CHARLES B. ALExANDER.... Standard Oil Bldg., Baltimore Md. ' Insurance. MR. P~SLY MR. WALTON MR. WOODWARD Buildings and Grounds MR.. LABROT (chairman) MR. BORDLEY MR. COBLENTZ MR. BucK MR. PARSLY Faculty and Instruction MR. LATANE (chairman) MR. HAMMOND MR. BucK MR. MARBURY MR. KENT Degrees MR. DAWKINS (chairman) MR. KENT MR. MARBURY MR. LATANE MR. PURVIS Election to the Board MR. CLAGGETT (chairman) MR. }AMISON MR. LATANE MR. MELVIN Finance MR. WALTON (chairman) MR. BALDWIN MR. LABROT MR. HAMMOND MR. PARSLY MR. \i\TOODWARD Special Colonial Development MR. BORDLEY (chairman) MR. LABROT MR. BucK MR. WALTON MR. HAMMOND MR. WoooWARD 9 �l ,I 10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 11 FACULTY OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION BARTON GAREY------------------------------------59 Franklin Street President of the ColltJge B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United S.tates Military Academy, 1908; Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; LL.D., Washington College, 1923; President of St. John's College, 1923- ENOCH BARTON GAREY, LL.D .... ·---------------·--·-·---McDowell H President DANIEL MERSHON GARRISON, D.Sc ................. Humphreys Vice-President and Dean GARRISON ........................ 61 College Avenue Professor of Mathematics GJIORGE A. BINGLEY, M. A·----··----------···---------·---Humphreys H . · Secretary of the Faculty WILLIAM H. MooRE, JR., B. A. ____________________________ McDowell Ha· · Assistant to the President MrmoN W. DAv1s .............................................. Humphreys Treasurer STRYKER........ ------------------------98 College A venue Professor of History B. A., Union College, 1885; M. A., Columbia University, 1914; Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 191213; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12; 1916-1923; Professor of History, 1923- RAYMOND W. ROGERS, B. P. E, __________________________________ Gymnasiu Graduate Manager of Athletics LULU V. EBAUGH-----------------·------------------------·--·--·-Woodward Ha Librarian Graduate, Bordentown Military Institute, 1891; Graduate United States Naval Academy, 1895; Department of Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1901-03, 1905-18; Head of the Department of Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1918-23; D.Sc., St. John's College, 1923; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-; VicePresident and Dean, 1927- REGINALD H. RIDGELY-----·--------------·-------------2 Cumberland Co11rl Professor of Biology ! KATHRYN T. HARDESTY----·-------·----------·--------------Humphreys Recorder B. S., 1895, M. A., 1902, St. John's College; D.Sc., University of Maryland, 1920; Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912- *STANLEY ALDEN Professor of English J. J. MURPHY, M. D ........................................... --4 Randall Streett College Physician · EVERETT W. SM1TH-----·------·-----------------------------------------·-·---Campus 1 Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds JANIE E. MASON, M. A. .... ---------···------·--·-·------------McDowell Hall' Secretary to the President B. A., Colorado College, 1909; M. A., Harvard University, 1913; Instructor in English, Colorado College, 1910-11; Assistant Professor of English, Earlham College, 1913-14; Instructor in English, University of Illinois, 1914-16; Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1916-17; Associate Professor of English and Acting Head of the Department, Denison University, 1917-18; Professor of English and Acting Head of the Department, Franklin College, 1918; Head of the Department of English, Gilman Country Day School, 1919-21; Associate Professor of English, Smith College, 1921-25; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-27. *Died, July 12, 1927. �l 12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. l~ ·~EVERETT S. WALLIS ........................ ---·····;··---~S Southgate Avenue RAYMOND W. RoGERS..................................46 Southgate Aven ;. Professor of Physical Education Associate Professor of (,/umistry B.S., 1921, M.S., 1922, Un!vers!ty of Vermont_; M.A., _1924, Ph.D., 1925, Princeton Umvers1ty; Ins~ructor _m Chem~stry, University of Vermont, 1921-22; Assistant m Chemistry. 1922-23, Graduate Scholar in Chemistry~ 1923-24, C:harl<;>tte Elizabeth Proctor Fellow, ~924-25, Pnnc~ton Umvers1ty; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John s College, 192526; Associate Professor, 1926- B. P. E., Springfield College, 1911; Director of Physical Education and Assistant Athletic Director, Drake University, 1911-12; Athletic Director, Des Moines Public Schools 1913-14; Director of Physical Education and \Assistant Coach, Iowa State College, 1915-20; Director of Physical Education and Assistant Coach, Grinnell College, 1920-25· Professor of Physical Education, St. John's College, 1925....'.. JbHN N. FERGUSON ................................................ .-4 Porter Ro ' Professo1· of Naval Science VERTREES Captain, United States Navy; graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1905; Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Physics, United States Naval Academy; Professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1927- J. WYCKOFF.---------------------·····---------98 College Avenue Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkin~ University; Research Student at the Bethleh~m Steel Co~pany, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. Johns College, 192426; Associate Professor, 1926- GEORGE A. BINGLEY............................. .248 Prince George Stre Associate Prof nsor of Mathematics BATTLE ........................................91 Bowyer Road B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University; Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; Graduate Student, University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University. 1917; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927- Associate Professor of Naval Science Lieutenant-Commander, United States ~avy; Graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1910; Associate Professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1927- .. ScoFIELD.............. ------········------····----------------Brice House ( FoRD K. BROWN ............................ 122 Duke of Gloucester Street' Associate Professor of English A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926; Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925- HERMANN BERNHARD.......................... ..470 Southgate A venue Associate Professor of Chemistry Associate Profusor of Art and English B.A., 1919, M.A., 1920, Universit~ of Cal!fornia; _B.A.! Oxford University, 1924; Assistant m English,_ Umvers1tY: of California 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgmm Exchange' Fellow, Universite libre d~ Bru_xelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English New York Umvers1ty, 1925-27; Associate Professor of' Art and English, St. Joh n's College, 1927- wALTER c. CALHOUN --------···--·-------------------------·-·----Officers' Club Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913; Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg and Leipzig; Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 192325; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor, 1926- Lieutenant, United States Navy; Graduate, United ~tates Naval Academy, 1917; Associate Professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1926- MYRON T. TowNSEND.-------------------------------------109 Charles Street RICHARD KuEHNEMUND ............................................Brice House A ssociatt Proftssor of Biology B. S., Bates College, 1918; M.S., 1921, Ph.D. 1925, University of Illinois; Assistant in Biology, 1919-23, Fellow, 1923-24, University of Illinois; Assistant Professor of Biology, S.t. ] ohn's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor, 1926- Associate ProfeSJor of Naval Science Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Ph.D., University of Goettin~en, 1922: A~sistant at th~ Philological Seminar, University of Goe~tmgen, 1920-24 • Instructor in Modern Languages, St. Johns College, 192426; Assistant Professor, 1926- I l �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. THOMAS P. BROCKWAY................................ 11 Southgate Aven~ 1 Assistant Professor of History B.A., Reed College, 1921; Instructor in English, Oregon Agricultural College, 1921-22; Summer Course, University of Grenoble, 1924; B.Litt. (Modern History), Oxford University, 1925; Instructor in History, St. Johns College, 192526; Assistant Professor, 1926- ' 15 :. Tl:IEODORE M. HATFIELD............................................ Brice House . Assistant Professor of Englislz BA Northwestern University, 1920; B.A., Oxford University., 1923· A.M. 1924, Dexter Traveling Scholar, 1925-26, Ph.D., 19Z6, H~rvard University; Tuto: in English, Harvard University, 1924-25, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of English, St. John's College, 1927- ADAM ALLEs........................................................95 Charles Assistant Professor of Philosophy B.A., Colorado S.tate Teachers College, 1917; B.D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University; Student at the University of Berlin, 1922-23; Student at the University of Paris, 1923-24; Holder of Sterling Fellowship and Assistant in Ethics, Yale University, 1924-25; Holder of University Fellowship, Yale University, 1925-26; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927- RonERT M. BROWNING..................................8 Maryland Assistant Professor of Psychology B.A., 1916, M.A., 1924, University of Iowa; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1927; Graduate Scholar in Psychology, 1916-17, Graduate Assistant, 1924"25, University of Iowa; Instructor in Psychology, University of Maryland, 1925-27; Lecturer in Psychology, College for Teachers, Johns Hopkins University, 1927-; Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, 1927- MARION A. EASON..............................................6 Franklin Street Assistant Profess0<r of Physics Electrical Engineer, University of Virginia, 1909; Student Engineer, General Electric Company, 1909-11; · Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg, Mass., High School, 1911-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory Schools, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927- THOMAS A. FiTZGERALD............................ 15 Southgate Avenue Assistant Professor of Romance Languages Ped.B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911; A.B., University of Missouri, 1913; A.M., University of Illinois, 1921; Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14, Burlington (Iowa) High School, 191418, Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, S.t. John's College, 1927- ·,LEONARD E. ARNAUD.................................. 17 Southgate Avenue Instructor in Romance Languages B. es L., University of Paris, 1922; Faculte de Droit, a~d Faculte des Lettres, University of Paris, 1922-23; Columbia University Law School, 1925-26; Grad1;1ate Study, Johns Hopkins University, 1927; Instructor m Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927- Ar,1STER CAMERON........................................... -2 Randall Court Instructor in Classics B.A., Union College, 1926; M.A., Princeton University, 1927; Instructor in Classics, St. John's. College, 1927- HowARD W. GILBERT ..................................................Brice House Graduate Assistant in Chemistry B.A., St. John's College, 1927; Graduate Assistant in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1927- WILLIAM H. MooRE, JR..................................................... Campus Assistant to the President Johns Hopkins University, 1923; Staff Baltimore A~~rican, 1923-24; Staff Johns Hopkins University, 1924-26; Staff St. John's College, 1926- BA M. TALBOTT RIGGS ................................................450 West Street Assistant Director of Physical Education and Head Coach D.S., University of Maryland, 1920; Director of Physic~! Education, Suffolk City Schools, Suffolk, V:a., 1921-27; Director of Athletics Head Coach, Suffolk High School Athlete Teams, 1921-27; Assistant ,Director of Physical Education and Head C,oach, St. John s College, 1927- W. F. STROMEYER.................................................. 166 West Street Assistant Coach B. S., St. John's College, 1916; Captain, U .. ~- A., M;otor Transport, 1917-1922; Assistant Professor Military Sc1en~e and Tactics University of Tennessee, 1921-1922; Athletic Coach, St. john's College, 1922-23; Athle~ic Coach, Loyola High School, Baltimore, 1924-25; Athletic C.oach, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1926-27; Assistant Athletic Coach, St. John's College, 1927- �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Curriculum Advisory Council 17 MR. BROWN (chairman) MR. BINGLEY MR. BROCKWAY THE PRESIDENT (chairman) THE DEAN MR. BROWN MR. ALLES MR. WALLIS MR. BROCKWAY MR. WYCKOFF Social Activities MR. BROCKWAY (chairman) MR. AitNAUD MR. MooRE (ex-officio) MR. CAMERON MR. wALLIS Admission and Advanced Standing Joint Athletic MR. BINGLEY (chairman) MR. ALLES MR. MooRE (ex-officio) . MR. GARRISON MR. RIDGELY . MR. STRYKER MR. BROCKWAY LECTURERS, 1926-27 Buildings and Grounds MR. WALLIS (chairman) MR. DAVIS (ex-officio) MR. FITZGERALD MR. EASON MR. SCOFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Sc.D ........ Gurator, Division of Anthropology National Museum "The Problem of Man's Origin" "The When and Where of Man's Evolution" "The How and Why of Man's Evolution" "The Differentiation of Races" Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY (chairman) MR. ALLES MR. BElitNHARD MR. KUEHNEMUND Library MR. BROWN (chairman) MR. BROWNING Miss EBAUGH (ex-officio) MR. CAMERON MR. TOWNSEND Publications MR. WYCKOFF (chairman) MR. BROCKWAY MR. HATFIELD MR. GARRISON MR. MooRE (ex-officio) ' Scholarship MR. GARRISON (chairman) MR. BINGLEY MR. STRYKER MR. BROCKWAY MR. WALLIS DiscipMnary MR. GARRISON (chairman) MR. BINGLEY MR. BROCKWAY MR. MooRE (ex-officio) MR. RIDGELY. PAUL R. HEYL, Ph.D ........... Bureau of Standards, Washington . "Visions of a Scientific Man" FELIX MORLEY, M.A. ........ Associate Editor, The Baltimore Sun "Contetnporary Chi#a" G. J. SCHULTZ, Ph.D .............................University of Maryland "The Validity of American Ideals" WILLIAM J. HUMPHREYS, Ph.D ..............U. S. Weather Bureau "Meteorological Physics" EDWARD T. DEVINE, Ph.D., LL.D., Dean, American University, Washington "Mexico and the Mexicans" WALTERS. DEFFENBAUGH, M.A. ....U. S. Bureau of Education "The Development of Education in the United States" CHARLES MooRE, Ph.D ............. Head of Fine Arts Commission Library of Congress "Washington as a Family Man" �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CONCERTS, 1926-1927 AusTIN CoNRADI.. ...... ________________________________________________ Piano Reci AUSTIN CoNRADI and FRANK GITTELSON, Piano and Violin Reci HISTORICAL SKETCH The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with t establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. that year the following act was pased: (Extract from La of Maryland.) At a SESSION of ASSEMBLY, begun and held at Port of ANNAPOLIS, on the 1st day of July, in the 8th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. annoque domini 1696, and ended the 9th day of the same month. FRANCIS NICHOLSON, Esquire, Governor. CHAP. XVII. A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and 'With the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your r~yal patronage. And that the most reverend father m God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 19 Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated and appointed by your sacred majesty. King William's School flourished until the Revolution, hen, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. , 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's .• allege; in the following year an act was passed which trans·. rred the masters, students and funds of King William's chool to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition aching back to the earliest colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the Colge the principles of freedom which, from her first begin"ngs, have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of ctuary. WHEREAS, institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for afJcharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States. II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable pri~ciples, namely : first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or I' �21 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S CO;LLEGE. service, other than what they have been educated in or have the consent and approbation of their parent~ or guardians to attend ; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor,. master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession having regard solely to his moral character and liter: ary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. 20 the college to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and successful administration of Dr. Thoma! Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirtyseven years of service to the college. His succes,sor, President Enoch Barton Garey, is a St. John's man of the class of 1903. The presidents of the college, with the dates of their services, follow : President Washington visited the college in 1791. After his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty the college : •.. of·~ To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen:-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with. much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must fl~tter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. . . You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON. April 17, 1791. Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles : Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase and 'J;'homas Stone, , served as trustees in the early days of St. John's, as did also . John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was ,, among the petitioners for the college charter. Francis Scott 1 Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796 and Reverdy • Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britain, in 1812. Founded at a time when politics were uppermost in men's minds, the college was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in State and national affairs. During the Civil War, St. John'! was used as a Union; Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard,; later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized The Rev. J. McDowell, LL.D., 1789-1807. Dr. Bethel Judd, 1807-1820. , The Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824. The Rev. Dr. Williaiil'Raferty, 1824-1831. The Rev. Dr. Hector'Humphreys, 1831-1857. The Rev. C. K. Nelson, 1857-1861. ('rhe college was closed fol" five years during the Civil war.) Dr. Henry Barnard, 1866. Dr. James C. Welling, 1866-1870. Dr. James M. Garnett, 1870-1880. The Rev. Dr. J. M. Leavitt, 1880-1884. William H. Hopkins, 1884-1886. Dr. Thomas Fell, 1886-1923. Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, 1923- THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The enrollment is limited. The purpose of St. John's is the purpose expressed in the charter of King William's Schooleducation of youth in "good letters and manners." To this end attention is directed upon liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Realizing that professional schools are demanding well-grounded men, St. John's prepares for further study such students as intend to continue their special training after graduation. President Garey stated the purpose of the college in his inaugural address: "Our effort will be to awaken our students to the questions common to all intelligent men-the problems of science, of history, of philosophy, of literature; then to develop an orderly habit of mind, an open-minded, analytical, appreciative power; to have both teacher and student feel comradeship in the enterprise of understanding human experi- �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. ence, and, in the light of that understanding, serve their day and generation. To this old college will conie boys, who must be graduated from it as men; men made aware of the obligations and beauties of life; men trained to be critically alert and intellectually fearless; men who have learned to live honorably, courteously and serviceably with their fellowmen ; men who have been initiated into an understanding of the truth that makes men free." In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 1911 to perpetuate the memory of the soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. 22 LOCATION St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty acres in the city of Annapolis. This 'beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in fine buildings two hundred years old, is unique in America for the way in which it has preserved the flavor of American Colonial culture. Built at the mouth of the Severn river, a mile from Chesapeake bay, the capital of Maryland and the site of the United States Naval Academy, it is within an hour's ride of Washington or Baltimore. Both of these cities offer every educational resource to the student at St. John's. The departments of the National Government, the museums, the lfbraries and the art galleries of the one, the musical and intellectual advantages of the other are easily available and of the greatest service. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the bay and Southern Maryland on the mainland. CAMPUS, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT On the St. John's campus are many reminders of the early history of Maryland. The most ancient of the old trees is the Liberty Tulip-poplar,* under which the colonists concluded in 1652 a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. A dinner and ball in his honor were later given in the present chapel of the college. *This tree has been preserved and marked through the efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 23 '~" McDowell Hall, the centra1~building, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the college in 1785, it now includes the Chapel, the office of the President, classrooms, laboratories and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs and textiles given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. Woodward Hall, the college library, houses more than sixteen thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the gift made by Wi11iam the Third in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. They were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the college in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The college, with the help of friends, including historical and patriotic societies, is refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774. As the foremost museum of colonial art in Maryland, it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House (1740), the Pinkney and the Peggy Stewart Houses, other distinguished examples of pre-Revolution buildings, are also recent additions to the college property. Well-equipped and thoroughly modern chemical, physical and biological laboratories are housed in Woodward and McDowell Halls. The Gymnasium, built in 1910, is completely equipped, with a maximum size basketball floor, handball and squash �~I 24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. tennis courts, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the college has football, baseball, soccer and lacrosse fields and ten·nis courts. There are three dormitories on the campus, Randall, Pinkney and Humphreys Halls, in addition to the fraternity houses which are owned by the college. Randall Hall contains the college dining room. THE DEGREE The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree includes the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever the latter degree was formerly required. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Though primarily a college of the Liberal Arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. Its degree is accepted by these institutions and in many cases is approved for advanced standing. For those who are interested in professional preparation the . following information is offered. Medicine: Students wishing to study medicine are given special attention at St. John's. Although a two-year premedical course is offered which will fit the student for admis:aion to some schools of medicine, the student is strongly advised to spend at least three and preferably four years in p.repa~·ation. The best medical schools require a bachelor's degree for admission. Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, the pre-medical student pursues special courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology and Modern Languages, selecting a major in one of the laboratory sciences. Based upon the success of his pre-medical. work, an application is made in his senior year for admission to the medical school of his choice. The degree from St. John's is recognized by the best medical schools of the country and the graduate who has maintained the necessary scholastic standard may expect to be admi.tted to any of these schools. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 25 Any studertt completing satisfactorily the special twoyear. pre-medical co;urse may, if he prefers, take the two additional years· and. receive his degree. The two-year cours~ is)q~ntical with the first two years of the four-year :. course tr:ii:cept that Physics in the former course :s taken in the ~c9nd" year. instead of the· third. The suggested schedule for ~}qm::y;c;~:i;,pre-medical course will be sent upon request. Engineering: Three years of·°Mathematks covering th~ subjects _of AdvaI,J.ced Algebra, Trigonometry;. Analytics, Calculus, Differential Equations. and Mechanics, ·a· fourth year of Mathematical Analysis, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (int~oductory and advanced) and Quantit.Wve Analysis, GeneraJ. Physics, Ge.neral Economics, CorporatiAA; Finance, Poiitic~l Science, History and -English are recommended. Advanced standing is offered St.John's graduates '\tho plan to take engineering d~grees. At Johns Hopkins three scholarships are offered 'in engineering. l; Law: .Students who are planning to study law are advised to take their major either in Social Science or in History, Political Science or Economics. Additional courses 'f,i,11 be suggested to fit into this major. :l:i Business .Administration: Students who anticipate ·either going into business after graduation, or continuing ihto graduate studies in this field are advised to major in Economics. Schedules of study will be arranged to include °"''\lrses in Psychology, Statistics and Government. Tcaclaing: Graduates of St. John's College automatically qualify as teachers in the State of Maryland, provided they have taken the prescribed courses in Education. They are likewise accepted in graduate schools of education. In outlining the work at the college emphasis is placed upon the subject in whi.ch the student intends to t.each. �rl 26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Application for admission should be filed by every candidate by May first. A complete transcript of the subjects offered for admission should be submitted before September first by the principal of the last school attended. At the same time every candidate must present two testimonials of good character, one of which should be from his school principal. Methods of Admission: Students may enter by certificate, by examination, by a combination of both when the units offered are insufficient, or as special students. General Requirements: The general requirement for admission is a high school education, including the standard fifteen units of college entrance requirements. Students who have pursued technical, commercial or agricultural subjects which are not acceptable as entrance units may take examinations in the subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Courses acceptable as entrance units are listed under "Table of Requirements for Admission." Credit Units: A unit of entrance credit means credit received for a full year of high school work in one subject with not less than four periods a week. In the case of English, four years of high school study receive three units of credit. Admission by Certificate: Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course, and graduates of accredited private schools, academies and preparatory schools are admitted without examination provided their certificates of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. Admission by Examination: Candidates who are not able to present the fifteen units of entrance credits in the' regular manner will be permitted to take entrance examinations. Detailed information as to the work required in any subject will be supplied by the Recorder upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September as indicated on the College Calendar. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION 1928 Name .......................................................................................................................................... First Name Middle Name Last Name Home Address ................................................................................................................... •0000.00000000000000000000000000000000000•0000000000000000000000000000""""""""""""""""""000000000•00oOOH000•000000000000000000000000000000000••000000000 Date of birth...................................... Religious Affiliation.................................. . Name of Parent or Guardian................................................................................... School or Schools attended during four years previous to entrance, with dates and addresses: .......................................................................................................................................................... ····--························-·-····························-··························--································································ .......................................................................................................................................................... ..........................:.........................................---···················--·················-······················-~---··------··· Name of principal of last school attended: ......................................................................................................................................................... Year candidate expects to enter ................................................................................. Class expects to enter ................................................................................................ Method of Admission : By Certificate ....................................................................................................... By Examination ············································································-·············· By both Examination and Certificate ............................................ As Special Student ..................................................................................... . Date .................................................. . I i I :I �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 27 In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may take the regular examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board. The place nearest Annapolis wh.ere these examinations are held is the ~ohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Those desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Recorder. Admission on Condition: Students presenting fourteen units for entrance will be admitted on condition: Students, residents of the State of Maryland, presenting thirteen units for entrance, in accordance with the State law, will be admitted on condition. All entrance conditions may be removed by examination or by. satisfactory completion of subsequent courses in the same subject. These conditions must be removed before the student is permitted to register for the Junior year. Special Students: Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance units, may be admitted as special students. If, at the end of the second year, such_ students have attained a general average of C and have completed the regular Freshman and Sophomore requirements they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Candidates for admission whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, who desire credit ~or information gained vocationally or by private study, or who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, will be required to take examinations whenever a question of preparation arises. It is also advised that all those who expect to take examinations communicate with the Recorder in regard to their credit by June 1st. Advanced Standing: All students coming to St. John's from other institutions and desiring advanced standing, must first submit official statements from such institutions showing a list of courses pursued after entrance at those institutions, grades attained and an hono.rable dismissal. Examinations may be required by the Admission Committee. ' ,I ,I �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. . . Graduate Students: Students will be allowed to return for further work following graduation, provided that they have. shown proper ambition and ability in some field of study, and have the _approval of a faculty adviser arid the Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing. In , order to remain in college they· must maintain at least a · general average of C. ·· · Tabl~ of Requirements for Admission: All graduates of accredited s~hbeils must prese~t for entrance the following .entrance umts (for explanation of "units" see "Credit Units"): Subject English --------------··-Algebra and Plane Geometry ..................... History -----------------Foreign Languages Minimum Required 3 Maximum which may be offered units 3 2~ " 1 2 " 4 6 10 " units " " " Units from any .or all of the following subjects, as indicated, to make up 15 units: Solid Geometry ---------------------------------------Plane Trigonometry _______________________________ _ Plane and Spherical Trigonometry.... Physical Geography -----------------------------Biology ----------····················--·-·····--------------· Botany -·---------·----····-·········------------··-····----· . . Z ··1 oo ogy -------·-··:--------------·-----·····--------······· · 'Physics ·-········-·-····-···········------------------·-····· Chemistry .....· :.................................... ...... ,, iMechanical Draw:ing.............................. ·. ,<, ,Free Hand Drawing.:_ _________________________ _ ,. ," . ,Civics '-············-·-~·-···•'···---·---·--·· ,· ~ Electives. '·····---···---·----------····---·-·-···-·-···-··· ~ unit ~ " 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 ~ 3 " " " " " " " " " " " . These elective s11bjects include General Science, Economics and Problems of American Democracy. 29 EXPENSES The total :fixed charges covering tuition ($250), room .rent, board, athletic, student activities and medical fees are · .$730 per year, payable as follows: $225 September 21st, · ·$210 November 30th, $155 February 9th, $140 April 30th. In additio:r;i each new student is required to pay a matriculation fee of$15 with his application for admission. This . Jee will be increased $5 for those matriculating later· than . 1september 1st. The $15 ·matriculation fee is required for 'the reservation. of room in any of the dormitories. No fees or charges will be refunded. State appropriations and enrdow~ent ftinds enable St. John's to maintain its faculty, lits· livin'g conditions and its physical plant at these reason-able charges. · Special Fees: Special fees are charged in scientific !courses to cover the expenses for material, specimens, etc. !the charges and dates of payment are given in the £ollow1ing table: tr . Sep~22 Feb.10 $5.00 Biology -------------·------------------------ $5.00 5.00 Physics ------······--·----------------------· 5.00 10.00 Chemistry ----------------------------·-·· 15.00 ,· , .All students not living at home are required to live in :the college d.ormitories and eat in the college dining room. SCHOLARSHIPS The following scholarships are offered : Class Scholarships: To the two students in the Fresh· man, Sophomore and Junior classes having the highest standing at the end of the academic year. These scholar~ships provide free tuition and are to be held for one year. Foreign Scholarships: To foreign students a limited Htumber of scholarships providing free tuition, board, room :rent and all· fees. Holders of such scholarships may be required to do five hours' work weekly, if the college so re-,.quests, assisting language departments, tutoring, etc. · · General· Scholarsnips: To selected students, recomImended by the principals of the schools from which they graduate as possessing exceptional character, leadership �'l I 30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. and scholarship, a limited number of tuition scholarships and half tuition scholarships. Candidates for such scholarships should send to the Chairman of the Committee on Admissions special recommendations, a photograph and a · statement regarding their purpose in coming to college. Reverdy Johnson Scholarship: To a student planning to go into the graduate study of international relations, a scholarship providing free tuition. Awarded in memory of Reverdy Johnson, of the Class of 1812, Minister to Great Britain in 1868. The Jusserand Scholarship: To a French student, a scholarship providing free tuition, board, room rent and all fees. Awarded annually in honor of former Ambassador Jusserand. The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship: Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition and is awarded for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standards. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship: The income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton C. Roehle. State Scholarships: To one student from each county of Maryland, and four students from Baltimore City, a "Senatorial scholarship," providing free tuition, board and room rent. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. To one student from each county of Maryland and three from Baltimore city, a "tuition scholarship" providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. Retention of Scholarships: In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 31 11 I. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION , Requirements for the Degree: For the Bachelor of Arts . d ee the student must pass 64 year-hour credits with an egr avera ge of c· Beginning with the class entering in 1927, no student shall be allowed to remain ~n college after the Sophomore year unless he has at that tn:ne. a ~ener~l avera e of 65% or above. A year-hour credit is given, m geng l for the pursuance of a subject one hour a week for a era , . 11 whole year. Exceptions, however, should be noted. Fu credit for time spent is not allowed for most laboratory work. As the credits for the college courses vary, the studen t is advised to examine the courses under "Courses of d' Instruction," where complete information as to ere its assigned each course is given. Courses Required for th.e Degree: The following courses ' are required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree: Introduction to Literature ___________________ _ 3 ·credits " Introduction to the Social Sciences .... 3 3 " Ma thematics 11-12 ------····-----·---~-------------· " Economics 21-22 ... ----------------------------------- 3 Philosophy or Psychology ___________________ _ 3 " " Laboratory Science ------------··--·--·------------ 5 " Physical Education ----·--------------------------- 2 Modern Language (see below) Language Requirements: The . Language requirement for candidate for degrees is as follows: 1. Ancient Language : a. Those students majoring in a foreign language or English who enter with two or more years of high school Latin must take one year of college Latin. b. Those students majoring in a foreign language! or English, who enter without high schoo Latin may take two years of college Greek, or may take Latin 11-12 and Latin 13-14. �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 2. Modern Language: . a. Those entering with three years' high school work in a modern language must take one year of college work in the same language o~ · two years' college work in a different Ian- · guage. b. Those entering with two year's high school work in a modem language must take two additional years in college, either in the same language studied in high school or in a different language. e. Those entering without having studied a modern language in high school must take three years in college in any one modern language or two years each in two modern languages. Note: No credit is given for a modern foreign or ancient language taken for only one year, unless it is taken in addition to, and subsequent to, the language courses required, for graduation. Required Freshman Courses: The following subjects will be taken : Introduction to Literature. Introduction to the Social Sciences. Mathematics 11-12. Physical Education. 1 Two subjects from the following groups but ,not more than one subject from any one group: a. Ancient Language. b. Modern Language. c. Science. Major Courses: At the beginning of his Sophomore year each student will designate his major subject, and will be assigned a professor in that. subject as his adviser for the rest of his ~allege course. During his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years he must take three advanced year-courses in this subject, with such related courses as his adviser ~onsiders necessary. The requirements for majors will be found under their respective departments in the Courses of Instruction. 33 The Special Two-Year Pre-Medical Course includes the same courses as the first two years of the regular tourse, except that Physics is taken in the secon<!l year. '· DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTIN:CTION . Jri order to encourage high scholarsMp and s~rious interest in learning, the college has estab.lisheci d,egr~es "wit~ honor" and "with distinction," beginning with the Class of 1927. Degrees with Honor: Highest honor will lJe awarded to thos~· students who have pursued during their last ·two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a compre~ensi~e .exa~ina­ tion in one field of knowledge. Opportumty w11l be given to get a more complete and fixed mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination will be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or "cum honore" are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of bis adviser and of the department in which he is majoring. b. He shall obtain a general average 'of at least 80, and an average in his major subject of at least 85. c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. He will be relieved of a maximum of two three-hour courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of fhe faculty, and at least one dsiting examiner. 35 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Degrees with Distinction : A degree "with distinction" or "cu1;11 laude" will be granted to any student who has done especially· good work in the regular college courses. A ' student to win this degree must, during ·a regularly required residence in the college, obtain an average of 85 or above. Degrees "with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," wi11°be granted by vote of the faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both "with distinction" and "'with honor" in his major subject. NOTE :-Freshman courses are numbered from 11 ti!> 20, Soph,omore courses from 21 to 30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, Seniot courses from 41 to 50. This represents a general grouping, and is not rigid. A course offered to any class is open to higher cla11:ses unless otherwise stated. Odd-numbered courses are given. the first semester, even-numbered in the second semester. Courses not given in the current academic year are so indicated. I. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND ART GROUP PROFESSORS BROWN (chairman), BROCKWAY, FITzGBRALD, HATFIEJ'.,D, KuEHNEMUND, SCOFIELD, MR. ARNAUD, MR. CAMERON. Art 21-22. Introduction to Art. The purpose of the course is to prepare the students for an intelligent contemplation of art, and to give him a basis for independent aesthetic judgment through a study of representative movements and forms and an· analysis of individual artists and works of art. No attempt will be made at an historical survey of all or any one of the arts. For the year 1927-28 it is proposed to study portrait painting, American colonial and Georgian architecture, eighteenth century decoration, Greek sculpture, French cathedrals, contemporary painters and sculptors, Chinese painting, etchings. Pre-requisite, None ·Credit, 3 hours Third Period, M., W., F. McDowell 23. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD, 31-32. The Eighteenth Century. First semester: architecture, sculpture, painting, and the arts of decoration in France, with collateral studies in Italian, Spanish and German art. Second semester: English and American architect'.re, painting, decoration and hanP,icrafts. Pre-reqµisite, None Credit, 3 hours First Period, T., Th., S. McDowell 36. PR<>FEsso:a SCOFIELD. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. The Bible as Literature. Englism The requirements for a major in English Follow: English 23-24 4i~42, three other courses in the department, and either one or tw~ years. of an. ancient language (see Requirements for Graduation). English majors are expected to have a reading knowledge of a modern foreign language, preferably French or German, by their Junior year. At the end of the Senior year they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire English course. Papers will be set in the History of English Literature and in the critical appreciation of literature. Some works and ten~ dencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French and German. 11-12. 21-22. Shakespeare and the Jacobean Dramatists. A course of rapid reading in the Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Selected plays of Shakespeare will be read the first semester. There will be some study of the social and intellectual background of the period, and no emphasis will be placed on textual problems. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours First Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 36. PROFESSORS BROWN AND HATFIELD. 23-24. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, None , Credit, 3 hours PROFESSOR HATFIELD. 31-32. American Literature. Puritan and Colonial wntmgs, the literature of the Revolution· the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorn; Melville and Whitman; the Frontier and the South 'the Muckrakers, the modern period. When possible this literature wi~l be studie_d as creative. art, otherwise as the express10n of nat10nal or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 35-36. Pre-requisite, None Credit: 3 hours Fifth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 36. PROFESSOR BROWN. Introduction to Literature. The course is designed to train the student in the intelligent appreciation of literature, to. bring him into contact with American and European life and thought through representative works, and to give him practice in writing. The reading includes the works of a variety of writers, representing the principal forms of literature from Euripides to Sherwood Anderson. Lectures, discussions and individual conferences. Required of all Freshmen. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Third Period, T., Th., S. (three sections), McDowell 22, 33, 36. PROFESSORS BROWN, HATFIELD, SCOFIELD, and Student Assistants. 33-34. The Eighteenth Century. English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. To be elected only in conjunction with History 33-34. The important writers of the Restoration, the Eighteenth Century and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social and intellectual backgrounds. Admission by consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite, None Credit: 3 hours Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 36. PROFESSORS HATFIELD AND BROWN. 35-36. American Literature from 1870. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, None Credit: 3 hours 37-38. The Seventeenth Century. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, None Credit: 3 hours 39-40. Journalistic Writing. A course in the theory and practice of journalism. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 1 ~ hours Eighth Period, M., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. Survey of English Literature. A study of the main tendencies of English literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. Students taking this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 31-32. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 houn Second· Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 36. PROFESSORS SCOFIELD AND HATFIELD. 25-26. The Nineteenth Century. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours 37 41-42. Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales, the minor poems and one of the longer poems. Collateral readings in the hist~ry and literature of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Required of English Majors Credit, 3 hours First Period, M., W., F., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. 43-44. Mediaeval Literature. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Credit : 3 hours Pre-requisite, None �,, 1:11 I!' 38 45-46. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Shakespeare. Intermediate French. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, :None Credit: 47-48. 49-50. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite, French 11-12 or two years of high scho9l French Credit, 3 hours Section (a) Second Period. M., W·., F., McDowell 33 Section (b), Fifth Period, M., W., F., McDowell J.l. MR. ARNAUD. The Novel. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art but with some attention to its sociological usefulness' In the first semester the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second semester a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to rejld a novel of av~rage length each week. Open to Juniors. Pre-requisite, None Credit: 3 hours Second Period, T., Th., S., McDowel1 33. PROFESSOR BROWN. 15-16. Introduction to French Literature. A summary view of French lit~rature fro~ the begi;Dnings to th,e present day. ~c:admg, translat10~ and d1!1cussion of texts character1st1c of the more important periods.. Pre-requisite, French 13-14 or three years of high school French Credit, 3 honrs Fourth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 33. MR. ARNAUD. Play Production. A study of extraordinary plays with a view to th.cir production in the modern manner. A, practical course in the arts of the theatre. Open to any student with the consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite, None. Credit, 1~ hours Period to be arranged. PROFESSORS SCOFIELD AND HATFIELD. 21-22. Advanced French Composition and Conversation. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite French 15-16 or four years of high school French ' Credit, 3 hours 23-24. French The requirements for a major in Romance Languages follow: Three courses in one Romance Language, numbered 15-16 or above, one of which must be an advanced course in composition and conversation, and two courses in another Romance Language, numbered 15-16 or above; also one year of Latin; and History 31-32, Modern European History, the subject of special study to relate to the country of the major language. 11-12. Beginning French. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Pre-requisite, None Credit : 3 hours Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 31. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Survey of French Literature. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. . Pre-requisite French 15-16 or four years of high school French ' Credit, 3 hours English Conference. Junior and Senior English majors will have regular individual conferences with members of the staff. The purpose of these conferences is to supplement and connect the work offered in courses, and to direct outside reading. By arrangement with, the department a few exceptional students who are not English majors may at times be allowed to take this conference. Hour to be arranged No credit PRoFEssoRs BROWN, HATFIELD AND S.coFIELD. 39 25-26. French Drama. Lectures on the ongm and development of the dr~ma in Fr.ance; reading of representative plays fr?m vanous periods. Discussion; reports; collateral rcadmg. Pre-requisite, French 15-16 or four years of ~igh school French. Credit, 3 hours Third Period, M., W., F., McDowell 33. PRoFEssoR FxTZGERALD. 31-32. Seventeenth Century French Literature. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. . Pre-requisite, French 23-24 Credit, 3 hours 33-34. French Romanticism. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, French 23-24 Credit, 3 hours German 11-12. Beginning German. Elements necessary for acquiring the language; !p"ammar pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple text~, composition. Credit: 3 hours Pre-requisite, None Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 31. PROFESSORS KUEHNEMUND AND HATFIELD. 1 I �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Latin 13-14. Intermediate German. Review of basic principles: grammar and composilioil; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite, German 11-12 or two years o[ high school German Credit, :J hoin·A Second Period, M., W., F., McDowell :11. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. 15-16: Modern Literature. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND·. Scientific German. Primarily for students specializing in scie11ces. Pre-requisite, German 13-14 or three years of high school German C::redit, 2 hours Third Period, T., Th., McDowell ~I. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUNIJ. 21-22. Survey of German Literature. Representative examples of German prnse, 11oetry and drama from the seventeenth century to .the present.· Discussion; reports. Pre-requisite, German 15-16 or fout years of high school German Credit, 3 hours Third Period, M., W., F., McDowell 31. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. 31-32.-Problems of Current German Literature. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given in 1928-29. Open only to majors in German. Greek The requirements for a major in Classics follow: Greek 15-16 or 21-22, Latin 21-22, with two chosen from the following: Art 21-22, Philosophy 31-32, or any course in Ancient History. 11-12. Beginning Greek. An introduction to the Greek language and literature. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Third Period, T., Th., S., McDowell/ 23. MR. 13-14. CAMERON. Selection5 from Prose Writers; Homer,. Iliad. Pre-requisite, Greek 11-12 Credit, 3 hours Second Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 23. MR. CAMERON. 15-16. Plato; Greek Tragedy Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Greek 13-14 Credit, 3 houH 21-22. For the requirements for a major in the Classics refer to Greek. 11-12. Beginning Latin. Latin Grammar: First four books of Caesar's Gallic Wars. Credit, 3 hours 1 Pre-requisite, None Fifth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 23. MR. CAMERON. Training to enable the student to translale Genn11u i:apidly. Oral and written reports on prepared lratls· lation, sight translation. Pre-requisite, German 13-14 or three ye;irs of high school German Credi!, 3 ho11rH First Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 31. 17-18. 41 Greek Comedy; Lyric Poets. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Greek 13-14 Credit, 3 hours 13-14. Readings Aeneid. from Latin Prose Authors; Virgil, Pre-requisite, two or three years of high school Latin Credit, 3 hours Fourth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 23. MR. CAMERON. 15-16. Latin Poetry. Pre-requisite, four years of high school Latin or Latin 13-14 Credit, 3 hours Foucth Period, M., W·., F., McDowell 23. 21-22. Roman Satire ; Cicero. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Latin 15-16 Credit, 3 hours Spanish For the requirements for a major in Romance Languages, refer to French. 11-12. Beginning Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Section (a) Second period, T., Th., S., McDowell 31. Section (b) First period, T., Th., S., McDowell 31 Section (c) Second period, T., Th., S., McDowell 32 PROFESSOR FITzGE'llALD AND MR. ARNAUD. 13-14. Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite, Spanish 11-12 or two years hi_gh school Spanish , Credit, 3 hours Fifth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 31. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 15-16. Introduction to Spanish Literature. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Spanish 13-14 or three years of high school Spanish · · Credit, 3 hours 17-18. Business Spanish. Omitted in 1927-28: to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Spanish 13-14 or three years of ~igh school Spanish Credit, 3 hours �·1 42 I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 21-22. Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation, Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Spanish 15-16 or four years of high school Spanish Credit, 3 hours 23~24. 31-32. A study of the labor movement, trade unions and labor legislation. Credit, 1~ hours Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22 Fifth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. 32. Transportation and Commerce. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Credit, Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22 PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Spanish Drama. Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Siglo de Oro to the present; discussion; reports; collateral reading. Pre-requisite, Spanish 15-16 or four years of high school Spanish · Credit, 3 hours First Period, M., W., F., McDowell 31. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Modern Spanish Novel. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Credit, Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22 PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. II. 41-42. This course is designed to give the student a comprehensive view of society, introducing him to the problems and technique of the social sciences. Required of all Freshmen. Discussion groups on Friday. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours First Period, M., W., Lectures in the Chapel. PROFESSORS ALLES, BROCKWAY, BROWNING, STRYKER AND WYCKOFF. Economics The requirements for a major in Economics follow: Economics 31, 32, 33, 34, 41-42; History 25-26; Political Science 31-32; Mathematics 26. Students will also be advised to take courses in Psychology, and the Mathematics of Finance. 21-22. General Economics. Definitions, laws and principles of economics. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Second Period, M., W., F., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. hours Economic Problems. A conference and reading course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. For Seniors majoring in Economics Credit, 3 hours Periods to be arranged. PROFESSOR. WYCKOFF. PROFESSORS STRYKER (chairman), ALLES, BROCKWAY, BROWNING, WYCKOFF. A group major in the Social Sciences may be arranged upon application by the student through his adviser to the Social Science Group. This major offers a broad background for a later graduate course in law and the professions. Introduction to the Social Sciences. l.~ An analysis of securities and the principles underlying investment. Pre-requisite, Economics 21-22 Credit, 1~ hours. Fifth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY GROUP 11-12. hours 34. Investments. Cervantes. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Credit, 3 hours Pre-requisite, Spanish 23-24 1~ 33. Money, Credit and BaJ;lking. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Spanish 23-24 Credit, 3 hours 33-34. 43 31. Labor Problems. Survey of Spanish Literature. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Spanish 15-16 or four years of high school Spanish · Credit, 3 hours 25--26. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Education The courses in Education are offered primarily for those students who wish to qualify for State high school certificates. Those who have not reached J unit>r standing in the college may not elect these courses for credit. An integral part of the work will consist of actual class room teaching under supervision and in accordance with the regulations of the State Department of Education. Practice teaching will be carried on in the Annapolis High School. 31-32. Introduction to Secondary Education. First semester: Principles of Secondary Education. The development of secondary education in America; aims and functions of secondary education; physical and mental characteristics of high school students; curriculum problems. · Second semester: High School Organization and Class Room Management. The place of the high school in the State school system; standards of high schools; school-room management, discipline, supervision, daily programs. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Fourth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 32. PROFESSOR BROWNING. II �'l 4~! 41-42. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Advanced Secondary Education. First semester: Educational Psychology. The ~pplica­ tion of psychological facts and principles in school work, primarily for prospective teachers. Second semester: Methods of High School Teaching. A study of the various types of lessons; lesson planning, teaching devices; motivation and socialization· grading, etc. ' Required for those qualifying for a State · teachers' certificate. ' Credit, 3 hol:lrs Pre-requisite, Psychology 21-22 Second Period, M., W., F., McDowell 32. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. World Problems. A study of Euro_pean politics and imperialism from 1878. Method: tutorial and seminar. · Pre-requisite, History 31-32 Credit, 3 hours Seventh and Eighth Periods, Th. PROFESSOJI. BROCKWAY. Constitutional History. A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. Credit, 3 hours Pre-requisite, History 21-22, 31-32 Fifth Period, M., W·.. F., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR S'rllYKER. PRoFESSOR BB.OWNING. History '· The requirements for a. major in History follow: History 23-24 25-26, 29-30, 31-32; Psychology 21-22; Political Science 31-32. ' 21-22. English History. From the Norman Conquest to the World War. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. 23-24. Historical Survey. An outline of general history, for students taking only one course in History, or as a background for later courses. Credit, 3 hours Pre-requisite, None Second Period, T., Th., S.; McDowell 34. PROFESSOR STRYKER. 25-26. Mediaeval European History. Pre-requisite, None Credit, S hours First Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR STRYKER. 31-32. Modern European History. History of Europe from the sixteenth century to the present. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Third Period, M., W., F., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. 33-34. England in the Eighteenth Century. A study of England from the Restoration to the death of George III. Offered in conjunction with English 33-34. Pre-requisite, History 21-22. Credit, 3 hours Fourth Period. T., Th., S., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. 33-36. United States History. Conducted as a seminar. Credit, 3 hours Pre-requisite, History 31-32 Fifth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR STRYKER. 45 Philosophy The requirements for a major in Philosophy follow: Philosophy 21-22, 23-24, 31-32, 33; either 41-42 or 43-44; and Psychology 21-22. Introduction to Philosophy and Logic. This is a year's course. The first semester will be devoted to the study of the outstanding problems in philosophy; the second semester will be devoted to logic, both inductive and deductive. Credit, 3 hours Pre-requisite, None Fifth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 32. Pll.OFESSOR ALLES. Ethics. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours PROFESSOR ALLES. 31-32. History of Philosophy. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to the present. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Fourth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 31. PROFESSOR Au.Es. 33. Philosophy of Religion. Given in 1927-28 and in alternate years. The course is divided into three parts: Part I deals with the history of religion; Part II takes up the study of the psychology of religion; Part III, the philosophy of religion. Credit, l~ hours Pre-requisite, None T., 2-4 P. M.; Th., 1-2 P. M., McDowell 32. P11.0FESSOR ALLES. 34. Locke, Berkeley, Hume~ Given in 1927-28 and in alternate years. An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of the original works. Pre-requisite, Philosophy 21-22 or 31-32 Hours to be arranged. Credit, 1 ~ hours PROFESSOR ALLES. ·1 I �'l CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 46 41-42. Social Psychology. Kant, Fichte, Schopenhauer. Government in the United States. A study of the federal, state and municipal governments Credit, 3 hour~ : Pre-requisite, None Fourth Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. 31-32. Comparative Governments. An examination of the structure and functioning of foreign governments. A one-term course in 1927-28. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours · Second Period; T., Th., S., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR WYCKOW. Constitution Law. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Political Science 21-22. Credit, 41-42. 1~ hours Political Theory. International Law. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Pre-requisite, Political Science 21-22 or 31-32 Credit, 1~ hours Psyclu.ology The requirements for a general major in Psychology and Philosophy follow: Psychology 21-22, 31-32; Education 42; Philosophy 21-22, 31-32; History 29-30; Biology 13-14. 21-22. A survey of some of the unusual mental phenomena such as psychoses, hysteria, multiple personality, hypnotism, spiritism, etc. Credit, 1~ hours Pre-requisite,. Psychology 21-22 First Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 32. PROFESSOR BROWNING. III. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS GROUP PROFESSORS RIDGELY (chairman), BERNHARD, BINGLEY, EASON, GARRISON, TowNSEND, W ALus AND MR. GILBERT. Biology The requirements for a major in Biology are fifteen hours credit ' in Biology and five hours in Chemistry. · Beginning Zoology. An analysis of the theories of the nature, origm and functioning of a state, and present political problems. A one-term course in 1927-28. Pre-requisite, Political Science 21-22 or 31-32; 33. Credit, 3 hours Second Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 35. PROFESSOR WYCKOW. 43. I Abnormal Psychology. Political Science 21-22. I' A study of the individual in his social aspects; the psychological factors involved in social relations, social adjustments and social contr.ol. Credit, 1~ hours Pre-requisite, Psychology 21-22. First Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 32. PROFESSOR BROWNING. . Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29 and years. Pre-requisite, Philosophy 31-32 and the instructor PROFESSOR ALLES. 33. I 47 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. General Psychology. An elementary course dealing with the general field of psychology; a study of mind in relation to the activities of the organism. Pre-requisite, None Credit, Third Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 34. PROFESSOR BROWNING. Primarily a pre-medical course; required for admission to standard medical schools. Two hours recitation or lecture and six hours laboratory through the year. Credit, 5 hours Pre-requisite, None Second Period, M., W., Recitation, McDowell 1; Sixth to Eighth Periods, T., Th., Laboratory. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. PROFESSOR· TOWNSEND. General Biology. General principles of the scien<;e. A course for stude!lts electing only one year of Biology, and a foundation for further Biology courses if desired. Three hours recitation and four hours laboratory throughout the year. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 5 hours Fourth Period, M., W., F., Recitation; Sixth and Seventh Periods, W. F., Laboratory. Laboratory fee $5 per semester. PRoFEssoR RmGELY. Advanced Courses: One year of college Biology is pre-requisite to all courses listed below : Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. Three hours recitation and four hours laboratory; first semester. Credit, 2~ hours Third Period, M., W .. F., Recitation, McDowell 1; Fourth and Fifth Periods, T., Th., Laboratory. Laboratory fee $5. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. I: i11 11!1 .•. 1 1· 11 11 I' I I: I �·1 ·1 22. Vertebrate Embryology. Second semester. Hours, credit, laboratory fee as Biology 21, which is a pre-requisite. PRoFEssoR RmGli:.LY. 31. Micro-biology. Study of Bacteria and related organisms in relation t ; medicine and daily life. Three hours recitations th · first semester. Third Period, M., W., F., McDowell 1. Credit, 1~ PROFESSOR TOWNSEND. 33. Biological Technique. Two hours laboratory the first semester. Omitted in\ 1928-29. . Credit, ~ hour Sixth and Seventh Periods. Monday. Laboratory fee,· $2.50. PROFESSOR TOWNSEND. 34. Genetics. Second semester. ology 31. Hours, credit, etc., same as PROFESSOR TOWNSEND. 36. Physiology. Text-book study· of Human Anatomy and Physiology,: Two hours recitation the second semester. Omitted in' 1928-29. Credit, 1~ hours. Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 1. PllOFESSOR TOWNSEND. 41. CATALOGUE.OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 48 Seminar. An introductory course in which the underlying principles and phenomena of chemistry are studied. ~ perimental lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. These lectures are supplemented by laboratory work which is in part introductory to Qualltative Analysis. Two hours lecture, one hour recitation, four hQurs laboratory per week. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 5 hours Third Period, M. W., Lecture; (a) Third Period F., (b) Fifth Period, F., Recitation; (a) Laboratory, Fourth and Fifth Periods, T., Th.; (b) Laboratory, Sixth and Seventh Periods, T., Th., Woodward Hall. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, PROFESSORS RIDGELY AND TOWNSEND. Histology. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928"29. Two hours recitation, two hours laboratory, both esters. Special Pre-requisite, Biology 22 Fourth Period, M., W., Recitation; Sixth and Seventh' Periods, M., Laboratory. Laboratory fee, ester. PROFESSOR TOWNSEND. Chemistry The requirements for a major in Chemistry follow: Physics 21•. 22; Mathematics 21-22; Chemistry 11-12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 33-34 and either 43-44 or 45-46. Students planning to go to a Medical School ar.e requ!red .t . take Chemistry 33-34, and if going to the J ohm; Hopkins. Umvers1 or to any Grade A medical college, they are strongly- advised to ta Chemistry 21 and 32. I 11 I General Chemistry. w AU.IS AND MR. GILBERT. 21. Qualitative Analysis. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns" and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met witfi. in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hour lecture and recitation and six hours laboratory work per week. Pre-requisites, Chemistry· 11-12 Credit, 2~ hours Second Period, T., Th., Recitation or Lecture; Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, W., F., Laboratory; Woodward Hall. Laboratory fee, $15 and breakage. PROFESSOR WALLIS AND MR. GILBERT. Review of current literature in Biolo.gy. One hour a week the first semester. Credit, 7.30 P. M., Wed., Recitation. 43-44. 11-12. ~ 22. Quantitative Analysis Part I. The theory and practice of typical Gravimetric Analysis, chiefly the analysis of simple salts and minerals. The course involves about eight hours of laboratory work in addition to one hour lecture or conference. . Credit, 2~ hours Pre-requisite, Chemistry 21 Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, W., F .. Laboratory; S.econd and Third Periods, S., Laboratory; Secm;1d Period, Th., Lecture. Laboratory fee, $10 and breakage. PROFESSOR BERNHARD AND MR. GILBERT. 31. Quantitative Analysis, Part IL Continuation of Part I, including typical volumetric analysis of salts, minerals and allov. One hour lecture and eight hours laboratory per week. Pre-requisite, Chemistry 22 Credit, 2~ hours Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, W., F., Laboratory'; Second and Third Periods, S., Laboratory; Second Period, Th., Recitation. Lal>oratory fee, $10 and breakage. · · PROFESSOR BEll.NHAJID. �, CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. SQ. 32. I 51 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 45-46. Physical Chemistry. This course includes such topics as the thermodynamic laws; the gaseous, liquid and solid states of matter, physical mixtures; theory of dilute soluti-ons; modern theory of the structure of matter; chemical statics and dynamics, thermochemistry, etc. In the laboratory students study the behavior of solutions, determine molecular weights by physical methods, measure velocities of reactions and determine solubilities, conductivity, etc. Three lectures and one four-hour laboratory period per week. Pre-requisite, Chemistry 21 Credit, 20 hours First Period, M., W., F., Lecture; Sixth through the Ninth Periods, W., Laboratory, Woodward Hall. Laboratory fee, $5 and breakage. PROFESSOR 41-42. BERNHARD AND MR. I The requirements for a major in Mathematics follow: Mathematics 11-12, 21-22, 31-32 and 41-42. Each student majoring in Mathematics must also take Physics 21-22. 11-12. PROFESSORS 21. ! I BINGLEY. Analytic Geometry. PROFESSOR 22. GARRISON. Differential and Integral Calculus. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of lengths of curves, areas, volumes, etc., centers of gravity and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite, Mathematics 21 Credit, 10 hours Second Period, M., W., F., McDowell 21. Advanced Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR WALLIS. GARRISON AND 1': Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line circle, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Pre-requisite, Mathematics 11-12 Credit, 10 hours Second Period, M., W., F., McDowell 21. History of Chemistry. This course is devoted to a more detailed study of such important chapters of Organic Chemistry as Theories of valency; isomerism; condensations; molecular rearrangements; organic chemistry of nitrogen. Readings in the original literature are assigned. Certain preparations chosen from text-books and the original literature, and Quantitative Organic Analysis form the laboratory work of the first semester. During the second semester students majoring in chemistry are expected to solve some small research problem in the laboratory. Two lectures and six hours laboratory work per week. Credit, 5 hours First Period, T., Th., Lecture; Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, T., Th., Laboratory. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. This course aims to give a general survey of Trigo~ nometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the general ideas underlying the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Pre-requisite, None Credit, 3 hours Third Period, M., W., F.; Second Period, T., Th., S.; Fourth Period, M., W., F.; Second Period, M., W., F.~ Fourth Period, T. Th,., S., McDowell 21 and 22. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. A reading course, papers and conference. Pre-requisite, Chemistry 21; 33-34 Credit 1 hour 43-44. I I Mathematics GILBERT. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. I I I PROFESSOR WALLIS. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours lecture and recitation and six hours laboratory per week. Pre-requisite, Chemistry 11-12 Credit, 5 hours Third Period, T., Th., Lecture; Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, T., Th., Laboratory. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. r Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. An advanced course. Continuation of Chemistry 32. Electrochemistry, Thermochemistry, Equilibrium, velocity of reactions, catalysis, etc. Laboratory fee, $15 and breakage. Credit, 5 hours PROFESSOR WALLIS. 33-34. Advanced Physical Chemistry. PRoFEssoR 24. GARRisoN. Descriptive Geometry. Omitted in 1927-28; to be given 1928-29. Problems of the straight line and plane, curved surfaces, intersections, development of surfaces, etc. Pre-requisite, Mathematics 12 Credit, 10 hours PROFESSOR GARRISON. I I I '1 1 �,. 5.2 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. ZS. The Mathematics of Finance. 31-32. Electricity and Magnetism. Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. Credit, 1~ hours Pre-requisite, None Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 22. Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science this course leads through their practical application by easy steps into the more highly mathematical field of Modern Theory. Pre-requisite, Physics 21-22 and Mathematics 21-22 Math. 21-22 may be taken concurrently Credit, 5 hours Third Period, T., Th., S., Recitation; Fourth and Fifth Periods, T., Th., Laboratory, McDowell 2. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Z6. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. •Pre-requisite, None Credit 1~ hours Fourth Period, M., W., F., McDowell 22. ' PROFESSOR EASON. 41-42. Physical Optics. PROFESSOR BINGLEY•. This course goes into the subject of light very thoroughly both from the physical and mathematical view points and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He wiU be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite, Physics 21-22, 31-32; Mathematics 11-12, 21-22, 31-32; Chemistry 11-12, 21-22, 32 Periods to be arranged. Credit, 5 hours Laboratory fee, $10 per semester. 31-32. Advanced Calculus and Mechanics. An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to differential equations and theoretical mechanics. !he al?plications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Credit 3 hours Pre-requisite, Mathematics 21-22 Third Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 22. ' PROFESSOR BINGLEY. 41-42. Mathematical Analysis. A course in advanced calculus, with an introduction to functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite, Mathematics 31-32 Credit 3 hours Third Period, T., Th., S., McDowell 22. ' PROFESSOR EASON. 43-44. Theory of Heat. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisite, Physics 21-22, Mathematics 11-12, 21-22, 32; Chemistry 11-12, 21-22, 32 Credit, 5 hours Periods to be arranged. Laboratory fee, $10 per semester. Physics The requirements for a major in Physics follow: Physics, 21-22 31-32, 41-42, 43-44; Mathematics 11-12, 21-22, 31-32; Chemistry 11-12: 21-22, 32. 21-22. PROFESSOR EASON. Elements of Physics. This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound and Light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with and an explanation of the natural phenomena which envelope his daily life. Pre-requisite, Mathematics 11-12 (or no pre-requisite if Mathematics 11-12 be taken concurrently). Credit, 5 hours Fifth Period, M., W., F., Recitation, McDowell 2; Laboratory (a) section, Sixth and Seventh Periods, T., Th., (b) section, Sixth and Seventh Periods, W., F. Laboratory fee, $5 per semester. PROFESSOR EASON. 53 IV. NAVAL SCIENCE* CAPTAIN FERGUSON, LIEUT.-COM. BATTLE, LIEUT. CALHOUN. All students enrolled in these courses are required to drill two hours a week, on Monday from 2 to 4, in addition to the recitation hours specified. 31-32. Third Year Course. Navigation; ordnance and gunnery; seamanship. 41-42. Fourth Year Course. Ordnance and gunnery; military law; strategy, tactics, and international law. *Enrollment for these courses has been closed and the subject wiU not be given after 1928-29. I i ': I �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. V. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 55 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION PROFESSOR ROGERS, MR. RIGGS. Physical Education and Hygiene. A two years' course" three hours a week, required of all students, such r_eqmrement to be fJ-llfilled during the first two years m collegs. A physical examination is required of all _entering_ men. All v;:;rsity men are excused from takm~ reqmred work while reporting regu. larly. for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall, apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball basketball and othe_r. competitive sp_orts in the winter,' with outdoor comp_ehhve sports agam in the spring. Students ~ho £:iii to fulfill the requirements in Physical Education will not be allowed to graduate. Second, Third and Fourth Periods, M .. W., F., and T., Th., S., Gymnasium. · Credit, 1 hour St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well .as high standards of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged, and the Student Council deals with many questions of student control. Any undergraduate who is unable to cooperate in maintaining these standards may be dismissed from: the college. Honor Regulations: Any reported violation of honor in college work is dealt with by a joint committee of the faculty and the students, which imposes the maximum penalty of dismissal from college in case of the conviction of a Senior, Junior or Sophomore; and of suspension for six months in the case of a Freshman, for the first offense, and of dismissal for the second offense. Amount of Work Permitted: A Freshman may carry a maximum of 18 credits of work with the exception of the pre-medical course where 20 credits will be required. The maximum amount of work which upper classmen may carry is as follows: If an upper classman has an average in the preceding semester of C, he may be allowed to carry courses amounting to 22 credits. In no case may this amount of work be exceeded. The minimum amount of work which a student may carry is 13 credits, including Physical Education. Examinations: Informal examinations of all classes are held at the end of each mid-semester period. The regular semester examinations are held about February 1 and at the end of the college year. Reports: Reports are sent to parents after the midsemester and semester examination and also to the faculty advisers. Students who are failing will be called before the Scholarship Committee. �:1 56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Marks: The scale of marks is as follows: A, excellent; B, very good; C, fair; D, passing; E, condition; F, failure; I, incomplete. zero. Three tardy marks will be recorded as one unexcused absence. Continued absence in any course will be reported to the Dean for his action. Students taking three unexcused absences from a three-hour course or five unexcused absences from a five hour course will be dropped from the course. Unexcused absences immediately before or following a holiday will count double. Any student who receives an E in the first semester examinations is allowed a re-examination within two weeks. Any student who receives an E in second semester examinations is allowed a re-examination in September, as indicated on the College Calendar. Any student who receives an F in a semester examination must drop the subject in which he has received this grade. If this subject is required in his course, he must take it over again the next time it is given. Change of Courses: No student may drop a course without the consent of his faculty adviser, the instructor givin·g the course, and the Dean. No student may register for a new course after Registration Day, except with the permission of the Dean. Exclusion from College: Any student who in the semester examinations has received an F in two courses, or failed to pass nine hours' work, or, at the end of the year has failed to pass sufficient work to continue with his class, may be dropped from the college. Before being so dropped, the student will be given a hearing before the Scholarship Committee of the faculty. Furthermore, the college reserves the right to exclude at any time students whose conduct or academic standing it regards as undesirable, and without assigning any further reason therefor; in such cases, the fees due or which may have been paid in advance to the college will not be refunded or remitted, in whole or in part, and neither the college nor any of its officers shall be under any liability whatsoever for such exclusion. Election of Courses by Upper-Classmen: Every student of the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes is required to submit to the Dean during the last week of May the studies he proposes to take during the next college year, with the signed approval of his adviser. A fee of two dollars will be required of anyone indicating his choice of courses later than that date. Advisers: On October 15th each Freshman will leave at the office of the Dean the names of members of the faculty whom he prefers to have for adviser, in order of preference. At the end of his first year each student will designate his major subject, and will be assigned a professor in that subject as his adviser for the rest of his college course. Assignment of advisers will be made-as far as possible in ' accordance with the student's preference. Illness: All cases of illness must be reported promptly to the college physician. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the infirmary for the period of their illness. The college physician maintains regular daily hours at the infirmary at which time his services are available without extra charge. The student medical fee covers cases of illness which can be treated at the college. Attendance at Classes: Attendance is required at all classes. Absences are excused by the Dean only in case of illness reported by the college physician, or unavoidable necessity. Every unexcused absence will be recorded as 57 Late Registration: A fine of $5.00 in addition to other fees will be assessed against all students who fail to register on Registration Day. ! GENERAL INFORMATION Church Attendance The college encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six dmrches and a synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. They are, with their respective pastors: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Meth- �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. odist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. R. W. H. Weech; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Frederick H. Graeper; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. James J. Lynch; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. B. Leavit. Alumni Association Officers: Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, President; T. West Oaggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the association are at 405-7 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Local associations are organized throughout the country. Student Activities The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Student Council and the approval of the Social Activities Committee. The principal organizations through which these activities are carried on follow : Student Council: In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of selfgovernment. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Particularly this council has supervision over questions of student conduct. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, one Sophomore, and one Freshman. Officers for the year 1927-1928 are: Arthur C. Elgin, 28, President; J. R. Roseberry, Jr., '28, Secretary. Athletics: The Athletic Council consists of five alumni, two faculty members, two students and the Director of Physical Education. It has general supervision over all sports. Director of Physical Education: Raymond W. Rogers. Alumni Members: T. West Claggett, '91; Amos F. Hutchins, '06; Peter B. Blanchard, '98; Elmer G. Parsly, '06. Faculty Members : Reginald · H. Ridgely, Thomas P. Brockway. CATALOGUE .OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Student Members: Henry C. Zouck, '28; berry, Jr., '28. J. 59 R. Rose- Varsity schedules are played in football~ basketball, lacrosse, baseball, track and tennis. The students also engage in boxing, fencing, and wrestling although no intercollegiate schedule is maintained. Two improved athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. 1 II I I Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All college students maintaining the necessary scholastic average are permitted to engage in varsity sports. Publications : The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The Rat-Tat. The Collegian, a newspaper published by the undergraduates, appears regularly once a week and in occasional special numbers. The student publications are free of faculty supervision. An alumni bulletin is published twice a year. Fraternities: The Delta Omicron Society, limited to members of the Junior and Senior classes, elects each year a few men distinguished for their qualities of character and leadership. Two national fraternities, Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Alpha (Southern) and one local fraternity, Phi Delta Sigma, have houses on the campus. About a third of the students are fraternity men. Dramatics: "English 49-50," a course in play production, will present at least two plays a year. It is open to all undergraduates. Orchestra: The students maintain both a symphony orchestra and a dance orchestra, each under its own director. The dance orchestra, "The Collegians," plays at college functions and performs at out-of-town engagements in the interest of the college. AW ARDS AND PRIZES Commencement Honors : The following Seniors, in order of academic standing, were awarded Commencement Honors in 1927: Ira Fulton Catlin, Charles William Hass, ri �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. William E. L. Lush, Lee Harvey Nichols, Jr., Howard William Gilbert, F. Lester Smith, Jr., Howard Vernon Rice, Louis Dorsey Clark, Edward James Lush, David Holmes Andrew. To the student writing the best essay the Colonial History of Maryland, $15. Offered by the Rev. James M. Magruder, D. D. Not awarded in 1927. 6Q Prizes: The following prizes are awarded: To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his college course, a gold medal. Offered by th.e Board of Visitors and Governors. Awarded in 1927 to: Ira Fulton Catlin, Class of 1927. To the two members of the Junior Class who attain the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1927 to Louis L. Snyder and James T. Clark, Class of 1928. To the two members of the Sophomore Class who attain the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholar~hips for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1927 to William Walls and Everett Amos, 'Class of 1929. To the two members of the Freshman Class who attain the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for· the succeeding year. Awarded in 1927 to Isadore N. Gecenok and Edward J. Dwyer, Class of 1930. · To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered by Rev. Martin Aigner, D. D. Awarded in 1927 to Ira Fulton Catlin, Class of 1927. To the member of the Senior Class who composes and delivers the best original oration, $20. Offered by the Alumni Association. Awarded in 1927 to William Jackson Humphreys, Class of 1927. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college during the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Awarded in 1927 to J. R. Roseberry, Jr., Class of 1928. To the member of the Senior Class who submits the best essay on the subject of World Peace, $15. Offered from the Mrs. Blair T. Scott Memorial Fund. Awarded in 1927 to Ira Fulton Catlin, Class of 1927. 61 on To the student showing the greatest proficiency in Bible study, $25. Offered as a memorial to Otis H. Draper. Not awarded in 1927. To the members of the Freshman Class who wins the public speaking contest between members of the class, a gold medal. Offered by Mr. Ridgely P. Melvin. Not awarded in 1927. To the student who shall compose the best essay on , "The Principles of Free Government," $25. Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. A warded in 1927 to James Willard McCauley, Class of 1929. T~ the student writing the best history of St. John's College, $100. Offered by Dr. Jamea Bordley, Jr., for 1926-27. Awarded to William E. L. Lush, Class of 1927. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. Awarded in 1927 to William Jackson Humphreys, Class of 1927. To the member of the Senior Class who has made the greatest progress in his Senior Year over the previous thr~e year's average, a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta Sigma fraternity. Awarded in 1927 to Louis Dorsey Clark, Class of 1927. To the student making the best record in the study of History for the year: $10 in gold. Offered by Professor C. W. Stryker. Awarded in 1927 to James T. Clark, Class of 1928. To the President ©f the Student Council for the ensuing year, a gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu ·chapter, Kappa Alpha fraternity. Awarded in .1927 to Arthur C. Elgin, Class of 1928. · 1 [ �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. STUDENT ENROLLMENT Graduate Student Seniors-Class of 1928 Jesse E. Smith Ellicott Cit)' Erlanger, Ky. Baltin101·e Baltimore Baltimore Poolesville Reisterstown Easton New Haven, Conn. Baltimore Olney Baltimore Columbia, S. C. Grundy, W. Va. Louis L. Snyder Ernst Stolpe1· Franklin 'I'. Willing Henry C. Zouck A•H•a,olis Goettingen, Germany Nat1ticflke Glyndon James T. Clark George Whitson Cook David F. Crowley, Jr. Ralph Edwin Darley Wm. Henry Eisenbrandt Arthur C. Elgin Olin Grimes Charles Leslie Haum1<1111! Harold J. Higll'ins Edmond Hollin11"SW0rtll Wm. Rodgers Hoyle J a.mes F. 11Cille1· James Royal Roseberry, Jr. I lla11dnll Phi Sigma Kup1m Housr. King William's Hall Pili Sig1<1a Kappa Hons" 2 Randall Hall 'l(ing William's Hall 18 Randall Hull J>hi Delta Sigma House 22 Pinkney Hull King. William's lfnll King William's Hall Ka1>1>a Alpha Mnu•• Kappa Alpha House Non-Residenl 37 Pinkne7 Hall l'hi Delta Si11:ma Honie 6 Randall Hall Kappa A111ha Hou••' Juniors-Class of 1929 Granville Q. Adams Everett Amos E. Stanley Bogert John ·w. Boucher Hackett Turner Bramhle Alfred D. Charles J. Oliver Clark Harold N. Clements Richard W. Comegys Eugene Cozzolino Harold Edward Cross Walter Benlock Esley Gcorll'e Herbert Fooks Wm. Albert Gross Arthur Reuben Hart, Jr. Albion Hartwell Lewis A. Hester Frank P. Hunter, Jr. Samuel T. Jones Frank H. Kaplon Lanriston L. Keown Edwin W. Lowe J. M•rgan Lumpkin Pocomoke Kirklin, Ind. Ridgewoo.d, N. J_ GraHtsville Centreville Fedemlsburg Linthicum Heights Leechburg, Pa. Millington New Ha·uen, Conn. Braintree~ Mass. Bel Air Preston White Hall W•rrtnton, Va. G•rdner, Mass. Clarendtm, Va. Portsmouth, Va. Dare's Wharf Cumberland Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore l'hi Signm Ka1111a Day student 3 Randall Hall Kiqip:t Alpha Honso 17 Randall Hall 14 Pinkney Hall Day student Phi Sigma Kappa House 14 l'iulmey Hall l'hi Delta Sigma .Kappa Alpha House Phi Sigma Kappa Honse 34 Pinkney Hall 16 Randall Hall Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Delta Sigma House 18 Humphreys Hall Kappa Alpha House Phi Delta Sigma House 12 Randall Hall 6 Randall Hall 21 Pinkney Hall Phi Delta Sigma Hou•e CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. James Willard McCauley Malcolm Wayne McDivitt George W. McMurray Carl G. Merkel Reginald Calvert Orem Joseph A. Panzarella Walter Walker l'hillips Robert Renshaw Vernon P. Scheidt Hyman Schiff Joseph Schiff Ch0:.-Ios I. Somer·s Lawrence M. Taylor, Ji·. William S. Walls Chesapeake City Bolivar, N. Y. Marioh, Ohi~ Baltimore Cambridge Brooklyn, N_ Y. Camden, N_ J. Easton Baltimore AHnapo/is Annapolis Crisfield Perryman Ingleside 63 Phi Si&'ma Kappa House Phi Delta Sigma H ou•e 17 Humphreys Hall 2 Randall Kappa Alpha Hou1e King William's Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House 13 Pinkney Hall Phi Delta Sigma Day student Day student . 14 Randall Hall 34 Randall Hall 14 Randall Hall Sophomores-Class of 1930 Donald M. Augle Walter &cott Dail'd James Wilbur Darker Charles Robert Barth, Jr. J. Leslie Dasi! Vernon De,Vitt Dunce Peter A. Caratelli Roy S. Chamberlain Thomas Van Clagett, Jr. Robert Collier William H. Concn Paul Connington George Edward C1111aiff John Barbe Cupp Albion M. Dimaggio Edward James Dwye1· Ferdinand Fader Alexander Dixon Fo1111tai.11 Isadore N. Gecenok David R. Gillespie Ralph S. Guth Thomas F. Johnson Patrick D. Keating J. Sprightly Kelly Robert J. Klingenburg Arthur E. Landers, Jr. John A. McField Joseph L. Macaluao R. Ellis Mitchell Claxton J. O'Connor James G. O'Neil Matthew O'Neil, Jr. George Wm. Owings, Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Towson Harrisburg, Pa. Newark, N. }. A"'1apo/is Providenc~, R. L Rochester, Pa. Neiu Haven, Conn. UNer Marlboro Mt. Sterling, Ky. Bristol, Pa. Vineland, N. J. Weymouti., Mass. CydwJ•d, Pa. A11napoiis Norwalk, Conn. East Orange, N. J. Easton Salem, N. J. Sparrows Point Alle11town, Pa. Snow Hill Naugatuck, Conn. New Haven, ConnB1·ooklyn, New York Snow Hi/I Brookline, Mass. Anna,olis Jforbury Baltimore Annapolis Los Angeles, Cal. Owings King William's Hall Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Delta Sigma House Day student Phi Delta Sigma Rouse 10 Pinkney Hall 35 Pinkney Hall 42 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House 30 Pinkney Hall 12 Pinkney :Kall Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Delta Sigma House Day student Phi Siima Kappa House 19 Randall Hall Phi Siima Kappa liouse 27 Pinkney Hall 12 Pinkne:r Hall Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Sigma Kappa House King William's Hall 17 Humphreys Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Sigma Kappa House 28 Pinkney Hall Day student 42 Pinkney Hall 26 Humphreys Hall Day student 35 Pinkney Hall Phi Siima Kappa House �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Leoter H. Palmer Wilbur S. Phillipa Samuel B. Purdie ttalph Milton Race Albet·t Irwin Rusteberg George Newton Scatchard Clement Wm. S1>ring Wa1·1·en Albert Stuckey l~dward Young Pittsville Sali1bury AnnoJiolis Frostburg AnnaJiolis Oneonta, N. Y. Laconia, N. H. Her1hey, Pa. River SJirings 28 Pink11e1 Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House Day student 26 Pinkney Hall Day student 22 Pinkney Hall 26 Humphreys Hall Pbi Delta Sigma 16 Ra11dall Hall Wm. Gordon Halstead Calvin Harrington, Jr. Wm. Johnson Harrington L. Barnett Hildebrand Edward Burgess Hines Snowden Hoff, Jr. :Robert White Johnson Samuel S. lic:atsef Daniel Edward Keller, Jr. Emanuel Klawans Edward Am.drew Kimpel, Jr. 22 Randall Hall 10 Randall Hall 11 Randall Hall 23 Pinkney Hall 13 Randall Hall 6 Pinl1eny Hall Kappa Alpha House 38 Pinkney Hall 8 Randall Hall 3 Randall Hall Day student 9 Pinkney Hall Day student 16 Pinkney Hall 24 Randall Hall Day student 21 Humphreys Hall 17 Randall Hall 11 Randall Hall 5 Randall Hall 11 Pinkney Hall 23 Randall Hall 23 Pinkney Hall 19 Pinkney Hall 18 Pinkney Hall 12 Pinkney Hall 9 Randall Hall Kappa Alpha House 18 Randall Hall 32 Pinkney Hall Day student 27 Pinkney Hall 19 Randall Hall 27 Humphreys Hall Phi Sicma Kappa House Day student 23 Pinkney Hall 27 Humphreys Hall 25 Humphreys Hall Jame!Kinir Wm. James Klug; Jr. Preston Shirley Leonard Carl Thaddeus Lindell Joseph Leon Lingo Edwin Leroy Lotz Wm. Albaugh McComas Bob Malcolm McDonald Hal Hardwick McDonald Leonard Hugh McGlincy William McKnight Charle• Maxwell Frederick M. Mi~r Robert Maurice Miller, Jr. Albert Hutt Moore Lawrence Luther Monnett, Jr. James Deal Morris Richard Chanlee Mattu Herbert Francis Myers, Jr. Harry Edgar Nicholson, Jr. Vernon Joseph Novicki Elmer Raymond Noyer Arthur Bernard O'Hara Lewis D. Patton James M. Paulmier J. Leverton Noble Payne Robert Baaman Pool Joan H. Hewitt Poole Joseph Davis Powell, Jr. William W. Quinn Furman Wm. Richards J. Graham Ridgely Henry Brunt Reipe Ear1 R. Rockefeller Louis Rosenbusch, Jr; Harry Robert Rudy Clarence A.Jexander Scheipers Rudolph Schmick I ess Arnold Scott Freshmen-Class of 1931 ,,I 11 i 11 l~ 11 I I !1 ,111 il'!I II' I 11 I ill ,111 t1 11 !I \1['I Ill illl llil ,'l]!j!I 11\\!I 1l!l!i Alla11 C.:arl Auderson Thomas Gordon Andrew William T. Armacost Charles E. Athey Richard Franklin Atkinson Harold Hawes Badger James Shellman Baer Caoimir Thomas Beksinski George Louis Beneze Ryle L. Benson John A. Bernstein Stanley F. Bishop Norman L. Boettcher Herman Borchers Philip I. Bowman Richard Tilghman Brice Jacob Edmund Bull James Winfred Bull William P. Campbell, Jr. Paul Samuel Canfield Samuel P. Chew, Jr. Raymond King Christie Alfred Halstead Cockshott Henry Allen Czelusniak. David 0. Davidson Gocgan Aucustine DeZavalla Joshua Lemuel Dryden Thomas Elliott Dryden Wilbur R. Dulin Robert Dunne Eccleston Matthew Strohm Evans Robert Pratt Exford Louis Jefferson Field1 Howard Lee 'Voodward Forsyth John Robert Fountain Louis Harwood Green Wm. Oliver Gregc Georire K&y Hacaman Stanley Stevens Hall Lyn•, Mass. Baltimore Hampstead Baltimore Trenton, N. J. Brockton, Mass. Baltimore Baltimore Baltimor• Westminster AnnaJiolis Baltimore Annapolis Baltimore Harrisburg Annapolis Bel Air Bel Air Hagerstown West Haven, Conn. West River W oodlyn, Pa. Jamestown, N. Y. ChicoP,e, Mass. Baltimore Washington, D. C. Salisbury Baltimore AHnapolis Ridgway, Pa. Sherwood Foresl Pittsfield, Mass. Crisfield Ne·macoliK, Pa. Eosto• Wheeling, W. Va. Relay Baltimore West Haven, Conn. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Providimce, R. I. Cambridge Cambridge A.11nold Baltimore Baltimore Salisbury Annapolis AnnaJiolis Annapolis Baltimore Baltiml'Jre Ridgewood, N. J. Feeding HUis, Mass. Cumberl.,.d Miltote, Del. Ellicott City Bel Air Ithaca, N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y. BridgeJiorl, N. J. Palmyra, N. J. Fl. Lauderdale, Fla. Baltimore Balitmore Ba.Ztitnore Baltimore Balti•nore Baltimore Hachxsacll, N. J, UJ!Ji•r Marl•oro Baltimore Ni!W Bedford, Mass. Everett, Ma.ss. Montclair, N. ], Bristol, Pa. Preston Baltimore A•-Jiolis Columbi•, S. C. Crisfield West Haven, Conn. AnnaJiolis Baltimore West Haven, Conn. Baltimore Hagerstown Lawrence, Mass. Preston La. Grange, Ky. 65 20 Pinkney Hall 14 Humphreys Hall 19 Humphreys Hall Day student 10 Randall Hall 22 Pinkney Hall 15 Humphreys Hall Day student Day student Day student 32 Pinkney Hall 32 Pinkney Hall 44 Pinkney Hall 7 Randall Hall 2 Pinkney Hall 26 Humphreys Hall 24 Humphreys Hall 4 Randall Hall 15 Pinkney Hall 15 Pinkney Hall 20 Pinkney Hall 7 Randall Hall 23 Randall Hall 13 Randall Hall 13 Humphreys Hall 39 Pinkney Hall 33 Pinkney Hall 16 Pinkney Hall 1 Pinkney Hall 29 Pinkney Hall 18 Randall Hall 321 Pinkney Hall 41 Pinkney Hall 20 Humphreys Hall King William's Hall 29 Pinkney Hall 26 Pinkney Hall 36 Pinkney Hall D•y studettl 22 Humphreys Hall 19 Randall Hall Phi Delta Sigm& House Day Student 17 Pinkney Hall 25 Humphreys Hall 5 Pinkney Hall 21 Randall Hall 8 Pinkney Hall 34 Pinkney Hall 35 Pinkney Hall 'I r �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. James Edward Shoemaker James Henry Shreve, Jr. Horace Hughes &now, Jr. John M. Snyder E. Stanley Starzyk Guy Wilmer Stonestreet Edwin Hugh Sudduth, Jr. James Upshur Thompson George Wilson Tilghman, Jr. Charles Townshend Allison C. Trader Edmund Turner Glenn H. Warner George White Watson Frederick A. Weisheit, Jr. W ardan Garris Wells Charles M. West, Jr. George Wirt Wilson, Jr. \Vm. Grason Winterbottom, Jr. Albert J. Zimmerman John Zouc1', Jr. Altoona, Pa. Clinton Truro, Mass. Bellevue, Pa. Chicopee, Mass. Brooklyn, N. Y. Lynchburg, Va. Cambridge Safrsbury Da~·idsonville Re'uc!l Ward our Deposit, N. Y. Washington, D. C. Towson Washington, D. C. Centreville Elkins, W. Va. Cambridge Frederick Glyndon 35 Pinkney Hall 12 Randall Hall 45 Pinkney Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House 19 Pinkney Hall 21 Randall Hall 11 Humphreys Hall 21 Randall Hall 9 Randall Hall Day Student Day Student 21 Humphreys Hall 29 Humphreys Hall ,24 Humphreys Hall Kappa Alpha House 39 Pinkney Hall 17 Randall Hall 15 Humphreys Hall 14 Humphreys Hall 15 Randall Hall 21 Humphreys Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 6 Pinkney Hall 40 Pinkney Hall 11 Pinkney Hall 13 Humphreys Hall 28 Humphreys Hall 25 Pinkney Hall 44 Pinkney Hall 23 Humphreys Hall 21 Humphreyiliall 3 Pinkney Hall 18 Randall Hall 45 Pinkney Hall 28 Humphreys Hall 44 Pinkney Hail 4 Pinkney Hall 40 Pinkney Hall 9 Pinkney Hall 19 Pinkney Hall 8 Pinkney Hall 20 Randall Hall 8 Randall Hall 15 Randall Hall Day Student 10 Pinkney Hall 30 Pinkney Hall Cumberland New London, Conn. Cumberland Baltimore Gardner, Mass. Nanticoke, Pa. 9 Pinkney Hall 7 Pinkney Hall 23 Humphreys Hall 22 Humphreys Hall 20 Pinkney Hall 23 Pinkney Hall 7 Pinkney Hall 18 Pinkney Hall Special Students Annapolis Moravia, Czechoslovakia New York City North Carolina Day Student 44 Pinkney Hall 29 Pinkney Hall 16 Humphreys Hall Foreign Scholars Joseph Kovar Ernst Stolper Summary of Enrollment SENIORS .•••••.••.••••••••••••......•...••••••••••••••.•••••.•••.••..• JUNIORS .•• , • , , , , • , , • , , , , , , • , , , . , , •• , , •• , , , • , •••••••.•• , ••. , .• , .. , , • , , FRESHMEN Joseph Anthony Waterbury, Conn. Hardburly, Ky. Lyndon Combs Frederick C. Constable Palmerton, Pa. Collingswood, N. J. Ernest I. Cornbrooks, Jr. Rowlesburg, W. Va. James Frederick Davis Caguas, Porto Rico Rafael Rivera de! Valle New Bedford, Mass. Joseph DeMello Baltimore Harry Stanley Emrich, Jr. Baltimore Bennett S. Ensor Cresson, Pa. Wm. Kenneth Flora Howard Re Vo Gendall Scotch Plains, N. J. Hartford, Conn. Alfred Joseph Gengras, Jr. Paul Franklin Giffin Rowlesburg, W .. Va. George J. Goldberg New Bedford, Mass. Willard J. Hahn Spenceport, N. Y. Edward B. Hollowell Edenton, N. C. Stephen M. Liana S catch Plains, N. l. Ernesto Lizardi Caguas, Porto Rico Edwin Elmer Lord Clark's Summit, Pa. Gordon J. McLean Everett, Mass. Robert MacCartee Washington, D. C. Ll. Maxwell Manley Canton, Pa. John Collinson Owens South River Vincent D. Padula Hartford, Conn. J. Lauderbach S. Pennington, Jr. Media, Pa. Joseph P. Sartori Brooklyn, N. Y. Jamaica, N. Y. David S. Jenkins Joseph Kovar Wm. Augamar Larner, Jr. Sanford S. N ea! 37 42 , •• , •• , , ••••••• , • , ••••• , ..•.• , , . , •.•• , , , • , , • , , , , • , •. , •...•• , 110 34 PRE· MEDICAL SPECIAL 18 ••.•••••• , • , •••.•••••••••• , •••..• , • , , , , , •. , , • , ••. , •. , , ••. , SOPHOMORES Special Pre-Medical Newark, N. l. Frank J. Scalera Anthony J. S'Cibelli Alonzo B. Slider Victor E. Smilgin James Edwin Tarbet, Jr. Joseph M. Warfield, Jr. Stephen Wolanski David Burns Zarr 67 •.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• TOTAL •.••••••••••.••• • • •• • • · • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • · • · 4 245 DEGREES CONFERRED, 1927 Bachelor of Arts Cum Honore et cum Laude Ira Fulton Catlin Cum Honor• Louis Dorsey Clark Cum Laude William E. L. Lush George DeGruchy Fox David Holmes Andrew D. Mershon Garrison,Jr. George Linn Bennett Bernard Francis Gessner Leonard J. Bock Howard William Gilbert Earl Rochester Bryant William Jackson Humphreys *Harry A. Carter Edward James Lush Henry Branch Clark Lee Harvey Nichols, Jr. Irvine Clayton Clingan Howard Vernon Rice Frank C. DeSantis F. Lester Smith, Jr. Joshua Andrew Ditman William Richard Williams George Linden Duffey *Diploma awarded as of Nov. 1, 1906. 1,1 111 " II 1! 1 11 1 Ill :I/ 'I I I �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Bachelor of Science INDEX Cum Laude Charles William Hass PAGE ,·i:~:l~!l!~~:.~~~f:~=~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: !~ Admission by .Examination...........·-··················································-·· 26 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE STUDENT BODY Maryland Pennsylvania Massachusetts ···························································· ·························································· ························································· New Jersey ........................................................... . New York ........................................................... . Connecticut .•........................................................... West Virginia Virginia District of Columbia · ························································· ······························································ ................................................... Kentucky ............................................................ . South Carolina ...................................................... . Rhode Island ························································· Indiana .............................................•................ Florida .................................................•............. Delaware ....................................•......••...... ·.· · .... · .. . North C2rolina ..................................................... . Ohio ...........................•......................... ············· New Hampshire .....................•..•..............•............... California ........................................................... . Porto Rico .........•...••..........•..........••.........• : ......... . Germany ..........................•............•.....•................ Czechoslovakia ...................•.................................•.. Total ............................. : ..•..... · ..... · · ·· ... · l:J() 22 17 16 13 14 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 245 Admission, Requirements for ................................-.............................. Admission on Condition.......................................................................... Advanced Standing ····-·---·-······················-·························.-····················· ' Advisers .........................................................................:.·-··········-············ .Alumni Association ................................................................................ Amount of Work Permitted.................................................................... , Art, Course in.........................................................,...................:.............. Athletic Fee .............................................................................................. , Athletics ···················--·······································································-······ , Attendance at Classes.............................................................................. . Awards and Prizes.................................................................................... , Bills, When Due.................·-····················-··············•···-·······················--i Biology, Courses in.................................................................................. ' Board of Visitors and Governors.......................................................... . Buildings and Equipment............................... ~··························--·········· 26 2·7 27 57 58 5l'i 35 :!9 59 511 59 29 47 7 22 · Character .................................................................................................... , Charges ····-··························································-·····································. Chemistry, Courses in.............................................................................. ·church Attendance ·········-···························-·················-·····-··--·-······- 26 29 48 57 :·.g~~e:g~ar~f c~~~;sees::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::=::::::=::::::::::=::::::::::=::::::: : g~::~~::~~~t t:;eo~::rd:::::=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: · Committees of the Faculty.................................................................... : Council, Student ...................................................................................... ·· Courses of Instruction..............·.............................................................. ' Courses, Change of.................................................................................... ·Courses, Election of by Upperclassmen............................................ _ Courses Required for Degrees.............................................................. Credit Units .............................................................................................. Dates of Payment of College Bills........................................................ Degrees........................................................................................................ Degrees Conferred June 9, 1927.............................,.............................. Dining Room ······-··········-····-······················-······································Dormitories ······················.·······-··············································-····-············ Economics, Courses in......................·-·······························-········------· Education, Courses in.............................................................................. English, Courses in.................................................................................. Enrollment, Student ·······················-··········-···-···'·········--·-··········-··+--Examinations ............................................................................................ Exclusion from College...............................·-···········-·-··························· Expenses ·······························································-··-······-·····················Faculty ........................................................................................................ Fees, Special ···················--------····-······-·············-,···-····-········-··········--··· Fraternities ···············-···································································'············ French, Courses in:........ ·-····-······-·············-·························-············-Freshman Courses ················--·····--·························································· General Information ·······-······-······-··-··-··-·····-··········-·······-····-········ German, Courses in.................................................................................. 5; 5: 16 58 35 57 57 31 26 29 24 67 22 22 42 43 36 62 55 56 29 11 29 59 38 32 57 39 �INDEX Graduate Students .................................................................................. Greek, Courses in...................................................................................... Historical Sketch .................................................................................... History, Courses in.................................................................................. Honors, Degrees with................................................................................ Honor Regulations ---·············-··········-······················································ Introduction to Literature...................................................................... Introduction to the Social Sciences..................................................... Laboratories .............................................................................................. Language, Literature and Art Group.................................................. Language Requirements ........................................................................ Latin, Courses in...................................................................................... Lecturers .................................................................................................... Library ........................................................................................................ Location and Transportation Facilities.............................................. Major Courses ............................................................................................ Marks ........................................................................................................... Mathematics, Courses in.......................................................................... Medical Fee ................................................................................................. Naval Science, Courses in ..............................................,....................... Officers of Adm1nistration...................................................................... Officers of the Board of Visitors and Governors.............................. Orchestra .................................................................................................... Philosophy, Courses in ...............,............................................................. Physical Education, Courses in ........................ ---······"·························· Physics, Courses in.................................................................................. Political Science, Course in.................................................................... Pre-Medical Curriculum .......................................................................... Presidents of the College........................................................................ Professional Preparation ......................................................................... Psychology, Courses in............................................................................ Publications .............................................................................................. Purpose of the College............................................................................ Late Registration .................................................................................... Reports ........................................................................................................ Requirements for Admission.................................................................. Requirements for Degrees...................................................................... Requirements for Major Courses.......................................................... Scholarships .............................................................................................. Science and Mathematics Group.......................................................... Social Science and Philosophy Group.................................................. Spanish, Courses in................................................................................... Special Fees .............................................................................................. Special Pre-Medical Course.................................................................... Special Students ...................................................................................... Student ActiTities ...................................................................................• Student Council ........................................................................................ Student Enrollment ................................................................................ Tuition ···············---------···············································-···························-··· Year Hour Credits.................................................................................... 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JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE 1928-1929 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND �1929 1928 JULY JANUARY 1930 JULY JANUARY COLLEGE CALENDAR slMl'l'lwl'l'iFls slMITlwlTIFls sjMjTlwfTIFls sjMjT/WjTjFjs 1234567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .... 6 7 LS 14 20 21 27 28 12345 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 . . . . .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . ...... 5 6 7 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28 1234 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 , 22 23 24 25 . 29 30 31 .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -'--'--'--'---'--'---I--'---'--'---'--'----!.:..; .. .. . . .. . . .. . . FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST ...... 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 to 111213 141516 t 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .... ........ 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 1415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .......... 121234567 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 1112 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 t 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCTOBER 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 ........... . 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . oo 00 o' o 0 0 o o I NOVEMBER ........ 4 5 6 7 111213 14 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 o o o o o • o' o o oo o o o o oo 'o •' o' oo oo NOVEMBER MAY 1 2 3 . . . . . . 1234. 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16171213H1516 17 18 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 .. 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 141516 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 o o oo· o o • o 'o o o 00 MAY ........ l 4 5 6 7 8 II 1112 13 141516 18 19 20 21 22 23 % 26 27 28 29 30 ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 1617 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . JUNE ............ 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 1112 13 14 16171819 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 DECEMBER Monday . .......... Examinations for admission and make-up examinations . September 18, Tuesday . .......... Registration of all students. 19, Wednesday ( 11 a. m.) . First half-year begins. Formal opening of College. September 20, Thursday . .......... Classes begin . 12-17 . • . . • . . . • . • . . . . . . September . . i,! November Hour-examinations . November 28, Wednesday ( 4 p. m.) . Thanksgiving recess begins. Sunday (4 p. m.) ..... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 2, 20 ( l p. m.) ........... Christmas recess begins . 1929 January 3, Thursday (1 p. m.) ..... Christmas recess ends. January 21-26 . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . Mid-year examinations. January 28, Monday ............. . Second half-year begins . 10 17 24 81 ........................................................ DECEMBER 17, December APRIL .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 .... 1 2 3 4 5 .... 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 1112 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14151617181920141516171819201314151617181913141516H1819 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . 28 29 30 . . . . . . . . 27 28 29 30 31 .... 27 28 29 30 . . . . . . Oo September November 5 6 7 8 12131415 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 .. MARCH OCTOBER APRIL 4 11 18 25 1928-1929 JUNE 112345671234567 8 8 9 10 1112 13 14 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ·~2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . ::io ..••..•••.•••.•.•••..•••••.•.......•....• February 22, Friday ............. . Washington's holiday. Birthday: March 18-23 ............. ; ...... March Hour-examinations. March 27, Wednesday (4 p. m.) ... Easter recess begins . April 3, Wednesday (5 p. m.) ..... Easter recess ends. May 24-31 ...................... Final examinations. June I-S .................•.••.•. Commencement. a �I 4 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 5 r SUMMER VACATION June 6 to September 15, inclusive BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS• 1929-30 I929 September 16, Monday . .......... Examinations for admission and make-up examinations. September 17, Tuesday ........... . Registration of all students. September 18, Wednesday (Ila. m.) . First half-year begins. Formal opening of College. His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ex-Officio. HERBERT NOBLE .............. IIS Broadway, New York, N. Y. Noble, Morgan, and Scammell, Attorneys-at-Law. Chairman. . WALTER H. BucK ..... 6o9 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. Vice-Chairman. September 19, Thursday .......... . Classes begin. November 9, Saturday ............ November Hour-examinations end. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS .. 1010 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. November 27, Wednesday (4 p. m.). Thanksgiving recess begins. }AMES A. WALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. Surgeon. Secretary. President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. Sunday ( 6 p. m.) ..... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 1, December 20, Friday (1 p. m.) ..... Christmas recess begins. WILLIAM WooowARD ....... II Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. President, Hanover National Bank. I930 January 5, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) ....... Christmas recess ends. January 20, JUDGE WALTER I. DAWKINS ... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Monday ............. . Mid-year examinations begin. January 25, Saturday ............ . Mid-year exatiJ.inations end. DR. }AMES A. NYDEGGER ........ University Club, Baltimore, Md. United States Public Health Service. January 27, Monday .........•... . Second half-year begins. February 22, Saturday ........... . Washington's Birthday: holiday. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. T. WEST CLAGGETT ........ 405 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. a Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. RIDGELY P. MELVIN .......................... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. March 8, Saturday .............. . March Hour-examination~ end. JOHN H. LATANE ............................. Baltimore, Md. April 16, Wednesday (4 p. m.) .... Easter recess begins. FRANK R. KENT ..................... The Sun, Baltimore, Md. April 23, Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) .•... Easter recess ends. May 23, Friday ...........•..... . Final examinations begin. May 29, Thursday . ............... Final examinations end. May 31, Saturday, to June 4, Wednesday . ......•...• ,,Commencement. Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, the Baltimore Sun. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. *The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are members of the.Board ex-offlcio. �6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DR. CHARLES C. MARBURY ................ Washington, D. C. Physician. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ..................... Washington, D. C. Mining Engineer. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .... II03 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER W. LABROT ...................... Annapolis, Md. Labrot & Company, Bankers. ELMER G. PARSLY ....... I4.2I Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. DR. JAMES BoRDLE,Y, JR ..... 330 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Physician. CHARLES B. ALEXANDER .... Standard Oil Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Alexander and Alexander, Insurance. DR. RAYMOND PEARL ......................... Baltimore, Md. Professor, Johns Hopkins University. CHARLES B. GILLET .. Light and Redwood Streets, Baltimore, Md. Gillet & Company, Bankers. EDWIN wARFIELD, JR.... rs East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Planning Committee DR. BORDLEY, Chairman MR. BUCK MR. HALSEY MR. HAMMOND MR. WooDWARD MR. DR. MR. DR. Buildings and Grounds MR. MR. LABROT, Chairman DR. DR. BORDLEY MR. MR. BUCK MR. JUDGE DAWKINS MR. wARFIELD LABROT LATANE PARSLY PEARL HALSEY HUTCHINS MELVIN PARSLY Faculty, Instruction, and Degrees DR. LATANE, Chairman. MR. BucK DR. PEARL MR. KENT DR. MARBURY R. T. H. HALSEY .............. Randall Court, Annapolis, Md. Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Elections to the Board MR. CLAGGETT, Chairman DR. HUTCHINS MR. KENT MR. JAMISON MR. MELVIN MR. wARFIELD Finance MR. WALTON, Chairman MR. ALEXANDER MR. GILLET MR. WooDw ARD MR. HAMMOND MR. LABROT MR. PARSLY Colonial Museums MR. HALSEY, Chairman MR. ALEXANDER D11. BORDLEY MR. LABROT MR. GILLET MR. HAMMOND MR. KENT 7 �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 FACULTY ENOCH BARTON GAREY ..................•. 59 Franklin Street . President OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION ENOCH BARTON GAREY, LL. D ............... 12 McDowell Hall President ROBERT EARLE BACON, A. M ................ II McDowell Hall Dean EDWIN HUNTER CROUCH .................. 9 Humphreys Hall Treasurer of the College }ANIE ELLIS MASON, A. M .................. II McDowell Hall Registrar and Secretary to the Dean LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian }AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D ................ 4 Randall Street College Physician MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS .............•.....6 Humphreys Hall Dire.ctor of Athletics EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ....................•...... Campus Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923,..- ROBERT EARLE BACON ............. The Stone House, Wardour Dean and Associate Professor of English Ph. B., Lafayette College, 1917; A. M., Harvard University, 1918. Instructor in English, Trinity College, Jan. 1919-June 1919, 1919-20; Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1920-28; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 1920-23 and 1927-28 ; Assistant Dean, Harvard College, 1923-28; Dean and Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, l92S-. JACOB BERNARD SEGALL .............. 206 Prince George Street Professor of Romance Languages B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, l8g6-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, l8g7-1900; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, lgz8-. CLARENCE WiLSON STRYKER ................ St. John's College Professor of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-. R. T. H. HALSEY •......................•.. ; •. Randall Court Professor of Fine Arts B. A., Princeton University, 1886; Honorary A. M., Columbia University, 1914; D. Litt., St. John's College, 1928. Chairman of the Library Committee of the New York Stock Exchange, 1912-24; Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1912-; Trustee in charge of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1924-; Professor of Fine Arts, St. John's College, 1928-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................ 2 Cumberland Court Professor of Bio!Ogy RAYMOND WILLARD ROGERS .............. 46 Southgate Avenue Professor of Physical Education B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. B. P. E., Springfield College, 1911. Director of Physical Education and Assistant Athletic Director, Drake University, 1911-12; Athletic Director, Des Moines Public Schools, 1913-14; Director of Physical Education and Assistant Coach, Iowa State College, 1915-20; Director of Physical Education and Assistant Coach, Grinnell College, 1920-25 ; Professor of Physical Education, St. John's College, 1925-. JoHN NORWOOD FERGUSON ..................... 4 Porter Row Professor ofNaval Science 11 Captain, United States Navy; graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1905. Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Physics United States Naval Academy; Professor of Naval Science, St. John'~ College, 1927-. MARION ALONZO EASON ...... , .............. 6 Franklin Street Assistant Professor of Physics E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. Student Engineer, General Electric Company, 1909-11; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 1911-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory Schools, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's Col1ege, 1927-. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ........... 248 Prince George Street Associate Professor of Mathematics B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Os~ka, Japan, 1910-13; Graduate Student, University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University 191~; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23 '. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate ~rofessor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-. THOMAS AusTIN FITZGERALD ............ II Southgate Avenue Assistant Professor of Romance Languages Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921. Instructor in Ancient and Modem Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14, Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18, Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21 ; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor jg Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-, HERMANN BERNHARD .................. 470 Southgate Avenue Associate Professor of Chenvistry Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg and Leipzig; Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; 01emical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25 ;. Assistant Professor of1 Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor, 1926-. Enw ARD JOSEPH O'KEEFE ........................ Carvel Hall Associate Professor of Naval Science Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy. Graduate United States Naval Academy, 1913; Associate Professor of Naval Science, St. John's College, 1928-. GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ....... State Capitol Bank Apartment Instructor in M ath:ematics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-. . 192--. JosEPH BusH KINGSBURY ................. 219 Hanover Street Associate Professor of Political Science B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1923. Fellow in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant in Political Science, Universit:y of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of Public Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1928-. �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 ADAM ALLES ............................ : .. 95 Charles Street :. Assistant Professor of Philosophy . :- THOMAS PARMELEE BROCKWAY ......•• 176 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of History B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, : 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. Student at the University ' of Berlin, 1922-23; Student at the University. of Paris, 1923-24; Holder of Sterling Fellowship and Assistant in Ethics, Yale University, 1924-25; Holder of University Fellowship, Yale University, 1925-26; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-. B. A., Reed College, 1921; B. Litt. (Modern History), Oxford University, Instructor in English, Oregon Agricultural College, 1921-22; Summer Course, University of Grenoble, 1924; Instructor in History, St. John's College, 1925-26; Acting Dean, January to September, 1928, Assistant Professor of History, 1926-. GEORGE FINDLAY WILLISON .•.............•. 53 Cornhill Street Instructor in Classics B. A., University of Colorado, 1918. Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, 1920-22; Instructor in Oassics, St. John's. College, 1928-. RICHARD SCOFIELD ............•...•.............. Brice House ' Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., 1919, M. A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. * FORD KEELER BROWN 53 Redcliffe Square, S. W. IO, London, England Associate Professor of English A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, . 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-. THEODORE MERRYMAN HATFIELD •.......... : ..... Brice House Assistant Professor of English B. A., Northwestern University, 1920; B. A., Oxford University, 1923; A. M., 1924, Ph.D., 1926, Harvard University. Dexter Traveling Scholar, Harvard University, 1925-26; Tutor in English, Harvard University, 1924-25, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of English, St. John's College, 1927-. VERTREES JuosoN WYCKOFF ...........•. 13 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics 1926-. * On leave of , absence-Guggenheim Fellowship, 1928-29. 1925. i MERRILL WILMER SEYMOUR .......... 124 Prince George. Street Instructor in Chemistry B. S., University of Minnesota, 1921; M. A., Princeton University, 1924; Ph. D., Princeton University, 1925. Assistant in Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1921-22; Assistant in Chemistry, Princeton University, 1922-25; Du Pont Fellow, Princeton University, 1923-24; Research Staff, Eastman Kodak Laboratories, 1924-28; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, ii' I ~ r I ! I' 1928-. EVERETT STANLEY WALLIS ..........•..•.•.... Pinkney House Associate Professor of Chemistry B. S., 1921, M. S., 1922, University of Vermont; M.A., 1924, Ph.D., 1925, Princeton University. Instructor in ·Chemistry, University of Vermont, 1921-22; Assistant in Chemistry, 1922-23, Graduate Scholar in Chemistry, 1923-24, Charlotte Elizabeth Proctor Fellow, 1924-25, Princeton University; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26 ; Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1926-. LEONARD ELLISON ARNAUD ......•.•.. 204 Prince George Street Instructor in Ramance Languages B. es L., University of Paris, 1922. Faculte de Droit, and Faculte des Lettres, University of Paris, 1922-23; Columbia University Law School, 1925-26; Graduate Study, Johns Hopkins University, 1927; Instructor in Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .......••...........••... Brice House Assistan.t Professor of Modern Languages Ph. D., University of Goettingen, · 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor, 1926-. Lours A LANDA ............•••. , .......... 219 Hanover Street Instructor in English B. A., University of Texas, 1923; A. M., Columbia University, 1926. Graduate Fellow, University of Texas, 1923-24; Instructor in English, Oklahoma A. and M., 1924-25; Instructor in English, University of Texas, 1926-28; Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1!)28-29. I �i CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 14 15 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ••.... II2 Duke of Gloucester Street: Assistant Professor of Biology COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY . Ph. B., University of Chicago, 1924; Ph.D., 1927. National Research .·. Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-. Advisory Council THE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I65 Green Street · Instructor in Biology · B. A., University of Oklahoma, 1924; M.A., University of Oklahoma, · 1928. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, .' University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-. Chairman THE DEAN MR. RIDGELY MR. STRYKER MR. BROCKWAY Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing Chairman MR. RIDGELY, MR. BACON WILLIAM ERNEST HINRICHS • • . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . 73 Conduit Street Committee on Curriculum Instructor in Psychology B. S., Haverford College, 1925. Instructor in Psychology, St. John's College, 1928-. MR. KINGSBURY THE DEAN, Chairman MR. BROCKWAY MR. ALLES MR. FITZGERALD MR. APPEL MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 450 West Street Dire.ctor of Athletics and Head Coach B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. Director of Physical Education, Suffolk City Schools, Suffolk, Va., 1921-27; Director of Athletics, Head Coach, Suffolk High School Athletic Teams, 1921-27; Assistant Director of Physical Education and Head Coach, St. John's College, 1927-· Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. STRYKER, MR. LANDA MR. ARNAUD Com.mittee on the Library Assistant Coach 1927-. Chairman THE DEAN WILLIAM FRANK STROMEYER . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I66 West Street B. S., St. John's College, 1916. Captain, U. S. A., Motor Transport, 1917-22; Assistant Professor Military Science and Tactics, University of Tennessee, 1921-22; Athletic Coach, St. John's College, 1922-23; Athletic Coach, Loyola High School, Baltimore, 1924-25; Athletic Coach, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1926-27; Assistant Athletic Coach, St. John's College, MR. HATFIELD MR. BERNHARD MR. HATFIELD, Chairman THE DEAN MR. BINGLEY MR. WYCKOFF Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. HALSEY, Chainnan THE DEAN MR. BINGLEY Committee on Student Activities MR. BACON, Chairman MR. KuEHNEMUND MR. ARNAUD MR. SEYMOUR MR. BROCKWAY l\ifR. HATFIELD l �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 Committee onPublic Information MR. BACON MR. BROCKWAY, Chairman MR. WYCKOFF LECTURERS, 1927-28 BERTRAND RussELL ......................... English Publicist Faculty Members of Committee on Athletics MR. RIDGELY THE DEAN MR. ARNAUD Faculty Members of Committee on Buildings and Grounds MR. HALSEY Education and World Peace (ARRINGTON LANCASTER Department of Romance Languages, Johns Hopkins University French Thea.tres and Stage Decoration in the Sixteenth Century MR. \VALLIS HENRY SHELDON Department of Philosophy, Yale University Science and Religion: Do They Conflict'! RICHARD ScoFIELD ...... English Department, St. John's College The New Poetry FoRD KEELER BROWN .... English Department, St. John's College The New Biography ' THEODORE MERRYMAN HATFIELD English Department, St. John's College The Modern Novel RoYAL J. DAVIS ........ Editorial Staff, New York Evening Post The Newspaper and Politics HENRY CLAY McCoMAs Author; Psychology Department, Princeton University Psychology and Psychical Research MEYRIC REYNOLD ROGERS ...... Director, Baltimore Art Museum The Significance of Modern Art FELIX MORLEY .................. Editorial Staff, Baltimore Sun The Struggle for International Peace CONCERTS, 1927-28 AUSTIN CONRADI .............................. Piano Recital 2 �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HISTORICAL SKETCH The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year the following act was passed: (Extract from Laws of Maryland.) At a SESSION of ASSEMBLY, begun and held at Port of ANNAPOLIS, on the Ist day of July, in the 8th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. annoque domini I6¢ and ended the 9th day of the same month. ' FRANCIS NICHOLSON, ESQUIRE, Governor. CHAP~ XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. n5. II. ~ND MAY I_T BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the a~vice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and on~ writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lordarchbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The college has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to the earliest colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the college the principles of freedom which, from her first beginnings, have earn~d for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles ?f virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, m order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States : II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denominatio1i, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, a.ccording to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. President Washington visited the college in 179i. After his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty of the college: To the Faculty of St. lohn/s College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your ,seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE W ASHlNGTON. April 17, 1791. Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served as trustees in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the college charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796 and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britain, in 1812. Founded at a time when politics were uppermost in men's minds, the college was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the college to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and successful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the college. His successor, President Enoch Barton Garey, is a St. John's man of the class of 1903. The presidents of the college, with the dates of their services, follow: The Rev. John McDowell, LL. D., 1789-1807. Dr. Bethel Judd, 1807-1820. The Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824. The Rev. Dr. William Raferty, 1824-1831. The Rev. Dr. Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857. The Rev. Oeland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Dr. Henry Barnard, 1866. Dr. James Clark Welling, 1866-1870. Dr. James Mercer Garnett, 1870-188o. The Rev. Dr. John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884. William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886. Dr. Thomas Fell, 1886-1923. Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The enrollment is limited. The purpose of St. John's is the purpose expressed in the charter of King William's School-education of youth in" good letters and manners." To this end attention is directed upon liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Realizing that professional schools are demanding well-grounded men, St. John's pt"epares for further study such students as intend to continue their special training after graduation. President Garey stated the purpose of the college in his inaugural address: " Our effort will be to awaken our students to the questions common to all intelligent men-the problems of science, of history, of philosophy, of literature; then to develop an orderly habit of mind, an open-minded, analytical, appreciative power; to have both teacher and student feel comradeship in the enterprise of understanding human experience, and, in the light of that understanding, serve their day and generation. To this old college will come boys, who must be graduated from it as men; men made aware of the obligations and beauties of life; men trained to be critically alert and intellectually fearless; men who have learned to live honorably, courteously and serviceably with their fellowmen; men who have been initiated into an understanding of the truth that makes men free." LOCATION St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique in America for the way in which it has preserved the flavor of American Colonial culture. Built at the mouth of the Severn River, a mile from Chesapeake Bay, the capital of Maryland and the site of the United States Naval Academy, it is within an hour's ride of Washington or Baltimore. Both of these cities offer many educational resources to the student at St. John's. The departments of the National Government, the museums, the libraries and the art gal- I' J I ![ 1' ,,1 11·'1 �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE leries of the one, the musical and intellectual advantages of the other are easily available and of the greatest service. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. CAMPUS, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT On the St. John's campu~ are many reminders of the early history of Maryland. The most ancient of the old trees is the Liberty Tulip-poplar,* under which the colonists concluded in 1652 a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. A dinner and ball in his honor were later given in the present chapel of the college. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in l9II to perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. McDowell Hall, the central building, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the college in 1784, it now includes the Chapel, the offices of the President and Dean, classrooms, laboratories, and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and textiles given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. Woodward Hall, the college library, erected in 1899, houses more than eighteen thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the gift made by William the Third in 16¢ to the Maryland clergy. They CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The library now receives an annual grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Chemical, physical, and biological laboratories are housed in Woodward and McDowell Halls. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the college in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The college is refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774· As the foremost museum of colonial art in Maryland; it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( l 740) , the Pinkney House (1750), and the Bordley-Randall House (1727) are also recent additions to the college property. The Gymnasium, built in 1910, is equipped with a maximum size basketball floor, handball and squash tennis courts, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the college has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are three dormitories on the campus, Humphreys Hall (1835), Pinkney Hall (1855), and Randall Hall (1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses which are owned by the college. Randall Hall contains the college dining hall. THE DEGREE The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree includes the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever the latter degree was formerly required. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION * This tree has been preserved and marked through the efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Though primarily a college of the Liberal Arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. Its degree is �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE accepted by these institutions and in many cases is approved for advanced standing. For those who are interested in professional preparation the following information is offered: Medicine. Students wishing to study medicine are given special attention at St. John's. Although a two-year pre-medical course is offered which will fit the student for admission to some schools of medicine, the student is strongly advised to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation. The best medical schools require a bachelor's degree for admission. Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, the pre-medical student pursues special courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology and Modem Languages, selecting a major in one of the laboratory sciences. Based upon the success of his pre-medical work, an application is made in his senior year for admission to the medical school of his choice. The degree from · St. John's is recognized by the best medical schools of the country, and the graduate who has maintained the necessary scholastic standard may expect to be admitted to any of these schools. Any student completing satisfactorily the special two-year premedical course may, if he prefers, take the two additional years and receive his degree. The two-year course is identical with the first two years of the four-year course except that Physics in the former course is taken in the second year instead of the third. The suggested schedule for a four-year pre-medical course will be sent upon request. Engineering. Three years of Mathematics covering the subjects of Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytics, Calculus, Differential Equations and Mechanics, a fourth year of Mathematical Analysis, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (introductory and advanced) and Quantitative Analysis, General Physics, General Economics, Corporation Finance, Political Science, History and English are recommended. Advanced standing is offered St. John's graduates who plan to take engineering degrees. At Johns Hopkins Univer~ity three scholarships are offered in engineering. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to take their major either in Social Science or in History, Political Science, or Economics. Additional courses will be suggested to fit into this major. Business Administration. Students who anticipate either going into business after graduation, or continuing in graduate studies in this field are advised to major in Economics. Schedules of study will be arranged to include courses in Psychology, Statistics, and Government. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Application for admission should be filed by every candidate by May first. A complete transcript of the subje.cts offered for admission should be submitted before September first by the principal of the last school attended. At the same time every candidate must present two, testimonials of good character, in addition to one from his school principal or headmaster. Methods of Admission. Students may enter by certificate, by examination, by a combination of both when the units offered are insufficient, or as special students. General Requirements. The general requirement for admission is a high school education, including the standard fifteen units of college entrance requirements. Students who have pursued technical, commercial, or agricultural subjects which are not acceptable as entrance units may take examinations in subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Courses acceptable as entrance units are listed under "Table of Requirements: for Admission." Credit Units. A unit of entrance credit signifies credit received for a full year of high school work in one subject with not less than four periods a week. In the case of English, four years of high school study receive three units of credit. �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Table of Requirements for Admission. C~n.didates for admission must present for admission withou b: cond.itton fi.fteen units, of which six and one-half units may elective. Eight and one-half units are required of all candid t as follows : a es English Algebra Histor y Foreign ......................... . and Plane Geometry ............... · · · 3 units · · · · · · · · · · · zj. units ··•··········•······ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · I unit Languages .......................... 2 units 8! units ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (-':t least 6:! units must be offered in elective subjects) H1st~ry ....... I to 5 wiits (in addition to prescribed unit) Foreign Languages 1 to 8 units (in addition to prescribed units) Solid Geometry .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·........ :! unit Plane Trigonometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t unit Plane and Spherical Trigonometry....... . . . . . 1 llllit ~:~ical Geography ........................ : : 1 unit B gy · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. I unit I unit otany · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. · ·.... Zoology • •. • • •. ' ' .. '' .. ' ' ' ' ' ' · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · I unit Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 't Chemistr .. · .. " .. · .... · · " " .. 1 um y .. '' .. •'' .. '' '' ''' · · I 't General Science . . . . . . . ··· ············· um Mechanical Drawing ... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : .. .. .. .. : :~~ F~e; C IVICSHand• • Drawing •................... : : : : : : : : 1! unit • •• •••••••• •••••••••. •. • unit ~robl~s of American Democracy. : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1 unit conormcs ................................... . I Unit In order that. the c~ndi?ate may learn promptly what action is to be t~en on his apphcatton for admission, blank forms on which gr~d~s and s~bjects are to be recorded are sent directly to the prmcipal of his school. The candidate should send the name and ~ddre~s of the principal to the Dean early in the spring of the year m which the candidate hopes to enter. Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course and graduates of accredited private schools, academies, and pre~ par~tory schools are admitted without examination provided their certi.fic:ites of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. 27 Admission by Examination. Candidates who are not able to present the fifteen units of entrance credits in the regular manner will be permitted to take entrance examinations. Detailed information as to the work required in any subject will be supplied by the Dean upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September as indicated on the College Calendar. In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may take the regular examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board. The place nearest Annapolis where these examinations are held is the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Those desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Dean. Admission on Condition. Students presenting only fourteen units for entrance will be admitted on condition. In accordance with the State law, students, who are residents of the State of Maryland, presenting thirteen units for entrance will be admitted on condition. All entrance conditions may be removed by examination or by satisfactory completion of subsequent courses in the same subject. These conditions must be removed before the student is permitted to register for the Junior year. Special Students. Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance units, may be admitted as special students. If, at the end of the second year, such students have attained a general average of C and have completed the regular Freshman and Sophomore requirements, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Candidates for admission whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, who desire credit for information gained vocationally or by private study, or who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, will be required to take examinations whenever a question of preparation arises. It is also advised that all those who expect to take examinations communicate with the Dean in regard to their credit by June 1st. I, �l I I 29 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Advanced Standing. All students coming to St. John's from other institutions and· desiring advanced standing, must first submit official statements ; from such institutions showing a list of courses pursued after · entrance at those institutions, grades attained, and an honorable ' dismissal. Examinations may be required by the Committee on : Admission. $225 on September 20th, $2IO on November 3oth, $155 on February 8th, and $140 on April 30th. 28 Graduate Students. Students will be allowed to return for further work following graduation, provided that they have shown proper ambition and ability in some field of study, and have the approval of a faculty adviser and the Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing. In order to remain in college they must maintain at least a general average of B. EXPENSES For students entering St. John's College in September, 1929, the fixed charges are as follows : Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $Joo per year Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 per year Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 per year Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO per year Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 per year Student activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 per year Total ....................... $78o per year This total of $780 for the year will be payable as follows: $240 on September 20th, $225 on November 30th, $165 on February 8th, and $150 on April 30th. No fees or charges will be refunded. For each new student there is also a matriculation fee of $15 payable when the application for admission is filed. With the exception of traveling expenses, laundry, laboratory fees, and incidentals, $800 will cover actual college expenses for the year. State appropriations and endowment funds enable St. John's to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. For students who have been registered at any time prior to September, 1929, the tuition fee remains $250 so that the total expenses for the year for old students remains as at present. The total costs of $730 for these former students is payable as follows: r Special Fees. . . Special fees are charged in scienhfic courses to cover the expenses for material, specimens, etc. The charges and dates of payment are Sept. 20 Feb. s given in the following table: Biology .................. · Physics .................. · Chemistry ........... · ·. · · · $10.00 $10.00 rn.oo 10.00 15.00 IO.ao Students are also charged for breakage for which they may be responsible in the laboratories. Students in Residence. . ed · · All students not living at home with t h eir parents are. reqmr to live in college buildings (all frat~r~ities are housed m college buildings) and to eat in the college dmmg hall. · Room Assignments. · h th . . · e Students previously registered m college may leave . wit Treasurer in the spring of the year their requests concernmg room~ desired and room mate preferred. Assignments will be announce early in the summer. . Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the order o~ their accept~ce by the Committee on Admission. Wh~never practicable, the assignment is announced before college begms. . h Id No room assignment can be made and no reservation eh until the candidate has paid his matriculation fee of $15 to t e Treasurer. f h p ·d noon Dormitory rooms may not be occupied be ore t e n ay . . preceding the opening of college except in the case of m~n w;o are returning to college early in order to compete for Vars1~y earns. · Dormitory rooms may not be occupied during Christmas or . Easter recess except by permission of the Treasurer with the approval of the Dean. Dining Hall. . . The dining hall will be closed at any time when college is. not m f session except for a holiday of only one day. Onl; breakfast will be served on the morning of the. first day ~d the Christmas and Easter recesses, and only supper will be serv on the day preceding the resumption of classes. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 30 STUDENT AID SENIOR FELLOWSHIP For. the first .time, elections to the Senior Fellowship will be made m the. s?nng of 1929. This fellowship was created by the Board of V1s1tors and Governors at their November meeting · 10 1 92 8 by the following resolution: ~or ~he purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellect 1 out oo f of ~~e student body of St. John's College, and for the further p ua pose 0 ma . mg clear the clifference betwe~n academic freedom as a re ~rand academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is ahty Resol~ed: I. That there are hereby established the Senior Fell h" S t. Johns College. ows 1ps of z. Thhat annually there .shall be elected in June of each year n t · . ' · F t h an t ree (3) memb ers of th e JUmor class of that year to b s o more lows of St. John's College during the f o11owmg year. . ' e emor elV~". That election to the Senior Fellowship1 shall be made by the B d f 1s.1tors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and r oar o datlon · the President and Faculty· In making nomma t.. . ions and rec ecommend of ~en atio~s for. the Senior' Fellowships the President and Faculty shall :~­ m~o cons1deratlon, and be guided by, not merely the academic d a e by the during the first three years of their course, weight shall be given to these grades. but also and chiefly b th . t . devotion to • and promise of notable ' achievement in the intellectual erest m' · ' ' Y e m life .d evi enced b~ the work and attitudes of the students during the fir t th' as years of their course. s ree ta1~ed stu~ents t~::g~ d~: 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a S . Fell after his el ecf ton~ h all bet hat he must be in residence at St. John's Coll ow emor . e the year following his election. During the year of his F~llo~sh1p the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes or to take exammations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At th: end of the year of the Fellowship the Fellow shall be given his d · During the tenure of his Fellowship the Fellow shall b eg~ee m coulrse. and abs 1 t f d e given comp ete ~ u e ree. om to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. Johns College m whatever manner and direction he himself h the guest of the college. c ooses, as d~nng a~dem1c tenure~£ 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its Students are aided somewhat in meeting the expenses of a college education at St. John's by certain scholarships paid from the income of funds in the hands of the Treasurer or in return for the aid appropriated each year by the State of Maryland. Student waiters, who are employed in the dining hall, are ordinarily upperclassmen, men who have proved themselves worthy of this aid by their records in scholastic work and in activities. A few upperclassmen are employed each year as technical assistants in laboratories. By the generosity of friends and alumni of the college, there is also a Student Aid Fund, the income of which is used in loans to students who unaided could not meet the necessary expenses. These loans are executed under the same conditions as bank loans, but they bear interest at the low rate of r per cent per annum, and are not payable until two years from the date on which the student graduates or leaves the college. Upon some payment on the principal, they may at that time be renewed at the legal rate of interest, 6 per cent. All of these aids (except the scholarships awarded by the State of Maryland) are to be applied for formally on a blank provided by the Treasurer. Students in St. John's College must apply before June r st. Prospective students must file their applications before September roth. SCHOLARSHIPS Merit Scholarships. Two scholarships providing free tuition will be awarded by the Faculty on recommendation of the Dean, one to a member of the freshman class, and one to a member of the sophomore class, who by their character and their attainments in scholarship and undergraduate life have demonstrated their capacity for leadership. These scholarships are tenable for one year. :e:~~e only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws . e State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes msane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That ~his resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediupo? its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior e owsh1ps of St. J?hn's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made m all future catalogues of the college. ~e:r Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition and room rent. Holders of such scholarships may be required to do five hours' work weekly, if the college so requests, assisting language departments, tutoring, etc. �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE General Scholarships. To selected students, recommended by the principals of the schools from which they graduate as possessing exceptional character, leadership, and scholarship, a limited number of tuition scholarships and half tuition scholarships. Reverdy Johnson Scholarship. To a student planning to go into the graduate study of international relations, a scholarship providing free tuition. Awarded in memory of Reverdy Johnson, of the Class of 1812, Minister to Great Britain in 1868. The Jusserand Scholarship. To a French student, a scholarship providing free tuition and room rent. Awarded annually in honor of former Ambassador Jusserand. The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard. To one student from each county of Maryland and one from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore city, a " tuition scholarship" providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. Retention of Scholarships. In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all his . courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. If a student holding one of these scholarships leaves college for any reason before the end of the year, the scholarship held by him shall be declared vacant and cannot be re-awarded before the beginning of the next academic year. Student Aid Loan Fund. Awards from the Student Aid Loan Fund are made in different amounts varying according to the need and merits of the candidate. In order that the greatest number of worthy men may be aided, loans are ordinarily made to cover tuition or room rent or board, rarely two of these. The regulations governing the fund provide that repayments are immediately available for additional loans. The amount of money for use each year varies, therefore, considerably. Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's _College from that section of Maryland represented by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent and is renewable, provided the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship. The income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton C. Roehle. State Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland, and one student fro_m each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "Senatonal scholarship," providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. 33 3 �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE COURSES OF INSTRUCTION . Freshman courses are nwnbered from 11 to 20, Sophomore courses from 21to30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, Senior courses' from 41 to 50. Odd-numbered courses are given in the first halfyear; even-numbered courses in the second half-year. A course offered to any specific class is ordinarily open to any member of a • higher class. A student may register for any course offered to a higher class provided he obtains the permission of the instructor concerned and the approval of the Dean. Courses not given in the current academic year are bracketed. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. to to to to to to to to 8.50 a. m. 9.45 a. m. rn.4o a. m. n.35 a. m. 12.30 p. m. 2.00 p. m. 2.50 p. m. * 3.50 p. m. * I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PRoFEssoRs HATFIELD (Acting Chairman), BACON, BROCKWAY, BROWN,t FITZGERALD, HALSEY, KUEHNEMUND, SCOFIELD, AND SEGALL, AND MESSRS. ARNAUD, LANDA, AND WILLISON. ART Art 21-22. Introduction to Art. The purpose of the course is to prepare the student for an intelligent contemplation of art, and to give him a basis for independent resthetic judgment through a study of representative movements and forms and an analysis of individual artists and works of art. No attempt will be made at an historical survey of all or of any one of the arts. For the * Laboratory exercises extending over two or three periods continue to 3.00 p. m. or to 4 p. m. t On leave of absence, 1928-29. 35 year 1928-29 it is proposed to study portrait painting, American colonial and Georgian architecture, eighteenth century decoration, Greek sculpture, French cathedrals, contemporary painters and sculptors, Chinese painting, etchings. Pre-requisite: None. Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell 23. Credit : 3 hours. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. The Eighteenth Century. First half-year : architecture, sculpture, painting, and the arts of decoration in France, with collateral studies in Italian, Spanish, and German art. Second half-year : English and American architecture, painting, decoration, and handicrafts. Pre-requisite: None. First Period, M-W-F, McDowell 24. TIME OF THE PERIODS Fjrst Period . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.oo a. Second Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55. a. Third Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50 a. Fourth Period ................. 1045 a. Fifth Period .................. I r.40 a. Sixth Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.IO p. Seventh Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 p. Eighth Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 p. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Credit : ·3 hours. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 41-42. The Background of American Life.] A study of Colonial America, its architectui<e, its furniture, its silver, glass, and pottery. Lectures, discussion, and conferences. Frequent opportunity will be given the student to examine the materials of the course at first hand. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 3 hours. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1928-29; to be offered in 1929-30. PROFESSOR HALSEY. ENGLISH English 11-12. Introduction to Literature. The course is designed to train the student in the intelligent appreciation of literature, to bring him into contact with American and European life and thought througlr representative works, and to give him practice in writing. The reading includes the works of a variety of writers, representing the principal forms of literature from Euripides to Sherwood Anderson. Lectures, discussions, and individual conferences. Required of all Freshmen. Pre-requisite: None. Credit : 3 hours. Third Period, T-Th-S (three sections), McDowell 22, 34, 36. PROFESSORS HATFIELD AND SCOFIELD AND MR. LANDA. �l l 36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOI;IN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 37 ·r . I; [English 2I-22. Shakespeare and the Jacobean Dramatists.] A course of rapid reading in the Elizabethan aild Jacobean drama.: Selected plays of Shakespeare will be read the first Sef!lester. There will be some study of the social and intellectual .background of the., period, and no emphasis will be placed on textual problems. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 36. Omitted in I928-29; to be offered in I929-30. . English 30. Advanced Composition. Practice in the writing of prose, chiefly narrative. Admission by the consent of the instructor. Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 36. Credit: Ii hours. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSORS BROWN AND HATFIELD. [English 3I-32. American Literature.] English 23-24. Survey of English Literature. A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. Students taking this course are advised to elect at the same time History 31-32. Pre-requisite: None. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 36. Credit: 3 hours. MR. LANDA. English 25-26. The Nineteenth Century. Credit : 3 hours. MR. LANDA. ·11: i,. English 27. The Bible as Literature: The Old Testament. A reading course in the literature of the King James VersionJ of the Bible; 11' il :11: 111: '.·'· '. :,, I,, Pre-requisite : None. First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 36. First Half-year. Credit : Ii hours. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. English 28. The Bible as Literature : The New Testament. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: Ii hours. First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 36. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. Pre-requisite: None. · Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 36.. Omitted in I928-29. Credit: 3 hours. PROFESSOR BROWN. . Studies in the poetry of the nineteenth century from the death of Shelley to the death of Hardy. Pre-requisite: None. First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 32. Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman· the Frontier and the South, the Muckrakers, the modern period. Wh:n possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherw.ise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are 'recommended to elect at the same time History 35-36. [English 33-34. The Eighteenth Century.] English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. To be elected only in conjunction with History 33-34. The important writer~ of t~e Restoration, the Eighteenth Century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. Admission by consent of the instructors. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 3 hours. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 36. Omitted in :i;928-29; to be offered in 1929-30. PROFESSORS HATFIELD AND BROWN. English 35-36. Types of Literature. A study of the various typesi of poetry in the first half-year, of prose in the second half-year. Intended primarily for students whose major subject lies without the field of literature. Pre-requisite: None. Second Period, M-W-F, McDowell Credit: 3 hours. 21. PROFESSOR BACON. �38 English 37-38. The Seventeenth Century. English 49-50. Prose of the Nineteenth Century. Particular. attention will be paid to John Donne and his Jonson, Milton, Dryden, and the Restoration Dramatists. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 36_ Detailed study of Lamb, Hunt, and Hazlitt in the first half-year; of Carlyle and Ruskin in the second half-year. Attention will be given to biography and character of the authors as well as to their works. The course, however, is chiefly concerned with matters of content and style. Credit: Pre-requisite: None. Sixth Period, T-Th, McDowell PROFESSOR HATFIELD. English 39-40. Journalistic Writing. Credit: 3 hours. 21. PROFESSOR BACON. A course in theory and practice of journalism. Pre-requisite: None. Eighth Period, M, McDowell 34. Credit: rf hours. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. English 41-42. Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales, the minor oems d Collateral readings in the histor P d I"~ an one of the longer poems. fifteenth centuries. y an I erature of the fourteenth and English Conference. Junior and Senior English Majors will have regular individual conferences with members of the department. The purpose of these conferences is to supplement and connect the work offered in courses and to direct outside reading. By arrangement with the1 department a few exceptional students who are not English Majors may at times be allowed to take this conference. Hours to be arranged. R~quired of English Majors. First Period, M-W-F, McDowell 36. 39 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Credit : 3 hours. No credit. PROFESSORS BACON, HATFIELD, AND SCOFIELD AND MR. LANDA. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. [English. 43-44. Medireval Literature.] Ormtted in r928-29; to be offered in I 929_30. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. FRENCH French English 45-46. Shakespeare. II-I2. Beginning French. The plays and poems. Intensive study of four plays. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDoweil 33 _ Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 35. Credit: 3 hours. MR. LANDA. MR. ARNAUD. English 47-48. The Novel. A study of the novel primarily as a form of I" attention to its sociological useful I h i~rary art, but with some will be concerned chiefly with th ~ess. n t e rst half-year the course craftsmanship of the novelist ; yp~s and forms of the novel and the novels, probably selected fro~ tnh t e sekcondf· half-year a few great · e · T urgemev, Balzac, and Stendhal willwor s o . Tolstoy' Do st o1evsky' be st~d1ed thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not' ab! t e o rea a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. Pre-requisite: None. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell Credit : 3 hours. 2 1. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Credit : 3 hours. French I3-I4. Intermediate French. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 11-12 or two years of high school French. Credit : 3 hours. Section A, Second Period, M-W-F, McDowell 35. Section B, Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 35. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE French 15-16. Introduction to French Literature. A summary view of French literature from the beginnings to the present day, with lectures showing its development. Reading, translation, and discussion of texts, characteristic of the more important periods. Pre-requisite: French 13-14 or three years of high school French. Credit : 3 hours. Fourth Period, T-T~s. McDowell 35. MR. ARNAUD. GERMAN German 11-12. Beginning German. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation,- reading of simple texts, composition. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 3 hours. Section A, Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 31. Section B, Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 33. PROFESSORS KUEHNEMUND AND HATFIELD. French 21-22. French Composition and Conversation. A study of French syntax; original compositions; practice in speaking French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. Credit: 3 hours. Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell 33. MR. ARNAUD. [French 23-24. Survey of French Literature.] Pre-requisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. Credit: 3 hours. Omitted in 1928-29. French 25-26. French Drama. !-ectures on the origin and development of the drama in France; readmg of representative plays from various periods. Discussion; reports; · collateral reading. Pre-requisite: French 15-16 or four years of high school French. Credit : 3 hours. Third. Period, M-W-F, McDowell 35. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 31-32. Seventeenth Century French Literature.] Pre-requisite: French 23-24. Credit: 3 hours .. Omitted in 1928-29. A study of the Romanticist movement in French literature from La Nouvelle H elo'ise to the present. Reading of representative selections; discussion; collateral reading. Pre-requisite: French 23-24. Third Period, T-T-S, McDowell 35. PROFESSOR SEGALL. German 13-14. Intermediate German. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from wo~ks of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German 11-12· or two years of high school German. Credit : 3 hours. Second Period, M-W-F, McDowell 31. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 15-16. Modem Literature. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation, sight translation. Pre-requisite: German 13-14 or three years of high school German. Credit : 3 hours. First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 31. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 17-18. Scientific German. Primarily for! students specializing: in sciences. Pre-requisite: German 13-14 or ,three years of high school · Credit: 2 hours. German. Third Period, T-Th, McDowell 31. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [German French 33-34. French Romanticism. Credit : 3 hours. 41 2'1-22~ Survey of German Literature.] Representative examples of German prose, poetry, and drama from the seventeenth century to the present. Discussion; reports. Pre-requisite: German 15-16 or four years of high school German. Credit : 3 hours. Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell 31. Omitted in 1928-29; to be offered in 1929-30. · PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. I' I �42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE German 3I-32. - LATIN Problems of Current German Literature. Open only to majors; in German. Latin Hours to be arranged. Credit : 3 hours. Beginning Greek. Latin 13-I4. Readings from Latin Prose Authors; Virgil's .tEneid. Pre-requisite: Latin I 1-12 or two or three years of high school Latin. Credit : 3 hours. Fourth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 23. Credit : 3 hours. 2I. MR. WILLISON. MR. WILLISON. Greek I3. Xenophon. Pre-requisite: Greek Credit: 3 hours. 21. MR. WILLISON. An introduction to the Greek language and literature. Pre-requisite: None. Third Period, T-Th-S, McDowell Beginning Latin. Pre-requisite: None. Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell GREEK 11-I2. 11-I2. Latin Grammar; first four books of Cresar's Gallic Wars. PROFESSOR KUKHNEMUND. Greek 43 or high school Greek. Credit : Fifth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 21. First Half-year. Latin 15-I6. Latin Poetry. Pre-requisite: Four years of high school Latin or Latin 13-14. Credit: 3 hours. Sixth and Seventh Periods, W-F, Mc Dowell 23. 11-I2 I! hours. MR. WILLISON. MR. WILLISON. Greek I4. Homer. Pre-requisite: Greek 11-I2 or Greek 13. Fifth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 21. Second Half-year. Credit: 1 [Latin 2I-22. Roman Satire; Cicero.] Pre-requisite: Latin 15-I6. Omitted in 1928-29. f hours. SPANISH MR. WILLISON. [Greek 15-I6. Plato; Greek Tragedy.] Pre-requisite: Greek 13 or I4. Omitted in I928-29. Spanish ·Credit : 3 hours. Greek 21. Greek Comedy. Pre-requisite: Greek 13 and I4. Credit: Sixth and Seventh Periods, M, McDowell 21. First Half-year. it Greek 22. Lyric Poets. Credit: 1! hours. Pre-requisite: Greek 13 and I4. Sixth and Seventh Periods, T, Sixth Period, Th, McDowell 21. MR. WILLISON. 1 11-I2. Beginning Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the lap.guage : grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 3 hours. Section A, Second Period, T-T-S, McDowell 32. Section B, First Period, M-W-F, McDowell 32. hours. ' MR. WILLISON. Second Half-year. Credit : 3 hours. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD AND MR. ARNAUD. Spanish I3-I4. · Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation ; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: Spanish n-12 or two years of high school Spanish. Credit : 3 hours. Section A, 'Second Period, M-W-F, McDowell 32. Section B, Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 44 45 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Spanish I5-I6. Introduction to Spanish Literature. A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading and discussion of representative works from the more important periods. Reports on assigned collateral reading. Pre-requisite: Spanish I3-I4 or three years of high school Spanish. Credit: 3 hours. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 2I-22. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] Pre-requisite: Spanish I5-I6 or four years of high school Spanish. Credit: 3 hours. Omitted in I928-29. [Spanish 23-24. Survey of Spanish Literature.] Pre-requisite: Spanish I5-I6 or four years of high school Spanish. Credit : 3 hours. Omitted in I928-29. [Spanish 25-26. Spanish Drama.] Pre-requisite: Spanish I5-I6 or four years of high school Spanish. Credit : 3 hours. Omitted in I928-29. [Spanish 3I-32. Modern Spanish Novel.] Pre-requisite: Spanish 23-24. Omitted in I928-29. Credit : 3 hours. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS STRYKER (Chairman), WYCKOFF, AND ALLES, BROCKWAY, KINGSBURY, AND MR. HINRICHS Social Sciences I I-I2. Introduction to the Social Sciences. This course is designed to give the student a comprehensive view of society, introducing him to the problems and technique of the social sciences. Required of all Freshmen. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 3 hours. Lectures, First Period, M-W, Chapel. Discussion groups, First Period, F, McDowell 22, 23, 3I, 33, 34 and 36. PROFESSORS ALLES, BROCKWAY, KINGSBURY, STRYKER, AND WYCKOFF, AND MR. HINRICHS. ECONOMICS THE WILLIAM WOODWARD. FOUNDATION Economics 21-22. General Economics. Definitions, laws, and principles of economics. Pre-requisite: None. Credit : 3 hours. Lectures, Second Period, M-W, McDowell 33· Discussion groups, Second and Third Periods, F, McDowell 33. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 31. Labor Problems. A study of the labor movement, trade unions, and labor legislation. Pre-requisite: Economics 21-22. Credit: Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 33· First Half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. 1! hours. Economics 32. Business Organization. A survey of the structure and functioning of modern business enterprises. Credit: Pre-requisite: Economics 21-22. Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 33· Second Half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. 1-!- hours. Economics 33. Money, Credit, and Banking. Fiscal, monetary problems and the Federal Reserve System of the United States will be studied. Credit: 1-!- hours. Pre-requisite: Economics 21-22. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 33· First Half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 34. Investments. An analysis of securities and the principles underlying investments. Pre-requisite: Economics 21-22. Credit: I! hours. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 33· Second Half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 35-36. United States History. Economics 4r -42. Economic Problems. A ~onference and reading course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. For Seniors majoring in Economics. Hours to be arranged, McDowell 2r. Credit: 3 hours. Conducted as a ~eminar. Pre-requisite: History 3.1-32. Fifth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 34. Credit: 3 hours. PROFESSOR STRYKER. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. History 41-42. World Problems. A study of European politics and imperialism from 1878. Method : tutorial' and seminar. HISTORY Pre-requisite: History 31 -32. Credit : 3 hours. Seventh and Eighth Periods, Th, McDowell .34· History 21-22. English History. From the Norman Conquest to the World War. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 34. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. Credit: 3 hours. History 43-44. Constitutional History. A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. History 23-24. Historical Survey. A1! outline of general history, for students taking o~ly one course in History, or as a background for later courses. Pre-requisite: None. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 34. Credit: 3 hours. History 25-26. Medireval European History. Pre-requisite: None. First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 34. Credit: 3 hours. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 31-32. Modern European History. Credit : 3 hours. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. [History 33-34. England in the Eighteenth Century.] A study .of E~gla~ fro~ the Restoration to the death of George III. · · Offered m conJuncbon with English 33-34. Pre-requisite: History 21-22. Credit: 3 hours. Fourth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 34. Omitted in 1928-29; to be offered in 1929-30. PROFEsSOR BROCKWAY. Credit: 3 hours. PROFESSOR STRYKER. PHILOSOPHY This course deals with such problems as the origin and nature of life, evolution, materialism, idealism, God, freedom, and immortality. Pre-requisite: None. Fifth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 3r. First Half-year. t hours. Credit : 1 Credit: Ii hours: PROFESSOR ALLES. History of Europe from the sixteenth century to the present. 34. Pre-requisite: History 21-22, 31-32. Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 34. Philosophy 2r. Introduction to Philosophy. PROFESSOR STRYKER. Pre-requisite: None. Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell 47 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 22. Logic. Pre-requisite : None. Fifth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 31. ·Second Half-year. PROFESSOR AI.LES. Philosophy '23-24. Ethics. A study of the moral development .of mankind from primitive man to the present with special emphasis on ·such outstanding ethical sys·· tems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics, Stoicism. Pre-requisite: None. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 31. PROFESSOR ALLES. Credit: 3 hours. ! !' I �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 31-32. History of Philosophy. POLITICAL SCIENCE A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 49 Credit: 3 hours. 31. PROFESSOR AILES. Political Science 2I-22. Government in the United States. Origins, development, and present-day workings of the American form of government : federal, state, and local. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell Credit: 3 hours. 21. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Philosophy 33. Philosophy of Religion.] Pre-requisite: None. First Half-year. Omitted in 1928-29. Credit : 1 ! hours. PROFESSOR AILES. [Philosophy 34. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3I-32 or 2I, 22. Credit: 1! hours. Second Half-year. Omitted in I928-29. Philosophy 4I. Plato. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the Republic. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3I-32 or the permission of the instructor. Credit: I! hours. Third Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 32. First Half-year. PROFESSOR AILES. Philosophy 42. Schopenhauer. An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of The World as Will and Idea. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3I-32 or the permission of the instructor. Credit: I! hours. Third Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 32. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR AILES. Political Science 3I-32. Governments of Europe. A comparative study of the types of government in the principal modern states. Pre-requisite: None. Second Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 35. Credit: 3 hours. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Political Science 33. Political Parties. Organization and functions of political parties in the United States; comparison of ,American and European party systems. Pre-requisite: Political Science 2I-22 or 3I-32. Credit: I! hours. Fourth Period, M-W-F, Pinkney House. First Half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Political Science 34. State and Local Government. Problems of the electorate, of legislative organization and procedure, and of administration, with special reference to the state of Maryland. Pre-requisite: Political Science 2I-22 and 33. Credit: I! hours. Fourth Period, M-W-F, Pinkney House. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Political Science 43. Constitutional Law. I The significance of the constitution and the courts in American goverrunent as illustrated by leading cases1 in American constitutional law. Pre-requisite: Political Science 2I-22. Credit: I! hours. Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Periods, M, Pinkney House. First Half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. I 11 i 11 11, i 111 II 4 !I I ! �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Political Science 44. International Organization. The development of international organization: and the law of nations. Pre-requisite: Political Science 2I-22 and Political Science Credit: I-! hours. 3I-32 or History 3I-32. Hours to be arranged. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. 51 Ill. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS RIDGELY (Chairma·n), APPEL, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, EASON, AND WALLIS, AND MESSRS. BAYLIFF, SEYMOUR, AND VEDOVA BIOLOGY Biology 11-I2. Beginning Zoology. Primarily a pre-medical course; required for admission to standard medical schools. Two hours recitation or lecture and six hours laboratory through the year. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 2I-22. General Psychology. An elementary course dealing with the general field of psychology ; a study of mind in relation to the activities of the organism. Pre-requisite : None. Credit : 3 hours. Section A, Third Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 33. Section B, Fifth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 33. MR. HINRICHS. Psychology 3I-32. Social Psychology. A study of the individual in his social aspects ; the psychological factors involved in social relations, social adjustments, and social control. Pre-requisite: Psychology 2 I-22. First Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 24. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Credit: 3 hours. MR. HINRICHS. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: S hours. Recitation, Second Period, M-W, McDowell I4; Laboratory, Sixth to Eighth Periods, T-Th. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL AND MR. BAYLIFF. Biology I3-I4. General Biology. General principles of the science. A course for students electing only one year of Biology, and a foundation for further Biology courses if desired. Three hours recitation and four hours laboratory throughout the year. Pre-requisite: None. Credit : S hours. Recitation, Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell I4; Laboratory, Sixth and Seventh Periods, W-F. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. [Psychology 34. Abnormal Psychology.] Biology 21. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. A survey of some of the unusual mental phenomena such as psychoses, hysteria, multiple personality, hypnotism, spiritisrn, etc. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21-22. Credit: I-! hours. Second Half-year. Omitted in 1928-29; to be offered in I929-30. Three hours recitation and four hours laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11-I2 or I3-14· Credit: 2!- hours. Recitation, Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell I4; Laboratory, Fourth and Fifth Periods, T-Th. Laboratory fee, $IO. First Half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Psychology 4I-42. Educational Psychology. The application o.f psychological facts and principles in school work. Primarily intended for prospective teachers. Pre-requisite: Psychology 2I-22. Fourth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 24. MR. HINRICHS. Credit : 3 hours. Biology 22. Vertebrate Embryology. Pre-requisite: Biology 21. Credit: 2-! hours. Recitation, Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell I; Laboratory, Fourth andFifth Periods, T-Th. Laboratory fee, $IO. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 31. Micro-biology. I Study of Bacteria and related organisms in relation to medicine and ~ daily life. Three hours recitations. Pre-requisite: Biology II-12 or 13-14. Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell 1. First Half-year. Credit: CHEMISTRY " Chemistry 11-12. General Chemistry. Credit : 1! hours. A study of human anatomy and physiology. Credit: 1! hours. ' [Biology 38. Invertebrate Zoology.] Credit: r! hours. Review of current literature in Biology. Recitation, 7.30 P. M., Wednesday. Credit: PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 5 hours. Lecture, Third Period, M-W; Recitation, Section A, Third Period, F, Section B, Fifth Period, F; Laboratory, Section A, Fourth and Fifth Periods, T-Th, Section B, Sixth and Seventh Periods, T-Th, Woodward Hall. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and breakage. wALLIS, AND MR. SEYMOUR. Chemistry 21. Qualitative Analysis. Biology 41. Seminar. First Half-year. An introductory course in whii:h the underlying principles and phenomena of chemistry ar·e studied. Experimental lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. These lectures are supplemented by laboratory work which is in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours lecture, one hour recitation, four hours laboratory per week. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND Survey of the lower groups of the animal kingdom. Pre-requisite: Biology II-12or 13-14. Three hours recitation. Second Half-year. Omitted in 1928-29. MR. BAYLIFF. Credit : 1! hours. [Biology .36. Physiology.] Two hours recitation. Second Half-year. Omitted in 1928-29. Two hours recitation, two hours laboratory throughout the year. Biology 11-12 or 13-14, and Biology 22. Credit: 3 hours. Recitation, Second Period, T-Th, McDowell 14; Laboratory, Sixth and Seventh Periods, M. Laboratory fee, $5 per halfyear. MR. BAYLIFF. [Biology 33. Biological Technique.] Pre-requisite: Biology 11-12 or 13-14. Two hours laboratory. Omitted in 1928-29. Biology 43-44. Histology. Pre~requisite: MR. BAYLIFF. Biology 32. Genetics. Pre-requisite: Biology II-12 or 13-14. Third Period, M-W-F, McDowell I. Second Half-year. 53 ! hour. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations spe,cial emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qu<1litative analysis of ·" unknowns " . and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemisfry. T.wo hours lecture and recitation and six hours laboratory work per week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 11-12. Credit: 2! hours. Recitation or Lecture Second Period, T-Th; Laboratory, ·sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, W-F; Woodward Hall. Laboratory f~e, $15 and breakage. First Half-year. .PROFESSOR w ALLIS AND MR. SEYMOUR. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 54 Chemistry 22. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21. Credit: 2! hours. Lecture, Second Period, Th; Laboratory, Sixth through Eighth Periods, W-F, and Second and Third Periods S. Laboratory fee, $IO and breakage. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD AND MR. SEYMOUR. Chemistry 31. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture . and eight hours laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 22. Credit: 2! hours. Lecture, Second Period, Th; Laboratory,, Sixth through Eighth Periods, W-F, and Sixth, and Severith Periods, M. Laboratory fee, $10 and breakage. First Half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 32. Physical Chemistry. This course includes such topics as the thermodynamic laws; the gaseous, liquid, and solid states of matter, physical mixtures; theory of dilute solutions ; modern theory of the. structure of matter; chemical statics and dynamics, thermochemistry, etc. Iri the laboratory students study the behavior of solutions, determine molecular weights by physical methods, measure velocities of reactions and determine solubilities, conductivity, etc. Three lectures and one four-hour laboratory period per week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21. Credit: 2t hours. Lecture, First Period, M-W-F;. Laboratory, Sixth through the Ninth Periods, W, Woodward Hall. Laboratory fee, $IO and breakage. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR WALLIS. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 55 Chemistry 33-34. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours lecture and recitation and six hours laboratory per week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry II-12. Credit: 5 hours. Lecture, Third Period, T-Th; Laboratory, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, T-Th. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and PROFESSOR BERNHARD. breakage. Chemistry 41"'.'42. History of Chemistry. First half-year: From ancient times to 18oo A. D. Second half-year: Nineteenth century and the present time. A seminar course. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21, 33-34. Third Period, W, Woodward Hall. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Credit: 1 hour. Chemistry 43-44. Advanced Organic Chemistry. This course is devoted to a more detailed study of such important chapters of Organic Chemistry as theories of valency; isomerism; carbohydrates ; amino acids ; condensations ; molecular rearrangements ; organic chemistry of nitrogen. Readings in the original literature are assigned. Certain preparations chosen from text-books and the original literature, and Quantitative Organic Analysis form the laboratory work of the first semester. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to solve some small research problem in the· laboratory. Two lectures and six hours laboratory work per week' Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33-34. Credit : 5 hours. Lecture, First Period, T-Th; Laboratory, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Periods, T-Th. Laboratory fee, $25 per year and PROFESSOR w ALLIS. breakage. Chemistry 45~46. Advanced Physical Chemistry. An advanced course with assigned reading in the literature. Continuation of chemistry 32. Thermochemistry, Equilibrium, Velocity of reactions, catalysis ; Photochemistry; Colloids. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 32. Credit : 5 hours. Lectures and recitation, Second Period, T-Th-S ; Laboratory, Sixth through Ninth Periods, M. Laboratory fee, $15 and MR. SEYMOUR. breakage. 11 �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. Mathematics II-I2. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. This course aims to give a general survey of Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the general ideas ~nderlyi~ the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study 1s emphasized : to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Pre-requisite: None. Credit: 3 hours. Third Period, M-W-F; Second Period, T-Th-S; Fourth Period, M-W-F; Second Period, M-W-F; Fourth Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 22 and 23. PROFESSOR BINGLEY AND MR. VEDOVA. Mathematics 21. Analytic Geometry. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 23. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Credit: I} hours. Mathematics 3I-32. Advanced Calculus. An advanced course in the Calculus with an introductfon to differential equations. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: ·Mathematics 2I-22. Third Period, T-Th-S, McDowell 23. MR. VFDOVA. Credit : 3 hours. [Mathematics 33-34. Higher Algebra.] Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Credit: I! hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics II-I2. Second Period, M-W-F, McDowell 23. First Half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 22. Differential and Integral Calculus. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms etc. with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane· cu'rves.' Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of lengths of curves, areas, volumes, etc., centers of gravity and moments of inertia. Credit: I! hours. Topics of algebra which are useful for the further pursuit of pure or applied mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 2I-22. Omitted in I928-29. MR. VFDOVA. Credit: 3 hours. [Mathematics 35-36. The Elements of Mechanics.] The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 2I-22. Omitted in I928-29. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Credit: 3 hours. Mathematics 4I-42. Mathematical Analysis. A continuation of Mathematics 31-32, with an introduction to functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Mathematics 25. The Mathematics of Finance. Derivation and application of general formulas for the value .of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. Pre-requisite: None. Fourth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 23. First Half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. 57 Mathematics 26. Statistical Methods. MATHEMATICS Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. Second Period, M-W-F, McDowell 23. Second Half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Credit: I} hours. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 3I-32. Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 23. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Credit: 3 hours. [Mathematics 43-44. Introduction to Modern Geometry.] Pre-requisjte: Mathematics 33-34. Credit: 3 hours. Omitted in Ig28-29 ; to be offered in I929-30. MR. VFDOVA. �Ii 58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PHYSICS Physics 21-22. Elements of Physics. netism, Sound, and Light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with and an explanation of the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Pre-requisite: Mathematics II-12. Credit: 5 hours. Recitation, Fifth Period, M-W-F, McDowell 2; Laboratory, Section A, Sixth and Seventh Periods T-Th · Section B Sixth and Seventh Periods, W-F. Lab~ratory 'fee, $IO half-year and breakage. pe; PROFESSOR EASON. 31-32. Electricity and Magnetism. Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science this course leads through their practical application by easy steps int~ the more highly mathematical field of Modern Theory. Pre-requisite: Physics 2 I -22 and Mathematics 21-22. Mathematics 21-22 may be taken concurrently. Credit: 5 hours. Recitation, Third Period, T-Th-S; Laboratory, Fourth and Fifth Periods, T-Th, McDowell 2. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. . II An attempt is made to acquaint the stud~nt with . the. modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. I Pre-requisite: Physics 21-22; Mathematics II-I~, 21-22, 32; Chemistry n-12, 21-22, 32. Credit: S hours. Periods to be arranged. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 45-46. Electricity. This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is ~argely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Pre-requisite: Physics 31-32; Mathematics 21-22. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31-32 be. taken conCredit : .S hours. d currently. Recitation, Second Period, T-Th-S; Laboratory, Sixth an Seventh Periods W.-F, McDowell 2. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. PROFESSOR EASON. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 41 -42. Physical Optics. This cou~se deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21-22, 31-32; Mathematics II-12, 2122, 31-32; Chemistry II-12, 21-22, 32. Periods to be arranged. Credit: 5 hours. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. PROFESSOR EASON. ,, Physics 43-44. Theory of Heat. Th~s course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Mag- Physics 59 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IV. DIVISION OF NAVAL SCIENCE CAPTAIN FERGUSON AND LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER O'KEEFE NoTE.-The wurse in Naval Science is to be discontinued after the academic year 1928-29. Naval Science 41-42. Fourth Year Course. Ordnance and Gunnery; Military Law; Strategy; Tactics; International Law. . All students enrolled in this course are required to' dnll two hours a week, on Monday from two to four. Credit: 3 hours. First Period, M-W-F, McDowell 1. CAPTAIN FERGUSON AND LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER , 0 KEEFE. I I �--------------~ I 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 I II I t V. DIVISION OF PHYSICAL TRAINING GENERAL REGULATIONS PROFESSOR ROGERS AND MR. RIGGS Physical Training and Hygiene. !hree hours a week required of all students during the first two yea m colle~e. A physical examination is required of all entering me:s All. varsity .men and those who have elected fencing are excused fro~ takm~ reqmre~ work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in th· fall; apparatus w?~k, hand b~ll, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball~ and other .co~pebbve sports m the winter; with outdoor competitive sports .agam m the sprmg. Students who fail to fulfill the requi _ re ments m Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Second, Third, and Fourth Periods, M-W-F, and T.:.Th-S, Gymnasium. Credit: l hour. St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as high standards of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged, and the Student Council deals with many questions of student control. Any undergraduate who is unable to cooperate in maintaining these standards may be required to withdraw from college. Honor Regulations. Any violation of honor in college work is investigated by the Student Council and the Dean. The council and the Dean are expected to recommend to the Faculty that any student guilty of dishonest work be required to withdraw from college. Amount of Work Permitted. A Freshman may carry a maximum of 17 year-hours of work in addition to Physical Training. In pre-medical work, however, a Freshm.an may carry a program of 19 year-hours in addition to Physical Training. Upper-classmen may carry a maximum program of 22 year-hours, provided he has maintained an average of C in the preceding half-year. Amount of Work Required. No student may carry a program of less than 12 year-hours. In addition to these 12 hours, each student must take Physical Training unless he already has acquired credit for the required two years. Examinations. Informal hour-examinations are held in all courses in both the first and second half-years, in November and in March, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of the half-year. Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his adviser after each grade period, that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the Mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. �I ,,I 62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent . B, V:ry good ; C, S~tis factory ; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory ; E, Failure (used at Mid-year only to denote permission to continue subject); F, Failure; I, Incomplete. tion and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November hour-examinations is ordinarily warned by the Dean. He may, however, if the record is exceedingly low, be placed on probation in November. Grades. Repeating Courses. A student may not repeat a course which he has passed in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any cours_e, ~e may atone for the failure by repeating the course or by substltutmg another course, unless the course be one required for the degree or for fulfillment of the major requirement. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class (to the degree, m case of a senior). Requirements for the Degree. In order to be recommended for the degree, a student must have passe_d in courses entitling him to credit for 62 year-hours of academic work in addition to having secured credit for satis~actor~ _work in two full years of Physical Training. He must, m add1t10n, have an average of C in his total academic work. Requirements for Promotion. For st~dents who entered St. Johµ's College in 1928-29 or before, the requirements for promotion are as follows : To the Sophomore ClassCredit for 12 year-hours.* To the Junior ClassCredit for 29 year-hours.* To the Senior Class Credit for 48 year-hours.* Probation. A student who fails to make at Mid-years a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on proba*The total of year-hour credits may include the two years of Physical · . Education. 63 '11 I .I Men on Probation. Men placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. Men on probation will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance; they are not allowed to participate in any athletic contest with varsity teams. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. For failure to maintain an attendance record satisfactory to the Dean, a student may be placed on probation. Unsatisfactory conduct may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer needs restraint. Probation because of unsatisfactory record will ordinarily be lifted at once, if the next grade period shows a satisfactory record. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and other college exercises is required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who may ignore this rule, in warning men against further absences, and in placing men on probation who fail to cooperate. Unexcused absences before or after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Change of Program. No student may drop or add courses except with the permission of the Dean and then only during the first two weeks in either half-year. :I .11 fi �l J 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Filing of Study Cards. Each student is required to file at the Dean's Office before May 15 a list of the courses which he proposes to take during the next college year. This list of courses must have been discussed with his adviser and must be signed as approved by the adviser. A fee of $2 must be paid by any student filing his card later than May 15 without valid excuse. Freshmen will file their lists of courses on Registration Day at the opening of college. The Dean's List. The Dean's List contains the names of all students who have attained an average of B or higher in 12 year-hours of academic work, or in the number of year-hours of work required for promotion, if the number required exceeds 12. The list is published four times a year, after the November hour-examinations, after the Mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, an.cl after Final examinations, and men whose names are included remain on the list until the next list appears. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work ; they are allowed to observe the rules regarding attendance as they may wish and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of the privileges of the Dean's List over an extended time may bring about the withdrawal of any men from the list. Advisers. Freshmen are assigned to members of the Faculty who will act as their advisers during the Freshman year. These assignments are made with great care to insure sympathetic guidance for each individual. Each prospective Freshman is asked to fill out the Admission Blank fully so that the Dean may make this assignment wisely. At the end of the first year, the student chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. Before he chooses the work of the Sophomore year, the student is assigned to an adviser in the department of his major who will continue in the capacity of adviser throughout the remaining three years. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register on Registration Day. With the permission of the Dean, a student may for a legitimate reason register after this day. Late registration involves the payment of a fee of $5. Excused Absences. If, by reason of illness or other unavoidable cause, absence from classes is necessary, the Dean may excuse the absence. Absence because of illness is excused by the· Dean only on recommendation of the college physician. Students must report all illness promptly to the Infirmary. The College Physician maintains daily office hours at the Infirmary, at which his services are available without charge other than the Medical Fee required of all students. · Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until released by the College Physician. 65 •' :11. Courses Required for the Degree. The following courses are required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree: English n-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Sciences n-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mathematics n-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics 21-22 ••.•••••••••••.••• Philosophy or Psychology. . . . . . . . . Laboratory Science ............... Modern Language (see below) 3 3 3 3 3 5 year-hours year-hours year-hours year-hours year-hours year-hours Language Requirements. The Language requirements for all candidates for degrees are as follows: 1. Ancient Languages : a. Those students majoring in a foreign language or English who enter with two or more years of high school Latin must take one year of college Latin. b. Those students majoring in a foreign language or English, who enter without high school Latin may take two years of college Greek, or may take Latin 11-12 and Latin 13-14. 2. Modern Languages : a. Those entering with three years of high school work in a modern language must take one year of college work in the same language or two years of college work in a different language. 5 II 111 �l I 66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE b. Those entering with two years of high school work in a modem language must take two additional years in college, either in the· same language studied in high school or in a ·different language. c. Those entering without having studied a modern language in high school. must take three years in college in any one modern language or two years each in two modem languages. N OTE.-N o credit is given for a modern, foreign, or ancient language taken for only one year, unless it is taken in addition to, and subsequent to, the language courses required for graduation. Required Freshman Courses. The following subjects will be scheduled by all Freshmen: English 11-12. Social Sciences II- l 2. Mathematics II-12. Physical Training. Two subjects from the following groups but not more than one subject from any one group: a. Ancient Language. b. Modern Language. c. Science. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student will designate his major subject. and will be assigned an instructor in that subject as his adviser for the rest of his college course. At this time he should plan with his adviser the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years so as to include in his three years the courses required for the major in the subject he has chosen. It is advisable for him to schedule for the Sophomore year any elementary courses required. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Fifteen hours credit in Biology and at least five hours credit in Chemistry. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry. Physics 21-22; Mathematics 21-22; Chemistry II-12, 21, 31, 32, 33-34 and either 43-44 or 45-46. I' 67 l~ 22, NoTE.-Students planning to go to a Medical School are required to take Chemistry 33-34, and, if going to the Johns HopkinSI University or to any Grade A medical college, they are strongly advised to take Chemistry 21 and 32. Classics. Greek 15-16, 21, 22; Latin 21-22, with two chosen from the following: Art 21-22; Philosophy 31-32; any course in Ancient History. Economics. Economics 21-22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41-42; History 31-32 or 43-44; Political Science 21-22 or 31-32; Mathematics 26. Students majoring in Economics will also be advised to take Mathematics 25. English. English 23-24, 41-42, three other year courses in the department, and either one or two years of an ancient language (see Requirements for Graduation). English majors are expected to have a reading knowledge of a modern foreign language, preferably French or German, by their Junior year. At the end of the Senior year they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination cover-ing the entire field of English Literature. Papers will be set also in the critical appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modem foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French and German. French. See Romance Languages. German. Either two years of high school German and three years of college German or four years of college German; History 31-32. It is advisable that German 31-32 be taken during the Senior year. The student who elects to major in German will be expected to show a thorough knowledge of German grammar and a cursory acquaintance with the history of German Literature and its main epochs from Luther to the present day. Some independent work will be required in one of the movements, i.e., classicism, Romanticism, modem naturalism, the cultural problems of the present-day Germany, etc. ! i ,j I '1,I ,, I:.·,. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History. History 23-24, 31-32, 35-36, 43-44; Psychology 21-22; Political Science 31-32. Mathematics. Mathematics rr-12, 21-22, 31-32, 41-42; or rr-12, 21-22, 33-34, 43-44. The course in Mechanics, 35-36, is required beginning with the academic year 1929-30. Each student majoring in Mathematics must also take Physics 21-22. Philosophy. Philosophy 22, 23-24, 31-32, 33-34, 41, 42; Psychology 21-22. Physics. Physics, 21-22, 31-32, 41-42, 43-44, or 45-46; Mathematics l l-12, 21-22, 31-32; Chemistry u-12, 21-22, 32. Political Science. Political Science 21-22, 31-32, 33, 34, 43, 44; History 3.r-32, 35-36; Economics 21-.22. Psychology. Psychology 21-22, 31-32, 34, 41-42; Philosophy 21-22, 31-32; History 29-30; Biology 13-14. Romance Languages. Three courses in one Romance Language, ntimbered 15-16 or above, one of which must be an advanced course in composition and conversation, and two courses in another Romance Language, numbered 15-16 or above; also, one year of college Latin; and History 31-32, Modem European History. Social Sciences. By special prescription of the Division. Spanish. See Romance Languages. Special Two-Year Pre-Medical Course. The Special Two-Year Pre-Medical Course includes the same courses as the first two years of the regular Pre-Medical Course, except that Physics is taken in the second year. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 69 DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college has established degrees " with honor " and "with distinction," beginning with the Class of 1927. Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete and fixed mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. The requirements for the degree " with honor " or " cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his adviser and of the department in which he is majoring. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 8o for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85. c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. He will be relieved of a maximum of two three-hour courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. i. Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the college, obtain an average of 85 or above: Degrees " with great distinction/' or " magna cum :.11 lj '· �70 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. GENERAL INFORMATION CHURCH ATTENDANCE The college encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and a synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. R. W. H. Weech; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Louis Landgrebe; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. James J. Lynch; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. B. Leavit. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ' 71 Athletics. The Athletic Council consists of five alumni, two faculty members, one student, and the Director of Athletics, the President, the Dean, and the Treasurer. It has general supervision over all sports. Alumni Members: T. West Claggett, '91; Amos F. Hutchins, '06; Peter B. Blanchard, '98; Elmer G. Parsly, '06; John N. Wilson, '12. Faculty Members: Reginald H. Ridgely and Leonard E. Arnaud. Student Member: Samuel T. Jones, '29. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games in baseball, track, and tennis. The students also engage in boxing, fencing, and wrestlin~ although ~o int~~­ collegiate schedule is maintained. Two athletic fields provide fac1hties for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All college students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity sports. i, Officers: Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, President; T. West Claggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the association are at 405-7 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Local associations are organized throughout the country. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. Both these student publications are free from faculty supervision. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Fraternities. Two national fraternities, Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Alpha (Southern) and three local fraternities, Phi Delta Sigma, Theta Psi, and Sigma Tau Omicron, have houses on the campus. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Student Council and the approval of the Committee on Student Activities. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Particularly this council has supervision over questions of student conduct. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, one Sophomore, and one Freshman. Officers for the year 1928-1929 are: Granville Q. Adams, '29, President; Lauriston L. Keown, '28, Secretary. 11, Dramatics. A student dramatic club managed and directed by students offers plays from time to time. The Nativity Play of the Coventry Cycle is performed in December of each year. Orchestra. The students maintain both a symphony orchestra and a dance orchestra, each under its own director. The dance orchestra, " The Collegians," plays at college functions and performs at out-of-town engagements in the interest of the college. 111 I' ii' �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 1928To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. Awarded in 1928 to Louis Leo Snyder of the Class of 1928. To the two members of the Junior Class who attain the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1928 to Everett Amos and WiIIiam Sparks Walls of the Class of 1929. To the two members of the Sophomore Class who attain the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1928 to Robert John Klingenburg and John Andrew McField of the Class of 1930. To the two members of the Freshman Class who attain the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarships for the succeeding year. Awarded in 1928 to Samuel Peace Chew, Jr., and Alonzo Bevans Slider of the Class of 193!. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general exceIIence during his coilege course, a gold medal. Offered by Rev. Martin Aigner, D. D. Awarded in 1928 to James Thaddeus Clark of the Class of 1928. To the member of the Senior Class who composes and delivers the best original oration, $20. Offered by the Alumni Association. Awarded in 1928 to James Royal Roseberry, Jr., of the Class of 1928. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the coIIege during the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Awarded in 1928 to GranviIIe Quinn Adams of the Class of 1929. To the member of the Senior Class who submits the best essay on the subject of World Peace, $15. Offered from the Mrs. Blair T. Scott Memorial Fund. Awarded in 1928 to Louis Leo Snyder of the Class of 1928. To the student writing the best essay on the Colonial History of Maryland, $15. Offered by the Rev. James M. Magruder, D. D. Not awarded in 1928. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 73 To the student showing the greatest proficiency in Bible study, $25· Offered as a memorial to Otis H. Draper. Not awarded in 1928. To the member of the Freshman Class who wins the public speaking contest between members of the class, a gold meda,l. Offered by Mr. Ridgely P. Melvin. Not awarded in 1928. To the student who shall compose the best essay on " The Principles of Free Government," $25. Offered under the wiII of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. Not awarded in 1928. To the member of the Senior Oass who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney SuIIivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offe~ed annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney SuIIivan. ~warded in 1928 to James Frederick Miller of the Class of 1928. To the member of the Senior Class who has made the greatest progress in his Senior Year over the pre~ious three y~ars' average, a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta Sigma fraternity. Awarded in 1928 to Charles Leslie Hammond of the Class of 1928. To the student making the best record in the study of History for the year, $10 in gold. Offered by Professor C. W. Stryker. Awarded in 1928 to James Thaddeus Clark of the Class of 1928. To the President of the Student Council for the ensuing year, a gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha fraternity. Awarded in 1928 to Granville Quinn Adams of the Class of 1929· �I 'I I 'I 74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1928-29 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1929 Granville Quinn Adams Everett Amos John Walter Boucher Alfred Davis Charles James Oliver Oark Harold Newton Clements Richard Williamson Comegys Eugene Norris Cozzolino Harold Edward Cross William Albert Gross, Jr. Albion Augustus Hartwell Max Hausmann Stewart Huey Samuel Thomas Jones Frank Henry Kaplan Lauriston Livingston Keown Martin Krebs Edwin William Lowe James Morgan Lumpkin James Willard McCauley Malcolm Wayne McDivitt Carl George Merkel Reginald Calvert Orem Roger Pinto Robert Renshaw Vernon Philip Scheidt Hyman Schiff Joseph Schiff Francis Stephens Smith Charles Irving Somers Lawrence Matthew Taylor William Sparks Walls Edward Young Pocomoke Kirklin, Indiana Grantsville Federalsburg Linthipum Heights Leechburg, Pennsylvania Millington New Haven, Connecticut Braintree, Massachusetts White Hall Gardner, Massachusetts St. Gall, Switzerland Ruxton Prince Frederick Cumberland Baltimore Frankfurt, Germany Baltimore Baltimore Chesapeake City Richburg, New York Baltimore Cambridge Paris, France Easton Baltimore Annapolis Annapolis Bloomfield, New Jersey Crisfield Perryman Ingleside River Springs Phi Sigma Kappa House I Randall Kappa Alpha House I4 Pinkney Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Sigma Kappa House Theta Psi House Phi Delta Sigma House Kappa Alpha House Sigma Tau Omicron House Phi Delta Sigma House 1 Pinkney 26 Humphreys Phi Delta Sigma House 12 Randall Theta Psi House 1 Randall Theta Psi House Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Delta Sigma House Theta Psi House Kappa Alpha House 16 Randall Theta Psi House Phi Delta Sigma House Home, 85 Main Street Home, 85 Main Street 10 Pinkney I8 Randall 24 Randall Theta Psi House Sigma Tau Omicron House JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1930 Robert LeRoy Akers Edward Kenneth Albaugh Walter Scott Baird James Wilbur Baker Charles Robert Barth, Jr. John Leslie Basil Vernon DeWitt Bunce Thomas Van Clagett, Jr. Robert Scott Collier Lyndon Combs William Henry Conca Ernest Ivon Cornbrooks, Jr. George Edward Cunniff John Barbe Cupp Albino Matthews Dimaggio Walter Burlock Esley Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Randallstown Towson Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Newark, New Jersey Annapolis Home, Providence, Rhode Island Upper Marlboro Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Hardburly, Kentucky Bristol, Pennsylvania Collingswood, New Jersey Weymouth, Massachusetts Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Home, Annapolis Bel Air 40 Pinkney 2-9 Pinkney Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Sigma Kappa House Phi Delta Sigma House 1g8 Prince George Street Phi Delta Sigma House 16 Randall Kappa Alpha House Phi Sigma Kappa House 22 Pinkney 12 Humphreys Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Delta Sigma House 163 Prince George Street Phi Sigma Kappa House Ferdinand Fader Lucien Edward Felty George Herbert Fooks Isadore Nathan Gecenok David Romayne Gillespie Arthur Reuben Hart, Jr. Thomas Francis Johnson Patrick Donald Keating Robert John Klingenburg Arthur Ernest Landers, Jr. John Andrew McField Joseph Louis Macaluso Rosser Ellis Mitchell Claxton Joseph O'Connor James George O'Neill, Jr. Lester Howard Palmer Wilbur Samuel Phillips Samuel Bulla Purdie Charles Murray Robinson George Newton Scatchard Warren Albert Stuckey Ferris Thomsen 75 27 Pinkney East Orange, New Jersey 25 Humphreys Rowlesburg, West Virginia Theta Psi House Preston 27 Pinkney Salem, New Jersey 17 Randall Sparrows Point Phi Delta Sigma House Warrenton, Virginia Phi Sigma Kappa House Snow Hill 7 Pinkney Naugatiick, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House Brooklyn, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Snow Hill 28 Pinkney Brookline, Massachusetts Annapolis Home, 139 Prince George Street 23 Pi.nkney Marbury 3 Randall Baltimore Home, 102 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis Theta Psi House Pittsville Phi Sigma Kappa House Salisbury Home, 148 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis 3 Randall Baltimore Theta Psi House Oneonta, New York Phi Delta Sigma House Hershey, Pennsylvania I2 Humphreys Baltimore SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1931 Thomas c;,;rdon Andrew William Tracey Armacost, Jr. Charles Edwards Athey Casimir Thaddeus Beksinski George Lewis Beneze Philip Irvin Bowman Richard Tilghman Brice William Parsons Campbell Roy Stanley Chamberlain Samuel Peace Chew, Jr. Alfred Halstead Cockshott Henry Allen Czelusniak Joseph DeMello Alfred Dowd Joshua Lemuel Dryden Wilbur Reginald Dulin Robert Dunne Eccleston Harry Stanley Emrich, Jr. Matthew Strohm Evans Robert Pratt Exford Louis Jefferson Fields Howard Lee Woodward Forsyth Alfred Joseph Gengras, Jr. Paul Franklin Giffin Louis Harwood Green Ralph Seislove Guth George Kay Hagaman William Gordon Halstead William Johnson Hariington Edward Burgess Hines Snowden Hoff, Jr. Pearre DuBrutz Jacques Samuel Samson Katsef John Sprightley Kelly Edward Andrew Kimpel, Jr. Emanuel Klawans Kappa Alpha House II Randall Kappa Alpha House 12 Pinkney 8 Randall 24 Randall Theta Psi House 9 Randall Hagerstown Phi Delta Sigma House West Haven, Connecticut II Pinkney West River 3 Pinkney Jamestown, New York 32 Pinkney Chicopee, Massachusetts 6 Randall New Bedford, Massachusetts 20 Randall Hillside, New Jersey Kappa Alpha House Salisbiory Home, West Annapolis West Annapolis Theta Psi House Ridgway, Pennsylvania I I Humphreys Baltimore Home, Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest Sigma Tau Omicron House Pittsfield, Massachusetts Sigma Tau Omicron House Crisfield 21 Humphreys N emacolin, Pennsylvania Phi Delta Sigma House Hartford, Connecticut 25 Humphreys Rowlesburg, West Virginia 94 Shipwright Street Wheeling, West Virg;nia Phi Delta Sigma House Allentown, Pennsylvania Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Theta Psi House Providence, Rhode Island 16 Humphreys Cambridge Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 13 Randall Smithsburg Home, 132 West Street Annapolis 17 Humphreys New Haven, Connecticut 22 Pinkney Baltimore Home, I4 Ridgewood Avenue Annapolis Baltimore Hampstead Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Harrisbiirg, Pennsylvania Annapolis I I i �,- 'i I 76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 77 II I] William James Klug, Jr. Preston Shipley Leonard Stephen Matthew Liana Joseph Leon Lingo Edwin Leroy Lotz Hugh McGlincy William McKnight Gordon James McLean Robert MacCartee Robert Maurice Miller, Jr. Lawrence Luther Monnett, Jr. Albert Hutt Moore James Deal Morris Elmer Raymond Noyer George Gowan Parry, Jr. James Mitchell Paulmier Thomas Henry Perrie Robert Bosman Pool John Hewitt Poole Joseph Davis Powell, Jr. Henry Brunt Riepe William Tate Robinson Harry Robert Rudy Rudolph Schmick Anthony Joseph Scibelli Jess Arnold Scott James Henry Shreve, Jr. Alonzo Bevans Slider Victor Edward Smilgin Francis Edward Smith, Jr. Clement William Spring James Upshur Thompson James Edwin Torbet, Jr. Edmund Turner Joseph Mahlon Warfield, Jr. Glenn Harrison Warner Wardan Garris Wells Charles Massey West, Jr. William Grason Winterbottom, Jr. Stephen Wolanski David .Burns Zarr Albert Joshua Zimmerman Ridgewood, New Jersey 3 Pinkney Feeding Hills, Massachusetts .2I Pinkney Scotch Plains, New Jersey 3I Pinkney Milton, Delaware Sigma Tau Omicron House Ellicott City 20 Humphreys Bridgeport, New Jersey Sigma Tau Omicron House Palmyra, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House E'llerett, M assach-usetts Kappa Alpha House Washington, District of Columbia 8 Randall Baltimore I.2 Humphreys Bsltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore s Randall New Bedford, Massachusetts I8 Pinkney Philadelphia, Pennsyl'IJania 4S Pinkney Bristol, Pennsylwnia Sigma Tau Omicron House Tracy's Landing IS Randall Baltimore 36 Pinkney Annapolis Home, ns Conduit Street Columbia, South Carolina I8 Humphreys Baltimore 23 Pinkney Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii IS Randall Hagerstown Sigma Tau Omicron House Preston Theta Psi House Jamaica, New York 14 Randall La Grange, Kentucky 19 Humphreys Clinton I.2 Randall Cumberland xx Humphreys New London, Connecticut I8 Humphreys Winchester, Massachusetts 30 Pinkney Laconia, New Hampshire IO Pinkney Cambridge 23 Randall Cumberland IS Pinkney Wardour, Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Theta Psi House Deposit, New York 25 Humphreys Fort Benning, Georgia Kappa Alpha House Centre'llille Phi Sigma Kappa House Cambridge Phi Delta Sigma House Gardner, Massachusetts Sigma Tau Omicron House Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl'llania s Randall Frederick "" Randall FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1932 Kenneth William Anderson Joseph Victor Anthony William Bernard Athey Ernest F. Bacon, Jr. Laurence Richardson Baker Edward Samuel Balles Joseph Lyons Bean Albert Spitzer Benhamu John Adolph Bernstein Richard Ferdinand Blau! Scott Amos Broadbent Jacob Edmund Bull Clarence Aloysius Burck Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. James Fromhardt Campbell Perth Amboy, New Jersey I9 Pinkney Waterbury, Connecticut I4 Randall Baltimore 28 Humphreys Baltimore Home, 4n Hawthorn Road, Roland Park East Bridgeport, Massachusetts 2s Pinkney Paterson, New Jersey 30 Pinkney Annapolis Home, 76 Thompson Street Perth Amboy, New Jersey 19 Pinkney Annapolis ~ome, Spa View Heights Cumberland 23 Randall Baltimore Theta Psi House Bel Air 2I Humphreys Baltimore 2 Randall Annapolis u Pinkney Lonaconing 9 Randall Foxboro, Massachusetts 8 Pinkney Lawrence Lloyd Carpenter Washington, District of Columbia z Randall Paul Edmund Casassa Pulaski, Virginia 6 Pinkney William Wiley Cave Baltimore 42 Pinkney Douglas Arnett Cole Boyertown, Penns:ylwnia s Pinkney Harry James Colver Palmerton, Pennsyl'llania I Pinkney Frederick Cortright Constable Linthicum Heights Home, Linthicum Heights James William Crabbe, Jr. Ridgewood, New Jersey 2 Pinkney Vladimir Ctibor Pelham Manor, New York .20 Pinkney William Francis Cullom, Jr. Belle'IJue, Pennsyl'llania S Pinkney Joseph Carlos Denslow, Jr. I Pinkney Samuel MacNutt Edmiston, Jr. Glenolden, Pennsylwania Saratoga Spa, New York IS Randall Faust Farone Pittsfield, Massachusetts 32 Pinkney John Lee Finn Newark, New Jersey 33 Pinkney Samuel Joseph Fortunato North Canton, Ohio 42 Pinkney Richard Victor Frank Ruston 24 Humphreys Emslie Nicholson Gault Montclair, New Jersey 14 Humphreys Frank Bunker Gilbreth Westfield, New Jersey 6 Pinkney Robert Allen Goodrich Baltimore I7 Humphreys Lee Ackworth Gordy Palmbton, Pennsyl'IJania 23 Humphreys Dennis Franklin Green Palmerton, Pennsyl'IJania 23 Humphreys Luther Miles Green Annapolis Home, so West Street David Bernard Greengold Relay Kappa Alpha House William Oliver Gregg Cambridge Kappa Alpha House Calvin Harrington, Jr. Hampton, Virginia I3 Humphreys Charles Odbert Hathaway Baltimore 4 Randall Donald Bruce Hebb Baltimore I9 Randall Bernard Adolph Heller, Jr. Baltimore 44 Pinkney William Crowley Hoddinott Baltimore l Randall John Adam Joh Dayton, Ohio 4I Pinkney Karl Franklin Jund Annapolis Home, Cherry Grove Avenue Daniel Edward Keller Baltimore Kappa Alpha House James King Baltimore 2 Pinkney Norman Kleiman Salem, New Jerse:y IO Randall Sylvan Klein Hackensack, New Jersey I6 Pinkney John Milton Landis Owings 2I Randall Lester Spicknall Lane Middletown, Delaware 2 Pinkney Albert Jacob Lieberman L:ynn, Massachusetts IS Randall Ulysses David Limauro Ellicott Cit:y 22 Humphreys Philip Lee Lotz Al'IJOn, West Virgitoia .20 Randall Robert Clare Lynch Al'llon, Wed Virg>ma .20 Randall Willis Keyes Lynch Oce(ln Cit:y .20 Humphreys Tilghman McCabe Omar, West Virginia 37 Pinkney James Gordon McCurry Indian Head I4 Humphreys Francis DeSales McWilliams Canton, Pennsylwania "" Randall Russell Maxwell Ma.nley Baltimore 2I Randall Charles Howard Miles Baltimore 2I Humphreys Henry George Miller Lando'ller 4I Pinkney Louis Mitchell Baltimore 39 Pinkney Frederick Douglas Morrison Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey I7 Pinkney James F Musson Hackensack, New Jersey Sigma Tau Omicron House Herbert Francis Myers, Jr. Cockeys'llille 7 Randall Walter Charles Mylander, Jr. Pikes'llille, Baltimore 19 Randall Frederick Joel N as~auer Pittsfield, Massachusetts 17 Pinkney Clayton William Nesbit Baltimore 39 Pinkney Issac Allen Newton Hackensack, New Jersey 19 Pinkney Robert Maxwell Noblett Millers'llille Home, Millersville Milton A. Noon Baltimore 36 Pinkney Vernon Joseph Novicki Newark, New Jeuey 33 Pinkney Genesio Nicholas Pannullo Baltimore 2I Pinkney Hugh Frazier Parker Quincy, Massach1.isetts I9 Humphreys Laurence Wolcott Parrish �! 78 I 1.~ lj I ~j CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lewis Alford Patton Richard Heber Pembroke, Jr. Victor Arnotto Perretta Gordon Henry Peterman Charles Edward Pforr Edwin Tremain Powell David Hampton Pugh Wm. Thomas Daniel Pumphrey Earl Cranston Pyle William Wilson Quinn Charles Henry Reier Charles Somes Richardson William Elmore Ritchie Earle Augustus Rockefeller George Griffin Rudolph George Durward Adams Selby Albert Frederick Shaw Henry Alexander Sherwood, Jr. James Edward Shoemaker Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr. Frederick William Skaling Robert Bland Smith Albert Stidman, Jr. Otto Carl Stude Antonio Hiram Susoni Ferdinand Petersen Thomas Allison Crusnach Trader John Williams Trader Daniel Trimper III Kendall Jam es Truitt Edgar Byron Tyler Clifford Henry Utz George Repold Vickers IV William Lee Waller Edward John Ward John DeLashmutt Warfield Milton Edward Weaver, Jr. George Jones Weems John Robinson Wilkinson Charles Vernon Williamson George Wirt Wilson, Jr. Robert Garner Woodman Sterrett Day Woods Fred Gerker Yerkes, Jr. William Allen Ziegler Charles Francis Zouck Montclair, New Jersey I8 Randall Park.Hall IS Pinkney Utica, New York 34 Pinkney Annapolis Home, 6'1 Southgate Avenue Baltimore n Randall Columbia, South Carolina I3 Humphreys Poolesville 20 Pinkney Glen Burnie Home, Glen Burnie Friendship 2r Randall Crisfield Kappa Alpha House Glen Arm 38 Pinkney Boston, Massachusetts 4S Pinkney McKeesport, Pennsylvania 37 Pinkney West Haven, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore IO Randall Baltimore 4 Pinkney Bridgeport, Connecticut 8 Pinkney East Orange, New Jersey Pinkney Altoona, Pennsylvania I3 Pinkney Baltimore 26 Pinkney New London, Connecticut IS Humphreys Edenton, North Carolina I7 Randall Owings Mills Humphreys Catonsville 4 Randall Arecibo, Porto Rico 7 Pinkney Baltimore 26 Humphreys Arnold Home, Arnold Arnold Home, Arnold Ocean City 22 Humphreys Parsonsburg 4S Pinkney Chance 44 Pinkney Greenport, New Yark I6 Humphreys Baltimore 20 Humphreys Annapolis Home, I6I Green Street Salisbury I3 Randall Sykesville 38 Pinkney Pernasie, Pennsyl·vani"a 2s Pinkney Stockley 26 Pinkney Cumberland 24 Humphreys Catonsville 4 Pinkney Elkins, West Virginia I4 Pinkney Tenafly, New Jersey 7 Pinkney Iona Island, New York c/o Professor Stryker Jacksonville, Florida 29 Pinkney Baltimore 44 Pinkney Baltimore I7 Randall SPECIAL STUDENTS David Spergin Jenkins l '·i' Arnold Home, Arnold SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES ·.I ,, I SENIORS ••••••••••• •••••••••••• •••••••• . •••••. • . •••••• •••• •••• ••• •• •• •• ••• •• ~. JUNIORS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.•••• • ••••• • •• • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.· 1 :I 1,I, 33 38 ••. ••. . . • . •• . •• . •• •. . . . . . . •• . . . . • . . • . . . •••••• •••••••• . ••• •••••• 78 •••••..••...•..••• , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • • • • , • • . • . . • . . • , . , •• , I.2.2 SOPHOMORES 1 pf 1111 it' 1l1 ,! 'f :I' FRESHMEN SPECIAL ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.••••.••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••..•••• TOTAL ....••..••.•..•..•....................••••.••..•.••..•.•..••• 272 79 SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Maryland .... · · ...... · · · · .. · · · · · · .. · · · · ISO 26 New Jersey .. · .. · · · · · · · · · · · Pennsylvania ............ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 23 Massachusetts ............. · · · · · · · · · · · · I9 New York .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 Connecticut ....................... · · · · · 10 West Virginia . · · · · ·· · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Kentucky •...•....... ·· ·· ···· ·········• Virginia ...... · · · · ·· · · · · "·· · · .. · · · · · · · · Delaware .......... ·· ······ ······ ·· ···· District of Columbia .. , .......... ·.··· Ohio .................................. . Rhode Island .................... · · · · · · 7 3 3 2 2 South Carolina · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Florida .•................. · · · · · · · · · · · · · Georgia ...•.•.. ·· ·· · · · · · · · · · · .. · · .. · · · · Territory of Hawaii. .................. · Indiana .•.......... ·· · ··· · · .. ·· · · ·· · · ·· New Hampshire ..................... . North Carolina ..................... · ·· Porto Rico ........ ·· · ··· ·· · ·· · · .. · ··· ·· France •............. ·· · · · · ·· ·· ·· · · ·· ·· Germany ························ · ····· Switzerland ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 2 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 6, 1928 DOCTOR OF LETTERS (Honoris Causa) R. T. H. Halsey, M. A. BACHELOR OF ARTS Cum Honore James Royal Roseberry, Jr ...... ................................ Columbia, South Carolina c..m Laude James Thaddeus Clark ............. ·········································· .Ellicot City David Frederick Crowley, Jr ...... ············ .. ···························· ····~al:~more !;;:~kl~eoT;::!e\vii1i~·~:: ::: : : .": .": .":::: ." ." ." ."::::::::: ." .": .": ." .":::: :: : : : : : : : : : : : : :: ::N:.,;::~: Rite Ernest Stanley Bogert .................. ·························· ... Ridgewood, ~'=;,. 1~::~~ Ralph Edwin Darley••·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. . . . . Baltimore William Henry Eisenb~andt. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·::::::::::::::::::::::::::Poolesville Arthur Carpenter Elgm ....... • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reisterstown Alton Olin Grimes· • · · · · · • • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Easton Charles Leslie Hammond·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · : B~ltimore Edmond Amos Hollingsworth ............................................. : ...{;" .. h I ki os ova a J oseph K ovar • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . · . ................... Moravia, zec Baltimore James Frederick ~Hiler.···························:::::::::::::::::::::: :c;;~~d;: Virginia Jesse Earnest Smith ................ ··············· r �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absences, Excused . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration, Officers of. . . . . . Admission by Certificate. . . . . . . . Admission by Examination. . . . . . Admission, Methods of. . . . . . . . . Admission on Condition ......... Admission, Requirements for. . . . Admission, Table of Requirements ....................... Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance .................... Board of Visitors and Governors . Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . College Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committees of the Board. . . . . . . Committees of the Faculty. . . . . . Courses of Instruction .......... Courses, Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . Credit Units .................. Dean's List ................... Degree, Requirements for. . . . . . . Degrees conferred, 1928, List of. . Degrees with Distinction. . . . . . . . Degrees with Honor. . . . . . . . . . . . Dining Hall . . . .. . .. .. . . . . .. . . . Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees, Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E<raternities ................... 64 8 26 27 25 27 25 26 28 64 70 71 63 5 7 3 7 rs 34 65 25 65 62 79 69 69 29 71 61 28 9 29 71 Freshman Courses, Required. . . . General Information . . . . . . . . . . . General Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . Geographical Distribution . . . . . . Grades ........................ Graduate Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . Historical Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honor Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . Language Requirements ....... Lecturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Location ...................... Major Courses ................ Majors, Requirements for ...... Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periods, Time of the ........... Prizes awarded June, 1928. . . . . . Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Preparation . . . . . . . Promotion, Requirements for. . . Publications ................... Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeating Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reports ....................... Room Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . Scholarships .................. Senior Fellowship ............. Special Students ............... Student Activities .............. Student Aid .................. Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students enrolled, List of ....... Study Cards, Filing of .......... 66 70 6r 79 62 28 r8 61 65 17 21 66 66 71 34 72 62 23 62 71 21 64 62 61 29 31 30 27 70 31 70 74 64 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1928-1929 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/c180b41f6f3a58bae67d1000702981a0.pdf 8badabf8a992b9b259a32a8e7045a778 PDF Text Text 1 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE 1929-1930 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANN APO LIS CATALOGUE 1929-1930 < ·"· ••• .. \ .·· Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 I '.·1 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND I 11 ·I Ir I �'I I I 1929' 1930 JULY JANUARY 1931 JULY COLLEGE CALENDAR JANUARY sjMjTjwlTJFls slMITlwlTIFJs sjMj'l·jwlTIFls sjMjTjWjTjFls .. 7 14 21 28 123456 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 . . . . . ' ...... 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2S 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2S 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... AUGUST FEBRUARY ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. AUGUST SE.PTEMBER 1234557 8 9 10 111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2S 24 25 26 27 28 29 so . . . . . . . . . . ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 l1 12 lS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so Sl . . . . . . . . . . OCTOBER .. 1 2 s 4 APRIL 7 14 21 28 5 8 9 10 11 12 1516171819 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 .... .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 10 11 12 13141516 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so ...... .. .. .•• ....... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MAY NOVEMBER .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 . . . . . . . . 1 2 s 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 lS 141516 11 12 13 1415 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 2S 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ..••........................ DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 1112 lS 15161718 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 so Sl . . . . . . ' : I " 3 4 5 6 10 1112 13 171811120 24 25 26 27 OCTOBER 2 s ...... 1 5 6 7 8 1~ 13 1415 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 .. .. .. .. .. MARCH NOVEMBER ...... ~ ..... 2 9 16 2S 30 .. 7 14 21 28 APRIL 4 ..•... 9 10 11 5 6 7 161718 12 lS 14 23 24 25 19 20 21 30 Sl •. 26 27 28 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 lO 1112 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 ......•..... DECEMBER 7 14 21 28 FEBRUARY .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 S 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 111213 8 9 10 111218 14 i415 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 1819 20 2i . 21 22 2S 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . 28 29 so . . . ..... 29 so 31 .....•.. . . . . . . . . . . . . • · ·-~~~-'-"""- JUNE 7 1 2 14 8 9 211516 28 22 23 . . 29 so ' .......... 121234567 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 111213141516 15 16 17 18 19 20 21' 17 18 19 20 21 22 2S 22 23 24 25 26 27 28,' 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . . ' .. 81 . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARCH SEPTEMBER .. 6 lS 20 27 123 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 2S 24 29 30 31 .............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213141516 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 31 .• .. .. .. .. .. .. .............. ........ 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 i 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 lS 1516171819 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 so 81 ....•. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 s 4.. 8 9 10 11 . 151617 18 '• 22 23 24 115 ' 29 30 .... : 1 .. 1 2 s 4 ~ 6i 7 8 9 10 1112 18. 141516171819 20 21 22 2S 24 25 26 27 28 29 so ....•... and make-up examinations . September r7, Tuesday . ........... Registration of all students. September r8, Wednesday(rr a.m.) .First half-year begins . Formal opening of College. September r9, Thursday . .......... Classes begin. November 9, Saturday ............ November Hour-examinations end. November 27, Wednesday ( 4 p. m.) . Thanksgiving recess begins. Sunday (6 p. m.) ..•.. Thanksgiving recess ends. December I, December 20, Friday ( r p. m.) ..... Christmas recess begins. 1930 I anuary 5, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) ....... Christmas recess ends. I anuary 20, Monday . ............. Mid-year examinations begin . January 25, Saturday . ............ Mid-year examinations end. - I .Tanuary 27, Monday . ............. Second half-year begins . February 22, Saturday . ........... Washington's Birthday:. a holiday. MAY .......... 1 2 s 4 5 6 7 8 9 .: 10 1112 13 1415161 17 18 19 20 21 221!8 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 Sl . . . . . . . . . . . . JUNE 1929-30 1929 September r6, Monday . .....•.... Examinations for admission March 8, Saturday .............. . March Hour-examinations end. I April r6, Wednesday (4 p. m.) ... . Easter recess begins. April 23, Wednesday (6 p. m.) .... . Easter recess ends. M(Ly 23, Friday ................• . Final examinations begin. May 29, Thursday ............... . Final examinations end.-May JI, Saturday, to I une ·4, Wednesday . ............ Commencement. I �5 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 SUMMER VACATION June 5 to September 14, inclusive 1930-31 1930 September IS, Monday ............ Examinations for admission and make-up examinations. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ex-Officio. Tuesday . ........... Registration of all students. HERBERT NOBLE .............. n5 Broadway, New York, N. Y. September I7, Wednesday (II a.m.). First half-year begins. Formal opening of College. WALTER H. BucK ..... 609 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. September I6, Noble, Morgan, and Scammell, Attorneys-at-Law. Chairman. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. Vice-Chairman. September I8, Thursday .......•... Oasses begin. November 8, Saturday ............ November Hour-examinations end. November 26, Wednesday (I2 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. November 30, Sunday (6 p. m.) ... Thanksgiving recess ends. De·cember 20, Saturday (I2 m.) .... Christmas recess begins. 1931 January 4, Sunday (6 p. m.) ...... Christmas recess ends. January I9, Monday .............. Mid-year examinations begin. January 24, 26, Monday . ............. Second half-year begins. Surgeon. Secretary. JAMES A. February 23, Monday ............. Washington's Birthday: a holiday. March April 2I, I, Saturday .............. . March Hour-examinations end. Wednesday (I2 m.) ...... . Easter recess begins. April 8, Wednesday (6 p. m.) ..... Easter recess ends. May 22, Friday .................. Final examinations begin. May 28, Thursday ............... Final examinations end. Ma.y 30, Saturday, to June 3, Wednesday ............ Commencement. wALTON .......................... Annapolis, President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. Md. WILLIAM WooDWARD ...... I I Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. Chairman of the Board of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company. JuDGE WALTER I. DAWKINS ... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. Saturday ............. Mid-year examinations end. January DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS .. 1010 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. * The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex-officio members of the Board. DAVID G. McINTOSH, JR., President of the Senate ............. Towson, Md. E. BROOKE LEE, Speaker of the House of Delegates ....... . Silver Spring, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BOND, Chief Judge ........................... . Baltimore, JOHN R. PATTISON, Associate Judge ..................... . Cambridge, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ........................ . Frederick, WILLIAM H. ADKINS, Associate Judge .....................•. . Easton, T. SCOTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ........................... Towson, W. MITCHELL DIGGES, Associate Judge ...................... . La.Plata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge ..................... . Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. I !I I ~I �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE T. WEST CLAGGETT ..•.•... 405 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS 6 Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. RIDGELY P. MELVIN .............•....•....... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. JOHN H. LATANE ............................. Baltimore, Md. Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. FRANK R. KENT .........•........... The Sun, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, the Baltimore Sun. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. . DR. CHARLES C. MARBURY ................ Washington, D. C. Physician. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ..................... Washington, D. C. Mining Engineer. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .... 1103 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER W. LABROT ...................... Annapolis, Md. Labrot & Company, Bankers. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... I500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly ·Bros. & Company, Bankers. DR. JAMES BORDLEY, JR ..... 330 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Physician. CHARLES B. ALEXANDER .... Standard Oil Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Alexander and Alexander, Insurance. 7 Executive Convmittee MR. BucK, Chairman DR. HALSEY DR. PEARL DR. HUTCHINS MR. NOBLE Buildings and Grounds .MR. LABJlOT, Chairman MR. ALEXANDER DR. BORDLEY MR. WooDWARD DR. HALSEY MR. HAMMOND DR. HUTCHINS Elections to the Board MR. CLAGGETT, Chairman JUDGE DAWKINS MR. w ARFIELD MR. JAMISON MR. MELVIN Faculty, Instruction, and Degrees DR. LATA,NE, Chairman DR. MARBURY MR. KENT Finance MR. WALTON, Chairman MR. GILLET MR. PARSLY DR. RAYMOND PEARL .•....................... Baltimore, Md. PRESIDENTS EMERITI CHARLES B. GILLET .. Light and Redwood Streets, Baltimore, Md. THOMAS FELL ............................ .' ..... Carvel Hall President Emeritus Director Institute for Biological Research, Johns Hopkins University. Gillet & Company, Bankers. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR .... I5 East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. R. T. H. HALSEY .............. Randall Court, Annapolis, Md. Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of. Art, New York City. ENOCH BARTON GAREY ......... I Englewood Road, Roland Park President Emeritus B. A., St John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29. i 1 I 11, '' I ' Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889; University of Pittsburgh, 1912; William and Mary College, l9:n ; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION ROBERT EARLE BACON, A. M ................ II McDowell Hall Dean EDWIN HUNTER CROUCH ................... 13 McDowell Hall Comptroller VIRGINIA VAUGHAN REED .................. II McDowell Hall Registrar and Secretary to the Dean LULU VIOLA EBAUGH .......•.•.•............ Woodward Hall Librarian MARJORIE EVANS SMITH .................. II McDowell Hall Secreta.ry ARTHUR CHEW MEADE, C. P.A ............. I3 McDowell Hall Auditor JAMES JOSEPH MuRPHY, M. D ...................... Infirmary College Physician MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .................... Gymnasium Dire.ctor of Athletics EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 53 College Avenue Superintendent CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 FACULTY ROBERT EARLE BACON ................... I6 Maryland Avenue Dean and Associate Professor of English Ph. B., Lafayette College, 1917; A. M., Harvard University, 1918. Instructor in English, Trinity College, Jan. 1919-June 1919, 1919-20; Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1920-28; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 1920-23 and 1927-28; Assistant Dean, Harvard College, 1923-28; Dean and Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1928--. JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ...•.•.•...... 2o6 Prince George Street Professor of French B. L. and B. Sc., Lycee of J assy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ..........••.••. St. John's College Professor of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-. R. T. H. HALSEY ••.........•...•.....•••..... Randall Court Professor of Colonial Art B. A., Princeton University, 1886; Honorary A. M., Columbia University, 1914; D. Litt., St. John's College, 1928. Chairman of the Library Committee of the New York Stock Exchange, 1912-24; Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum'of Art, 1912-; Trustee in charge of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1924-; Professor of Colonial Art, St. John's College, 1928--. [!' I I ' �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .............•. . 2 Cumberland Court Professor of Biology HERMANN BERNHARD .................. 47~ Southgate Avenue Associate Professor of Chemistry B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. JAMES JOSEPH MURPHY ...................... 4 Randall Street Lecturer in Hygiene M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 1919-; Lecturer in Hygiene, St. John's College, 1929-· MARION ALONZO EASON .... : ..•..........••. 6 Franklin Street Assistant Professor of Physics E. E., University of Virginia, 1909· Student Engineer, General Electric Company, 1909-II; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, l9n-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory School, l 925-27 ; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-. GEORGE· ALTHOFF BINGLEY ........... 248 Prince George Street Associate Professor of Mathematics B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; Graduate Student, University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1917; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923,-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-. THOMAS AusTIN FITZGERALD ............ II Southgate Avenue Assistant Profe'Ssor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, l9II; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14, Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18, Terrill School (Dallas), 191~; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-. 11 Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25 ~ Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's. College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemsitry, 1926--. 1 GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .................. 73 Conduit Street · Assistant Professor of Mathematics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's .College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-. MYRON McLAREN .............................. Brice House Assistant Professor of Psychology A. B., University of Michigan, 1914; LL. B., University of Michigan, 1916. Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama, 1922-23; Instructor in English, College of the City of Detroit, 1923-26; Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, 1929-. JOSEPH BusH KINGSBURY., .............. 3 Cumberland Court Associate Professor of Government B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1923. Fellow in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of Public Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Government, St. John's College, 1929-. · ADAM ALLES ...........•................... 95 Charles Street Assistant Profe'Ssor of Philosophy B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. Student at the University of Berlin, 1922-23; Student at the University of Paris, 1923-24; Holder of Sterling Fellowship and Assistant in Ethics, Yale University, 1924-25; Holder of University Fellowship, Yale University, 1925-26; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-. 'I ::II �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PAUL ALLEN, JR ................ I84 Duke of Gloucester Street Assistant Professor of Chemistrv . A. M., 1922, Ph. D., 1924, Harvard Univ~rsity. Instructor in :, A. B., 1919, Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-. RICHARD SCOFIELD ............................ 40 East Street Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., O~ford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. FoRD KEELER BROWN ................ 250 Prince George Street Professor of English A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. THEODORE MERRYMAN HATFIELD ................. Brice House Assistant Professor of English B. A., Northwestern University, 1920; B. A., Oxford University, 1923; A. M., 1924, Ph.D., 1926, Harvard University. Dexter Traveling Scholar, Harvard University, 1925-26; Tutor in English, Harvard University, 1924-25, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of English, St. John's College, 1927-. VERTREES JUDSON WYCKOFF ............. 13 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-. * EVERETT STANLEY 13 wALLIS 11 College Road, Princeton, New Jersey Associate Professor of Chemistry B. S., 1921, M. S., 1922, University of Vermont; M. ~., 1?24, Ph.D., 1925, Princeton University. Instructor in Chemistry, Umvers1ty .of Ver~ont, 921 -22 · Assistant in Chemistry 1922-23, Graduate Scholar m Chemistry, ~ 923 -24,' Charlotte Elizabeth Pro~or Fellow, 1924-25, Princeton Univers~ty; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-. LEONARD ELLISON ARNAUD .......... . 204 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of French B. es L., University of Paris, 1922. Faculte de Droit, and Faculte des Lettres, University of Paris, 1922-23; Columbia University Law Scho~l, 1925-26; Graduate Study, Johns Hopkins University, 1927; Instructor m Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND ................. 58 Maryland Avenue Associate Professor of German Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at . the Philological Seminar University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor m Modern Languages, 'St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. J ohnls College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-· FREDERICK W HIPPLE A PPEL · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · I65 Green Street Associa:te Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National R~search Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of B1olog~, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. Johns College, 1929-. THOMAS PARMELEE BROCKWAY ........ I76 Prince George Street WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ........... ·........ I65 Green Street B. A., Reed College, 1921; B. Litt. (Modern History), Oxford University, 1925. Instructor in English, Oregon Agricultural College, 1921-22; Summer Course, University of Grenoble, 1924; Instructor in History, St. John's College, 1925-26; Acting Dean, St. John's College, January to September, 1928; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of History, St. John's College, 192g-. B. A., 1924; M.A., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor i~ Bi~logy, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, Umvers1ty of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-. Associate Professor of History Instructor in Biology * On leave of absence, 1929-30. �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 GEORGE. HAROLD _MCFARLIN ................. I65 Green Instructor in Chemistry A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry Southeast Missouri State Teacher's College, 1926-27; Graduate Student, Uni~ versity of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-· JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............. 248 Prince George Street Instructor in Classical, Languages A. B., 1927, as of 1926, A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield School (Connecticut),. 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-. MARTIN KREBS ................................. Brice House ' Assistant in German A. B., 1929, St. John's College. Student, University of Frankfurt. Assistant in German, St. John's College, 1929-. PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS .................... 450 West Street Direictor of ,4.thletics; Head Coach of Footb·all and Basketball B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. WILLIAM FRANK STROMEYER ................. I66 West Street Graduate Manager of Athletics,' Coach of Freshman Football B. S., St. John's College, 1916. WILLIAM HANSON MooRE, JR .. 9II .Falls Road Terrace, Baltimore Head Coach of Lacrosse B. A., Johns Hopkins University, 1923. BERNARD FRANCIS GESSNER ..................... 5 Hill Street Instructor in Physical Training; Assistant Coach of Football, Basketball, and Lacrosse A. B., St; John's College, 1927. CLOVIS DELADRIER .......................... 90 Charles Street Coach of Fencing JOSEPH NoVAK .................................. Brice Ho?se Instructor in Physical Training; Director of Intramural Athletics; Coach of Cross Country, Track, and Wrestling B. S., University of Illinois, 1929. FREDERICK JULIUS LEONARD ................... Pinkney House Coach of Boxing 11 11:'1 ,1 '!J• 1ir· ii!, i1j 1 1 1 JI �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 Committee on Public Information COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY MR. WYCKOFF, THE DEAN Advisory Council THE MR. BROWN MR. SEGALL MR. STRYKER Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing Chairman MR. ALLES, MR. FITZGERALD MR. BACON MR.'RIDGELY MR. APPEL MR. STRYKER MR. BROWN MB WYCKOFF Chairman MR. ALLEN MR. KINGSBURY MR. APPEL MR. SCOFIELD MR. HATFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOVA, THE DEAN Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, THE DEAN Chai"rma:n MR. BERNHARD MR. BROCKWAY Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, THE DEAN THE DEAN MR. ARNAUD Committee to Confer with the Executive Committee· of the Board of Visitors and Governors Committe:e on Curriculum THE DEAN, MR. McLAREN Faculty Members of Athletic Council DuN, Chairman MR. RIDGELY Chairman Chairman MR. APPEL C01nmittee on Student Activities MR. ARNAUD, Chairman MR. KUEHNEMUND MR. MCFARLIN 2 �l"I I 18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 CONCERTS, 1928-29 LECTURERS, 1928-29 A US TIN CONRADI .............................. Piano Recital HOUSTON PETERSON Department of Philosophy, Columbia University I Ellis, Freud, and Pavlov ALES HRDLICKA Curator, Division of Physical Anthropology, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. Man: Past, Present, Future (Three lectures) HENRY W. KENT ..... Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Benjamin Franklin's Interest in the Arts HERBERT PHILLIPS The Philosophy of Behaviorism GEORGE E. MYLONAS Department of Archaeology, The Johns Hopkins University Early Cretan Civilization JOSEPH BUSH KINGSBURY Department of Government, St. John's College Chicag·o JASON WESTERFIELD .... New York Stock Exchange, New York The New York Stock Exchange THEODORE MERRYMAN HATFIELD Department of English, St. John's College Theodore· Dreiser RICHARD SCOFIELD English and Art Departments, St. John's College Marc el Proust Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue .......... . Bach-Busoni Intermezzo, Opus rr6, No. 4 ............... . Brahms Scherzo, Opus I6 ...................... Mendelssohn Berceuse } . Etude in C Minor, Opus 25 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Chopin II Sonata in B Major ..................... George Boyle Moderato, un poco maestoso (poco piu allegro) Andante pensieroso Allegro ma non troppo, quasi marziale III La fille aux cheveux de linl Minstrels ................ . Debussy Reftets clans l'eau I La Campanella (Arr. Bus~ni) ................. . Liszt AusTrn CoNRADI } . . . . . . . . . R ec1ta1 o f v· 1. ancl p· . 10 m iano s onatas F RANK GITTELSON Sonata in A minor, Opus ro 5 .............. Schumann Appassionata e con espressione Allegretto Vivo Sonata in E minor .......................... M oza.rt Allegro Tempo di menuetto Sonata in A major .................... . Cesar Franck Allegretto ben moderato Allegro Ben moderato Allegretto poco mosso I ,1 �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the college the principles of freedom which, from her first beginnings, have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. HISTORICAL SKETCH. The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year the following act was passed : At a SESSION of ASSEMBLY, begun and held at Port of ANNAPOLIS, on the Ist day of July, in the 8th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. annoque domini I696, and ended the 9th day of the same month. FRANCIS NICHOLSON, ESQUIRE, Governor. CHAP.XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. us. IL AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. -Extract from Laws of Maryland. King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In I 784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The college has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to the earliest colonial times. WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: IL Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. President Washington visited the college in 179r. After his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty of the college : To the Farnlty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON. April I7, I79I. �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served as trustees in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the college charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796 and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britain, in 1812. Founded at a time when politics were uppennost in men's minds, the college was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the college to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the·long and successful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus retired.in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the college.' His successor, President Enoch Barton Garey, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929· The presidents of the college, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, l78g-1807. Bethel Judd, 1807-1820. Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824. William Raferty, 1824-1831. Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857. Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1865-1866. James Oark Welling, 1866-1870. James Mercer Garnett, 1870-1880. John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884. William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886. Thomas Fell, 1886-1923. Enoch Barton Gar,ey, 1923-1929. I '1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The enrollment is limited. The purpose of St. John's is the purpose expressed in the charter of King William's School-education of youth in "good letters and manners." To this end attention is directed upon liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Realizing that professional schools are demanding well-grounded men, St. John's prepares for further study such students as intend to continue their special training after graduation. LOCATION St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique in America for the way in which it has preserved the flavor of American Colonial culture. Built at the mouth of the Severn River, a mile from Chesapeake Bay, the capital of Maryland and the site of the United States Naval Academy, it is within an hour's ride of Washington or Baltimore. Both of these cities offer many educational resources to the student at St. John's. The departments of the National Government, the museums, the libraries and the art galleries of the one, the musical and intellectual advantages of the other are easily available and of the greatest service. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. THE COLLEGE GREEN On the St. John's College Green are many reminders of the early history of Marylap.d. The most ancient of the old trees is the Liberty Tulip-poplar,* under which in 1652 the colonists concluded *This tree has been preserved through the generosity of James T. Woodward, Esquire, and has been marked by an appropriate tablet through the efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indfans. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. A dinner and ball in his honor were later given in the present Great Hall of the college. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to-Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 1911 to perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the cam.pus. The Biology Hall, on the corner of College A venue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building was acquired by the college in 1929 and is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology staff. Woodward Hall, the college library, erected in 1899, houses approximately twenty-one thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the gift made by William the Third in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. They were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The library has received for the last five years an annual grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the college in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The college is. refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774. As the foremost museum of colonial art in Maryland, it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fj.ne arts. The Brice House (1740), the Pinkney House (1750), and the Bordley-Randall House (1727) are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary is housed in a separate building just across from the college green on St. John's Street. Here the college physician holds daily office hours and there are three hospital wards and two private rooms, in addition to an isolation ward. The Infirmary attendants live in the Infirmary and at least one attendant is always on duty. The Gymnasium, built in 19!0, is equipped with a maximum size basketball floor, handball and squash tennis courts, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the college has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and 'tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall ( 1855) and Randall Hall ( 1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses which are owned by the college. Randall Hall contains the college dining hall. COLLEGE BUILDINGS McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the college in 1784, it now hoµses the offices. of the administration, class rooms, and the Student Union. The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the Great Hall, in which Lafayette was entertained by the people of Annapolis. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the Dean and Registrar, and the offices of the Comptroller. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and . textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room ; card room; lounge, in which the daily papers and selected magazines are provided ; the quiet room, in which. quiet must be maintained at all times ; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the college post office and the college book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with Chemistry lecture table, and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry Department has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. 25 Ii i �27 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE DEGREE 26 and Mechanics, a fourth year of Mathematical Analysis, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (introductory and advanced) and Quantitative Analysis, General Physics, General Economics, Corporation Finance, Political Science, History and English are recommended. Advanced standing is offered St. John's graduates who plan to take engineering degrees. At Johns Hopkins University three scholarships are offered in engineering to graduates of St. John's College. The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree includes the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever the latter degree was fprmerly required. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Though primarily a college of the Liberal Arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. Its degree is accepted by these institutions and in many cases is approved for advanced standing. For those who are interested in professional preparation the following information is offered: Medicine. Students wishing to study medicine are given special attention at St. John's. Although a two-year pre-medical course is offered which will fit the student for admission to some schools of medicine, the student is strongly advised to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation. The best medical schools require a bachelor's degree for admission. Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, the pre-medical student pursues courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, and Modem Languages. Based upon the success of his pre-medical work, an application is made in his senior year for admission to the medical school of his choice. The degree from St. John's is recognized by the best medical schools of the country, and the graduate who has maintained the necessary scholastic standard may expect to be admitted to any of these schools. Any student completing satisfactorily the special two-year premedical course may, if he prefers, take the two additional years and receive his degree. The two-year course is identical with the first two years of the four-year course except that Physics in the former course is taken in the second year instead of the third. Schedules for pre-medical students are arranged to satisfy the requirements stipulated by the various medical schools for admission. Engineering. Three years of Mathematics covering the subjects of Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytics, Calculus, Differential Equations Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to take their major either in Social Science or in History, Government, or Economics. Additional courses will be suggested to supplement these major requirements. Business Administration. Students who anticipate either going into business after graduation, or continuing in graduate studies in this field are advised to major in Economics. Schedules of study will be arranged to include courses in Psychology, Statistics, and Government. �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Appliwtion for admission should be -filed by every candidate before May first. A complete· trarnscript of the subjects offered for adnvission should be submitted before September first by the principal of the last school attended. At the same time every candidate must present the name·s of two persons who are able to submit testimonials of good character. The school principal or headnuISter is al,so asked to submit a; recommenda.tion concerning the character a.nd personal,ity of the candidate. Methods of Admission. Students may enter by certificate, by examination, by a combination of both when the units offered are insufficient, or as special students. General Requirements. The general requirement for admission is a high school education,· including the standard fifteen units of college entrance requirements. Students who have pursued technical, commercial, or agricultural subjects which are not acceptable as entrance units may take examinations in subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Courses acceptable as entrance units are listed under " Table of Requirements for Admission." Credit Units. A unit of entrance credit signifies credit received for a full year of high school work in one subject with not less than four periods a week. In the case of English, four years of high school study receive three units of credit. Table of Requirements for Admission. For admission in good standing candidates for admission must present fifteen units, of which five and one-half units may be elective. Nine and one-half units are required of all candidates as follows: English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 units Algebra and Plane Geometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . z! units History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r unit Foreign Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 units * Laboratory Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r unit 9!- units *Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science in which he has himself performed the laboratory work he will be required to elect one full course in science in college. ' CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (At least st units must be offered in elective subjects) History ....... r to 5 units (in addition to prescribed unit) Foreign Languages r to 8 units (in addition to prescribed units) Solid Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! unit Plane Trigonometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! unit Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. . . . . • . . . . . . . . I unit Physical Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r unit Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 unit Botany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit Zoology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r unit Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 unit Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit General Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit Mechanical Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit Free Hand Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 unit Civics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! unit Problems of American Democracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 unit Economics ............................ · . · · · · · · 1 unit In order that the candidate may learn promptly \\'.hat action is to be taken on his application for admission, blank forms on which grades and subjects are to be recorded are sent directly .to the principal of his school. The candidate should send the name and address of the principal to the Dean early in the spring of the year in which the candidate hopes to enter. Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course, and graduates of accredited private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination provided their certificates of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. · Admission by Examination. Candidates who are not able to present the fifteen units of entranc~ .credits in the regular manner will be permitted to take entrance examinations. Detailed information as to the work required in any subject will be supplied by the Dean upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September as indicated on the <:ollege Calendar. �30 In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may t~ke the regu_lar examinations of the College Entrance Examination ~oard either in June or September. The place nearest Anna~ohs :"here t~ese examinations are held is the Johns Hopkins 1!mvers1ty, Baltimore, Md. Candidates desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Dean. Admission on Trial. . Certain stu~ents who, although they are unable to present certificates covering the regained fifteen units, give sufficient evidenc of their ability and their will to do satisfactory colleae work ar: 0 admitted on trial. In accordance with the State law, students who are residents of the State of Maryland presenting thirteen units for entrance will be admitted on trial. Students who are admitted on trial are at the time of admission, told exactly what prescription must be f~lfilled to atone for their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from trial. Admission as Special Students. Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance units, may be admitted as special students. If, at the end of the second year, such students have attained a general average of C and have completed the requir_ement: for prom?tion to the Junior Class, they will be given full J umor ratmg and will be allowed to continue in college. . Candidates ~or admission whose previous schooling has been mteri:ipted or 1rreg~lar, who desire credit for information gained vocationally or by private study, or who graduated from high school a number ?f ~ears before seeking admission, will be required to ~ke exammat10ns whenever a question of preparation arises. It ts also advised that all those who expect to take examinations communicate with the Dean in regard to their credit by June 1st. Stud~nts who ha:e graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but in no case are they admitted as candidates for a graduate degree. 31 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission to Advanced Standing. All students coming to St. John's from other institutions and desiring advanced standing, must first submit official statements from such institutions showing a list of courses pursued after entrance at those institutions, grades attained, and an honorable dismissal. Examinations may be required by the Committee on Admission. EXPENSES For students entering St. John's College in September, 1929 and thereafter the fixed charges are as follows : Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $JOO per year Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 per year Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 per year Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO per year Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO per year Student activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . IO per year Total ....................... $78o per year This total of $78o for the year will be payable as follows : $240 on September 19th, $225 on November 29th, $165 on F:bruary 7th, and $150 on April 30th. No fees or charges will be refunded. The following table indicates the distribution of these charges : Payable Sept. 19 Tuition ·············· $90 .. Room rent ············· 45 90 Board ················· 5 Medical fee ............. Athletic fee ············ 5 5 Students activities fee .... Total .............. $240 Payable Nov. 29 $90 45 90 $z25 Payable Feb.7 $60 30 60 5 5 5 $165 Payable April 30 $60 30 60 Total $300 150 300 IO IO IO $150 $780 For each new student there is also a matriculation fee of $IS payable when the application for admission is filed. Wit~ th~ exception of traveling expenses, laundry, laboratory fees, and mc1dentals, $800 will cover actual college expenses for the year. State appropriations and endowment funds enable St. John's to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. �32 Except for the first payment, bills are issued fifteen days· before the date on which they are due. Delinquent accounts are reported to the Dean, fifteen days after the date on which installments are payable. For students who have been registered at any time prior to September, 1929, the tuition fee is $250 so that the total expenses for the year for these students is $730. These charges are payable as follows: $225 on September 19th, $210 on November 29th, $155 on February 7th, and $140 on ApTil 30th. The distribution of these charges is the same as in the table above except for the tuition which is divided as follows: $75 for each of the first two payments and $so for each of the latter payments. Special Fees. Special fees are charged in scientific courses to cover the expenses for material, specimens, etc. Students are also charged for breakage for which they may be responsible in the laboratories. The laboratory fee is specified under the description of the individual courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. - Laboratory fees for half courses in the first half-year are payable September 19th; for half courses in the second half-year on February 7th. Fees in full courses, are paya:ble half on September 19th and half on February 7th except where the fee for the full year is $25 when the payments are $15 on September 19th and $10 on February 7th. Additional Course Fees. The regular tuition fee provides for a limited number of courses. No student under the course system (men entering college in September, 1928, or thereafter) may carry a program of less than four courses or more than five courses, except with approval of the Dean. Courses in excess of five will involve payment of a $60;00 fee for a full course and $30.00 for a half course. In the case of students under the year-hour system, the maximum of work provided for by the regular tuition fee must not exceed three year-hours more than the number required for promotion. Year-hours in excess of this maximum will involve an extra charge of $15.00 per year-hour. Additional course fees are not payable until April 30th. 33 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Students in Residence. All students not living at home with their parents are required to live in college buildings (all fraternities are housed in. college buildings) and to eat in the college dining .hall. By speci~l permission of the Dean, men who li:Ve in Baltimore or ashmgton may be allowed to commute, provided that the students work can be satisfactorily accomplished. ';V Room Assignments. . Students previously registered in college may leave with ~he Comptroller in the spring of the year their requests c~cemmg rooms desired and room mate preferred for the followmg year· Assignments will be announced early in the summer .. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the order o~ their. accept~ce by the Committee on Admission. Wh~never practicable, the assignment is announced before college begms. . No room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the. candidate has paid his matriculation fee of $IS to the Comptroller. Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied befor~ noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of college except t? ~e case of men who are returning to college early with the perm1ss1on of the Dean. . . Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied durmg Christmas or Easter recess. except by permission of the Comptroller with the approval of the Dean. . . · Each room is provided with the necessary articles of ~um1ture : cot bed, mattress, and pillow; chiffonier ; study table; chairs. Rugs and window draperies are not provided. Dining Hall. . The dining hall will be closed at any time when college is not m session, except for a holiday of on/,y one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on Wednesday before the Thanksgiving recess and only supper on ~~nday, the day preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksg1vmg. Only breakfast will be served !JD the morning of the. first day of the Christmas and Easter recesses, and only supper will be served on the day preceding the resumption of classes. 3 �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ,I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 STUDENT AID SENIOR FELLOWSHIP The first election to the Senior Fellowship was made in 1929. Robert John Klingenburg, '30, holds the first Senior Fellowship. This fellowship was created by the Board of Visitors and Governors at their November meeting in I 928 by the following resolution: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Resolved: r. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected in June of each year, not more than: three (3) members of the junior class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fel!owshipi shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by, the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during .the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be termin,ated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. Students are aided somewhat in meeting the expenses of a college education at St. John's by certain scholarships paid from the income of funds in the hands of the Treasurer or in return for the aid appropriated each year by the State of Maryland. Student waiters, who are employed in the dining hall, are ordinarily upperclassmen, men who have proved themselves worthy of this aid by their records in scholastic work and in activities. A few upperclassmen are employed each year as technical assistants in laboratories. By the generosity of friends and alumni of the college, there is also a Student Aid Fund, the income of which is used in loans to students who unaided could not meet the necessary expenses. These loans are executed under the same conditions as bank loans, but they bear interest at the low rate of I per cent per annum, and are not payable until two years from the date on which the stud:nt graduates or leaves the college. Upon some payment on t?e prmcipal, they may at that time be renewed at the legal rate of mterest, 6 per cent. Recipients of these student aid loans are r:quired _to maintain an average of C in their college work to retam the aid. Applications from students now in college who have not maintained a C average can not be approved by the Committee on Financial Aid. Aid awarded for one year does not commit the college for any future award. All of these aids (except the scholarships awarded by the State of Maryland) are to be applied for formally on a blank provided by the Comptroller. Students in St. John's College must apply before June ISt. Prospective students must file their applications before September 10th. SCHOLARSHIPS Merit Scholarships. Two scholarships providing free tuition will be awarded by the Faculty on recommendation of the Dean, one to a member of the freshman class, and one to a member of the sophomore class, who by their character and their attainments in scholarship and undergraduate life have demonstrated their capacity for leadership. These scholarships are tenable for one year. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition and room rent. Holders of such scholarships may be ' required to do five hours' work weekly, if the college so requests, assisting language departments, tutoring, etc. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charge for board ($300), the matriculation , ; fee ($15), and the medical, athletic, and student activities fees ($ro each). Reverdy Johnson S cholarSihip. To a student planning to go 'into the graduate study of international relations, a scholarship providing free tuition. Awarded in memory of Reverdy Johnson, of the Oass of r8r2, Minister to Great Britain in r868. 1 The Jusserand Scholarship. To a French student, a scholarship providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Awarded annually in honor of Former Ambassador J usserand. The scholar is expected to pay the matriculation fee ($15), and the medical, athletic, and student activities fees ($ro each). The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and established Confederate lineage. This· scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded· by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's College from that section of Maryland represented by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent and is renewable, provided· the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to a student of unusual ability and integrity. The applicant is expected to submit evidence that he is of colonial descent and that he himself reveres the ideals and standards of his forbears. This scholarship covers CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 37 tuition, board, and room-rent and is awarded for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship. The income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton C. Roehle. State Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland, and one student from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "Senatorial scholarship," providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. To one student from each county of Maryland and one from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore city, a " tuition scholarship " providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. Retention of Scholarships. In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. If a student holding one of these scholarships leaves college for any reason before the end of the year, the scholarship held by him shall be declared vacant and cannot be re-awarded before the beginning of the next academic year. Student Aid Loan Fund. Awards from the Student Aid Loan Fund are made in different amounts varying according to the need and merits of the candidate. In order that the greatest number of worthy men may be aided, loans are ordinarily made to cover tuition or room rent or board, rarely two of these. The regulations governing the fund provide that repayments are immediately available for additional loans. The amount of money for use each year varies, therefore, considerably. Loans are applied in two installments : one-half for the first half-year and one-half for the second half-year. 11 1i! �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 39 Art 32. The Art of Classical Antiquity. A study of the Greeks and Romans as we know them through their fine and applied arts. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered f:i:om I to IO and I I to 20 Sophomore courses from 2I to 30, Junior courses from 3I to 40 Senior courses from 4I to 50. A course offered to any specifi~ class is ordinarily open to any member of a higher class. A student may register for any course offered to a higher class provided he obtains the permission of the instructor concerned and the approval of the Dean. Courses not given in the current academic year are bracketed. All courses are full cou,rses running throughout the year except where designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. M-W-Fat8. 1 Art 4I 1hf. The Background of American Life. A study of Colonial America, its architecture, its furniture, its silver, glass, and pottery. Lectures, discussion, and conferences. Frequent opportunity will be given the student to examine the materials of the course at first hand. W-F at II. First half-year. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS HATFIELD (Chairman), ARNAUD J BACON J BROWN ' FITZGERALDJ HALSEY, KUEHNEMUND, SCOFIELD, AND SEGALL, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND KREBS. ART Art 21. Introduction to Art. The purpose of the course is to prepare the student for an intelligent contemplation of art, and to give him a basis for independent resthetic judgment through a study of representative movements and forms and an analysis of inilividual artists and works of art. No attempt will be made at an historical survey of all or of any one of the arts. For the year 1929-30 it is proposed to study portrait painting, medi~al architecture, prints, the Florentine Renaissance, and contemporary· painters. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy ; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. Omitted in I929-30; to be offered in I930-3I. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR HALSEY. ENGLISH English I. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English Grammar and the English Language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section A; T-Th-S at IO. Sectio.n B; T-Th-S at 9. Section c; .M-W-F at ~· English 21. Survey of English PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. PROFESSOR BROWN Literature. A study of the main tendencies. of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BACON. English 24 2hf. The Modern Drama. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth and twentieth century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 26 1 hf. The Bible as Literature: The Old Testament. A reading course in the literature of the King James VersiOnJ of the Bible. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. English 27 2 hf. The Bible as Literature:. The New Testament. T-Th-S at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. (English 30 2hf. Advanced Composition.] Practice in the writing of prose, chiefly narrative. Admission by the consent of the instructor. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Omitted in 1929-30. PROFESSORS BROWN, HATFIELD) AND SCOFIELD. [English 3r. Types of Literature.] A study of the various types of poetry in the first half-year, of prose in the second half-year. Intended primarily for students whose major subject lies without the field of literature. Omitted in 1929-30; to be offered in 1930-31. PROFESSOR BACON. [English 33. The Seventeenth Century.] Particular attention will be paid to John Donne and his School, Ben Jonson, Milton, Dryden, and the RestoratioIJ1 Dramatists. Omitted in 1929-30; to be offered in 1930-31. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to r8oo. A study of the English Drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 41 English 35. The Eighteenth Century. English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the Eighteenth Century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. Admission by consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-F at rr. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. [English 36 1 hf. Nineteenth Century Romantic Poets.] T-Th at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in r930-3r. PROFESSOR BACON. [English 37 2 hf. Victorian Literature.] T-Th at 2. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in l93Cr3I. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BACON. English 38. American Literature. Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 4r. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] Omitted in 1929-30; to be offered in l930-3r. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 4r. Chaucer.] The Canterbury Tales, the minor poems, and one of the longer poems. Collateral readings in the history and literature of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Required of English Majors. Omitted in 1929-30; to be offered in l930-3r. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. �42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 43. Medireval Literature. A Study of the most important writings in English from the twelfth to the fifteenth Centuries. Pre-requisite: English 2r. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR HATFIELD. English 45. Shakespeare. The plays and poems. Intensive study of four plays. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 47. Prose of the Nineteenth Century.] Detailed study of Lamb, Hunt, and Hazlitt in the first half-year· of Car~yle and Ruskin in the second half-year. Attention will be given to biography and character of the authors as well as to their works. The course, however, is chiefly concerned with matters of content and style. Omitted in 1929-30; to be offered in r930-3r. PROFESSOR BACON. English 49. The Novel. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 3. PROFESSOR BROWN. FRENCH French r. Beginning French. Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at rr. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE French 2. 43 Intermediate French. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French r, or two years of high school French. Section A, M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. Section B, T-Th-S at rr. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French r r. Introduction to French Literature. A summary view of French literature illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high school French. M-W-F at rr. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French II, or four years of high school French. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French r5 1 hf. French Literature and Civilization. From the origins to the French Revolution. In English translations. M-W-F at IO. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. ·French 16 2 hf. French Literature and Civilization frQm the French Revolution. M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 2r. Voltaire. A study of his life and works. Aspects of Voltaire as a poet, conteur, dramatist, historian, wit, correspondent, etc. His debt to foreign literature; his influence. Lectures and collateral reading in French and English. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE German IO. Intermediate German. [French 3r. Eighteenth Century French Literature.] Political and Social conditions ; literary salons. Transitional writers: Bayle and Fontenelle. Montesquieu, Voltaire, Buffon, Diderot, the Encyclopedia. The tragedy : Voltaire. The bourgeois drama : Diderot, La Chaussee, Sedaine. The Comedy: Lesage, Marivaux, Beaumarchais. The novel : Lesage, Marivaux, Prevost, Voltaire, Diderot. Dawn of Romanticism: Rousseau, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. The Revolution, Andre Chenier, Literature and the Revolution. Oratory, journalism. General characteristics. Pre-requisite : French I I. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in 1930-3r. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 4r. Nineteenth Literature. Century and Contemporary French Political and social conditions. The Romantic period. The pioneers. Poetry, the drama, the novel. History and criticism. General characteristics. The Realistic Period to our own day. Poetry: The Parnasse, symbolism, neo-classicism, neo-symbolism, vers libristes. Theater : the comedy of manners and the problem-play, the farce and the vaudeville. Naturalism on the stage : The slice-o-life play, the Theatre-libre, the Theatre Antoine, the wicked and cruel drama. The reaction : the idealistic, social, psychological, poetical, popular, mirthful, and symbolistic play. The novel : realism and naturalism. The reaction: the idealistic, analytical, social, historical, regional, and exotic novel. History, philosophy, literary, and art criticism. Oratory and the press. Religious and scientific writers. Women authors. French literature in Belgium, Switzerland, Canada. Ptovem;;al literature. Literature and the World War. General characteristics. Pre-requisite: French Ir. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR SEGALL. GERMAN German I. 45 Beginning German. Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; M-W-F at II. MR. KREBS. Section C; M-W-F at IO. MR. KREBS. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition ; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German I, or two years of high school German. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; T-Th-S at 8. MR. KREBS. German 20. Modern Literature. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high school German. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 2r. Scientific German. Intended for students specializing in sciences. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high school German. T-Th at IO. MR. KREBS. German 25. Introduction to the History of German Civilization. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. To give any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. M-W-F at r. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 30. Survey of German Literature. Represeritative examples of German prose, poetry, and drama from the seventeenth century to the present. Discussion; reports. Pre-requisite : German 20. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. Open only to men majoring in German. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Greek I. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GREEK 46 47 LATIN Beginning Greek. Elements of grammar and composition; readings from simple texts. T-Th-S at IO. MR. KIEFFER. [Latin r. Beginning Latin.] Elements of grammar and composition; first four books of Cresar' s Gallic Wars. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in 1930-3r. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 2I 1hf. Xenophon. Reading of the first four books of the ANABASIS, together with advanced study of Greek prose composition. Pre-requisite : Greek M-W-F at IO. First half-year. 1. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 22 2 hf. Homer. Latin ll 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose Authors. Readings principally from Cornelius Nepos, together with advanced study of Latin prose composition. General introduction to Roman civilization. Pre-requisite; Latin Latin. T-Th-S at 1r. First half-year. I, or two or three years of high school MR. KIEFFER. Readings from the ILIAD; advanced study of Greek prose composition. Pre-requisite: Greek 2r. M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. Latin I2 2hf. Virgil, JEneid. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 3r. Plato; Greek Tragedy. Readings from Plato. Study of two representative plays of the tragic poets, together with the historical development of the Greek theatre. Pre-requisite: Greek 2I or M-W-F at 9. 22. Study of the literary and historical value of Virgil and the epic as a poetic form. Collateral study of the literature and history of the Augustan Age. Pre-requisite: Latin Latin. T-Th-S at II. Second half-year. I, or two or three years of high school MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 33. Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets.] Study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. Pre-requisite: Greek 2I or 22. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in I930-3I. [Latin 2r. Latin Poetry.] Careful survey of Latin poetry from Ennius to Juvenal, completed with intensive study of the works of Horace and Catullus in their literary and historical backgrounds. Pre-requisite: Latin I I and I2, or four years of high school Latin. Omitted in 1929-30. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Latin 23 1hf. Letters of Cicero and Pliny. Detailed studies of those aspects of Roman civilization portrayed by these authors. Collateral readings in English. Pre-requisite: Latin I I and I2, or four years of high school Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. MR. KIEFFER. Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence. Reading of a representative play of each; Study of the antecedents, development, and historical influence of the Roman theatre. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. SPANISH Spanish I. Elementary Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A, M-W-F at 8. Section B, T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. 49 [Spanish I3. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. Omitted in I929-30; to be given in I930-31. Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important .authors ; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or four years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion ; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or four years of high school Spanish. Omitted in I929-30. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: Spanish I, or two years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. A. general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 4 �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 51 GOVERNMENT Government 11. American Government. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS ALLES (Chairman), BROCKWAY, KINGSBURY, McLAREN, STRYKER, AND WYCKOFF ECONOMICS Economics 21. General Principles. A study of the economics of living and an analysis of economic laws.· M-W-F at ro. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 31. Industrial Problems. This course will consider problems of industrial relations and the significance of tendencies in the forms of business organization. Pre-requisite: Economics T-Th-S at 9. 21. · PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 32. Financial Problems. The subject of money, credit, and banking will be studied in.its relation to investment and corporation finance. A survey rather than specialization will be the purpose of this course. Pre-requisite: Economics M-W-F at 2. 21. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 4r. History of Economic Thought. A conference and reading course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. The introductory course required of all students majoring in Government. Origins and development of the American form of government ; federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted to the federal government; one-third to state and local" government. Emphasis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 21. Governments of Europe. An analysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the principal European states, and a comparison with American institutions and practices. The shift from monarchical to democratic forms ; the rise of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. Pre-requisite : Government Ir. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 23. State and Local Government. A more detailed study of the organization and functioning of state, municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into public life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with .special reference to the State of Maryland. Pre-requisite : Government Ir. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 31. History of Political Ideas. A study of the theories of politics and of government from classical times to the present day, intended to show the evolution of systematic political reasoning and the basis of modern political thought. The ideas of the philosophers on such subjects as political liberty, democracy, sovereignty, the best form of government, anarchism, socialism, and problems of international order, will be studied; Open only with the consent of the instructor to students whose interests and training fits them for the course. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Government 41 hf. International Relations.] 1 A survey of the present-day factors affecting international relations : nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial minorities, militarism and armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (1) Government II; (2) Government 21, or Government 3 l, or History 3 l. First half-year. Omitted in I929-30; to be given in l930-3r. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 45 2hf. Relationships of Government and Business. A seminar course. Paperi and discussion on major national and international problems involving both politics and economics. Open only to advanced students with the consent of the instructors. Once a week for two hours. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSORS KINGSBURY AND WYCKOFF. [Government 42 2 hf. International Organization.] The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a law of nations. Pre-requisite: (I) Government II; (2) Government 2I, or Government 31, or History 3I; (3) Government 4r. Second half-year. · Omitted in I929-30; to be given in I930-3I. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. HISTORY History I. Historical Survey. An outline of humai;i development, political, economic, religious, intellectual. Intended for students taking but one course in history and as a pre-requisite for men majoring in history. Section A; T-Th-S at 9. Section B ; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR STRYKER. [Government 43 1hf. Political Parties.] The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system~ campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisite: (I) Government I I ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 3 l. First half-year. Omitted in I929-30; to be given in I930-3I. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law.] A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisite: (I) Government l l ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 3 I. Second half-year. Omitted in I929-30; to be given in 1930-3r. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. 53 History 2r. Medireval European History. A course in the foundations of modern Europe and America from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 23. English History. A survey of English history. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. History 3I. Modern European History. An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the European War of 1914-1918. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. ·I 11 :I :I I: !1 Iii �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 32. Constitutional History. A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. A lecture course with required readings and semester reports. Pre-requisite : History r or History 23 or Government Ir. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. History 33. England in the Eighteenth Century. Hours to be arranged. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation ; God ; freedom ; and · immortality. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at II. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. History 41. The F,Iistory of the United States. The social history of the United States from Colonial times to the present. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History M-W-F at 2. 2I and History 3r. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 43. The European War. A study of the origins of the European War of 1914-1918 and of the post-war problems of the various European powers. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History Th 2 to 4. I or History 31. PROFESSOR BROCKWAY. 55 Philosophy 15. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 3r. History of Philosophy. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR ALLES. PHILOSOPHY Philosophy ll 1hf. Logic. Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume. The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at II. First half-year. Pre-requisite: Philosophy instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. 12 or 31, or the permission of the PROFESSOR ALLES. �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion. A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion. The course falls into two parts : I. The Psychology of Religion in which is studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The Philosophy of Religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato.] An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite : Philosophy 3 l. First half-year. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in 1930-31. PROFESSOR ALLES. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 21. General Introduction to Psychology. This course will aim to give the student a general knowledge of human nature and development. It should give a good survey view of dynamic, _applied psychology. It will serve as a basis for any future study in the field. Registration for this course will be limited to 30 men. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 31 1 hf. Social Psychology. A course in social behavior, and the contributions of psychology to the solutions of its problems, rather than a course strictly in the psychology of social behavior. It will stress the individual's social relations, social adjustments, and social control. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. Psychology 32 2 hf. The Nature of Human Nature. In this course an attempt will be made to discover and explain how habit patterns are built into the human organism. Pre-requisite: First half of Psychology T-T-S at 8. Second half-year. 21, or the equivalent. PROFESSOR McLAREN. [Psychology 34 2hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of This course will present the common deviations from the normal, but with the main purpose of pointing out the ways and means of achieving, preserving, or restoring the normal. It will lay minimum stress on the morbid, and maximum on those principles which have constructive value for healthful living. Pre-requisite : Philosophy 31. Second half-year. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in 1930-31. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-Th-S at 8. Sej::ond half-year. Omitted in 1929-30. [Philosophy 42 2 hf. Schopenhauer.] THE WORLD AS Wn.L AND IDEA. PROFESSOR ALLES. '-J PROFESSOR McLAREN. �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 Psychology 41. Modern Educational Practices. This course should be taken by prospective teachers as fundamental background for future study. The course will aim to set up a sound concept of the purpose of education in the broadest sense, and then to discover the best means of achieving the ends of such education. Particular emphasis will be given to organization, administration, teaching methods, curriculum contents, and student activities in high school and college. Pre-requisite: Psychology M-W-F at 8. 21, or the equivalent. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS BERNHARD (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BINGLEY, EASON, RIDGELY AND VEDOVA, AND MESSRS. BAYLIFF AND MCFARLIN. PROFESSOR McLAREN. BIOLOGY Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. General principles of animal life, with an introduction to Histology, Embryology, and Genetics ; and a survey of the common groups of animals, with laboratory work on the anatomy and physiology of type forms. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $ro.oo per half-year. Section A ; Recitation, M-W at r r. Laboratory, W-F from r to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B ; (Pre-medical students) . Recitation, W-F at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from r to 4. MR. BAYLIFF. Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. A history of the highest type of animal structure as revealed throughout the vertebrate series. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $ro.oo per half-year. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. �,, l.i 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 22 2hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. A history of the highest type of animal structure as seen in the development of the chick and the pig. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo per half-year. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to I2. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 30. Histology. Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues of mammals. Two hours of recitation and three hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: one year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $5.00 per half-year. Recitation, M-F at 9. Laboratory, M from I to 4. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 33 1 hf. Biological Technique. Training in laboratory methods, making microscope slides, etc. Register only with consent of instructor. Three hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Biology II and Biology 30. Laboratory fee, $5.00. Conference regularly, T from I to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation as they are known from experiments in breeding. Practical problems will be assigned. Three hours of recitation. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. MR. BAYLIFF. 61 [Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology.] A study of parasitic organisms as related to medicine and daily life. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 38 1hf. Three hours of recitation. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. First half-year. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in I930-3I. MR. BAYLIFF. Biology 38 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology. A survey of the invertebrate animals, their morphology, physiology, and embryology. Special attention to forms transitional between the phyla. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 37 1hf. Three hours of recitation. 'I i ! P~e-requisite: One year of college Biology. M-W-F at IO. First half-year. MR. BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY Chemistry I. General Chemistry. An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Experimental lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to I2. Section B ; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at I. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry ; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that a one hour lecture revlaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and laboratory work 'I I �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 3I 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Three hours· of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their major and have taken Chemistry I must take the one hour lecture given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals; and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 22. Laboratory fee, $I5.oo and breakage. Recitation, Th at 8. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4; W ..:F from l to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. MCFARLIN. Laboratory fee, $25.00 per year and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at l. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN AND MR. MCFARLIN. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry. Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure of matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria ; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. The aim of this course is to give to the student· a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of " unknowns " and to the separation a..'ld identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2I and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W I to 5. Second half-year. PR.OFESSOR ALLEN. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from l b:> 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon. compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry l or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at l I. Laboratory, T -Th from I to 4. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, Th at 8. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from l to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. MCFARLIN. 63 . '\. .) Chemistry 4I 1 hf. History of Chemistry. A seminar course. Two hours a week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 and 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to I2. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. [Chemistry 43. Advanced Physical Chemistry.] Conference and labqratory course with assigned reading in the original literature. The topics treated include thermodynamics, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, photochemistry, and catalysis. The laboratory work is a continuation of that of the elementary course. Three hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 32. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, M-F from I to 4. Omitted in I929-30; to be offered in I930-3I. Mathematics 21. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite : Mathematics I I. M-W-F at ro.. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at II. First half-year. This course is required of students who have failed in the sustaining entrance examination in Mathematics. The subject matter of secondary school mathematics, algebra through the solution of quadratic equations, and plane geometry are thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. This course aims to give a survey of Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Calculus. The 'two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized : to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at II. Second half-year. MATHEMATICS Mathematics I. Algebra and Plane Geometry. 65 PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to Differential Geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. In this course such topics as· matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 2I. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. 5 �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 2r. T-Th-S at IO. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: Physics 21 and Mathematics 21 and 22. Mathematics 21 and 22 may be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. PROFESSOR EASON. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 4r. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. A continuation of Mathematics 3r with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. [Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry.] Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Omitted in 1929-30; to be offered in 1930-3r. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound, and Light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 1 r. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. 67 [Physics 41. Physical Optics.] This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 31; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in 1930-3r. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratdry work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 31; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $IO per half-year and breakage. Omitted in 1929-30; to be given in 1930-31. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 43. Electricity. This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 31; Mathematics 2r. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. I! i �TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS SHOWING CREDIT IN YEAR-HOURS CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 68 Old Number Laboratory fee, $ro per half-year and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at II. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene I. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body; removal of waste material from the body· physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene ; diseases i~ general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week from October 7 to December 9. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. Physical Training I. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for freshman teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MESSRS. NOVAK AND GESSNER. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in Physical Training. Two years of Physical Training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily m Physical Training I. T-Th from 3.30 to 5. MR. NOVAK. \~1 Year Hours .........• Art 21-22 ........... 3 .......... New ............... 3 . ........• Art 41-42 ........... It iology 11 .•..•• Biology 11-12 orl3-14. 5 "ology 2l1hf. ..• Biology 21 .......... 2! iology 22 2hf. ... Biology 22 . . . . . . . . . . 2! iology 30 ......• Biology 43-44 ....... 3! iology 33 lhf.. •. Biology 33 . . . . . . . . . . 1t iology 34 2hf. ... Biology 32 . . . . . . . . . . 1! iology 38 1hf.. .• Biology 38 . . . . . . . . . . lt emistry 1 ....•• Chemistry 11-12 . . . . . 5 , emistry 2 .....• Chemistry 11-12 ..... 5 emistry 21 lhf .• Chemistry 21 . . . . . . . . 2! hemistry 22 2hf .. Chemistry 22 . . . . . . . . 2! emistry 31 lhf. . Chemistry 31 . . . . . . . 2! emistry 32 2hf. . Chemistry 32 . . . . . . . . 2t emistry 33 ...•• Chemistry 33-34 . . . . . 5 emistry 41 lhf .. Chemistry 41-42 ..... 1 emistry 42 ..••. Chemistry 43-44 . . . . . 5 emistry 43 ..... Chemistry 45-46 . . . . . 5 conomics 21 ...• Economics 21-22 3 onomics 31 .... Economics 31, 32 3 .... Economics 33, 34 3 . ... Economics 41-42 3 nglish 1 ........ New ................ 3 nglish 21 ....... English 23-24 . . . . . . . 3 glish 24 2hf .... New ............... 1! nglish 26 1hf.. .. English 27 . . . . . . . . . . 1! glish 27 2hf.. .. English 28 . . . . . . . . . . 1t nglish 34 1hf ...• New ................ H nglish 35 ....... English 33-34 3 3 nglish 38 ....... English 31-32 nglish 43 ....... English 43-44 3 nglish 45 .....•. English 45-46 3 nglish 49 .....•• English 47-48 3 rench 1 •..••••• French 11-12 3 ench 2 .......• French 13-14 3 rench 11 ....... French 15-16 3 rench 13 ......• French 21-22 3 ench 15 1hf ..... New ............... 1! ench 16 2hf ....• New ............... lt ench 41 ....... New ............... 3 erman 1 ....••• German 11-12 ....... 3 rman 10 ....... German 13-14 ....... 3 erman 20 ....... German 15-16 ....... 3 erman 21 .•..•.. German 17-18 ....... 2 rman 25 ....••• New ............... 3 rman 30 ....••• German 21-22 ....... 3 New Number Old Number Year Hours German 40 .•..... German 31-32 ....... 3 Government 11 ... Political Science 21-22. 3 Government 21 ... Political Science 31 "32. 3 Government 23 ... Political Science 33-34. 3 Government 31 ... New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Government 45 2hf. New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Greek 1 ......... Greek 11-12 . . . . . . . . 3 Greek 2l1hf. ..... Greek 13 . . . . . . . . . . . H Greek 31 .......• Greek 15-16 ......... 3 3 History 1 .......• History 23-24 History 21 ......• History 25-26 3 History 23 ....... History 21-22 3 3 History 31 ....... History 31-32 3 History 32 ....... History 43-44 History 33 ....... New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 History 41 ....... History 35-36 . . . . . . . 3 History 43 ....... History 41-42 ....... 3 Hygiene 1 ....... New ............. None Latin 1l1hf. ...... Latin 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . H Latin 12 2hf. ...... Latin 14 ............ lt Latin 23 1hf. ...... New ............... It Latin24 2hf. ...... New ............... lt Mathematics 1 ... New ............. None Mathematics 11 .. Mathematics 11-12 .. 3 Mathematics 21 .. Mathematics 21, 22 .. 3 Mathematics 25 1 hf.Mathematics 25 . . . . . 2t Mathematics 26 2hf.Mathematics 26 ..... lt Mathematics 31 .. Mathematics 31-32 3 3 Mathematics 33 .. Mathematics 33-34 3 Mathematics 35 .. Mathematics 35-36 3 Mathematics 41 .. Mathematics 41-42 Philosophy ll 1hf .. Philosophy 22 ....... 1! Philosophy 12 2hf .. Philosophy 21 . . . . . . . 1t Philosophy 15 .... Philosophy 23-24 .... 3 Philosophy 31 .... Philosophy 31-32 .... 3 Philosophy 34 2hf .. Philosophy 34 . . . . . . . 1! Philosophy 35 1hf .. New ............... lt Philosophy 36 2hf .. Philosophy 33 . . . . . . . 1t Physics 21 ......• Physics 21-22 5 Physics 31 ....... Physics 31-32 ....... 5 Physics 43 ....... Physics 45-46 . . . . . . . 5 Psychology 21 ... Psychology 21-22 ... 3 Psychology 31 1hf. Psychology 31-32 ... 3 Psychology 32 2hf.New ............... lt Psychology 41 ... Psychology 41-42 ... 3 Spanish 1 ........ Spanish 11-12 ....... 3 Spanish 2 .....•.• Spanish 13-14 ....... 3 Spanish 11 ...•..• Spanish 15-16 3 Spanish 31 ....... Spanish 31-32 ....... 3 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL REGULATIONS 70 Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his adviser after each grade period, that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the Mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as high standards of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged, and the Student Council deals with many questions of student control. Any undergraduate who is unable to cooperate in maintaining these standards may be required to withdraw from college. 71 Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent ; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. Honor Regulations. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean in enforcing this regulation. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty may be required to withdraw from college. Repeating Courses. A student may not repeat a course which he has passed in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may atone for the failure by repeating the course or by substituting another course, unless the course be one required for th,e degree or for fulfillment of the major requirement. Amount of Work Required. No student may carry a program of less than four courses in any year, except in the senior year in case he is a candidate for honors. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special permission of the Dean. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class {to the degree, in case of a senior). Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to carry more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be carried. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission for additional courses has previously been granted. Examinations. Informal hour-examinations are held in all courses in both the first and second half-years, in Nov.ember and in March, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of the half-year. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first half...year, and final examinations are held at the end of the year in each full year course. In half courses the final examination is held at the end of the course. ' " ..\ Requirements for the Degree.* A student must have passed seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, have attained grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses, and must have secured credit for satisfactory work in Physical Training during the first two years. Requirements for Promotio·n.* The requirements for promotion are as follows.: To the Sophomore Class : Four Courses (in addition to Physical Training). To the Junior Class: Nine Courses (in addition to two years of Physical Training). To the Senior Class: Thirteen Courses. * Requirements for the degree and for promotion of all students who entered St. John's College before September, 1928, will be found in the Catalogue for 1928-29, page 62. �73 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Probation. A student who fails to make at Mid-years a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November hour-examinations is ordinarily warned by the Dean. He may, however, if the record is exceedingly low, be placed on probation in November. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion to the next higher class, is dropped to the lower class and placed on probation. Change of Program. Students may drop or add courses1 with the permission of the Dean, during the first two weeks in either half-year. A charge of $2 is involved by any change after this two week period. 72 Filing of Study Cards. Each student is required to file his study card for the first halfyear before 4 P. M. on Registration Day. Each student is required to file his study card for the second half-year before 4 P. M. on the first Friday in January. Each student is required to file at the Dean's Office before May 15 a list of the courses which he proposes to take during the next college year. This list of courses must have been discussed with his adviser and must be signed as approved by the adviser. For failure to file any study card on time, without valid excuse the student is liable for a charge of $2. M.en on Probation. Men placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. Men on probation will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance; they are not allowed to participate in any athletic contest with varsity teams. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. For failure to maintain an attendance record satisfactory to the Dean, a student may be placed on probation. Unsatisfactory con-, duct or neglect of any summons from a college officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer needs restraint. Probation because of unsatisfactory record will ordinarily be lifted at once, if the next grade period shows a satisfactory record. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and other college exercises is required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who may ignore this rule, in warning men against further absences, and in placing men on probation who fail to cooperate. Unexcused absences before or after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. ·L Advisers. Freshmen are assigned to members of the Faculty who will act as their advisers during the Freshman year. These assignments are made with great care to insure sympathetic guidance for each individual. Each prospective Freshman is asked to fill out the Admission Blank fully so that the Dean may make this assignment wisely. Near the end of the first year (before May first), the student chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. Before he chooses the work of the Sophomore year, the student is assigned to an adviser in the department of his major who will continue in the capacity of adviser throughout the remaining three years. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register on Registration Day. With the permission of the Dean, a student may for a legitimate reason register after this day. Late registration involves the payment of a fee of $5. Excused Absences. If; by reason of illness or other unavoidable cause, absence from classes is necessary, the Dean may excuse the absence. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on recommendation of the college physician. Students must report all illness promptly to the Infirmary. �74 CATA:i:,OGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The College Physician maintains daily office hours at the Infirmary, at which his services are available without charge other than the Medical Fee required of all students. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmqry until released by the College Physician. The Rank List. After the Mid-year Examinations and after the Final Examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of the rank list on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow: Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses). Gro~p III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Dean's List. The Dean's List contains the names of all students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. The list is published twice a year, after the Mid-year examinations and after the Final examinations. Men whose names are included remain on the list until the next list appears. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe the rules regarding attendance as they may wish and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of the privileges of the Dean's List over an extended time may bring about the withdrawal of any men from the list. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 75 Courses Required for the Degree.* During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English Composition (one course). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses). 3. Any courses in languages prescribed by the major .de~artr:ient. 4. Three courses in distribution. (See Courses for Distnbut10n.) 5. Elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses. Prescribed English Composition. Each Freshman will be required in his first year to include among his four courses the prescribed course in English Composition, unless he has satisfied the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. An examination for exemption from this requirement will be taken by all new students on the first day of the college year. Students who are successful in gaining exemption will be allowed to substitute an elective course for it. Credit for one full course will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen at the end of the year. Language Requirements. For students entering in 1928-29 or thereafter, language requirements (if any) will be prescribed by the individual major department selected by the student. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of the year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their programs. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : (I) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of Social Sciences, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. In each of the two divisions other than the major division, the student must pass at least one elementary course, and *Courses required for the Degree of all students who entered St. John's College before September, 1928, will be found in the Catalogue for 1928-29, page 65. �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ~ust, in addition, pass at least one advanced course depending on either of the elementary courses previously chosen. Unless the st~dent has passed in his preparatory school a course in a laboratory science approved by the college, he must take at least one college course in a laboratory science. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full courses or their equivalent in Biology, including Biology II (Beginning Zoology), Biology 2I 1hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates) and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. Required Freshman Courses. Four courses are required of all Freshmen, of which one must ?e the course in prescribed English Composition, unless the student is exempted from this requirement. The other three courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. Specific prescriptions are no longer made. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student will designate his major subject, and will be assigned an instructor in that subject as his adviser for the rest of his college course. At this time he should plan with his adviser the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years so as to include in his three years the courses required for the major in the subject he has chosen. It is advisable for him to schedule for the Sophomore year any elementary courses required. 77 ~. Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 2I 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 3I 1hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) or Chemistry 43 (Advanced Physical Chemistry) ; Physics 2I (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. NOTE.-Mathematics II (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32. Classics. Greek 2I 1hf (Xenophon) ; Greek 31 (Plato; Greek Tragedy) or Greek 33 (Greek Comedy; Lyric Poets) ; · Latin 21 (Latin Poetry) ; Latin 23 1hf (Letters of Cicero and Pliny) ; Two courses chosen from the following: Art 32 (The Art of Oassical Antiquity); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Any course in Ancient History. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 31 (History of Political Ideas) or Philosophy 3r (History of Philosophy); Government 21 (Governments of Europe) or Government 23 (State and Local Government); Government 4r 1 hf (International Relations) and Government 42 2 hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties) and Government 44 2 hf. (Constitutional Economics. Econo~cs 2r (General Principles of Economics); Economics 3r (Industrial Problems); Economics 32 (Financial Problems) ; Economics 4r (History of Economic Thought); Mathematics 26 2hf (Statistics) ; Psychology 2r (General Psychology); Government r r (American Government). English. English 2r (Survey of English Literature) · English 4r (Chaucer) ; ' History 23 (English History); Three other courses in the department of English, exclusive of English r. By their _Junior year, students who major in English must have a readmg knowledge of two foreign languages one of which shall be either French or German. At the' end of. the S~nio1" year, they will be required to t.ake a compreh~si~e wntten examination covering the entire field of E?ghs? literature. ~apers will be set in the History of English Literature, and m the appreciation of literature. Some ~orks ~d tendencies of modem foreign literature will be mcl~ded m the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set m French and German. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four courses in German beyond German ro (Intermediate Germ.an), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought). History 2I (Mediaeval European History) and Hist~ry 3r (~odem European History) or its equivalent. qmred. NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. 79 Law); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or History 23 (English History) or History 2r (Mediaeval European History): Psychology 21 (General Psychology) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology). '. {. History. History 1 (Historical Survey) ; History 2r (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 31 (Modern European History); History 41 (The History of the United States) or Government 11 (American Government); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology) or Psychology 2r (General Psychology); English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; and Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) and Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Philosophy. Five courses or their equivalent in Philosophy and one course or its equivalent in Psychology or in History. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 81 Psychology. Three full courses or the equivalent in Psychology ; Philosophy I I 1 hf (Logic) ; Philosophy 12 2hf (Introduction to Philosophy); A full course in Philosophy in addition to the two half-courses mentioned above ; Biology I I (Beginning Zoology). Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism); Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance Language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (Intermediate courses). One. of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two courses in another Romance Language. Pre-Medical Sciences. Two full courses in Biology: Biology rr (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in Physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Spanish. See Romance Languages. NOTE.-Mathematics requisite to Physics 21. II Social Sdences. By special prescription of the Division of Social Sciences. (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is pre- One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition to the six courses of the major two full courses or their equivalent in college German and two full courses in college French. Additional courses .advised: Chemistry 2 l Qualitative Analysis), Chemistry 22 Quantitative Analysis), Chemistry 32 (Physical Chemistry) ; (Note pre-requisites.) Biology 30 (Histology) ; Enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medical school, that is, "a reading knowledge " of scientific material. 6 �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees "with honor" and " with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete and fixed mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or "cum honore" are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85. c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. He will be relieved of a maximum of two courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 83 which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the college, obtain an average of 85 or above. Degrees " with great distinction," ~r " magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty m rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and " with honor " in his major subject. GENERAL INFORMATION CHURCH ATTENDANCE The college encourages, but does not compel, ~ttendance _at church. There are six churches and a synagogue 111 Annapoh~, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. R. W. H. Weech; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Louis Landgrebe; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. James J. Lynch; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. B. Leavit. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers: Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, President; T. West Claggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the ass_oc~ation are at 4~5-7 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. Local assoc1at10ns are orgamzed throughout the country. STUDENT ACTIVITIES The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Student Council and the approval of the Committee on Student Activities. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Particularly this council has supervision over questions of student con- �· 1 .I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 85 I' duct. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, one Sophomore, and one Freshman. Officers for the year 1929-30 are: Thomas Van Clagett, Jr. '30, President; Warren Albert Stuckey, '30, Secretary. Dramatics. A student dramatic club managed and directed by students offers plays from time to time. A Nativity Play is performed in December of each year. II Athletics. Musical Organizations. The students maintain a concert orchestra and a band under the direction of Mr. Adolf Torovsky. 84 The Athletic Council consists of five alumni, two faculty members, one student, and the Director of Athletics, the Dean, and the Comptroller. It has general supervision over all sports: Alumni Members: T. West Claggett, '91; Amos F. Hutchins, '06; Peter B. Blanchard, '98; Elmer G. Parsly, '06; John N. Wilson, '12. Faculty Members : Reginald H. Ridgely and Leonard E. Arnaud. Student Member: Claxton Joseph O'Connor, '30. Varsity apd Junior Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling although no intercollegiate schedule is maintained. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All college students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. Both these student publications are free from faculty supervision. Fraternities. Two national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha (Southern) and three local fraternities, Phi Delta Sigma, Theta Psi, and Sigma Tau Omicorn, and one additional group, Delta Psi Omega, are provided with houses owned by the college. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. 11 11 I �86 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PRIZES To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. · To the member of the Sophomore Class who attains the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. To· the member of the Freshman Class who attains the highest averages throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered by Rev. Martin Aigner, D. D. To the member of the Senior Class who composes and delivers the best original oration, $20. Offered by the Alumni Association. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college during the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. To the member of the Senior Class who submits the best essay on the subject of World Peace, $15. Offered from the Mrs. Blair T. Scott Memorial Fund. To the student writing the best essay on the Colonial History of Maryland, $15. Offered by the Rev. James M. Magruder, D. D. To the student showing the greatest proficiency in Bible study, $25. Offered as a memorial to Otis H. Draper. To the member of the Freshman Class who wins the public speaking contest between members of the class, a gold medal. Offered by Mr. Ridgely P. Melvin. To the student who shall compose the best essay on " The Principles of Free Government," $25. Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. To. the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 87 Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offe~ed annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. To the member of the Senior Class who has made the greatest . progress in his Senior Year over the pre~ious three y:ars' average, . a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta S1g~a fraternity. To the student making the best record 1n the study of History for the year, $10 in gold. . . To the President of the Student Council for the ensumg year, a gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha fraternity. To that student who in his record for the present year shows the greatest improvement over his record for last year, a gold piece. Offered by the Dean. �88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1929-30 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1930 Robert LeRoy Akers Edward Kenneth Albaugh Walter Scott Baird James Wilbur Barker, II Charles Robert Barth, Jr. Yves Raymond Bourgeois Vernon DeWitt Bunce Thomas Van Clagett, Jr. Lyndon Combs · William Henry Conca George Edward Cunniff, Jr. Isadore Nathan Gecenok David Romayne Gillespie David Spergin Jenkins Thomas Francis Johnson Robert John Klingenburg Arthur Ernest Landers, Jr. Joseph Louis Macaluso Joseph Claxton O'Connor Lester Howard Palmer Wilbur Samuel Phillips Samuel Bulla Purdie Charles Murray Robinson George Newton Scatchard Warren Albert Stuckey Henry Vernon Tydings Hollidaysburg, Pennsylwnia Delta Psi Omega House Delta Psi Omega House Randallstown Phi Sigma Kappa House Towson ;phi Sigma Kappa House Harrisburg, Pennsylwnia Newark, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Pinkney House Paris, France Phi Delta Sigma House Providence, Rhode Island Sigma Tau Omicron House Upper Marlboro Phi Sigma Kappa House Hardburly, Kentucky I4 Claude House Bristol, Pennsylvania East Weymouth, Massachusetts Phi Delta Sigma House 1.2 Claude House Salem, New Jersey 6 Randall Baltimore Home, Arnold Arnold Phi Sigma Kappa House Snow Hill Phi Sigma Kappa House Brooklyn, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Snow Hill Annapolis Home, I39 Prince George Street Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Theta Psi House Pittsville Phi Sigma Kappa House Salisbury Home, I Murray Avenue Annapolis Theta Psi House Baltimore Oneonta, New York Theta Psi House Phi. Delta Sigma House Hershey, Pennsylvania Annapolis Home, R. F. D. No. 3, Annapolis JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1931 Joseph Victor Anthony William Tracey Armacost Charles Edwards Athey George Lewis Beneze Philip Irvin Bowman Richard Tilghman Brice William Parsons Campbell Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr. Alfred Halstead Cockshott Robert Scott Collier Ernest Ivon Cornbrooks, Jr. John Barbe Cupp Henry Allen Czelusniak Joseph DeMello Edward James Dwyer Harry Stanley Emrich, Jr. Matthew Strohm Evans Ferdinand Fader Louis Jefferson Fields I6 Randall Waterbury, Connecticut Kappa Alpha House Hampstead Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Harrisburg, Penns:ylvania Home, R. F. D. No. 2, Annapolis Annapolis Hagerstown Phi Delta Sigma House Delta Psi Omega House West River Jamestown, New York 5 Pinkney Claude House Mount Sterling, Kentucky Pinkney House Collingswood, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Williamsport, Pennsylvania 12 Claude House Chicopee, Massachusetts New Bedford, Massachusetts 16 Randall East Norwalk, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House Theta Psi House Baltimore Sherwood Forest Home, R. F. D. Annapolis East Orange, New Jersey Claude House Crisfield Sigma Tau Omicron House CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Winson Gilbert Gott Louis Harwood Green, Jr. Arthur Reuben Hart, Jr. Edward Burgess Hines Snowden Hoff, Jr. Pearre DuBrutz Jacques Edward Andrew Kimpel, Jr. William James Klug, Jr. Preston Shipley Leonard Stephen Matthew Liana Edwin Leroy Lotz Robert MacCartee Rosser Ellis Mitchell Lawrence Luther Monnett, Jr. Albert Hutt Moore Elmer Raymond Noyer James George O'Neill, Jr. George William Owings, Jr. George Gowen Parry, Jr. Robert Bosman Pool Joseph Davis Powell, Jr. John Shriver Price William Tate Robinson, Jr. Harry Robert Rudy, Jr. Rudolph Schmick Anthony Joseph Scibelli Jess Arnold Scott James Henry Shreve, Jr. Francis Edward Smith, Jr. James Upshur Thompson Ferris Thomsen James Edwin Torbet, Jr. Glenn Harrison Warner Stephen Wolanske Albert Joshua Zimmerman 89 Annapolis Home, 5 Franklin Street WJieeling, West Virginia 94 Shipwright St., Annapolis Wa"enton, Virginia Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Smithsburg Sigma Tau Omicron House Baltimore Theta Psi House Ridgewood, New Jersey 3 Pinkney Feeding Hills, Massachusetts aI Pinkney Scotch Plains, New Jersey I I Claude House Ellicott City Theta Psi House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Marbury Theta Psi House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House New Bedford, Massachusetts R. F. D. No. 1, Annapolis Annapolis Home, rn2 Duke of Gloucester Street Owings Phi Sigma Kappa House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 36 Pinkney Baltimore · I5 Claude House Columbia, South Carolina I 5 Pinkney Baltimore 1 7 Randall Honolulu, Territ<Ny of Hawaii Phi Delta Sigma House Hagerstown Sigma Tau Omicron House Preston Theta Psi House Jamaica, New York 14 Randall LaGrange, Kentucky I4 Claude House Clinton I3 Pinkney Winchester, Massachusetts 23 Randall Cambridge 24 Randall Baltimore Pinkney House Cumberland I I Claude House Deposit, New York I4 Pinkney Gardner, Massachusetts Claude House Frederick Delta Psi Omega House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1932 William Bernard Athey Robert French Baldwin Edward Samuel Balles Joseph Lyons Bean Richard Ferdinand Blau! Scott Amos Broadbent Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. James Fromhardt Campbell Lawrence Lloyd Carpenter Paul Edmund Casassa Douglas Arnett Cole Vladimir Frantisek Ctibor Walter Staup Dorsey Alfred Dowd Joshua Lemuel Dryden Wilbur Reginald Dulin John Hannon Finn William Anderson Flowers Howard Lee Forsyth Samuel Joseph Fortunato Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 4 Randall Alexandria, Virginia I4 Claude House Paterson, New Jersey Home, I6' Thompson Street Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Cumberland Theta Psi House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Phi Delta Sigina House Lonaconing Kappa Alpha House Foxboro, Massachusetts Washington, Distrii:t uf Columbia Kappa Alpha House Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore IS Pinkney Ridgewood, New Jersey 6 Pinkney Westminster 2I Claude House Hillside, New Jersey Kappa Alpha House Salisbury Home, West Annapolis West Annapolis Phi Sigma Kappa House Pittsfield, Massachusetts 8 Thompson Street Fremont, North Carolina Phi Sigma Kappa House Nemacolin, Pennsylvania 33 Pinkney Newark, New Jersey �'1 90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lee Ackworth Gordy David Bernard Greengold Ralph Seislove Guth Calvin Harrington, Jr. Charles Odbert Hathaway, Jr. Donald Bruce Hebb Bernard Adolph Heller, Jr. William Crowley Hoddinott John Adam Joh James King Norman Kleiman Sylvan Klein John Genso Laferty Albert Jacob Lieberman Ulysses David Limauro Philip Lee Lotz Tilghman McCabe Bob Malcolm McDonald Hal Hardwick McDonald William M'cKnight Charles Howard Miles Henry George Miller Louis Guienot Mitchell James Deal Morris Noel Lewis Murray Walter Charles Mylander, Jr. Frederick Joel N assauer Isaac Allen Newton Robert Maxwell Noblett Milton A Noon Vernon Joseph Novicki Hugh Frazier Parker, Jr. Lewis Deford Patton Richard Heber Pembroke, Jr. David Hampton Pugh, Jr. Charles Henry Reier Earle Augustus Rockefeller Albert Irwin Rusteberg George Durward Adams Selby Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr. Frederick William Skaling Cameron Courtney Stearns Albert Cramer Stidman Antonio Hiram Susoni Ferdinand Petersen Thomas Allison Crusnach Trader John Williams Trader Edmund Turner William Lee Waller Edward John Ward Milton Edward Weaver, Jr, Charles Vernon Williamson Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 50 West Street Allentown, Pennsylvania Phi Delta Sigma House Cambridge Kappa Alpha House Hampton, Virginia 3 Randall Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore I4 Pinkney Baltimore Sigma Tau Omicron House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 6 Pinkney Salem, New Jersey IO Randall Baltimore 4 Randall Middletown, Delaware I8 Randall Lynn, Massachusetts 9 Randall Ellicott City IS Randall Ocean City Kappa Alpha House Piedmont, California Phi Sigma Kappa House Piedmont, California Phi Sigma Kappa House Palmyra, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Landover '"' Randall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Rose Valley, Pennsylvania 2s Claude House Cockeysville 6 Randall Pikesville I9 Randall Dresel Hill, Pennsylvania 34 Pinkney Hackensack, New Jersey Kappa Alpha House Millersville Home, Millersville Baltimore Pinkney House Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Montclair, New Jersey IS Pinkney Park Hall Delta Psi Omega House Poolesville I8 Randall Glen Arm Pinkney House West Haven, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House Home, I S9 Prince George Street Annapolis Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore 22 Claude House New London, Connecticut s Pinkney Bel Air 29 Pinkney Owings Mills ro Randall Arecibo, Porto Rico 18 Pinkney Baltimore 24 Claude House Revell Station Arnold, Maryland Revell Station Arnold, Maryland Wa1·dovr Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, I61 Green Street Salisbury· Kappa Alpha House Perkasie, Pennsylvania Theta Psi House Catonsville Theta Psi House FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1933 Kenneth Henry Adams Rafael Arrillaga, Jr. Samuel Luther Bare, Jr. Homer, New York Anasco, Porto Rico Westminster 3 Pinkney S Randall 22 Randall 91 I2 Pinkney Nashua, New Hampshire Stanley John Bartis I9· Pinkney Maywood, New Jersey Edward Christian Baumann I2 Pinkney Centreville Ralph Callaway Baynard, Jr. 1 Randall Rhodesdale James Ronald Bennett IS Randall Baltimore T'.homas Preston Bosley 22 Pinkney Laurel James Gamaliel Boss Home, So Prince George Street Annapolis John Richard Bossert I I Pinkney Barstow George Ridgely Boyd 2I Randall Dorchester, Massachusetts John William Brophy 20 Pinkney Baltimore Wilson John Chester Brown 26 Pinkney Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Louis Francis Bruno, Jr. IO Pinkney Baltimore William James Carter 29 Pinkney Bel Air John Stewart Carver I Randall Preston David Mason Cheezum, Jr. 4 Pinkney West River Nathaniel John Chew I7 Pinkney Salisbury Roger Burnham Cobb 37 Pinkney Manati, Porto Rico Luis Collazo 25 Pinkney John Robinson Covington Conley Osford Home, Greenwood Road Linthicum Heights James Williams Crabbe, Jr. Phi Delta Sigma House Pelham Manor, New York William Francis Cullom, Jr. 7 Pinkney Paterson, New Jersey Congdon Curts 7 Randall La Plata John Dudley Digges Home, 76 East Street Annapolis James Joseph Dunleavy 4I Pinkney Havre de Grace Harry Edgar Dyer, Jr. 38 Pinkney Pittsfield, Massachusetts William Stephen Eramo 42 Pinkney Madison, New Jersey Ernest Paul Alfred Frahm 'I Pinkney Passaic, New Jersey William Ernst Haberland 8 Pinkney Princess Anne James Wesley Gray Hampton 3S Pinkney Stockton Daniel Horton Hancock 23 Pinkney Be·nson Donald Hutchinson Hays 8 Randall Rockville Centre, New York James Bell Hebb 25 Pinkney Campbell Vernon Helfrich, Jr. Catonsville Home, R. F. D. No. 1 Annapolis Charles Gilbert Hill, Jr. 2 Randall Washington, Di.strict uf Columbia George Place Hill, Jr. 11 Randall Reisterstown Winfield Fraziere Hobbs 20 Randall Hastings-on-Hudson, New York William Joseph Hoffman 40 Pinkney Baltimore Walter Henry Hoffmeister 20 Pinkney Baltimore John Sebald Hofmeister, Jr. 24 Randall Thomas Carter Rose Hughlett, Jr. Cambridge 27 Pinkney Baltimore James Knox Insley, Jr. Home, Pasadena Pasadena George Dugan Johnson 35 Pinkney James Herbert Fielding Jukes Quantico I3 Randall Queen Anni George Francis Jump Sigma Tau Omicron House Dayton, Ohio Karl Franklin Jund 26 Pinkney Hastings-on-Hudson, New York Kissag June Karekin 32 Pinkney Baltimore Robert Francis Kehs 4S Pinkney Claiborne Edward Marion Kenly 1 Pinkney Ellsworth Charles Knight, Jr. Baltimore 28 Pinkney Cumberland William Richard :kohl I7 Randall Hackensack, .New Jersey Ernest Kenneth Krohn Home, 2I Randall Street Annapolis Joseph Legum 19 Randall Baltimore John Garrett Lumpkin Alvon, West Virginia 23 Claude House Robert Clare Lynch Alvon, West Virginia Phi Sigma Kappa !Jouse Willis Keyes Lynch Huntington, ·west Virginia Sigma Tau Omicron House James Gordon McCurry Annapolis Home, I39 Prince George Street Samuel James Macaluso Newark, New Jersey . I4 Randall Carl Edmund Maffeo Orange, Massachusetts 44 Pinkney Lincoln Joseph Magee Birmmgham, Alabama 28 Pinkney John Joseph Mason, Jr. �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE William Ballou Miller James Henry Moore Leonard Joseph Murphy Stefan Francis Muzio Chris Peter Palivas Genesio Nicholas Pannullo James Barnett Parks Jacob Leverton Noble Payne Roger Sylvester Peacock William Algernon Percy Lincoln Coles Pettit James Andrew Phillips William Henry Phillips, Jr. William Dimpfel Porter, Jr. Tilghman Beverly Price William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey Francis Kenneth Ratcliff William Elmore Ritchie George Griffin Rudolph Joseph Crandell Russell Herbert Carl Sandner William Christian Sandrock Jack Morris Schait Charles Hawver Schauer Edward Henry Schroeder Kenneth Sheldon Filbert Avila Silveira, Jr. Everett Irving Smith John Boak Smith Robert Bland Smith Charles Albert Snyder David Reisinger Steele Robert Owen Sullivan Joseph Anthony Talucci Enrico Joseph Tarantino John Robert Taylor Leroy Samuel Taylor Carl Strohm Thomas Homer Ulric Todd, Jr. Nazario Vargas George Repaid Vickers, IV John Fisher Wager, Jr. Daniel Junior Ward George Jones Weems Joseph Wright White Ben McLean Whiting Hayden Trevor Williams John Leiper Winslow, Jr. Robert Garner Woodman Joseph Kennard Wright Fred Gerker Yerkes, Jr. William Allen Ziegler West Bairnstable, Massachusetts Suffolk, Virginia Oakland Hartford, Connectcut Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts Newark, New Jersey Wilmington, Delaware Preston Suver S Pring Vienna Baldwin, New York Quantico Hebron Baltimore Baltimore 45 Pinkney 7 Pinkney 2 Pinkney 39 Pinkney 33 Pinkney 4 Pinkney 2 Randall I I Pinkney 42 Pinkney 30 Pinkney 2 Pinkney 13 Randall 8 Pinkney 40 Pinkney Home, 16 Francis Street 12 Randall Annapolis Home, 39 Dean Street SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLAS.SES •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26 JUNIORS ••• ·, ·, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SOPHOMORES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FRESHMEN .•••........••..••...••••••••.•..•••.•....••••.••..••..••••••...• II4 SENIORS SPECIAL 54 ··········································· ........................... 72 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• TOTAL 6 ································ ······························ SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Home, Glen Burnie Glen Burnie Oak Park, Illinois 4 Randall Court McKeesport, Pennsylvania Sigma Tau Omicron House Baltimore Theta Psi House Home, 9 M'onroe Court Annapolis 23 Pinkney Westfield, New Jersey Baltimore 16 Pinkney Newark, New Jersey 39 Pinkney Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 30 Pinkney Larchmont, New York 20 Pinkney Newton, Massachusetts 8 Randall Fairhaven, Massachusetts 37 Pinkney 19 Pinkney Oradell, New Jersey Iglehart Home, R. F. D. No. 1, Annapolis Edenton, North Carolina 3 Randall Annapolis Home, 125 Cathedral Street Baltimore 32 Pinkney Baltimore 9 Randall Baltimore 32 Pinkney Annapolis Home, 144 Prince George Street Annapolis Home, F. F. D. No. 3, Annapolis Chester 21 Randall Annapolis Home, 9 Franklin Street Baltimore 16 Pinkney Cuaco, Peru s Randall Baltimore 24 Claude House 'Highland Park, Pennsylvania 7 Randall Paterson, New Jersey 10 Pinkney Stoakley 22 Claude House Chestertown 41 Pinkney Chelmsford, Massachusetts 20 Randall 12 Pinkney Granville, New York Baltimore 22 Pinkney Tenafy, New Jersey Sigma Tau Omicron House Baltimore 44 Pinkney J acksonv>lle, Florida 17 Pinkney Baltimore I I Randall Maryland ...........•.... · ... · · ·•• 160 New Jersey ..................... .. 28 Massachusetts ....•.••. · • · · . • · · · • • • 18 Pennsylvania .•.......• · · · · · · · · · · · IS New York ...................... .. 13 s Connecticut ......... · .. · · .. · · · · · .. 4 Virginia .......... · · · · · .......... · 4 West Virginia .... · .. · · · · .... · · · · · 3 District of Columbia .. · . · ... · · · · · · · 3 Kentucky ..... · .. · ·• · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 Porto Rico ...................... . 2 California ..... · · · .. · .. · · .. · · .... • Delaware ........................ . North Carolina ••..•....•.. • . · ... . Florida ......................... .. Illinois ............. · ......... · ... New Hampshire ................. .. Ohio •....•..•...•.••• · · · ·· ··• · · •• Rhode Island ................... .. South Carolina .................. .. France •..... • • .. · · • · · · · · · · • • • · · • • Geimany ................ ········· South America ................. · .. Territory of Hawaii. ... · ... · · • · · · · · 2 2 1 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 5, 1929 BACHE,I.;OR OF ARTS M agntJ cum laude et cum honore Everett Amos (in Ro~ance Languages)· · • · · • • • · · • · • • • · · • · · · · · · · · • · · ·Kirklin, Indiana Cum honore et cum laude · Ch · t ) ............. Ingleside William Sparks Walls (in emis ry · · · · · ·' · ·' ·' · · · · · · · · · · · · Anna olis Hyman Schiff (in Biology)··· · · · · .... · .. • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. · · .. · .. · .. · .. · ·A Polis Joseph Schiff (in Biology) .... ·· .... ···.. ··········: ········""··· nnap .... .. Cum laude . .. ................... Linthicum Heights James Obver Clark.······•.•················ Baltimore Edwin William Lowe ..... · · · .. · .. " " · .... · · .. · .. ' · .... ' · · · · · · · · ' .. ' .. · Rite .Pocomoke Granville Quinn Adams· .... " · · · · " · .. · .. " · · " • " · " ...... · .. · · · · ' : : : . Annapolis John Leslie Basil· • · · · • · · • · · · · · • · · · · • · · · · ' ' · · • · ' • ' ' ' · • · · ' · · · · · · ' ' · · · Grantsville John Walter Boucher ..... · .... ··"·.. " " " · " · " " ".... ·"·.. ···'.°.Federalsburg Alfred Davis Charles ... · . · • • · • · · • · • · • · · · • · · · • • • • ' ' ' • · • · • ' ' · · · ' ' • • ' • SPECIAL STUDENTS Herman Charles Ellinghausen Jost von Eschwege George Robert Gallagher Annapolis Baltimore Louis Philip Landgrebe Gordon Marion Lyons James Willard McCauley, A. B., St. John's, 1929 38 Pinkney 93 Annapolis Home, 23 Okl11homa Terrace Reichensachsen, Germany r Pinkney Baltimore Ir Randall '· .. :. �94 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Harold Newton Clements . · Richard Williamson C ... • • .. • . • .. • .. • ......... • .. • • .. • . Leechburg, Pennsylvania Eugene Norris Cozzoli omegys ... • • ....... •. • .. • ..... • • .... • • ............. Millington Harold Ed d C no • ... • ......................... • ... New Haven, Connecticut war ross................... B · t M h Walter Burlock Esley ...... • . • ....... • • .' ..... • ...... • • • . . . ram ree, assac uset!s William Albert Gross J .... " " .. " " " " " " " · " ...... ·Bel Air Albion Augustu H ~ 'jj · ·" · · · ·" · · · ·· · · ·' ·" "· ·· · · · · · · · · · · · ·······WhiteHall M H s a we · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • .. Gardner Massachusetts ax ausmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St 11 S . Samuel Thomas Jones .......... : : '.'. : : '.'. : ". : : : " · · " · " " · · " · · · a. , w1tzerl~nd Frank Hen Ka 1 . · · · • · · · · · · · • · · · · · • · ... Pnnce Fredenck ry pon ......................... C b I d Lauriston Livingston Keown.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..................... ~ . um e_r an Martin Kr b · .... " · · .................... Baltimore J M e s • " · · " · · · · " · · · · · · · " · · .. · · · · .. · · .............. Frankfurt Germany ames organ Lumpkin. . ' James Willard M C I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......•............... B a It' imore C 1 G M kc !au ey · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...••... Chesapeake City ar' l d C I er 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................................. B a1more eorge e It' R R:gi:;a Pint a vert rem ................................................. Cambridge g o ........................... p . F Robert Renshaw ...................... .'.' · ' · · · · ' · · · ' · ' · · " · · · · · · · · · · ans, ranee Vernon Phili S h ·d · " " " " · " " ' " " " " ...... · .... Easton Ch I I . p Sc e1 t ................................................... Baltimore L ar es rn;;g omers .................................................... Crisfield E~wre~c"y atthew Taylor .............................................. Perryman war oung · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .' · • · .. · · · · • · • ..................... River Springs d HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED ' JUNE 5, 1929 To t~e member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. ' WILLIAM SPARKS WALLS To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty has shown the greatest genera~ exc~llence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered b The Reverend Martin Aigner, D. D. y GRANVILLE QUINN ADAMS d T_o theh student who: in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college urmg t e year, $5 m gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. SAMUEL THOMAS JONES To_ the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty has b t emph_fie.d those principles of love for and service to men which were the d~minan:sch:~: acter~fcs of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered ann~ y by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sulhvan. GRANVILLE QUINN ADAMS To the member of the Senior Glass who has mad th ":ear over the. previous three 'years' average, a go~d p~e~;~a~:e~~g~eyss t!n hPihs. SDeml·or S 1gma fratermty; e 1 e ta LAURISTON LIVINGSTON KEOWN 95 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absences, Excused . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Administration, Officers of. . . . . . 8 Admission by Certificate ........ 29 Admission by Examination ...... 29 Admission, Methods of. . . . . . . . . . 28 Admission on Trial. . . . • • . . . . . . . 30 Admission, Requirements for. . . . 28 Admission, Table of Requirements ...................... 28 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Alumni Associat.ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Attendance .................... 72 Board of Visitors and Governors. 5 Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 College Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 College Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Committees of the Board........ 7 Committees of the Faculty... . . . 16 Concerts ...................... 19 Courses of Instruction .......... 38 Courses, Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Credit Units .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 28 Dean's List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Degree, Requirements for. . . . . . . 75 Degrees conferred, 1929, List of. . 93 Degrees with Distinction ........ 82 Degrees with Honor. . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Dining Hall .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. .. . . 33 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Examinations .................. 70 Expenses ..................... 31 Faculty ...................... · 9 Fees, Additional Course ........ 32 Fees, Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Fraternities . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. 84 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 General Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Geographical Distribution . . . . . . 93 Grades ........................ 71 Historical Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Honor Reg\tlations ............ 70 Language Requirements . . . . . . . . 75 Lecturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Maj or Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Maj ors, Requirements for. . . . . . . 77 Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . . 85 Physical Training Staff ........ 15 Presidents Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Prizes ........................ 86 Prizes awarded June, 1929 ....•. 94 Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Professional Preparation . . . . . . . 26 Promotion, Requirements for. . . . 71 Publications . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 84 Purpose of the College .......... 23 Rank List .................. · . . 74 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Repeating Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Reports ....................... 71 Room Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Scholarships . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 35 Senior Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Special. Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Student Aid . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 35 Student Council .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83 Students enrolled, List of. . . . . . . . 88 Study Cards, Filing of.. . . . .. . . . 73 Table of Equivalent Year-Hours. 69 \. . .. . ' .......,. .. " .... , °'c ~ "' Ii ~ e ... -· . '.. ... ., . .. • .. • •• p : .... .:......... ~... I I' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. John's College in Annapolis Catalogue 1929-1930 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1929-1930 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/bbdcda5f32dfa42788a800f8c04318c1.pdf 4b0d813a69af5f9b2e760cadf30a89c2 PDF Text Text -- .• - . ;.-.-:· . ------------.------------,------~ ,-. -~.~. -~.-'. ~. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1930-31 '1 .- ~nnouncement of (ours es ./ . < ). . · , •• ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND · ...- ... ·.· �TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS SHOWING CREDIT IN YEAR-HOURS New Number Old Number Year ii.ours Art 21 .......... Art 21-22 ........... Art 31 .......... New ........... · · ·· Art 41 .......... Art 41-42 ........... Biology 11 .....• Biology 11-12 or 13-14. Biology 20 ...... Biology 41 .......... Biology 21 lhf ...• Biology 21 . . . . . . . . . . Biology 22 2hf .... Biology 22 . . . . . . . . . . Biology 25 ...... New .......... · · · · · Biology 30 lhf .... Biology 43-44 ....... Biology 33 1 hf. ... Biology 33 . . . . . . . . . . Biology 34 2hf .... Biology 32 .......... Biology 37 lhf .... New .............. · Chemistry 1 ...... Chemistry 11-12 ..... Chemistry 2 ...... Chemistry 11-12 ..... Chemistry 21 lhf .• Chemistry 21 . . . . . . . . Chemistry 22 2hf .. Chemistry 22 . . . . . . . . Chemistry 31 lhf.. Chemistry 31 .. · . · .. Chemistry 32 2hf .. Chemist::y 32 . . . . . . . . Chemistry 33 ..... Chemistry 33-34 . . . . . Chemistry 41 lhf.. Chemistry 41-42 ..... Chemistry 42 ..... Chemistry 43-44 . . . . . Chemistry 43 2hf .. Chemistry 45-46 . . . . . Economics 21 ... , Economics 21-22 .... Economics 31 .... Economics 31, 32 Economics 32 .... Economics 33, 34 . . . . Economics 41 .... Economics 41-42 .... English 1 .......• New ................ English 10 ....... New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 21 ......• English 23-24 . . . . . . . English 23 ....... New ............... English 24 2hf. ... New ............... English 2811-if .... New ............... English 29 2 hf. ... New ............... English 34 1hf. ... New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 36 1hf. ... New ............... English 37 2hf .... English 25-26 ....... English 39 ....... New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 41 ....... English 41-42 French 1 .......• French 11-12 French 2 ........ French 13-14 French 11 ....... French 15-16 French 13 ....... French 21-22 French 15 1hf. .... New ............... French 16 2hf. .... New ............... French 25 ....... New ............... French 31 ....... New ............... German 1 ....... German 11-12 Germa'n 10 ....... German 13-14 German 20 ....... German 15-16 German 21 ....... German 17-18 German 26 ....... New ............... German 40 ....... German 31-32 ....... 3 3 H 5 1! 2! 2! 5 22 2! 2! 2! 5 5 2! 2! 2! 2! 5 1 5 2! 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1! l! 1! 1! l! 1! 3 3 3 3 3 3 H 1! 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 New Number Old Number Government 11 ... Political Science 21Government 31 ... New ............ . Government 41 1hf . New ............ . Governm( nt 42 2 hf. Political Science 44 Government 43 1hf. Political Science 33 Government 44 2 hf. Political Science 4 · Greek 1 ......... Greek 11-12 .....• Greek 21 lhf. ..... Greek 13 ........ ,: Greek 22 2hf ...... Greek 14 Greek 23 lhf ...... New Greek 34 2 hf. ..... New ........... . Greek 41 hf ....... New ......... :. ; History 1 ........ History 23-24 History 21 ....... History 25-26 History 23 ....... History 21-22 History 31 ....... History 31-32 History 34 ....... New . . . . . . . . · · • History 41 ....... History 35-36 > •; History 42 ....... New .......... . Hygiene 1 ....... New .......... , Latin 1 .......... Latin 11-12 ...... ' Latin 11 2hf ....... Latin 13 ....... , Latin 21 1 hf ....... New Latin 22 2 hf.. ..... New ......... . Latin 31 hf ........ New Mathematics l 1hf.. New Mathematics 2 2hf .. New Mathematics 11 .. Mathematics 11-1 Mathematics 21 .. Mathematics 21, 2 Mathematics 25 !hf.Mathematics 25 . ;' Mathematics 26 2hf.Mathematics 26 . Mathematics 31 .. Mathematics 31-3 Mathematics 33 .. Mathematics 33-3. Mathematics 35 .. Mathematics 35-36 Mathematics 41 .. Mathematics 41-4~ Philosophy ll 1hf. . Philosophy 22 ... : Philosophy 12 2hf .. Philosophy 21 ... ; Philosophy 15 .... Philosophy 23-24 Philosophy 31 .... Philosophy 31-32 Philosophy 41 1hf. . Philosophy 41 ... . Philosophy 42 2 hf .. Philosophy 42 ... ~ Physics 21 ....... Physics 21-22 Physics 41 ....... Physics 41-42 .. . Physics 42 ....... Physics 43-44 ... , Psychology 21 ... Psychology 21-22 Psychology 31 1hf. Psychology 31-3 .· Psychology 32 2hf. New .......... . Psychology 41 ... Psychology 41-42. Spanish 1 ........ Spanish 11-12 ... ; Spanish 2 .......• Spanish 13-14 .. ·. Spanish 11 ....... Spanish 15-16 .. .'. Spanish 41 ....... Spanish 25-26 .. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from l to IO and 1 l to 20, Sophomore courses from 21 to 30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, Senior courses from 41 to 50. A course offered to any specific class is ordinarily open to any member of a higher class. A student may register for any course offered to a higher class provided he obtains the permission of the instructor concerned and the approval of the Dean. Courses not given in the current academic year are bracketed. All courses are full courses running throughout the year except where designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS. BROWN (Chairman), ARNAUD, BACON, FITZGERALD, HALSEY, KUEHNEMUND, SCOFIELD, SEGALL, AND STARR, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND MILLER. ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special em·phasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 3 I. The History of Painting in \Vestern Europe. From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives and to the great painters of the Rertaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish,· Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art M-W-F at 8. 2I. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 [Art 32. The Art of Classical Antiquity.] A study of the Greeks and Romans as we know them through their fine and applied arts. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in r930-3r; to be given in r93r-32. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 4r 1 hf. The Background of American Life. A study of Colonial America, its architecture, its furniture, its silver, glass, and pottery. Lectures, discussion, and conferences. Frequent opportunity will be given the student to examine the materials of the course at first hand. W-F at II. First half-year. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English Grammar and the English Language as a useful tool. Frequent papers ; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section A; T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Section B ; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR STARR. Section C; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. IO. General Literature. An introduction to the study of literature, with class discussions, independent readings, and written reports. This course is offered as an elective for students who are excused from the prescribed course in English Composition. English 23. Contemporary Literature. A study of American and European art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and the drama. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 24 2 hf. The Modern Drama. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth and twentieth century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. [English 26 1 hf. The Bible as Literature: The Old Testament. J A reading course in the literature of the King James Version of the Bible. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. Omitted in r930-3r. f English 27 2 hf. The Bible as Literature : The New Testament. J T-Th-S at 8. Second half-year.· Omitted in r930-3r. English 28 1 hf. The Legend of King Arthur. The historical Arthur of the sixth century will be discussed in relation to the romantic figure of the Middle Ages, especially in Geoffrey of Monmouth and in Malory. The later stories of Arthur down to Tennyson and Edwin Arlington Robinson will be included. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR ST ARR. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 21. Survey of English Literature. A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. M-W-F at s PROFESSOR SCOFIELD, PROFESSOR HALSEY. English CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IO. PROFESSOR BACON. English 29 2 hf. English Nautical Literature. The course will discuss particularly sea-stories in English from Beowulf to John Masefield. Especial emphasis will be placed on the sea-novel. Defoe, Smollett, Marryat, Cooper, Melville, and Conrad will be studied carefully. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR STARR. �'l I 6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE l English CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 30 2 hf. Advanced Composition.] 7 English 37 2hf. Romantic Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. Practice in the- writing of prose, chiefly narrative. Admission by the consent of the instructor. Byron, Shelley, Keats, Arnold, will be studied in detail. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-3r. Browning, Tennyson, and Swinburne Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 31. Types of Literature.] l English A study of the various types of poetry in the first half-year, of prose in the second half-year. Intended primarily for students whose major subject lies without the field of literature. ,Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 41. Omitted in 1930-3r. PROFESSOR BACON. [English 33. The Seventeenth Century.] l I 38. American Literature.] M-W-F at IO. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. Particular attention will be paid to John Donne and his School, Ben Jonson, Milton, Dryden, and the Restoration Dramatists. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 39. American Literature from 1870. M~W-F at r. PROFESSOR STARR. English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. I' A study of the English Drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Mar!owe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. 21. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [English 35. The Eighteenth Century.] English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the Eighteenth Century, and the French· Revolution will be studied with their political, social; and intellectual backgrounds. Admission by consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-F at 11. Omitted in 1930-3r. English 36 1 hf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Century. A survey of English romantic poetry from Anne of Winchelsea to Wordsworth. Important poets studied will include Thomson, Gray, Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR STARR. PROFESSOR BROWN, ,, English 41. Chaucer. The Prologue and ten of the Canterbiiry Tales will be carefully read in .class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Cressida will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. Hours to be arranged. Required of English Majors. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 43. Medi<eval Literature.] A Study of the most important writings in English from the twelfth to the fifteenth Centuries. Pre-requisite: English 2r. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 45. Shakespeare]. The plays and poems. Intensive study of four plays. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. I I �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 8 [English 47. Prose of the Nineteenth Century.] Detailed study of Lamb, Hunt, and Hazlitt in the first half-year; of Carlyle and Ruskin in the second half-year. Attention will be given to biography and character of the authors as well as to their works. The course, however, is chiefly concerned with matters of content and style. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BACON. [English 49. The NoveL] A study of the n~vel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefuiness. In the first half-year the cou~se will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great , novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BROWN. FRENCH French I. Beginning French. Elements necessary for acquiring the language_: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. \French 2. Intermediate French. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high school French. Section A, M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ARNAUD: Section B, T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French 11. Introduction to French Literature. A summary view of French literature illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 French 13. French Composition and Conversation. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 11) or four years of high school French. M-W-F at r. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 15 1 hf. French Literature and Civilization. From the origins to the French Revolution. In English translations. M-W-F at IO. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 16 2 hf. French Literature and Civilization from the French Revolution. M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 21. Voltaire.] A study of his life and works. Aspects of Voltaire as a 1ioet, conteur, dramatist, historian, wit, correspondent, etc. His debt to foreign literature; his influence. Lectures and collateral reading in -French and English. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1930-31. PROFESSOR ARN AUD. French 25. Sixteenth Century French Literature. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French 31. Eighteenth Century French Literature. The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in some of their representative works. A good reading knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite: French 11. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 10 [French 4i. Nineteenth Literature.] Century and Contemporary A study of the literary tendencies of the age and the social and political · conditions underlying them. The eighteenth century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and neo-romanticism will be considered. Students taking this should be able to read French with ease. I j Pre-requisite: French 11. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR SEGALL. GERMAN German I. Beginning German. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M-W-F at Section B; M-W-F at German IO. 8. MR. MILLER. MR. MILLER. IO. Intermediate German. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 [German 25. Introduction to the History of German Civilization.] A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. To give any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. M-W-F at r. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 26. History of German Civilization during the Nine teenth and Twentieth Centuries. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 25, or History 2I with consent of the instructor. M-W-F at I. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [German 30. Survey of German Literature.] Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; · reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. ' ,', ,11 1; 1 ;!::' 1 Representative examples of German prose, poetry, and drama from the seventeenth century to the present. Discussion; reports. Pre-requisite: German I, or two years of high school German. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMU.ND. Section B; T-Th-S at 8. MR. MILLER. Pre-requisite : German 20. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given 111 I93I-32. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. 1. ,.·:, German 20. Modern Literature. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. written reports on prepared translation; . sight translation. Pre-requisite: German. M-W-F at 2. German IO, or three years of high school Problems of Current German Life and Thought. Open. only to men majoring in German. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. MR. MILLER. GREEK German 2I. Scientific German. Intended for students specializing in sciences. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high German. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. Greek. Elements of grammar and composition ; readings from simple texts. T-Th-S at IO. MR. KIEFFER. �'j ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 12 Reading of the first four books of the AN ABASIS. 1. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 22 2 13 Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy. Greek 21 1 hf. Xenophon. Pre-requisite : Greek M-W-F at IO. First half-year. ·CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE hf. Homer. Greek 41 hf. Greek Prose Composition. Readings from the ILIAD; study of the epic. Pre-requisite: Greek M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. 21. MR. KIEFFER. Study of the structure of the language by means of compos1bon in Greek. Both set exercises for translation and original composition will be used. Half-course running throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology. This course is designed to give students knowledge of the principal material of Greek and Latin Literature and of one of the chief features of English literature. Mythology will be studied from the historical, anthropological, sociological, and religious points of view as ., well as from the literary aspect. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. LATIN · Latin Beginning Latin. 1. Elements of grammar and composition; first four books of Caesar's Gallic Wars. Hours to be arranged. MR. KIEl'FER. Hours to be arranged. 11 2hf. Readings from N epos and Sallust. MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 3i. Plato; Greek Tragedy.] Readings from Plato. Study of two representative plays of the tragic poets, together with the historical development of the Greek theatre. Pre-requisite: Greek 21 or 22. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. I I I I" Readings principally from Cornelius Nepos, together with advanced study of Latin prose composition. General introduction to Roman civilization. Pre-requisite; Latin Latin. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. I, or two or three years of high school MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 33. Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets.] In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. Pre-requisite: Greek 21 or 22. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1930-3i. MR. KIEFFER. · Latin 12 1 hf. Virgil, JEneid. Reading of the first six books of the Aeneid. Study of the literary and historical value of Virgil and the epic as a poetic form. Collateral study of the literature and history of the Augustan Age. ·Pre-requisite: Latin r, or two or three years of high school Latin. T-Th-S at II. First half-year. MR. KIEFFER. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 14 Latin 21 1 15 SPANISH hf. Lyric Poetry of the Go.Iden Age. · Care f ul survey of Latl n poetry from Ei:mius to Juvenal,· completed with h · l"t · · st u dy o f the works of Horace and Catullus m t e1r 1 erary ·, mtens1ve and historical backgrounds. Pre-requisite: Latin l l and 12, or four years of high school Latin. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. MR. KIEFFER. Elementary Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Latin 22 2hf. Silver Latin: Tacitus, Martial, Juvenal. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. Pre-requisite: Spanish I, or two years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Latin 23 1 hf. Letters of Cicero and Pliny.] Introduction to Spanish Literature. Detailed studies of those aspects of Roman civilization these authors. Collateral readings in English. Pre-requisite: Latin I I and 12, or four years of high school; Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. MR. KIEFFER. A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] :11·· " ii ' I,, I [Latin 24 "hf. Plautus and Terence.] ,. Reading of a representative play of each; Study of the, antecedents.; development, and historical influence of the Roman theatre. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. MR. KIEFFER. Latin 31 hf. Latin Prose Composition. Study of tl].e structure of.the language by.rr:eans of Co~~ositio_n in Lati Both set exercises for translation and ongmal compos1hon will be us Half-course running throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. MR. KIEFFER. A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. Omitted in 1930-31. [Spanish 3 I. Modern Spanish Novel. J A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors; reports and discussions; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre'-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 Spanish GOVERNMENT Spanish Drama. 4I. Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading ; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish Spanish. Hours to be arranged. 11, or four years of high school PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Government 11. American Government. The introductory course required of all students maJ· oring in Go _ vern t o · · men . ngms and development of the American form of government : federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted to the ~ederal government; one-third to state and local government. E~phas1s on present day problems of government, and on the ri ht duties, and responsibilities of citizens. g s, at 9. M-W-F II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS ALLES (Chairman), HUNTER, KINGSBURY, McLAREN, STRYKER, AND WYCKOFF ECONOMICS Economics 21. General Principles. A study of the economics of living and an analysis of economic laws. M-W-F at 17 10. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government Governments of Europe.] 21. A? a?alysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the pr111c1pal ~uropean stat.es, and a comparison with American institutions a~d practices. ::-he. shift from monarchical to democratic forms; the n~e of auto~rac1es m Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. Pre-requisite : Government I I. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 31. Industrial Problems. [Government 23. State and Local Government.] This course will consider problems of industrial relations and the sig- A ~o.re detailed study of the organization and functioning of state, 1~un~c1pa~, and local governments for the student who may go into public Pre-requisite: Economics T-Th-S at 9. hfe. m ~his coun~ry. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of l7g1sla.hve o:gamzation and procedure, and of state and local administration,, mcluc\mg the administration, of justice, will be studied, with speCJal reference to the State of Maryland. nificanc~ of tendencies in the forms of business organization. 21. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 32,. Financial Problems. The subject of money, credit, and banking will be studied in its relation to investment an<l corporation finance. A s.urvey rather than specialization will be the purpose of this course. Pre-requisite: Economics T-Th-S at IO. 4I. PROFESSOR KrNGSBUHY. 21. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics Pre-requisite: Government r 1. M-W-F at II. Omitted in I930-3r; to be given in 1931-32. History of Economic Thought. A conference and reading course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. History of Political Ideas. ~ study of the theories of politics and of government from classical tun:~ to the pr~sent day, intended to show the evolution of systematic ~oht1cal reaso~mg and the basis of modern political thought. The ideas ~f the philosophers on such subjects as political liberty, democracy, sovereignty, ~he best. form of government, anarchism, socialism, and problems of mt:rnat10nal order, will be studied. Open only with the consent of the mstructor to students whose interests and training fits them for the course. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. �l 18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 4I 1 hf. International Relations. A survey of the present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial miliOrities, militarism and armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (I) Government II ; ( 2) Government 21, or Government 3I, or History 3I. M-W-F at II. First half-year. 19 HISTORY History I. Historical Survey. An outline of human development, political, economic, religious intellectual. !~tended for students taking but one course in history a~d as a pre-reqms1te for men majoring in history. Section A; T-Th-S at 9. Section B ; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. PROFESSOR STRYKER. Government 42 hf. International Organization. 2 The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a law of nations. Pre-requisite: (I) Government I I ; ( 2) Government 2I, Government 3I, or History 3I ; (3) Government 4I. M-W-F at IL Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 43 hf. Political Parties. 1 The history, organization, functions, and methods of political pa~ties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisite: (I) Government I I ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 3 I. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law. A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisite: (I) Government I I ; ( 2) Government 23, or · Government 3 I. T-Th-S at. 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. History 21. Medic.eval European History. A course in the foundations of modern Europe and America from the breakd~wn of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 23. English History. A survey of English history. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 3I. Modern European History. An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the European War of 1914-1918. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 32. Constitutional History.] A study of constitutional development in England and the United Stat A I t . h . es. ec ure course wit reqmred readings and semester reports. Pre-requisite: History I or History 23 or Government T-Th-S at TO. Omitted in 1930-3I. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 33. England in the Eighteenth Century. J Hours to be arranged. Omitted in r930-3I. 11 . �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGF History 34. American Economic History. The study of the development of American economic life from the colonial beginnings to the present. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History r. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 4r. The History of the United States. Philosophy I5. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on rnch outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. The social history of the United States from Colonial times to the · . present. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History 2I and History 3 r. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 42. History of American Life. The study of the economic, religious, intellectual, and cultural aspects • of American life as experienced by the individual American during the period since the War for Independence. Conducted as a seminar. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR HUNTER. PHILOSOPHY Philosophy ll 1hf. Logic. The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation instructor. T-Th-S at II. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the 9rigin nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God ; freedom; and immortality. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the .· instructor. T-Th-S at II. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. 21 PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 3I. History of Philosophy. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berk~ley; Hume.] An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy I2 or 3I, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93r-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 35 1hf. History of Religion.] A study of the development of religion including pn1111tive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion.] The course falls into two parts : The Psychology of Religion in which is studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The Philosophy of Religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. 1. I I J I 11 �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the' permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 Psychology 32 "hf. The Nature of Human Nature. In this course an attempt will be made to discover and explain how habit patterns are built into the human organism. Pre-requisite: First half of Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-T-S at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. L'hilosophy 41 1 hf. Plato. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3r. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 42 2 hf. Schopenhauer. An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3r. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PFOFESSOR ALLES. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 2r. General Introduction to Psychology. This course will aim to give the student a general knowledge of human nature and development. It should give a good survey view of dynamic, applied psychology. It will serve as a basis for any future study in the field. Section A; T-Th-S at ro. Section B; T-Th-S at l r. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 31 1 hf. Social Psychology. A course in social behavior, and the contributions of psychology to the solutions of its problems, rather than a course strictly in the psychology of social behavior. It will stress the individual's social relations, social adjustments, and social control. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. [Psychology 34 2 hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] This course will present the common deviations from the normal, but with the main purpose of pointing out the ways and means of achieving, preserving, or restoring the normal. It will lay minimum stress on the morbid, and maximum on those principles which have constructive value for healthful living. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-Th-S at 8. Second half-year. Omitted in l930-3r. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 4r. Modern Educational Practices. This course should be taken by prospective teachers as fundamental background for future study. The course will aim to set up a sound concept of the purpose of education in the broadest sense, and then to discover the best means of achieving the ends of such education. Particular emphasis will be given to organization, administration, teaching methods, curriculum contents, and student activities in high school and college. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-Th from l to 2.30. PROFESSOR McLAREN. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS BERNHARD (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BrNGLEY, EASON, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA, AND MR. MCFARLIN. BIOLOGY Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. General principles of animal life, with an introduction to Histology, Embryology, and Genetics; and a survey of the common groups of animals, with laboratory work on the anatomy and physiology of type forms. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Laboratory fee, $20.00. Section A ; Recitation, M -F at I I. Laboratory, W-F from I to 4. I to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 20 1 hf. Readings in Biology. This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, hut who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory-science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Two· hours of recitation. T-Th at I. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. A history of the highest type of animal structure as revealed throughout the vertebrate series. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 22 2 25 Biology 25 2 hf. General Principles of Embryology. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B ; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, W-F at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. A history of the highest type of animal structure as seen in the development of the chick and the pig. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. A study of the mechanics of the genesis of the germ cells, of fertilization, and of early development prior to organogeny. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues of mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Biology 21 and Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, M-W from r to 4. First half-year. 22. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. Training in laboratory methods, making microscope slides especially. Register only with consent of instructor. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 30. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, M-W from r to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation. Laboratory work will consist of experiments in breeding and problems for calculation. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. i, I, ,'I ii 1: 1, I l::Iil 111 111 ]11 J �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. A study of parasitic organisms as related to medicine and daily life This 'course alternates in successive years with Biology 38 'hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. [Biology 38 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology. J A survey of the invertebrate animals, their morphology, physiology, and embryology. Special attention to forms transitional between the phyla. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 37 'hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. First half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY Chemistry I. General Chemistry. An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Experimental lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at r. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry I with the exception that a one hour lecture replaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their major and have taken Chemistry I must take the one hour lecture given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to r2. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at I. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. Chemistry 2r 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns" and to the separation 2!1d identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite:· Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $r5.oo and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from r to 4. First half-year. MR. McFARLIN. Chemistry 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2I. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at I. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W -F from I to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. MCFARLIN. �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. Chemistry Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. · Recitation, Th at 8. · Laboratory, M from 2 to 4; W-F from First half-year. 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. Chemistry 32 2 Advanced Organic Chemistry. 42. Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 and Mathematics Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. 29 21. Chemistry 43 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. Pre-requisite: Chemistry German. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. 32 ; ability to read French and PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. MATHEMATICS Mathematics 1 1 hf. Algebra. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the. degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Plane Geometry. Chemistry 41 1 hf. History of Chemistry. A seminar course. Two hours a week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry Hours to be arranged. First half-year. 21 and 33. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. This course is required of all students who have not offered Plane Geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. This course aims to give a survey of. Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural valne of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 21. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 1 I. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1 hf. The Mathematics of Finance. Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at II. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to Differential Geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations forms etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for furth~r wort; in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOV A. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 4r. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a cor11plex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. [Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry.] Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Omitted in I930-31; to be offered in 193I-32. PROFESSOR V EDOV A. PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound, and Light. It is designed to give the student an ac: quaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics I I. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th 2 to 4. Section B; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. �l 32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 33 [Physics 43. Electricity.] [Physics 3r. Electricity and Magnetism.] Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry: the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation • and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 and Mathematics 21 and Mathematics 21 and 22 may be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Omitted in 1930-31, to be given in 1931-32. 22. This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to. the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 31; Mathematics 2r. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at II. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR EASON. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 4r. Physical Optics. This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from IO to 12. 31; Chemistry 2. Hygiene I. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regu~ation of ~he body; removal of waste material from the body; physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene; diseases in general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week from October 6 to December 8. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 42. Theory of Heat. Physical Training An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics Laboratory fee $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. 31; Chemistry 2. l. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for freshman teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. NovAK. �11 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 34 Physical Training 2. Advanced course in Physical Training. Two years of Physical Training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3.30 to 5. MR. NOVAK. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 Classics. Greek 21 1 hf (Xenophon); Greek.31 (Plato; Greek Tragedy) or Greek 33 (Greek Comedy; Lyne Poets) ; Latin 21 (Latin Poetry) ; Latin 23 1 hf (~etters of Cicero and Pliny) ; Two courses chosen from the following : Art 32 (The Art of Classical Antiquity) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Any course in Ancient History. Economics. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full courses or their equivalent in Biology, including Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates) and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of · Vertebrates) ; Two courses in Chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and . two years of college German or their equivalent. Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis) ; Chemistry 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II) ; Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly· urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end· of the Junior year. NoTE.-Mathematics I I (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a' pre-requisite for Chemistry 2I. Mathematics 21 (Analytic· Geometry and: the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32. Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics); Economics 31 (Industrial Problems) ; Economics 32 (Financial Problems) ; Economics 41 (History of Economic Thought) ; Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics) ; Psychology 2 l (General Psychology) ; Government l l (American Government). English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 41 (Chaucer) ; History 23 (English History) ; Three other courses in the department of English, exclusive of English r. By their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of two foreign languages one of which shall be either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of E.nglis? literature. Papers will be set in the History of English Literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French and German. rench. ' See Romance Languages. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 36 37 Mathematics. German. Four courses in German beyond German IO (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought). History 21 (Mediaeval European History) and History 31 (Modern European History) or its equivaletlt. quired. N OTE.-German CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 31 (History of Political Ideas) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; Government 21 (Governments of Europe) or Government 23 (State and Local Government) ; Government 41 1 h f (International Relations) and Government 42 "hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties) and Government 44 2 hf. (Constitutional Law); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or History 23 (English History) or History 2 l (Mediaeval European History): Psychology 2 l (General Psychology) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology). History. History l (Historical Survey) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 3 l (Modern European History) ; History 41 (The History of the United States) or Government 11 (American Government) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology) or Psychology 21 (General Psychology) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). · Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathema.tics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; and Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 2 r (Analytical. Geometry and the Calculus) ; Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) and Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Five courses or their equivalent in Philosophy and one course or its equivalent in Psychology or in History. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). re-Medical Sciences. Tw~ full courses in Biology : Biology I I (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two full courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in Physics : Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is pre- I: �01 38 Assignments for Courses Meeting in the First Half-Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1930-31 One full course in English, which must be actually college. In addition to the six courses of the major two full courses or their equivalent in college German and two full courses in college French. Additional courses advised: Chemistry 2 I Qualitative Analysis), · Chemistry 22 Quantitative Analysis), Chemistry 32 (Physical . Chemistry) ; (Note pre-requisites.) Biology 30 (Histology) ; Enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medical school, that is, " a reading knowledge " of scientific material. Psychology. Three full courses or the equivalent in Psychology; Philosophy I I 1 hf (Logic) ; Philosophy 12 2 hf (Introduction to Philosophy) ; A full course in Philosophy in addition to the two half-courses . mentioned above ; Biology I I (Beginning Zoology). Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance Language above French Spanish 2 (Intermediate courses). One of these four be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two courses in another Romance Language. Social Sciences. By special prescription of the Division of Social Sciences. Spanish. See Romance Languages. 2 or ~ Ro10.m ...................... McDowell 24 .................... McDowell 24 ...................... Randall House 11. Section A .... . Section B .... . 20 'hf. ............ . 21 'hf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biology 30 'hf .. · · · · · · · · · · · · Laboratory 33 'hf ........... ' .. 37 'hf .... ' ........ . 38 'hf ........... ' .. try i, Section A Section B ry 2, Section A Section B Chemistry Lecture try 21 'hf .. · · · · · · · ... Room 'try 31 'hf. ....... ·.·. try 33 .... · · · · · · · · · · ry 41 'hf. .......... . y 42 ............ .. ·cs 21 ............... McDowell 33 cs 31 ............... McDowell 33 ............... McDowell 33 . .............. McDowell 33 1, Section A ........ McDowell 36 Section B ........ McDowell 36 Section C : ....... McDowell 22 10 .................. McDowell 23 21 .................. McDowell 23 23 .................. McDowell 23 28 'hf ............... McDowell 23 . 34 'hf ............... McDowell 24 39 .................. McDowell 23 ·J ................... McDowell 22 ·i, Section A ........ McDowell 35 f Section B ........ McDowell 35 11 ................... McDowell 35 3 ................... McDowell 22 5 'hf ............... McDowell 35 ·1 ................... McDowell 24 1, Section A ........ McDowell 31 Section B ........ McDowell 31 · 0, Section A ....... McDowell 31 Section B ....... McDowell 32 .................. McDowell 22 .................. McDowell 32 Course Room German 26 .................. McDowell 31 Government 11 .............. McDowell 36 Government 31 .............. McDowell 32 Government 41 'hf .......... McDowell 36 Government 43 'hf .......... McDowell 21 Greek 1 .................... McDowell 21 Greek 21 'hf ................ McDowell 21 Greek 31 ................... McDowell 23 History 1 ................... McDowell 34 History 21 .................. McDowell 34 History 23 .................. McDowell 34 History 31 .................. McDowell 34 History 41 .................. McDowell 34 History 43 .................. McDowell 34 Hygiene 1 ....... Chemistry Lecture Room Latin 12 1 hf ................. McDowell 21 Mathematics 1 'hf ........... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11, Section A .. McDowell 33 Secti-on B .. McDowell 22 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 25 'hf .......... McDowell 31 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell 35 Mathematics 33 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 ... : ......... McDowell 22 Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 31 Philosophy 11 'hf ........... McDowell 31 Philosophy 15 ............... McDowell 31 Philosophy 31 ............... McDowell 31 Physics 21, Section A ....... Physics Lecture Room Section B ....... Physics Lecture Room Physics 41 .................. Physics Lecture Room Physics 42 .................. Physics . Lecture Room Psychology 21, Section A ... McDowell 35 Section B ... McDowell 36 Psychology 31 1 hf ........... McDowell 36 Psychology 41 .............. McDowell 31 Spanish 1 ................... McDowell 32 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 32 Spanish 11 .................. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Description An account of the resource Insert as part of the college catalog for the years 1930-1931 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/500ead541773fa70333390bfbb848a2e.pdf 7bbdffc3af6675712a640cb4f8207a46 PDF Text Text ._ '· ·.: . ·~ . ' ·~·-' BULLETIN OF CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1930-1931 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, 1931 a �VoLu'~E I MARCH, 1931 NUMBER 1 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ." IN ANNA PO LIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1930-1931 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Application for entry as second-class matter at the post office in Annapolis is pending. �1930 1931 JULY S 1932 JANUARY JANUARY JULY 2 3 4 9 10 11 1617 18 23 24 25 30 31 .. .. 5 . . .. 12 4 5 6 7 19 1112 1314 26 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 .... 5 12 19 26 6 lS 20 27 •. 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 .. 3 4 -·· .... 10 11 3 4 5 6 17 18 10 11 1213 24 25 17 18 19 20 31 24 25 26 27 . . . 31 . .... .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .... .. . AUGUST . . .. .. .. 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 FEBRUARY 1 2 8 9 1516 22 23 29 30 1 B 15 :32 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 13 20 27 .. .. .... . . . .1 7 14 2 s 4 5 6 7 8 21 9 10 1112 13 14 15 28 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .• .. 1 7 8 1415 21 22 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 .. 4 5 6 1112 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 . •. . .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 2 3 4 II 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 .. . . . . . . .. 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Examinations for admission l11i'L' lwl Tl Fi S sl11iTlwlTIFls siMjTjwjTIFls slMIT\wlTiFls .... 1 6 7 8 lS 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 3 10 17 24 31 COLLEGE CALENDAR OCTOBER 3 10 17 24 APRIL .. .. .. 4 ·-· 1 2 3 11 4 5 6 7 8 11 10 .. 1 2 s 4 5 6 7 8 9 18 1112 1314 15 16 17 10 1112 13 14 1516 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sl 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . . .. . . .. . . . . 2 11 16 23 30 8 4 5 6 7 10 1112 1814 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 .. . .. .. . .. MAY 1 8 15 22 29 .. .. . . .... .. 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 . ! I I 1 2 3 8 9 10 1516 17 22 2S 24 29 30 Sl .. .. .. 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 .. 1 2 3 4 5 8 11 10 11 12 15 1617 1819 22 28 24 25 26 29 so .. . . 6 18 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 JUNE 2 s 4 DECEMBER .... 1 2 s 4 1 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 1516 17 18 19 20 13 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 29 30 . .. . . 27 7 14 21 28 8 9 10 1516 17 22 23 24 29 30 Sl 11 18 25 .. 7 14 21 28 1 2 3 4 5 8 11 10 1112 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 SJ. .. (> " L..: f· (, ( ~ ' Formal opening of College. September I8, Thursday .........•• Oasses begin. November 8, Saturday . ........... November hour-examina- tions end. November 26, Wednesday 7 14 21 28 JUNE 5 12 19 26 .. .... 5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 •• 7 14 21 28 (I2 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. November 30, Sunday (6 p. m.) ... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 20, Saturday (I2 m.) .... Christmas recess begins. 1931 January 4, Sunday (op. m.) ..... . Christmas recess ends . January 24, Saturday ............. Mid-year examinations end . January 26, Monday ............. . Second half-year begins. February 23, Monday ............. Washington's Birthday: a holiday. 6 lS 20 27 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 1516 17 18 22 2S 24 25 29 30 .... .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . . . ... .. . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .... .. .. t.-11 September I7, Wednesday (II a.m.). First half-year begins. MAY .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . ... .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . ... .. DECEMBER .. 7 14 21 28 5 6 1218 19 20 26 27 1 2 7 8 II 1415 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 NOVEMBER September I6, Tuesday .... .... , ... Registration of all students. January I9, Monday . ............. Mid-year examinations begin. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . NOVEMBER and make-up examinations. March 2I, Saturday .............. . March hour-examinations end. April I, Wednesday ( I2 m.) ....... Easter recess begins. April 8, Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) . .... Easter recess ends. May 22, Friday .................• Final examinations begin. May 28, Thursday . .............. Final examinations end. May 30, S aturaay, to June 3, Wednesday . ........... Commencement. �CATAlOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 5 SUMMER VACATION. June 4 to September 20, inclusive BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS * His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ...••••••••. Annapolis, Md. 1931-32 I93I September September 2I, 22, Monday .......... .. Examinations for a~i~sion and make-up examinations. HERBERT NoBLE ..•........•.. II5 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Tuesday .......... .. Registration o.f all students. WALTER H. Bucx ..... 009 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. September 23, Wednesday September 24, (I I a.m.). First half-year. begins. Formal opening of College. Thursday ......... .. Oasses begin. November I 4, S(J,turday . ........... N overpber hour-examinations end. November 25, Wednesday (I2 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. November 29, Sunday (6 p. m.) .... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 22, Tuesday (I2 m.) ... .. Christmas recess begins. I932 January 3, Sund(J,y ( 6 p. m,) ....... Christmas recess ends. January 2I, Thursday ............ . Mid-year examinations begin. January 30, Saturday . ............ Mid-year examinations end. February I, February 22, Monday . ............. Second half-year begins. Monday ............ . Washington's Birthday: a holiday. March I9, S(J,turday ............. March hour-examinations end. March 23, Governor of Maryland. President Ex-Officio. Wednesday (I2 m.) ... .. Easter recess begins. March 30, Wednesday (6 p. m.) ... . Easter recess ends. May 26, Thursday .............. .. Final examinations begin. June 4, Saturday ............... . Final examinations end. June 8, Wednesday . ...........••• Commencement Day. Noble, Morgan, and Scam11Je11, Attorneys-at-Law. Chairman. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. Vice-Chairman. DOUGLAS H. GORDON, 800 Baltimore Life Building, Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. Secretary. }AMES A. WALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. WILLIAM WoonwAIID ......... . 70 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Chairman of the Board of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company. JunGE WALTER I. DAWKINS ... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge;Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. *The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex-officio members of the Board. WALTER J. MITCHELL, President of the Senate ............... . La Plata, Md. FRANCIS A. MICHEL, Speaker of the House of Delegates ..... . Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals · CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge ........................... . Baltimore, JoHN R. PATTISON, Associate Judge ....•.............•.. . Cambridge, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ........•.....•..•..•••• . Frederick, WILLIAM H. ADKINS, Associate Judge ...•....... , ...••....•• . Easton, T. ScOTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .•.••..••.....•..... , ...... Towson, W. MITCHELL DIGGES, Associate Judge .•... ,., •... , •••.•• , .. . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ...••...........• Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge .•.................•• . Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CA"rALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1'. WEST CLAGGETT ... 1908 First Natl. Bank Bldg, Baltimore, Md. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS 6 Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. RIDGELY P. MELVIN ..••................••••.. Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. JOHN H. LATANE .•••.••.....•.•.•.......•.... Baltimore, Md. Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. FRANK R. KENT ..•.•...••.•.....•... The Sun, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, A. s, Abell Publishing Company; member of sta.iJ, the Baltimore Sun. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY 1615 16th St. N. W., Washington, D. C. Physician. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND .. 2221 Kalorama Rd., Washington, D. C. Mining Engineer. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .... II03 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER W. LABROT •...••••........... ; .. Annapolis, Md. Labrot & Company, Bankers. DR. AMos F. HUTCHINS .. 1010 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Surgeon. ELMER G. P ARSLY ......... 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. 7 Executive Co'ln!mittee MR. BucK, Chairman DR. HALSEY MR. WALTON MR. NOBLE DR. PEARL Buildings and Grounds MR. LABROT, Chairman DR. BORDLEY DR. HALSEY MR. HAMMOND DR. HUTCHINS MR. WOODWARD Elections to the Board MR. CLAGGETT, Chairman JUDGE DAWKINS MR. w ARFIELD MR. JAMISON MR. MELVIN Faculty, Instruction, and Degrees DR. LATANE, Chairman DR. MARBURY MR. KENT Finance MR. WALTON, Chairman MR. GILLET MR. PARSLY DR. JAMES BORDLEY, JR ..... 330 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Physician. DR. RAYMOND PEARL .. 1901 East Madison Street, Baltimore, Md. Director, Institute for Biological Research, Johns Hopkins University. CHARLES B. GILLET .. Light and Redwood Streets, Baltimore, Md. Gillet & Company, Bankers. EDWIN w ARFIELD, JR.... rs East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. R. T. H. HALSEY ...•....••.... Randall Court, Annapolis, Md. Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. RrcHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. WILLIAM H. STAYTON .......................... Smyrna, Del. Captain U.S. N. (Retired). PRESIDENTS EMERITI THOMAS FELL .............................. ~· .. Carvel .Hall President Emeritus Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889; University of Pittsburgh, 1912; William and Mary College, 1921 ; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. ENOCH BARTON GAREY ......... r Englewood Road, Roland Park President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29. �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION ROBERT EARLE BACON, A. M ................ II McDowell Hali Dean EDWIN HUNTER. CROUCH .............•..... 13 McDowell Hall Comptroller FACULTY ROBERT EARLE BACON .•..•••...••....•.. 16 Maryland Avenue Dean and Associate Professor of English MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B. .................... 11 McDowell Hall Registrar and Secretary to the Dean Ph. B., Lafayette College, 2917; A. M., Harvard University, 2918. Instructor in English, Trinity College, Jan. 291g-June 2919, 2919-20; Assistant in English, Harvard College, 2920-28; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 2920-23 and 2927-28; Assistant Dean, Harvard College, 1923-28; Dean and Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 2928-. LULU VIOLA EBAUGH .•....•..•.....•......•. Woodward Hall Librarian JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ••••.••••••.•• 206 Prince George Street Professor of French MARJORIE SMITH LAYNG ...•............... 11 McDowell Hall Secretary ""' B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 2884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 2892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 2893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97 ; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 2897-1900; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 2901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 2920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 2928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 2928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-· ARTHUR CHEW MEADE, C. P.A .•........... 13 McDowell Hall Auditor JAMES JOSEPH MURPHY, M. D .................. -.... Infirmary College Physician MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .................... Gymnasium Dire.ctor of Athletics CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER •••••••••.•••••• St. John's College Professor of llistory EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 53 College Avenue Superintendent B. A., Union College, 2885; A. M., Columbia University, 2914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 2912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 2904-12, 2916-23; Professor of History, 2923-. R. T. H. HALSEY ..............._ .............. Randall Court Professor of Colonial Art B. A., Princeton University, 2886; Honorary A. M., Columbia University, 2914; D. Litt., St. John's College, 2928. Chairman of the Library Committee of the New York Stock Exchange, 2912-24; Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2912-; Trustee in charge of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1924-; Professor of Colonial Art, St. John's College, 2928--. �11 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ....•••••••••••. 2 Cumberland Court Professor of Biology HERMANN BERNHARD ............... I76 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Student, Univer.sities of Pe~rograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Assistant in Chemistry, Institute o_f Agncu~ture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Resea~ch, 1914-23; Instructor. m Chem1strr, Swarthmore College, 1923-25 i Assistant Professor ofi Chem.tstry, St. Johns College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. J ()h~'s College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. 10 JAMES J osEPH MURPHY ............... I39 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 1919-; Lecturer in Hygiene, St. John's College, 1929-. MARION ALONZO EASON ••.•......•••.••••••• 6 Franklin Street Assistant Professor of Physics E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. Student Engineer, General Electric Company, 190g-11; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 1911-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy ~reparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. Johns College, 1927-. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ••••••.•... 248 Prince George Street Associate Professor of Mathematics B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; Graduate Student, University of Goettini;en, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-. THOMAS AUSTIN FITZGERALD ............ 91 Southgate Avenue Assistant Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14, Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18, Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20~ Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-. GEORGE CLARENCE VEnovA ..•.....•....•.... 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia Unive_rsity, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 19~4-19; Ass1st~nt in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor m Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-. MYRON McLAREN ....••..•........•.. Linthicum Heights, Md. Assistant Professor of Psychology A. B., University of Michigan, 1914; LL. B., University of Michigan, 191?· Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama, 1922-23 ; Instructor m English, College of the City of Detroit, 1923-26; Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, 1929-· JosEPH BusH KINGSBURY .•...•.•........ 3 Cumberland Court Associate Professor of Government B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1923. Fellow in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington University, 191g-25; Bureau of Public Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Government, St. John's College, 1929-. ADAM ALLES ............................... 95 Charles Street Assistant Professor of PAflosophy .B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. Student at the University of Berlin, 1922-23; Student at the University of Paris, 1923-24; Holder of Sterling Fellowship and Assistant in Ethics, Yale University, 1924-25; Holder of University Fellowship, Yale University, 1925-26; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-. �T 13 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE NATHAN COMFORT STA.RR .............. 254 King George Street Associate Professor of English *THOMAS p ARMELEE BROCKWAY Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. Associate Professor of History 12 A. B., Harvard College, 1917; A. B., Oxford University, 1922; A. M., Harvard University, 1924; A. M., Oxford University, 1925; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1928. Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1921-24; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 1923-24; Instructor in English and Tutor in the Division of Modern Languages, Harvard College, 1924-28; Tutor in E~lish'. Radcliffe College, 1926-28; Associate Professor of English, Colgate Umversity, l92g-30; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1930--. PAUL ALLEN, J:R .................. ·'· ...... 24 Murray Avenue Assistant Professor of Chemistrv A. B., 1919, A. M., 1922, Ph. D., 1924, Harvard Univ~rsity. Instructor in Ch~istry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-. RICHARD SCOFIELD .• ~ ........•................. 40 East Street Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., 1919, M. A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford Unive.rs~ty, 1924 Assist~nt in English, University of California, 1919-20; Com~mssion for the Rehef of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Brux~lles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. FoRD KEELER BROWN ....••.•....•... 250 Prince George Street Professor of English A: B., U~versity of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. As~ista~t m Englis.h, 191g-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. Louis CLAIR HUNTER ............•....... 83 Shipwright Street Assistant Professor of History. A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph. D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1930--. VERTREES JunsoN WYCKOFF .•••...•••••• I3 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics St. John's College, 1926-. ' B. A., Reed College, 1921; B. Litt. (Modern History), Oxford University, 1925. Instructor in English, Oregon Agricultural College, 1921-22; Summer Course, University of Grenoble, 1924; Instructor in History, St. John's College, 1925-26; Acting Dean, St.)ohn's College, January to September, 1928; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of History, St. John's College, 1929-. LEONARD ELusoN ARNAUD .•.•••••••. 204 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of French B. es L., University of Paris, 1922. Faculte de Droit, and FacultE des Lettres, University of Paris, 1922-23; Columbia University Law School, 1925-2(); Instructor in Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of French, St. John's College, 192g--. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND ........•................ Brice House Assodate Professor of German Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modem Languages, St. 'John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-. EDMUND ERSKINE MILLER .................•..... Brice House Instructor in German B. A., Washington Missionary College, 1922; M. A., University of Maryland, 1929· Graduate Assistant in Spanish, University of Maryland, 1928-29; Instructor in German, Johns Hopkins College for Teachers, 1gzg-30; Instructor in German, St. John's College, 1930-. FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ..•.•••.•...••••• 165 Green Street Associate Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, Ph. D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 192g--. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF •••••...••••••..•.. I65 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology B. A., 1924; M.A., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in ZoOlogy, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930--. *on· leave of absence, 1930-31. - �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN ................•••.. Pinkney Hall Instructor in Chemistry A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; Graduate Student University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's u;llege, 192g-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ...•......... 248 Prince George Street Instructor in Classical Languages A. B., 1927, as of 1926, A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield School (Connecticut), 1927-28; Instructor in Oassical Languages, St. John's College, 192g-. PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS ••...•••.....••••••• 450 West Street Dirt1ctor of Athletics; Head Coach of Football B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. WILLIAM FRANK STROMEYER ......••..••••... I66 West Street Graduate Manager of Athletics; Coach of Freshman Football B. S., St. John's College, 1916. WILLIAM HANSON MooRE, JR .. 9II Falls Road Terrace, Baltimore Head Coach of Lacra,sse B. A., Johns Hopkins University, 1923. CLOVIS DELADRIER .................••....... 90 Charles Street Coach of Fencing JOSEPH NOVAK .•...........•.•....•........••.. Brice House Instructor in Physical Training; Director of Intramural Athletics; Coach of Cross Country and Track B. S., University of Illinois, 1929. VALENTINE LENTZ ................... The Pines, Arnold, Md. Coach of Basketball; Assistant Coach of Football B. S., St. John's College, 1918. JOHN JosEPH DOUGHERTY ....... 178 First Street, Eastport, Md. Coach of Boxing and Wrestling; Assistant Coach of Football I I I. I �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 Committee on Public Information MR. WYCKOFF, COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Advisory Council Chairman MR. McLAREN Faculty Members of Athletic Council Chairman THE DEAN, THE DEAN MR. BROWN MR. RIDGELY MR. ARNAUD MR. SEGALL MR. RIDGELY . MR. STRYKER Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing Chairma.n MR. ALLES, MR. BACON MR. FITZGERALD Committee on Curriculum Chairman THE DEAN, MR. ALLEN MR. KINGSBURY MR. APPEL MR. SCOFIELD . MR. WYCKOFF Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOVA, Chairman THE DEAN MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairma.n THE DEAN MR. BERNHARD Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman THE DEAN MR. APPEL C01nmittee on Student Activities MR. ARNAUD, Chairman THE DEAN MR. KUEHNEMUND MR. McFAR~IN Committee to Confer with the E.~ecutive Committee of the Board of Visitors and Governors MR. APPEL· MR. STRYKER MR. BROWN MB- WYCKOFF �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HISTORICAL SKETCH The story of St. John's College begins in 16g6 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year the following act was passed : At a SESSION of ASSEMBLY, begun and held at Port of ANNAPOLIS, on the Ist day of July, in the 8th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. annoque domini 1696, and ended the 9th day of the same month. FRANCIS NICHOLSON, ESQUIRE, Governor. CHAP. XVII A Petitionary ac.t for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. n5. II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school ; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. -Extract from Laws of Maryland. King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The college has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to the earliest colonial times. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the college the principles of freedom which, from her first beginnings, have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such. institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States : II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the· literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. President Washington visited the college in 1791. After his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty of the college: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes· for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON. April 17, 1791. �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served as trustees in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the college charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796 and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britain, in 1812. Founded at a time when politics were uppermost in men's minds, the college was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the college to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and successful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the college. His successor, President Enoch Barton Garey, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. The presidents of the college, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807. Bethel Judd, 1807-1820. Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824. William Rafferty, 1824-1831. Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857. Cleland Kinlcich Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867. James Clark Welling, 1867-1870. James Mercer Garnett, 1870-1880. John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884. William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886. Thomas Fell, 1886-1923. Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1929. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's is a non-sectarian ~allege for men. The enrollment is limited. The purpose of St. John's is the purpose expressed in the charter of King William's School-education of youth in "good letters and manners." To this end attention is directed upon liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Realizing that professional schools are demanding well-grounded men, St. John's prepares for further study such students as intend to continue their special training after graduation. LOCATION St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique in America for the way in which it has preserved the flavor of American Colonial culture. Built at the mouth of the Severn River, a mile from Chesapeake Bay, the capital of Maryland and the site of the United States Naval Academy, it is within an hour's ride of Washington or Baltimore. Both of these cities offer many educational resources to the student at St. John's. The departments of the National Government, the museums, the libraries and the art galleries of the one, the musical and intellectual advantages of the other are easily available and of the greatest service. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. THE COLLEGE GREEN On the St. John's College Green are many reminders of the early history of Maryland. The most ancient of the old trees is the Liberty Tulip-poplar,* under which in 1652 the colonists concluded *This tree has been preserved through the generosity of James T. Woodward, Esquire, and has been marked by an appropriate tablet through the efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. �22 23 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. A dinner and ball in his honor were later given in the present Great Hall of the college. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in l9II to perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. The Biology Hall, on the corner of College Avenue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building was acquired by the college in 1929 and is pmvided with new equipment.. Here also are the offices of the Biology staff. Woodward Hall, the college library, erected in 1899, houses approximately twenty-three thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the gift made by William the Third in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. They were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The library has received for the last five years an annual grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the college in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The college is refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774· As the foremost museum of colonial art in Maryland, it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House (1740), the Pinkney House (1750), and the Bordley-Randall House (1727) are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary is housed in a separate building just across from the college green on St. John's Street. Here the college physician holds daily office hours and there are three hospital wards and two private rooms, in addition to an isolation ward. The Infirmary attendants. live in the Infirmary and at least one attendant is always on duty. The Gymnasium; built in 1910, is equipped with a maximum size basketball floor, handball and squash tennis courts, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the college has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall (1855) and Randall Hall (1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses which are owned by the college. Randall Hall contains the college dining hall. COLLEGE BUILDINGS McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the college in 1784, it now houses the offices of the administration, class rooms, and the Student Union. The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the Great Hall, in which Lafayette was entertained by the people of Annapolis. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the Dean and Registrar, and the offices of the Comptroller. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room ; card room; lounge, in which the daily papers and selected magazines are provided ; the quiet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times ; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the college post office and the college book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now 'houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with Chemistry lecture table, and at the same time a stage, which-is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry Department has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. iI I �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE DEGREE The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree includes the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever the latter degree was formerly required. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Though primarily a college of the Liberal Arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. Its degree is accepted by these institutions and in many cases is approved for advanced standing. For those who are interested in professional preparation the following information is offered : Medicine. Students wishing to study medicine are given special attention at St. John's. Although a two-year pre-medical course is offered which will fit the student for admission to some schools of medicine, the student is strongly advised to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation. The best medical schools require a bachelor's degree for admission. Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, the pre-medical student pursues courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, and Modern Languages. Based upon the success of his pre-medical work, an application is made in his senior year for admission to the medical school of his choice. The degree from St. John's is recognized by the best medical schools of the country, and the graduate who has maintained the necessary scholastic standard may expect to be admitted to any of these schools. Any student completing satisfactorily the special two-year premedical course may, if he prefers, take the two additional years and receive his degree. The two-year course is identical with the first two years of the four-year course except that Physics in the former course is taken in the second year instead of the third. Schedules for pre-medical students are arranged to satisfy the requirements stipulated b) the various medical schools for admission. Engineering. Three years of Mathematics covering the subjects of Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytics, Calculus, Differential Equations CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 and Mechanics, a fourth year of Mathematical Analysis, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (introductory and advanced) and Quantitative Analysis, General Physics, General Economics, Corporation Finance, Government, History and English are recommended. Advanced standing is offered St. John's graduates who plan to take engineering degrees. At Johns Hopkins University three scholarships are offered in engineering to graduates of St. John's College. Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to take their major either in Social Science or in History, Government, or Economics. Additional courses will be suggested to supplement these major requirements. Business Administration. Students who anticipate either going into business after graduation, or continuing in graduate studies in this field are advised to major in Economics. Schedules of study will be arranged to include courses in Psychology, Statistics, and Government. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION 26 27 ELECTIVE SUBJECTS Application for admission should be filed by every candidate before May first. A complete tra;nscript of the subjects offered for adndssion should be submitted before September first by the principal of the last school attended. At the same time every candidate must present the names of two persons who are able· ta submit testimonials of good character. The school principal or headmaster is also asked to submit lll recommendation concerning the character and personality of the candidate. Methods of Admission. Students may enter by certificate, by examination, by a combination of both when the units offered are insufficient, or as special students. General Requirements. The general requirement for admission is a high school education, including the standard fifteen units of college entrance requirements. Students who have pursued technical, commercial, or agricultural subjects which are not acceptable as entrance units may take examinations in subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Courses acceptable as entrance units are listed under "Table of Requirements for Admission." Credit Units. A unit of entrance credit signifies credit received for a full year of high school work in one subject with not less than four periods a week. In the case of English, four years of high school study receive three units of credit. Table of Requirements for Admission. For admission in good standing candidates for admission must present fifteen units, of which five and one-half units may be elective. Nine and one-half units are required of all candidates as follows: English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 units Algebra and Plane Geometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2! units History . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 unit Foreign Languages ......... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 units * Laboratory Science . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . I unit 9! units in his school work at least one full year of science in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one full course in science in colle,ge. * Unless the student has passed (At least s! units must be offered in elective subjects) History ....... I to 5 units (in addition to prescribed unit) Foreign Languages I to 8 units (in addition to prescribed units) Solid Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . Plane Trigonometry . .. .. .. . .. . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physical Geography .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . .. Biology , , . , , , .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Botany , . , , , , . , , ......... , . , .... , , ..... , .. , , , , Zoology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physics , , . , , , , , .. , , , , , , , , , .. , , , ..... , . , , , ... , Chemistry .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. General Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanical Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Hand Drawing ..................... ~ .. .. • Civics .................................... · · • · Problems of American Democracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. 1 unit 1 unit unit unit I unit I unit I unit I unit I unit I unit I unit I unit 1 unit I unit I unit I I In order that the candidate. may learn promptly what action is to be taken on his application for admission, blank fom1s on which grades and subjects are to be recorded are sent directly to the principal of his school. The candidate should send the name and address of the principal to the Dean early in the spring of the year in which the candidate hopes to enter. Admission by Certificate. ·Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course, and graduates of accredited private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination provided their certificates of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. Adi;p.ission by Examination. Candidates who are not able to present the fifteen units of entrance credits in the regular manner will be permitted to take entrance examinations. Detailed information as to the work required in any subject will be supplied by the Dean upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September as indicated on the College Calendar. �~ ii 28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may take the regular examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board in June. The place nearest Annapolis where these examinations are held is the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Candidates desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Dean. Every application for examination which reaches the Secretary of the Board on ,or before the scheduled date should be accompanied by an examination fee of $10.00, which may be remitted by postal order, express order, or draft on New York to the order of the College Entrance Examination Board. An application which reaches the Secretary later than the scheduled date will be accepted only upon payment of $5.oo in addition to the regular examination fee. When a candidate has failed to obtain the required blank form of application the regular examination fee will be accepted if the fee arrive not later than the date specified above and if it be accompanied by a memorandum with the name, and address of the candidate, the exact examination center selected, and a list of the subjects in which the candidate is to take the Board examinations. Candidates who have failed to file applications for examination may be admitted by the supervisor to all examinations except the Scholastic Aptitude Test upon payment of a fee of $s.oo in addition to the regular examination fee. Such candidates should present themselves at the beginning of the period of registration. They will receive from the supervisor blank forms of application which must be filled out and transmitted to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board. In order to exhibit their tickets of admission, to learn their examination numbers, and to obtain seats in the examination room, candidates should report for a morning examination at 8: 45 and for an afternoon examination at l: 45. An examination will close for candidates admitted late at the same time as for other candidates. The examinations will be held in accordance with the time, Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time, observed in the local schools. No candidate will be admitted to the Scholastic Aptitude Test late, that is, after 9 : oo a. m. The Scholastic Aptitude Test, which will be held on the morning of Saturday, June 20, 1931, may be taken upon the completion of the school course or at the end of the third year of secondary school work. Each candidate desiring to take this test, even though he is to take no other examination, must file with the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board the usual application for COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF JUNE. 15-20, 1931 The College Entrance Examination Board will hold examinations in June 1931 at nearly 400 points in the United States and abroad. A list of places at which examinations will be held will be published about March l, l93I. Requests that the examinations be held at particular points should be transmitted to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board not later than February l, l93I. Detailed definitions of the requirements in all examination subjects are given in a circular of information published annually about December I. Upon request to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board a single copy of this document will be sent to any teacher without charge. In general, there will be a charge of twenty-five cents, which may be remitted in postage. All candidates wishing to take these examinations must make application by mail to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board, 431 West n7th Street, New York City. Blank forms for this purpose will be mailed by the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board to any teacher or candidate upon request by mail. The applications and fees of all candidates who wish to take the examinations in June 1931 should reach the Secretary of the Board not later than the dates specified in the following schedule : For examination centersIn the Uni.te~ ~ta~es east of the Mississippi River or on the M1ss1ss1pp1 ................................... May 25, 193 1 In the United States west of the Mississippi River or in Canada .......................................... May 18 1931 Outside of the United States and Canada, except in Asia .. May 4: 193 1 In China or elsewhere in the Orient. ................... April 20, l93l 29 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE examination. Application blanks will be sent to any teacher or candidate upon request by mail to the Board. If the Scholastic Aptitude Test is taken in connection with other examinations no additional fee is required; if taken alone the fee is $ro.oo. A week or more in advance of the Scholastic Aptitude Test each candidate who is to take the test will receive a booklet containing, with explanations and instructions, a specimen test, the blank spaces of which are to be filled in by the candidate. In order to secure admission to the test the candidate must present not only his ticket of admission but also this booklet with the spaces filled in as requested. The supervisor will admit no candidate to the examination room without this booklet. _ Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but in no case are they admitted as candidates for a graduate degree. 30 Admission on Trial. Certain students who, although they are unable to present certificates covering the required fifteen units, give sufficient evidence of their ability and their will to do satisfactory college work are admitted on trial. Students who are admitted on trial are, at the time of admission, told exactly what prescription must be fulfilled to atone for their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from trial. Admission as Special Students. Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance units, may be admitted as special students. If, at the end of the second year, such students have attained a general average of C and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Candidates for admission whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, who desire credit for information gained vocationally or by private study, or who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, will be required to take examinations whenever a question of preparation arises. It is also advised that all those who expect to take examinations communicate with the Dean in regard to their credit by June 1st. 31 Admission to Advanced Standing. All students coming to St. John's from other institutions and desiring advanced standing, must first submit official statements from such institutions showing a list of courses pursued after entrance at those institutions, grades attained, and an honorable dismissal. Examinations may be required by the Committee on Admission. EXPENSES For students entering St. John's College in September, 1929 and thereafter the fixed charges are as follows : Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room rent • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Board . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . Medical fee . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic fee . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . per per per per IO per m per $300 I 50 300 IO year year year year year year Total ........... ~ . . . . • . . . . • . $78o per year This total of $78o for the year will be payable as follows : $240 on September 25th, $225 on November 30th, $165 on February 13th, and $150 on April 30th. No fees or charges will be refunded. The following table indicates the distribution of these charges: Payable Sept. 25 Payable Nov. 30 Payable Feb. 13 Payable April 30 $60 30 60 $300 ISO 300 IO IO IO $ISO $780 $90 Tuition Room rent ············· 45 90 Board Medical fee .•........... 5 Athletic fee ············ 5 Student activities fee .... 5 ················ ················· $90 45 90 $60 30 60 5 5 5 Total .............. $240 $:a25 $I65 Total For each new student there is also a matriculation fee of $15 payable when the application for admission is filed. With the exception of traveling expenses, laundry, laboratory fees, and incidentals, $800 will cover actual college expenses for the year. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S ,COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE State appropriations and endowment funds enable St. John's to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. Except for the first payment, bills are issued fifteen days before the date on which they are due. Delinquent accounts are reported to the Dean, fifteen days after the date on which installments are payable. For students who have been registered at any time prior to September, 1929, the tuition fee is $250 so that the total expenses for the year for these students is $730. These charges are payable as follows: $225 on September 25th, $210 on November 30th, $155 on February 13th, ·and $140 on April 30th. The distribution of these charges is the same as in the table above except for the tuition which is divided as follows: $75 for each of the first two payments and $so for each of the latter payments. In the case of all Seniors, Juniors, and those Sophomores who took five courses in their Freshman year, the regular tuition fee provides for four courses only. Courses in excess of four for these men will involve an extra charge of $6o.oo for a full course and $30.00 for a half-course in the case of Sophomores and $45.00 for a full course and $25.00 for a half-course in the case of Juniors. Sophomores who took only four courses (including English 1) in their Freshman year are allowed to take five courses without involving extra course fees. In the case of students under the year-hour system, the maximum of work provided for by the regular tuition fee must not exceed three year-hours more than the number required for promotion. year-hours in excess of this maximum will involve an extra charge of $15.00 per year-hour. Additional course fees are not payable until April 30th. 32 Special Fees. Special fees are charged in scientific courses to cover the expenses for material, specimens, etc. The laboratory fee is specified under the description of the individual courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Laboratory fees for half courses in the first half-year are payable September 25th; for half courses in the second half-year on February 13th. Fees in full courses are payable half on September 25th and half on February 13th except where the fee for the full year is $25 when the payments are $15 on September 25th and $10 on February 13th. Students are also charged for breakage for which they may be responsible in the laboratories. For all graduates there is a diploma fee of $10.00 payable before Commencement Day. Additional ·Course Fees. The regular tuition fee provides for a limited number of courses. No freshman may carry a program of less than four courses or more than five courses, except with approval of the Dean. Courses in excess of five will involve payment of a $60.00 fee for a full course and $30.oo for a half course. Students who are successful in anticipating English 1 by examination are charged the additional course fee for all courses in excess of four both in the Freshman and Sophomore years. . 33 Students in Residence. All students not living at home with their parents are required to live in college buildings (all fraternities are housed in college buildings) and to eat in the college dining hall. Room Assignments. / Any student previously registered in college may, if he wishes, retain the room to which he has already been assigned. Each student must indicate his desire concerning rooming arrangement for next year before May first. Application blanks will be distributed by the Comptroller's office. Men wishing to room together must file their applications together. Assignments will be announced before May fifteenth. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. Whenever practicable, the assignment is announced before college begins. No room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate has paid his matriculation fee of $15 to the Comptroller. Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of college except in the 2 �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE case of men who are returning to coUege early with the permission of the Dean. R.ooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during Christmas or Easter recess except by permission of the Comptroller with the approval of the Dean. Each room is provided with the necessary articles of furniture: bed, ~attress, and. pillow ; chiffonier; study table ; chairs. Rugs and wmdow draperies are not provided. Bed linen and blankets are to be supplied by the student. Dining Hall. The dining hall will be closed at any time when college is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on Wednesday before the. Thanksgiving ~ecess and only supper on Sunday, the day precedmg the r~sumpt10n of classes after Thanksgiving. Only _breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Chnstmas and Easter recesses, and only supper will be served on the dav preceding the resumption of classes. CATALOGUE OF ST. J6HN'S COLLEGE 35 SENIOR FELLOWSHIP The Senior Fellowship was created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November 1928. The resolution of the Board as amended at the meeting in May 1930 follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality · and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Resol'Ued: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than: three members of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship, shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades ; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; Qr because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. , Philip Irvin Bowman, '3r. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENT AID Foreign Scholarships. To foreigii students a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition and room rent. Holders of such scholarships may be required to do five hours' work weekly, if the college so requests, assisting language departments, tutoring, etc. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charge for board ($300), the matriculation fee ($15), and the medical, athletic, and student activities fees ($10 each). Students are aided somewhat in meeting the expenses of a college education at St. John's by certain scholarships paid from the income of funds in the hands of the Treasurer or in return for the aid appropriated each year by the State of Maryland. Student waiters, who are employed in the dining hall, are ordinarily upperclassmen, men who have proved themselves worthy of this aid by their records in scholastic work and in activities. A few upperclassmen are employed each year as technical assistants in laboratories. By the generosity of friends and alumni of the college, there is also a Student Aid Fund, the income of which is used in loans to students who unaided could not meet the necessary expenses. These loans are executed under the same conditions as bank loans, but they bear interest at the low rate of I per cent per annum, and are not payable until two years from the date on which the student graduates or leaves the college. Upon some payment on the principal, they may at that time be renewed at the legal rate of interest, 6 per cent. Recipients of these student aid loans are required to maintain an average of C in their college work to retain the aid. Applications from students now in college who have not maintained , a C average can not be approved by the Committee on Financial Aid. Aid awarded for one year does not commit the college for any future award. All of these aids (except the scholarships awarded by the State of Maryland) are to be applied for formally on a blank provided by the Comptroller. Students in St. John's College must apply before June 1st. Prospective students must file their applications before September rnth. SCHOLARSHIPS Merit Scholarships. Two scholarships providing free tuition will be awarded by the Faculty on recommendation of the Dean, one to a member of the freshman class, and one to a member of the sophomore class, who by their character and their attainments in scholarship and undergraduate life have demonstrated their capacity for leadership. These scholarships are tenable for one year. 37 Reverdy Johnson Scholarship. To a student planning to go into the graduate study of international relations, a scholarship providing free tuition. Awarded in memory of Reverdy Johnson, of the Class of 1812, Minister to Great Britain in 1868. The Jusserand Scholarship. To a French student, a scholarship providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Awarded annually in honor of Former Ambassador Jusserand. The schofar is expected to pay the matriculation fee ($15), and the medical, athletic, and student activities fees ($IO each). The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's College from that section of Maryland represented by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent and is renewable, provided the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to a student of unusual ability and integrity. The applicant is expected to submit evidence that he is of colonial descent and that he himself reveres the ideals and standards of his forbears. This scholarship covers �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 39 tuition, board, and room rent and is awarded for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. The Clifton ·C. Roehle Scholarship. The income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton C. Roehle. State Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland, and one student from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "Senatorial schc;larship," providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. To one student from each county of Maryland and one from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore city, a " tuition scholarship " providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships should .consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. Retention of Scholarships. In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. If a student holding one of these scholarships leaves college for any reason before the end of the year, the scholarship held by him shall be declared vacant and cannot be re-awarded before the beginning of the next academic year. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 10 and I 1 to 20, Sophomore courses from 21 to 30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, Senior courses from 41 to 50. A course offered to any specific class is ordinarily open to any member of a higher class. A student may register for any course offered to a higher class provided he obtains the permission of the instructor concerned and the approval of the Dean. Courses not given in the current academic year are bracketed. All courses are full courses running throughout the year except where designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ARNAUD, BACON, FITZGERALD, HALSEY, KUEHNEMUND, SCOFIELD, SEGALL, AND STARR, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND MILLER. ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Student Aid Loan Fund. Awards from the Student Aid Loan Fund are made in different amounts varying according to the need and merits of the candidate. In order that the greatest number of worthy men may be aided, loans are ordinarily made to cover tuition or room rent or board, rarely two of these. The regulations governing the fund provide that repayments are immediately available for additional loans. The amount of money for use each year varies, therefore, considerably. Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe. From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art M-W-F at 8. 21. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. �'.,] I '1 40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Art 32. The Art of Classical Antiquity.] A study of the Greeks and Romans as we know them through their fine and applied arts. M-W-Fat8. Omitted in r930-3r; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 41. The Background of American Life. A study of Colonial America, its architecture, its furniture, its silver, glass, and pottery. Lectures, discussion, and. conferences .. Frequent opportunity will be given the student to examme the materials of the course at first hand. W-F at rr. 41 English 23. Contemporary Literature. A study of American and European art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and the drama. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 24 2hf. The Modern Drama. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth and twentieth century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR HALSEY. [English 26 1 hf. The Bible as Literature: The Old Testament.] ENGLISH English r. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English Grammar and the English Language as a useful tool. Frequent papers ; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section A; T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Section B ; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR STARR. Section C; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. English IO. General Literature. An introduction to the study of literature, with class discussions, independent readings, and written reports. This course is offered· as an elective for students who are excused from the prescribed course in English Composition. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR BROWN. A reading course in the literature of the King James Versio111 of the Bible. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. Omitted in r930-3r. [English 27 2 hf. The Bible as Literature: The New Testament.] T-Th-S at 8. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31. English 28 1hf. The Legend of King Arthur. The historical Arthur of the sixth century will be discussed in relation to the romantic figure of the Middle Ages, especially in Geoffrey of Monmouth and in Malory. The later stories of Arthur down to Tennyson and Edwin Arlington Robinson will be included. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR STARR. English 2r. Survey of English Literature. A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BACON. English 29 2 hf. English Nautical Literature. The course will discuss particularly sea-stories in English from Beowulf to John Masefield. Especial emphasis will be placed on the sea-novel. Defoe, Smollett, Marryat, Cooper, Melville, and Conrad will be studied carefully. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR STARR. �I I 42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 37 2hf. Romantic Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. [English 30 2 hf. Advanced Composition.] Practice in the writing of prose, chiefly narrative. Admission by the consent of the instructor. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31. [English 31. Types of Literature.] Browning, Tennyson, and Swinburne PROFESSOR STARR. Omitted in 1930-31. PROFESSOR BACON. . Particular attention will be paid to J oho Donne and his School, Ben Jonson, Milton, Dryden, and the Restoration Dramatists. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in I931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. English 34 hf. The Drama from I588 to I8oo. 1 A study of the English Drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite : English 21. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [English 35. The Eighteenth Century.] English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the Eighteenth Century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. Admission by consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-F at II. Omitted in I930-31. English 36 1 hf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Century. A survey of English romantic poetry from Anne of Winchelsea to Wordsworth. Important poets studied will include Thomson, Gray, Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Tuesday at IO. First half-year. Byron, Shelley, Keats, Arnold, will be studied in detail. Tuesday at IO. Second half-year. A study of the various types of poetry in the first half-year, of pr?se in the second half-year. Intended primarily for students whose ma3or subject lies without the field of literature. [English 33. The Seventeenth Century.] [English 38. American Literature.] Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and 'Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 41. M-W-F at IO. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 39. American Literature from I870. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 41. Chaucer. The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-W-F at II. Required of English Majors. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 43. Medi::eval Literature.] A Study of the most important writings in English from the twelfth to the fifteenth Centuries. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 45. Shakespeare]. The plays and poems. Intensive study of four plays. PROFESSOR STARR. 43 M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. ! �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 44 [English 47. Prose of the Nineteenth Century.] Detailed study of Lamb, Hunt, and Hazlitt in the first half-year; of Carlyle and Ruskin in the second half-year. Attention will be given to biography and character of the authors as well as to their works. The course, however, is chiefly concerned with matters of content and style. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BACON. [English 49. The Novel.] A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in l93I-32. PROFESSOR BROWN. FRENCH French I. Beginning French. Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French 2. Intermediate French. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French l, or two years of high school French. Section A, M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. Section B, T-Th-S ·at II. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French 11. Introduction to French Literature. A summary view of French literature illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high school French. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR SEGALL. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 French I3. French Composition and Conversation. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French I, or two years of high school French. M-W-F at I. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 15 1 hf. French Literature and Civilization. From the origins to the French Revolution. In English translations. M-W-F at IO. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French I6 2hf. French Literature and Civilization from the French Revolution. M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 21. Voltaire.) A study of his life and works. Aspects of Voltaire as a poet conteur dramatist, historian, wit, correspondent, etc. His debt to forei~n litera~ ture; his influence. Lectures and collateral reading in French and English. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1930-31. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French 25. Sixteenth Century French Literature. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. French 31. Eighteenth Century French Literature. The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in some of their representative works. A good reading knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite: French 11. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �11 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 47 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 46 [French 4I. Nineteenth Literature.] Century and Contemporary French A study of the literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and nee-romanticism will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR SEGALL. GERMAN German I. Beginning German. Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M-W-F at 8. MR. MILLER. Section B; M-W-F at II. MR. MILLER. German IO. Intermediate German. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German I, or two years of high school German. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B ; T-Th-S at 8. MR. MILLER. German 20. Modern Literature. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high school German. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 2I. Scientific German. Intended for students specializing in sciences. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high school German. M -W at I ; S at 9. MR. MILLER. [German 25. Introduction to the History of German Civilization.] A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. To give any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. M-W-F at r. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 26. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 25, or History 21 with consent of the instructor. M-W-F at r. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [German 30. Survey of German Literature.] Representative examples of German prose, poetry, and drama from the seventeenth century to the present. Discussion; reports. Pre-requisite : German 20. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in I931-32. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. Open only to men majoring in German. Tuesday at 7: 30 p. m. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. GREEK Greek r. Beginning Greek. Elements of grammar and composition; readings from simple texts. M-W-F at II. MR. KIEFFER. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Greek 21 1 Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy. hf. Xenophon. Reading of the first four books of the ANABAsrs. Pre-requisite : Greek at IO. First half-year. I. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. M-W-F at I. Second half-year. M-W-F MR. KIEFFER. Greek 22 2hf. Homer. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 36 2hf. Greek Cults and Religious Practice. Readings from the ILIAD ; study of the epic. Pre-requisite: Greek M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. A study of the origins and development of the forms, rites, and beliefs of Greek religion from the earliest times to the establishment of Christianity. 2I. Open only to Juniors and Seniors with the consent of the instructor. T-Th-S at I. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology. This course is designed to give students knowledge of the principal material of Greek and Latin Literature and of one of the chief features of English literature. Mythology will be studied from the historical, anthropological, sociological, and religious points of view as well as from the literary aspect. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. M-W-F MR. KIEFFER. Greek 4I hf. Greek Prose Composition. Study of the structure of the language by means of composition in Greek. Both set exercises for translation and original composition will be used. Half-course running throughout the year. at 8. Hours to be arranged. MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. < [Greek 31. 49 Plato; Greek Tragedy.] Readings from Plato. Study of two representative plays of the tragic poets, together with the historical development of the Greek theatre. Pre-requisite : Greek 21 or 22. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1930-3I; to be given in LATIN Latin I. Beginning Latin. Elements 0f grammar and composition; first four books of Cresar's Gallic Wars. T,..Th-S at IO. I931-32. MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 33. Herodotus ; Greek Comedy ; Greek Lyric Poets. In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochtts, Sappho, and Anacreon. Pre.,.requisite: Greek T-Th-S at 11. 21 or 22. MR. KIEFFER. Latin ll 2hf. Readings from Nepos and Sallust. Readings principally from Cornelius N epos, together with advanced study of Latin prose composition. General introduction to Roman civilization. Pre-requisite: Latin Latin. T-Th-S at II. Second half-year. I, or two or three years of high school MR. KIEFFER. �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Latin 12 1 hf. Virgil, lEneid. Reading of the first six books of the Aeneid. Study of the literary and historical value of Virgil and the epic as a poetic form. Collateral study of the literature and history of the Augustan Age. Pre-requisite: Latin Latin. T-Th-S at II. First half-year. I, or two or three years of high school 51 [Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence.] Reading of a representative play of each; Study of the antecedents, development, and historical influence of the Roman theatre. at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. M-W-F MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. Latin 21 1 hf. Lyric Poetry of the Golden Age. Careful survey of Latin poetry from Ennius to Juvenal, completed with intensive study of the works of Horace and Catullus in their literary and historical backgrounds. Pre-requisite: Latin Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II Latin 31 hf. Latin Prose Composition. Study of the structure of the language by means of Composition in Latin. Both set exercises for translation and original composition will be used. Half-course running throughout the year. Thursday at 2. MR. KIEFFER. and 12, or four years of high school SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. MR. KIEFFER. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 8. Latin 22 2 hf. Silver Latin: Tacitus, Martial, Juvenal. M-W-Fat2. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. [Latin 23 1 hf. Letters of Cicero and Pliny.] Detailed studies of those aspects of Roman civilization portrayed by these authors. Collateral readings in English. Pre-requisite: Latin I I and 12, or four years of high school Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 193I-32. MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �! 11 '';I 52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 53 [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] A study of Spanish syntax; original compositions; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or three years.of high school Spanish. Omitted in 1930-31. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS ALLES (Chairman), HUNTER, KINGSBURY, McLAREN, STRYKER, AND WYCKOFF [Spanish 25. Spanish Life and Culture.] A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen ir the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, readings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1930-31 ; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR FrnzGER.ALD. [Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel.] A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth centu~y on .. Readi.ng .o~ novels from the more important authors; reports and d1scuss1ons; md1;1dual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or four years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 41. Spanish Drama. Lectures o? the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. ECONOMICS Economics 2r. General Principles. A study of the economics of living and an analysis of economic laws. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 3r. Industrial Problems. This course will consider problems of industrial relations and the significance of tendencies in the forms of business organization. . Pre-requisite: Economics T-Th-S at 9. 21. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 32. Financial Problems. The subject of money, credit, and banking will be studied in its relation to investment and corporation finance. A survey rather than specialization will be the purpose of this course. Pre-requisite : Economics T-Th-S at IO. 2 I. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 4r. History of Economic Thought. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or four years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. A conference and reading course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. M-W-F at i:I. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �55 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GOVERNMENT Government 11. American Government. The introductory course required of all students majoring in Government. Origins and development of the American form of government: federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted to the federal government; one-third to state and local government. Emphasis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. M-W-'F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 21. Governments of Europe.] An analysis of the structure and functioning principal European states, and a comparison and practices. The shift from monarchical rise of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and will be studied. of the governments of the with American institutions to democratic forms; the other recent developments Pre-requisite : Government I I. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in I930-3I; to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 23. State and Local Government.] A. more detailed study of the organization and functioning of state, municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into publie life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with special reference to the State of Maryland. Pre-requisite : Government I I. M-W-F at II. Omitted in I930-31; to be given in 193I-32. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 3i. History of Political Ideas. A study of the theories of politics and of government from classical times to the present day, intended to show the evolution of systematic political reasoning and the basis of modern political thought. The ideas of the philosophers on such subjects as political liberty, democracy, sovereignty, the best form of government, anarchism, socialism, and problems of international order, will be studied. Open only with the consent of the instructor to students whose interests and training fit them for the course. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 41 1hf. International Relations. / · 1 relations : A survey of the present-day factors affecting internat~ona . · 1· ·mperi"alism exploitation of backward nations, racial minat10na tsm, 1 ' . norities, militarism and armaments, tanff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (I) Government II; (2) Government 2I, or Government 3I, or History 31. M-W-F at II. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 42 2hf. International Organization. The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to t~e work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a law of pations. Pre-requisite: (I) Government II ; ( 2) Government 2I, or Government 3I, or History 3I; (3) Government 41. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 43 1hf. Political Parties. .. . The history, organization, functions, and m~thod~ ~f political ~art.1es particularly in the United States. Topics studied w1l~ mclude nommat~ng and election methods, the boss, the machine, the s~01ls ~:;:stem, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opm10n. Pre-requisite: (I) Government II ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 3 I. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 44 2hf. Constitutional Law. A study of the leading cases in American constituti?nal law i.llu~t1:"ating. the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of md1v1duals under the constitution. Pre-requisite : (I) Government I I ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 31. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HISTORY History I. Historical Survey. An outline of human development, political, economic, religious, intel- , lectual. Intended for students taking but one course in history and as a · pre-requisite for men majoring in history. . Section A; T-Th-S at 9. Section B ; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 2r. Medi~val European History. A course in the foundations of modern Europe and America from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. T-Th-S at i 57 fiistory 34. American Economic History. The study of the development of American economic life from the colonial beginnings to the present. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History Monday at 8 p. m. I. PROFESSOR HUNTER. fiistory 41. The History of the United States. The social history of the United States from Colonial times to the present. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History M-W-F at 2. 2r and History 3r. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 42. History of American Life. II. PROFESSOR STRYKER. History 23. English History. A survey of English history. The study of the economic, religious, intellectual, and cultural aspects of American life as experienced by the individual American during the period since the War for Independence. Conducted as a seminar. Thursday at 7 : 30 p. m. PROFESSOR HUNTER. Tuesday at 7 : 30 p. m. Quiz Section: Monday at 3. PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 3r. Modern European History. An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the European War of 1914-1918. Section A; M-W-F at 8. Section B ; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR HUNTER. Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. The course is c}-_;efly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at II. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. [History 32. Constitutional History.] A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. A lecture course with required readings and semester reports. Pre-requisite: History I or History 23 or Government r r. T-Th-S at IO. Omitted in I930-3r. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 33. England in the Eighteenth Century.] Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1930-31. Philosophy r2 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God; freedom; and immortality. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at II. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 58 Philosophy 15. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. . Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 3r. History of Philosophy. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern . times.. T-Th-S at IO. ST~ JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 41 1hf. Plato. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues includfog the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3r. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] 2 An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion.] A study of the development of religion including primitive religion· (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 36 2hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion.] The course falls into two parts : The Psychology of Religion in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The Philosophy of Religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. I. CATALOGUE OF Philosophy 42 2hf. Schopenhauer. An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philoi;ophy based on the reading of THE WoRLD AS WILL AND lnEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 3r. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 2r. General Introduction to Psychology. This course will aim to give the student a general knowledge of human nature and development. It should give a good survey view of dynamic, applied psychology. It will serve as a basis for any future study in the field. Section A; T-Th-S at Section B ; T-Th-S at IO. 1 r. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 31 1hf. Social Psychology. A course in social behavior, and the contributions of psychology to the solutions of its problems, rather than a course strictly _in the psychology of social behavior. It will stress the individual's social relations, social adjustments, and social control. Pre-requisite: Psychology 21, or the equivalent. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 60 Psychology 32 2hf. The Nature of Human Nature. In this course an attempt will be made to discover and explain how , ' habit patterns are built into the human organism. Pre-requisite: First half of Psychology T-T-S at 8. Second half-year. 21, PROFESSOR RIDGELY. . [Psychology 34 2 hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] • This course will present the common deviations from the normal, but . with the main purpose of pointing out the ways and means of achieving, · preserving, or restoring the normal. It will lay minimum stress on the morbid, and maximum on those principles which have constructive value : for healthful living. 1 21, or the equivalent. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 19 2hf. History of the Germ Cells. A study of the mechanics of the genesis of the germ cells, of fertilization, and of early development prior to organogeny. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. ,, Psychology 4r. Modern Educational Practices. This course should be taken by prospective teachers as fundamental : background for future study. The course will aim to set up a sound concept of the purpose of education in the broadest sense, and then to disco~er the best means of achieving the ends of such education. Particular emphasis will be given to organization, administration, : teaching methods,. curriculum contents, and student activities in high : · school and college. 1 21, Section B ; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, W-F at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from r to 4. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $ro.oo. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from r to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Pre-requisite: Psychology T-Th from 2 to 3.30. Laboratory fee, $20.00. Section A ; Recitation, M -F at r r. Laboratory, W-F from r to 4. or the equivalent. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Pre-requisite: Psychology T-Th-S at 8. Second half-year. Omitted in r930-3r. 61 or the equivalent. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 20 1 hf. Readings in Biology. This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover bioJogical literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Two hours of recitation. T-Th at r. First half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS BERNHARD (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BrNGLEY,. EASON, RIDGELY, AND VEDovA, AND MR. McFARLIN. BIOLOGY Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. General principles of animal life, with an introduction to Histology, ' Embryology, and Genetics; and a survey of the common groups of animals, with laboratory work on the anatomy and physiology of type forms. · Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Biology 21 1 h£. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. A history of the highest type of animal structure as r~veale9 throughout the vertebrate series. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : One year of college· biology. Laboratory fee, $ro.oo. Recitation, W-F at ro. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 62 Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. A history of the highest type of animal structure as seen in the develop~ ment of the chick and the pig. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues of mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Biology 21 and 22. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, M-W-F at 8.20. Laboratory, M-W from 1 to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 33 2hf. Microscopical Technique. Training in laboratory methods, making microscope slides especially. Register only with consent of instructor. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 30. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T -Th at 8. Laboratory, M-W from 1 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation. Laboratory work will consist of experiments in breeding and problems for calculation. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T -Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 63 Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. A .study of parasitic organisms as related to medicine and daily life. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 38 'hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. [Biology 38 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] A survey of the invertebrate animals, their morphology, physiology, and embryology. Special attention to forms transitional among the phyla. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 37 'hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to I2. First half-year. Omitted in I930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Experimental lectures on the elements and their compounds are given. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. �CATALOGUE QF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 64 Chemistry General Chemistry for Science Students. 2. A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that a one hour lecture replaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of a11 students h~ving difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their major and have taken Chemistry I must take the one hour lecture given in Chemistry :.;;i on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN AND MR. McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. The aim of this course· is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. MR. MCFARLIN. Chemistry 22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple ;, compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, Mat I. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from Second half-year. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. 1 Pre-requisite : Chemistry 22. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, Th at 8. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4; W-F from First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. MCFARLIN. to 4. Chemistry 32 2hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 and Mathematics Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W I to 5. Second half-year. 21. . PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. A seminar course. Two hours a week. to 4. 1 PROFESSOR ALLEN AND MR. MCFARLIN. Chemistry 41 1hf. History of Chemistry. 1 65 Pre-requisite: Chemistry M-Wat IO. First half-year. 21 and 33. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. 3 �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to I2. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 43 2hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 32 ; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at II. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. MATHEMATICS Mathematics I 1 hf. Section A; M-W-F at 9· Section B ; T-Th-S at 9. Section C; T-Th-S at I I. Mathematics 21. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite: Mathematics M-W-F at 10. I I. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1 hf. The Mathematics of Finance. Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at II. First half-year. · Mathematics 26 2hf. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at II. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. PROFESSOR 2 This course aims to give a survey of Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. Mathematics Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. Algebra. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly ' reviewed. No credit toward the degree. 2 67 V EDOVA. hf. Plane Geometry. This course is required of all students who have not offered Plane Geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. Mathematics 3i. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to Differential Geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics T-Th-S at 9. 21. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 4I. Mathematical Analysis, Part IL A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 3I. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. [Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry.] Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Omitted in I930-3I; to be offered in I93I-32. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PHYSICS Physics 2r. Elements of Physics. This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound, and Light. It is designed to give the student an ~c­ quaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Mathematics I I. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 69 [Physics 3r. Electricity and Magnetism.] Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 2I and Mathematics 2I and 22. Mathematics 21 and 22 may be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to I2. Omitted in I930-31, to be given in I93I-32. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 4I. Physical Optics. This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to ·do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 2I; Mathematics 3I; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 42. Theory of Heat. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 31; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 70 {Physics 43. Electricity.] Physical Training This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 31; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at I I. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1930-31; to be given in 1931-32. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology ; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body; physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene; diseases general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week from October 6 to December 8. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. Physical Training CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MURPHY. 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for freshman teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. NOVAK. 71 2. Advanced course in Physical Training. Two years of Physical Training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training I. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. NovAK. �TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS SHOWING CREDIT IN YEAR-HOUR. New Number Old Number Year liours Art 2I .......... Art 2I-22 ..........• 3 Art 3I .......... New ............... 3 Art 4I .......... Art 41-42 ........... 3 Biology 11 ....•• Biology 11-I2 or I3-I4. 5 Biology I9 2 hf .... New . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . 2t Biology 20 1hf. ... Biology 41 .......... lt Biology 2l1hf .... Biology 2I .......... 2! Biology 22 2hf.. .. Biology 22 . . .. . .. . . . 2! Biology 30 lhf .... Biology 43-44 . . . . . . . 2! Biology 33 "hf ..... Biology 33 . .. . .. .. . . 2! Biology 34 2hf .... Biology 32 . . .. .. .. .. 2! Biology 37 lhf .... New . .. . . . . . .. . .. .. 2! Chemistry I •••••• Chemistry 11-I2 . . . . . 5 Chemistry 2 •••••• Chemistry 11-I2 ..... 5 Chemistry 21 lhf •• Chemistry 2I . . . . . . . . 2! Chemistry 22 2hf .. Chemistry 22 . . . . . . . . 2! Chemistry 3I lhf .• Chemistry 3I . . . . . . . 2! Chemistry 32 2hf .. 01emistcy 32 . . . . . . . . 2! Chemistry 33 .•••• Chemistry 33-34 . . . . . 5 Chemistry 41 lhf .• Chemistry 4I-42 ..... I Chemistry 42 .•••• Chemistry 43-44 . . . . . 5 Chemistry 43 2hf •• Chemistry 45-46 ..... It Economics 21 •••• Economics 21-22 .... 3 Economics 31 ..•• Economics 3I, 32 . . . . 3 Economics 32 ..•• Economics 33, 34 . . . . 3 Economics 41 •••• Economics 4I-42 .... 3 English 1 ........ New ................ 3 English 10 ....... New ............... 3 English 2I ....... English 23-24 . .. . . . . 3 English 23 ....... New ............... 3 English 24 2hf.. .. New ............... It English 28lhf .... New ............... It English 292hf .... New ............... 1! English 341hf .... New.; .............. lt English 361hf .... New ............... lt English 37 2hf.. .. English 25-26 . .. . . .. 1! English 39 ....... New ............... 3 English 4I ....... English 4I-42 3 French 1 ........ French 11-I2 3 French 2 .......• French I3-I4 3 French 11 ......• French I5-I6 3 French 13 •.....• French 2I-22 3 French I5 lhf. .... New ............... It French I6 2hf ..... New .. .. . .. . . . .. .. . H French 25 ....... New ............... 3 French 3I •.....• New ............... 3 German 1 ....... German 11-I2 ....... 3 German 10 ...•... German I3-I4 ....... 3 German 20 ....... German I5-I6 ....... 3 German 21 .•...•• German I7-I8 · .. "' ... 3 German 26 ....... New ................ 3 German 40 ••••••• German 3I-32 ...... : ·.3 Government 11 ••• Political Science 2I-22. 3 New Number Old Number Government. 3I ••• New •.•...... .' Government4I 1hf.New ........•. · Government 42 2hf. Political Science: Government 43 lhf. Political Scien<:el Government 44 2hf. Political Scienc~ Greek I ......... Greek 11-I2 .. . Greek 2I lhf .....• Greek I3 ..... . Greek 22 2hf ...... Greek 14 ...... . Greek 23lhf ...... New ........ .. Greek 33 ........ New ........ .. Greek 34 2hf ...... New ......... . Greek 36 "hf ...... New ......... . Greek 4I hf ......• New ......... . History I •.••...• History 23-24 . , 1 History 2I ••..•.• History 25-26 .. : History 23 ......• History 2I-22 .. · History 3I ......• History 3I-32 .. • History 34 ....... New ........ .. : History 4I ......• History 35-36 .. ~ History 42 ....... New ......... / Hygiene I ....... New .......... : Latin 1 .......... Latin 11-I2 .... • Latin ll2hf....... Latin 13 ......• Latin 12 1hf ....... Latin 13-I4 ...• Latin 21 lhf....... New · Latin 22 2hf....... New ........ .. Latin 3I hf........ New ......... . Mathematics l lhf.. New ......... . Mathematics 2 2hf.. New Mathematics 11 .• Mathematics 11Mathematics 2I .. Mathematics 2( Mathematics 25 lhf.Mathematics 25 , Mathematics 26 2hf,Mathematics 26 Mathematics 31 •. Mathematics 3I Mathematics 33 •• Mathematics 33 Mathematics 35 •• Mathematics 35 Mathematics 4I •. Mathematics 4IPhilosophy I I 1hf .• Philosophy 22 .. · Philosophy 12 2hf •• Philosophy 2I ... Philosophy I5 ...• Philosophy 23-24 Philosophy 3I •••• Philosophy 3I-32 Philosophy 4 Phf .. Philosophy 4 I .. Philosophy 42 2hf .. Philosophy 42 .. Physics 2I ••••••• Physics 2I-22 .. Physics 4I ....••• Physics 41-42 .. ' Physics 42 .....•• Physics 43-44 .. ' Psychology 2I ... Psychology 2I-2 Psychology 3I lhf. Psychology 31-3 Psychology 32 2hf. New .......... · Psychology 41 ••• Psychology 41-4 Spanish 1 • ,·, .•.•• Spanish 11-12 .• Spanish 2 •••••••• Spanish 13-14 .. · Spanish 11 ..••••• Spanish 15-16 .. Spanish 41 ..••..• Spanish 25-26 .. Room Assignments, 1930-31 Ro.01111 .................... McDowell 24 .................... McDowell 24 .................... BordleyRandall { . House .:· 11 Section A ..... · ' Section B .... . : l9 1hf ............ . 20 'hf · · " " " · · · .. Biology . 21 'hf · · · · · · · · · · · · · Building ·22 'hf ............ . 30 1hf............. . ·'33'hf ............ . '•34!'hf ............ . '37'hf ............ . ' 1, Sect!on A .... I Sect10n B ... . 2, Sect~on A ... . Sect10n B ... . 21'hf " .... · .. · Chemistry 22 :11f " " " " .. ~ Lecture 31 ,hf · · · · · · · · · · I Room and 32 hf .. " ...... Laboratories 33 ........... .. 41'hf ........ .. j 42 ........... .. 43•hf ........ .. · s 21 ............... McDowell 33 s ~1 ............... McDowell 33 ' s 32 ............... McDowell 33 · a 41 •.............. Instructor's '; Office 'J, Section A ........ McDowell 36 · Section B ........ McDowell 36 Section C ........ McDowell 22 ·· 10 .................. McDowell 23 ,2I .................. McDowell 23 . 23 .................. McDowell 32 :24!'hf ............... McDowell 24 :28 'hf ••............. McDowell 23 129 'hf ............... McDowell 31 ·•34- 1hf ............... McDowell 24 ~36 'hf ............... Instructor's Study . 37 "hf ........•...... McDowell 24 :39 .................. McDowell 23 41 .................. McDowell 24 ,J ................... McDowell 22 ~. Section A ......... McDowell 35 :~ Section B ......... McDowell 35 '::11 ••••••••••• : •••••. McDowell 35 iJ3 .................. McDowell 24 .~15 'hf ...•............ McDowell 35 ·M "hf ............... McDowell 35 · l .................. McDowell 24 '; · 1, Section A ....... McDowell 31 i.;. Sect!on B. . ...... McDowell 33 . 10, Section A · ....... McDowell 21 .i: Section B ....... McDowell 32 . 20 .................. McDowell 23 ''.'21 .................. McDowell 31 !. and 32 :. 26 .................. McDowell 22 ::·40 •••.••••.•••.•..•. Instructor's Study t Course Room Government 11 .............. Chemistry Lecture Room Government 31 .............. McDowe11 32 Government 41 'hf ........... McDowell 23 Government 42 2hf ........... McDowell 23 Government 43 'hf ........... McDowell 21 Government 44 'hf ........... McDowe11 23 Greek 1 .................... McDowell 21 Greek 2I 1hf ................ McDowell 2I Greek 22 'hf ................. McDowell 2I Greek 23 1hf ................. McDowell 21 Greek 33 .................... McDowell 21 Greek 34'hf ................. McDowell 32 Greek 36 "hf ................. McDowell 23 History 1, Section A ........ McDowell 34 Section B ........ McDowell 34 History 21 .................. McDowell 34 History 23 .........•........ McDowell 23 History 31, Section A ....... McDowell 23 Section B ....... McDowell 24 History 34 .................. McDowell 23 History 41 ................. ,McDowell 34 History 42 .................. McDowell 23 Hygiene 1 ................... Chemistry Lecture Room Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 21 Latin 12 'hf ................. McDowell 21 Latin 21 'hf ................. McDowell 21 Latin 22 'hf •................ McDowell 21 Latin 31 hf ................. McDowell 21 Mathematics 1 'hf ........... McDowell 22 Mathematics 2 'hf ........... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11, Section A ... McDowell 33 Section B ... McDowell 22 Section C ... McDowell 22 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 25 'hf .......... McDowell 31 Mathematics 26 'hf .......... McDowell 31 Mathematics 31 .............. McDowell 35 Mathematics 33 .............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 .............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 4I .............. McDowell 22 Philosophy 11 'hf ............ McDowell 31 Philosophy 12 'hf ............ McDowell 31 Philosophy 15 ........... ; ... McDowe11 31 Philosophy 31 ............... McDowe11 31 Philosophy 41 'hf ............ McDowell 24 Philosophy 42 'hf ............ McDowell 24 Physics 21, Section A ..... }Physics LecSection B . . . . . ture Room Physics 41 . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . and LaboPhysics 4:3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • ratories Psychology 21, Section A .... McDowell 35 Section B .... McDowell 36 Psychology 3I 1hf ............ McDowell 35 . Psychology 32 'hf ........... McDowell 35 Psychology 41 •............. McDowell 31 Spanish 1 ................... McDowell 32 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 32 Spanish 11 .................. McDowell 32 Spanish 41 .................. McDowe11 32 �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of respon9ibility to the community as well as high standards of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged, and the Student Council deals with many questions of student control. Any undergraduate who is unable to cooperate in maintaining these .· standards may be required to withdraw from college. Honor Regulations Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean in enforcing this ; regulation. Any student who is guilty of any-aishonesty may be required to ' withdraw from college. Amount of Work Required. No student may carry a program of less than four courses in any . year, except in the senior year in case he is a candidate for honors. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher · class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special permission of the Dean. Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to carry more than five courses in ' any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case · may more than six courses be carried. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special per- . mission for additional courses has previously been granted. Examinations. Informal hour-examinations are held in all courses in both the first and second half-years, in November and in March, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of the half-year. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first half-year, and final examinations are held at the end of the year in each full year course. In half courses the final examination is held at the end of the course. ' , . · 75 / Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his , adviser after each grade period, that is, after the November hour, examinations, after the Mid-year examinations, after the March ' hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent; ':.B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; •. F, Failure ; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the . work is not completed within the following prescribed periods : : at midyears, within four weeks ; at finals, within the first six weeks ··of the following academic year. : Repeating Courses. A student may not repeat a course which he has passed in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any .· course, he may atone for the failure by repeating the course or by · substituting another course. If the course failed is one required for : the degree or for fulfillment of the major requirement, it must be . repeated. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class (to the degree, in case of a , senior). : Requirements for the Degree.* . A student must have passed seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their ' equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, have attained grades of C or ·higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses, and must have : secured credit for satisfactory work in the course in Hygiene and . in Physical Training during the first two years. ( ______ *Requirements for the degree of all students who entered St. John's College 1928, will be found in the Catalogue for 1928-29, page 62. i before September, �• 76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Requirements for Promotion.* The requirements for promotion are as follows : ' Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer needs restraint. Probation because of unsatisfactory record will ordinarily be lifted at once, if the next grade period shows a satisfactory record. To the Sophomore Class: Four Courses (in addition to Physical Training). To the Junior Oass: Nine Courses (in addition to two years of Physical Training). To the Senior Class: Thirteen Courses. Probation. A student who fails to make at Mid-years a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November hour-examinations is ordinarily warned by the Dean. :· He may, however, if the record is exceedingly low, be placed on.·.~ probation in November. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion to the next higher class, is dropped to the lower class and placed on probation. Men on Probation. Men placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. Men on probation will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance ; they are not allowed to participate in any athletic contest with varsity teams. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. For failure to maintain an attendance record satisfactory to the Dean, a student may be placed on probation. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a college officer may also bring the penalty of probation. 77 .: ' ' :· ; ·. . ' . : *Requirements for promotion of all students who entered St. John's Col- . lege before September, 1928, will be found in the Catalogue for 1928-29, · page 62. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and other college exercises· is required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who may ; ignore this rule, in warning men against further absences, and in placing men on probation who fail to cooperate. Unexcused absences before or after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Change of Program. Students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean, during the first two weeks in either half-year. A charge of $z is involved by any change after this two week period. Filing of Study Cards. Each student is required to file his study card for the first halfyear before 4 P. M. on Registration Day. Each student is required to file his study card for the second ~. half-year before 4 P. M. on the first Friday in January. Each student is required to file at the Dean's Office before May 15 a list of the courses which he proposes to take during the ~ . . next college year. This list of courses must_ have been discussed with his adviser and must be signed as approved by the adviser. For failure to file any study card on time, without valid excuse, the student is liable for a charge of $z. 1 Advisers. Freshmen are assigned to members of the Faculty who will act as their advisers during the Freshman year. These assignments are made with great care to insure sympathetic guidance for each individual. Each prospective Freshman is asked to fill out the Admission Blank fully so that the Dean may make this assignment wisely. Near the end of the first year (before May first), the student chooses one subject in which h~ will do his major work. Before he �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Dean's List. The Dean's List contains the names of all students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. The list is ' published twice a year, after the Mid-year examinations and after the Final examinations. Men whose names are included remain on the list until the next list appears. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work ; they are allowed to observe the rules regarding attendance as they may wish and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of the privileges of the Dean's List over an extended time may bring about the withdrawal of any men from the list. chooses the work of the Sophomore year, the student is assigned to an adviser in the department of his major who will continue in the capacity of adviser throughout the remaining three years. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register on Registration Day. With the permission of the Dean, a student may for a legitimate reason register after this day. Late registration involves the payment of a fee of $5. Excused Absences. If, by reason of illness or other unavoidable cause, absence from classes is necessary, the Dean may excuse the absence. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on recommendation of the college physician. Students must report all illness promptly to the Infirmary. The College Physician maintains daily office hours at the Infirmary, at which his services are available without charge other than the Medical Fee required of all students. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until released by the College Physician. 79 . Courses Required for the Degree.* During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English Composition (one course). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses). 3. Any courses in languages. prescribed by the major department. 4. Three courses in distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. Elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses. 1 The Rank List. After the Mid-year Examinations and after the Final Examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of the rank list on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except for those men whose requirements for the sophomore year are five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow : Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in , best four courses). Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high , enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. Prescribed English Composition. Each Freshman will be required in his first year to include among • his four courses the prescribed course in English Composition, unless he has satisfied the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. An examination for exemption from this requirement will be taken by all new , students on the first day of the college year. Students who are successful in gaining exemption will be allowed to substitute an elective course for it. Credit for one full course will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen at the end of the year. Language Requirements. For students entering in 1928-29 or thereafter, language requirements (if any) will be prescribed by the individual major depart;· *Courses required for the Degree of all students who entered St. John's College before September, 1928, will be found in the Catalogue for 1928-29, page 65. �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE . CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 81 I ment selected by the student. Since the student does not announce . ' the choice of his major until the end of the year, Freshmen are·· ad~sed to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their programs. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Four full courses or their equivalent in Biology, including Biology II (Beginning Zoology), Biology 2I 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates) and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; The language requirements are two years of college French .and two years of college German or their equivalent. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : ( I) The . Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. In each of the two divisions other than the major division, the student must pass at least one elementary course, and must, in addition, pass at least one advanced course . , depending on either of the elementary courses previously chosen. : Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in 1 a laboratory science approved by the college, he must pass at least . one college course in a laboratory science. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II) ; Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. Required Freshman Courses. Four courses are required of all Freshmen, of which one must be the course in prescribed English Composition, unless the student is exempted from this requirement. The other three courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. Specific prescriptions are no longer made. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student will designate 1 his major subject, and will be assigned an instructor in that subject ( as his adviser for the rest of his college course. At this time he ·; l • • should plan with his adviser the Sophomore, Jumor, and Senior years so as to include in his three years the courses required for the major in the subject he has chosen. It is advisable for him to schedule for the Sophomore year any elementary courses required. , NOTE.-Mathematics II (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a ·,. pre-requisite for Chemistry 21. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and . the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32. ~ i Classics. Greek 21 1hf (Xenophon); Greek 31 (Plato; Greek Tragedy) or Greek 33 (Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets) ; 'Latin 21 (Lyric Poetry of the Golden Age); Latin' 23 1 hf (Letters of Cicero and Pliny) ; Two courses chosen from the following: Art 32 (The Art of Oassical Antiquity); Philosophy 3I (History of Philosophy); Any full course in Ancient History. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 82 Economics. Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics); Economics 31 (Industrial Problems); Economics 32 (Financial Problems) ; Economics 41 (History of Economic Thought) ; Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics) ; Psychology 21 (General Psychology) ; Government 11 (American Government). English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature)·; English 41 (Chaucer); History 23 (English History); Three other full courses in the department of English, exclusive of English 1. By their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of two foreign languages one of which shall be either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the History of English Literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French and German. ' . • · ' French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses 'in German beyond· German 10 (Intermediate ' German), including German 40 (.Problems of Current German Life and Thought). History 21 (Mediaeval European History) and History 31 (Modern European History) or its equivalent. quired. . NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. 83 Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 31 (History of Political Ideas) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Government 21 (Governments of Europe) or Government 23 (State and Local Government) ; Government 41 1 hf (International Relations) and Government 42 2 hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties) and Government 44 2hf. (Constitutional Law); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or History 23 (English History) or History 21 (Mediaeval European History): Psychology 21 (General Psychology) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology). History. History 1 (Historical Survey) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 31 (Modern European History) ; History 41 (The History of the United States) or Government 11 (American Government) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology) orPsychology21 (General Psychology); English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philospphy). Mathematics. , Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analy~is) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; �l ~-~ 84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Philosophy. Philosophy I I 1 hf (Logic); Philosophy 15 (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume); Philosophy 35 1 hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2hf (Psychology and Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 1 hf (Plato); Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in Psychology or in History. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part l); Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Pre-Medical Sciences. Two full courses in Biology : Biology I I (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in Physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). NOTE.-Mathematics II (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is requisite to Physics 21. pre- One full course in English, which must be actually taken. in college. In addition to the six courses of the major two full courses or their equivalent in college .German and two full courses in . ·. college French. Additional courses advised: Chemistry 21 (Qualitative Analysis), Chemistry 22 (Quantitative Analysis), Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I) ; · 85 (Note pre-requisites.) Biology 30 (Histology) ; Enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medical school, that is, " a reading knowledge " of scientific material. Psychology. Three full courses or the equivalent in Psychology; Philosophy l l 1 hf (Logic) ; Philosophy 12 2hf (Introduction to Philosophy); A full course in Philosophy in addition to the two half-courses mentioned above ; Biology l l (Beginning Zoology) . Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance Language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (Intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance Language. Social Sciences. One course in each Departt;nent. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government l l (American Government) ; History l (Historical Survey); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Psychology 21 (General Introduction to Psychology). Three additional courses in the Social Sciences. These three courses must be distributed ove~ three Departments and must have the approval of the Departments concerned. Spanish. See Romance Languages. �86 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION . In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees "with honor" and ' "with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have , pursued during their last two years a course of study in some . measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete and fixed mastery of one sub- · ject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In· some departments there will be opportunity for original research ' and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. ' The requirements for the degree " with honor " or " cum honore " are as follows ~ a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior ; year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his adviser • and of the department of his major. , b. He shall obtain a general average of at least So for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85. c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in con£ erence between him and the instructors in his major department. He will be relieved of a maximum of two courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a compre- ' hensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a ' board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. 1 Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses . 87 · , which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a · · regularly required residence in the college, obtain an average of 8S or above. Degrees " with great distinction,'' ?r " magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty m rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and "with honor " in his major subject. GENERAL INFORMATION CHURCH ATTENDANCE The college encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and a synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal. the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. R. W. H. Weech; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; ' St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Walter W. Vogelmann; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Oair; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. Mr. Cohen. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers: Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, President; T. West Claggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the association are at 19o8 ' First National Bank Building, Baltimore, Md. Local associations are organized throughout the country. STUDENT ACTIVITIES The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the ap': proval of the Student Council and the approval of the Committee · on Student Activities. Student .Council. . In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Par- �88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ticularly this council has supervision over questions of student con- i duct. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, two Sophomores, and two Freshmen. Officers for the year 1930-31 are: Lawrence Luther Monnett, Jr., '31, President· William Bernard Athey, '32, Secretary. Athletics. The Athletic Council consists of five alumni, two faculty members, one student, and the Director of Athletics, the Dean, and the Comptroller. It has general supervision over all sports. Alumni Members: T. West Claggett, '91; Amos F. Hutchins, 'o6; Evelyn A. Harrison, ex. 'o6; Elmer G. Parsly, '06; John N. Wilson, '12. Faculty Members : Reginald H. Ridgely and Leonard E. Arnaud. Student Member: Robert MacCartee, '31. ·Varsity and Freshman schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse ; informal games in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling although no intercollegiate schedule is maintained. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All college students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity and freshman sports. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lectures and Concerts. Under the auspices of the Faculty Committee a series of lectures and concerts are arranged throughout the year. These entertainments, while they are intended primarily for students, are open to the ·friends of the college. Among the lecturers for 1929-30 were Felix Morley on "The League of Nations"; John Rathbone Oliver on "Psychiatry in Crime " ; Gilbert Chinard, professor of French literat~re at the Johns Hopkins University, on "Jefferson in France." The principles of communism, socialism, and capitalism were presented in a series of three lectures by Scott Nearing, Harry W. Laidler, and Jacob H. Hollander, professor of Economics at the Johns Hopkins • University. The prohibition problem was presented in two lectures 1 by Captain W. H. Stayton, chairman of the Association against Prohibition, and the Rev. Dr. H. Wilson Burgan, superintendent of the Baltimore District of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Musical concerts were given during the same period by Austin Conradi, pianist ; Isolde von Bernhard, soprano ; and the Peabod}• i String Quartet. Library Teas. The Librarian and her assistants arrange a series of teas in the reading room of the Library on alternate Thursdays. Various faculty members talk briefly on topics of general interest. {, Honorary Societies. , An honorary scholastic society recognizes high scholarship by { electing to membership in Delta Kappa Phi those Juniors who. ~- have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their :. Freshman, Sophomore years, and at midyear of their Junior year ; f and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of :'the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior >years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in \'the first group in at least two of these periods. ·: Delta Omicron recognizes the student's participation in extra; curricular activities. A point system devised by this fraternity ~ evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the .:'.student. ' :~· Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The Rat~ Tat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. Both these student publications are free from faculty supervision. Fraternities. Two national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha (Southern) and three local fraternities, Phi Delta Sigma, Theta Psi, and Sigma Tau Omicorn, and one additional group, Delta Psi Omega, are provided with houses owned by the college. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. 89 �90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Clubs. The Osler Pre-Medical Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the , German Club, and the French Oub provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. A student dramatic club managed by students offers opportunity for experience in dramatics under the guidance of an experienced director. A Nativity Play is performed in December of each year. The King William Players presented Philip Barry's The Youngest in 1930-3r. Musical Organizations. The students maintain a concert orchestra and a band under the direction of Mr. Adolf Torovsky. Three concerts are scheduled for 1930-3r. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 91 PRIZES To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest . average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. To the member of the Sophomore Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. To the member of the Freshman Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. To the member of the Senior Oass who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered by Rev. Martin Aigner, D. D. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college during the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. To the student who shall compose the best essay on" The Principles of Free Government,'' $25. Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. To the member of the Senior Oass who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. To the member of th~ Senior Class who has made the greatest progress in his Senior Year over the previous three years' average, a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta Sigma fraternity. To the President of the Student Council for the ensuing year, a gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha fraternity. To that student who in his record for the present year shows the greatest improvement over his record for last year, a gold piece. ' Offered by the Dean. �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 93 JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1932 STUDENTS E.NROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1930-31 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1931 John William Tracey Armacost Charles Edwards Athey George Lewis Beneze Philip Irvin Bowman Richard Tilghman Brice, 3d William Parsons Campbell Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr. Alfred Halstead Cockshott Ernest Ivon Cornbrooks, Jr. Henry Allen Czelusniak Joseph DeMello Joshua Lemuel Dryden Wilbur Reginald Dulin Harry Stanley Emrich, Jr. Matthew Strohm Evans Ferdinand Fader Aymeric Andre de Faramond Louis Jefferson Fields Winson Gilbert Gott Louis Harwood Green, Jr. Ralph Seislove Guth Edward Burgess Hines Snowden Hoff, Jr. Edward Andrew Kimpel, Jr. William James Klug, Jr. Preston Shirley Leonard Hampstead Kappa Alpha Houae Baltimore Kappa Alpha Houae Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Harrisburg, Pennsyl'IJania Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, R. F. D. No, 2, Annapolis Hagerstown Phi Delta Sigma House West Ri"Per Delta Psi Omega House " I3 Pinkney Hall · Jamestown, New York Kappa Alpha House ., Collingswood, New Jersey Chicopee, Massachusetts Phi Sigma Kappa House ;~ New Bedford, Massachusetts 25 Claude.House'. Salisbury Kappa Alpha House j West Annapolis Home, West Annapolia " Theta Pai House··: Ballimore Sherwood Forest Home, R. F. D. Annapolia ' East Orange, New Jersey 12 Claude House · 1 Paris, France I Randall Hall : Crisfield Sigma Tau Omicron House : Annapolis Home, s Franklin Street : Wheeling, West V irgillia 94 Shipwright St., Annapoli1 .:. Allentown, Pennsylvania Phi Delta Sigma House :" Baltimore Kappa Alpha Houae Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Theta Psi House Ridgewood, New Jersey 3 Pinkney Hall ;i Feeding Hills, Mass~chusetts .·, Io3 Market Street, Annapolis :• Edwin Leroy Lotz EIUcott City Theta Pai House ·; Robert MacCartee Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House ·:r Rosser Ellis Mitchell Marbt1ry Theta Psi House :'. Lawrence Luther Monnett, Jr, Ballimore Kappa Alpha House i: Albert Hutt Moore Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House ;' Elmer Raymond Noyer New Bedford, llfassacliusetts I8 Randall Hall ·:. Robert Bosman Pool Baltimore IS Claude House John Schriver Price Baltimore 2 Randall Hall William Tate Robinson, Jr. Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii Phi Delta Sigma House Rudolph Schmick Preston Theta Psi House ' Anthony Joseph Scibelli Jamaica, New York 23 Randall Hall Jeaa Arnold Scott LaGrangf!, Kentucky 34 Pinkney Hall '.' James Upshur Thompson Cambridge 23 Randall Hall James Edwin Torbet, Jr. Cumberland Sigma Tau Omicron Ho;,,se Stephen Wolanske . Gardner, Massachusetts s Claude House Albert Joshua Zimmerman Frederick Delta Psi Omega House ]oseph Victor Anthony Wllliam Bernard Athey John Sigmund Austerlitz Edward Samuel BalJes Joseph Lyons Bean William French Blake Richard Ferdinand Blau! 'Scott Amos Broadbent Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. James Fromhardt Campbell Paul Edmund Casassa Douglas Arnett Cole ' Vladimir Frantisek Ctibor .Walter Staup Dorsey Alfred Dowd : . Samuel Joseph Fortunato \ t.ee Ackworth Gordy David Bernard Greengold Calvin Harrington, Jr. Bernard Adolph Heller, Jr. . William Crowley Hoddinott , James King · Philip Lee Lotz Tilghman :McCabe Sanford Arthur :Menczer Charles Howard :Miles ']ames Deal :Morris Walter Charles :Mylander, Jr. Frederick Joel Nassauer Isaac Allen Newton, Jr. Robert :Maxwell Noblett Milton Alexander Noon, Jr. ·Hugh Frazier Parker, Jr. Lewis Deford Patton Richard Heber Pembroke, Jr. George Durward Adams Selby Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr. ~- Frederick William Skaling ·[. Cameron Courtney Stearns :\· Albert Cramer Stidman ~ Antonio Hiram Susoni ' Allison Crusnach Trader William Lee Waller r Edward John Ward Glenn Harrison Warner '.Milton Edward Weaver, Jr. Charles Vernon Williamson Fred Gerker Yerkes, Jr. David Burns Zarr Waterbury, Connecticut 25 Claude House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, IOOI N. Broadway, Baltimore Paterson, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, I6 Thompson Street 26 Claude House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Cumberland Theta Psi House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Lonaconing Phi Delta Sigma House Pinkney House Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Ridgewood, New Jersey 36 Pinkney HalJ Phi Delta Sigma House Westminster 2I Claude House Hillside, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey 14 Claude House Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, 50 West Street Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Cambridge Ill Claude House Baltimore Sigma Tau Omicron House Balt»nore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Ellicott City Theta Psi House Pinkney House Ocean City 9 Randall Hall Brooklyn, New York Baltimore Phi Delta· Sigma House Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Cockeysvi/le 6 RandalJ Hall Pikesville 6 Randall Hall Ph,iladelphia; Pennsylw.nia 34 Pinkney Hall Hackensack, New Jersey Claude House Millersville Home, Millersville Baltimore 23 Randall Hall Montclair, New Jersey 12 RandalJ Hall Park Hall Delta Psi Omega House Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Pinkney Ho11se New London, Con11ectie11t Theta Psi House Bel Air Phi Sigma Kappa House Owings Mills 23 Claude House Arecibo, Porto R-ico I I Claude House Revell Station Home, R. F. D. Arnold Annapolis Home, 16I Green Street Salisbury Pinkney House Deposit, New York Sigma Tau Omicron House 'Theta Psi House Perkasie, Pennsylvania Catonsville Theta Psi House Jacksonville, Florida 3 I Pinkney Hall Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Sigma Tau Omicron House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1933 Thoburn James Bard Stanley John Bartis Edward Christian Baumann Davidsonville Nashua, New Hampshire 'Maywood, New Jersey Home, Davidsonville 38 Pinkney Hall Sigma Tau Omicron House �94 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE J allies Ronald Bennett Rhodesdale George Elmer Bliven Schenectady, New York James Gamaliel Boss Laurel Sigma Louis Francis Bruno, Jr. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa Houa ' Edward Daniel Capell, )r. Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey r6 Pinkney Hail Lawrence Lloyd Carpenter Fosboro, Massachusetts Kappa Alpha House William James Carter Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House John Stewart Carver Bel Air Phi Sigma Kappa House David Mason Cheezum, Jr. Preston 44 Pinkney Hall Nathaniel John Chew West River 5 Pinkney Hau' Roger Burnham Cobb Salisbury Delta Psi Omega Houafi Luis Collazo Manati, Porto Rico rr Claude House. James William Crabbe, Jr. Linthicum Heights Home, Linthicum Heights· William Francis Cullom, Jr. Pelham Manor, New York Phi Delta Sigma House. Lyman Morse Darling Providence, Rhode Island 17 Randall HaU Gerald Frederic Dingman Palmer, Massachusetts 5 Randall HaU James Joseph Dunleavy Annapolis Home, 65 East Street William Stephen Eramo Pittsfield, Massachusetts r r Randall Hau John Hannon Finn Pittsfield, Massachusetts Phi Sigma Kappa House·· Emslie Nicholson Gault Ruston 24 Randall Hau.: James Wesley Gray Hampton Princess Anne Theta Psi House:· Daniel Horton Hancock, Jr. Stockton Delta Psi Omega Housa.' Arthur Hebb, Jr. Baltimore 20 Pinkney Hall Donald Bruce Hebb Baltimore Theta Psi House. Charles Gilbert Hill, Jr. Annapolis Home, R. F. D., No. 1. Walter Henry Hoffmeister Baltimore Theta Psi House. John Sebald Hofmeister, Jr. Baltimore 18 Pinkney H Thomas Carter Ross Hughlett, Jr. Cambridge Phi Delta Sigma Hous~ James Knox Insley, Jr. Baltimore 15 Pinkney Hall: Lawrence Gallatin Jefferds Edgewood, Rhode Island 17 Randall Hall John Adam Joh Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House. George Dugan Johnson Severna Park Home, Severna Park' James Herbert Fielding Jukes Quantico Delta Psi Omega Houa~ Edward Marion Kenly Claiborne 45 Pinkney Hall Norman Kleiman Baltimore 6 Pinkney Han· Ellsworth Charles Knight, Jr. Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House. John Genoo Laferty Baltimore Theta Psi Hou..;: Lynn, Massachusetts 21 Claude House'.. Ulysses David Limauro Joseph Leon Lingo Milton, Delaware Sigma Tau Omicron House Robert Clare Lynch Alvan, West Virginia Phi Sigma Kappa House Willis Keyes Lynch Alvan, West Virginia Phi Sigma Kappa House, Carl Edmund Maffeo Newark, New Jersey 39 Pinkney Hall John Joseph Mason, Jr. Birmingham, Alabama 40 Pinkney Hall Henry George Miller Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House William Ballou Miller West Barnstable, Massachusetts Delta Psi Omega House James Henry Moore Suffolk, Virginia Kappa Alpha House Leonard Joseph Murphy Oakland 5 Pinkney Hall· Chris Peter Palivas Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts 39 Pfokney Hall, Genesio Nicholas Pannullo Newark, New Jersey 14 Claude House; James Barnett Parks Dresel Park, Pennsylvania Theta Psi House William Algernon Percy, Jr. Vienna Theta Psi House Lincoln Coles Pettit Baldwin, New York 13 Claude House Tilghman Beverly Price Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House . David Hampton Pugh, Jr. Poolesville 22 Claude 'House William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey Glen Burnie Home, Glen CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Francis Kenneth Ratcliff George Griffin Rudolph William Christian Sandrock Kenneth Sheldon Everett Irving Smith John Boak Smith David Reisinger Steele John Williams Trader Urban Chester Ullman John Fisher Wager, Jr. George Jones Weems Joseph Wright White Edward George Williams Robert Garner Woodman Joseph Kennard Wright William Allen Ziegler 95 Washington, Di#rict of Columbia Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Sigma Tau Omicron House Newton, Massachusetts r Randall Hall Oradell, New Jersey Sigma Tau Omicron House Home, R. F. D., No. 1, Annapolis Iglehart Baltimore Theta Psi House Revell Station Home, R. F. D., Arnold Perth Amboy, New Jersey I I Pinkney Hall Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Theta Psi House Stoakley Phi Delta Sigma House Chestertown Sigma Tau. Omicron House Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey r6 Pinkney Hall Tenafly, New Jersey Sigma Tau Omicron House Baltimore 44 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1934 Kenneth Henry Adams Charle• Woodhull Baldwin Jesse Baptista Ralph Calloway Baynard, Jr. Robert Joseph Beckerman Warren Benjamin Bezanson Ralph Hampton Blackistone John Richard Bossert George Ridgely Boyd John Kinsey Brick Charles Samuel Brown Lawrence Palmer Crawford Brown Edward Whalley Buckley Bernard Joseph Casassa Charles Patton Clark, Jr. Harold Way Conn Frank William Conner, Jr. Henry Merryman Cooper, Jr. William Whitson Crabb, Jr. Robert Clifford Crawford Edwin Pountney Davis John Dudley Digges ·John Alexander Dinsmore Eugene Joseph Dionne Samuel Busey Dove, Jr. Victor Joseph Dragin ' Paul Charles Dunleavy Harrison Golshan Dyar Harry Edgar Dyer, Jr. Charles Joseph Eastman John Dixon Edinger John Herman Engel, Jr. Harry Ferguson Herbert Joseph Florestano · Joseph Michael Florestano Fiorino Peter Froio Emil Alfred Gathmann, Jr. William Thomas German Homer, New York 3 Pinkney Hall Scarborough, New York 20 Pinkney Hall New Bedford,' Massachusetts 27 Pinkney Hall Centreville Sigma Tau Omicron House Cleveland Heights, Ohio 20 Rand;i.11 Hall West Hartford, Connecticut 35 Pinkney Hall River Springs 4 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, So Prince George Street Barstow 22 Claude House Ventnor, New Jersey 22 Randall Hall Severna Park Home, Severna Park Mohegan Lake, New York 4 Pinkney Hall New Bedford, Massachusetts 2 r Pinkney Hall Washington, District of Columbia 29 Pinkney Hall Summit, New Jersey ro Taney Avenue, Annapolis. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Randall Hall 35 Pinkney Hall Wayne, Pennsylvania 1o Randall Hall Baltimore · 20 Randall Hall Orange, New Jersey Baltimore 20 Pinkney Hall 8 Randall Hall Westfield, New Jersey LaPlata Theta Psi House r o Pinkney Hall Orange, New Jersey New Bedford, Massachusetts 41 Pinkney Hall Home, 3 Acton Place Annapolis 2 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Annapolis Home, 65 East Street Washington, District of Columbia 7 Pinkney Hall 6 Pinkney Hall Havre de Grace Laurel 7 Randall Hall 40 Pinkney Hall Allenhurst, New Jersey 2 r Randall Hall Baltimore Hartford, Connecticut 23 Pinkney Hall Home, 102 Prince George Street Annapolis Annapolis Home, 134 Prince George Street I I Randall Hall Pittsfield, Massachusetts 24 Claude House Catonsville Towson 35 Pinkney Hall �96 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Raymond Mewshaw Glann Jerome Daniel Goodman Edward Edgecomb Gray John Pawling Green Lewis Herbert Griffith, Jr. William Ernst Haberland Richard Tremaine Hall Bryan Hancock .Earl Durand Hartman, Jr. Campbell Vernon Helfrich, Jr. Josiah Herman Hillegas, Jr. Otto George Hitchcock, Jr. John Penfield Hodgson Frank Shawn Hoffecker, Jr.' William Joseph Hoffman Baltimore I 1 Pinkney Ha!! Annapolis Home, 1g Randall Street Annapolis Home, 141 Fifth Street Collingswood, New Jersey 15 Pinkney Hall Easton 15 Randall Hall Passaic, New Jersey 13 Claude House Pittsfield, Massachusetts 14 Randall Hall Indian Head 37 Pinkney Hall Ruston :.14 Randall Hall Catontville Theta Psi House Pottsville, Pennsylvania 8 Randall Hall Erie, Pennsylvania 33 Pinkney Hall Berlin, Connecticut 35 Pinkney Hall Spa"ows Point 2 I Randall Ha!! Hastings-on-Ht1dson, New York Sigma Tau Omicron House Robert Edwin. Howe Annapolis Home, 8 Maryland Avenue Harry Riall Jackson Baltimore :.15 Pinkney Hall Charles Edmund Jenkins, Jr. Baltimore 15 Randall Hall Clarence Leatherbury Johnson Annapolis Home, 171 King George Street George Francis Jump Queen Anne Pinkney House Karl Franklin Jund Dayton, Ohio Sigma Tau Omicron House Joseph Katee£ Annapolis Home, 40 Madison Street Robert Francis Kehs Baltimore 18 Pinkney Hair James Edward.Kiernan Newark, New Jersey 3 Randall Hall John Harold Kilmore Baltimore 17 Pinkney Halt Truman Paul Lambert New Windsor 3:.1 Pinkney Hal! Angus Lamond Washington, District of Columbia 29 Pinkney ·Hall Francis Gibbs LaMotte, Jr. Baltimore :.14 Claude Hall Howard Archibald Legg Stevensville 45 Pinkn.ey Hall James Frederick Leslie Towson 14 Pinkney Hall William Thetford Le Viness Salisbury 7 Pinkney Hall James Frederick Lummis Bridgeton, New Jersey . 3:.1. Pinkney Hall John Garrett Lumpkin Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Ernest Carl Lyon Indian Head 37 Pinkney Hall Samuel James Macaluso Annapolis Home, r3g Prince George Street Carl Charles MacCartee Washington, District of Columbia 21 Pinkney Hall Donald Harpetzen.Mace Stemmer s Run 6 Pinkney Hall Lincoln Joseph Magee Orange, Massachusetts Phi Sigma Kappa House John Girdwood Magness Towson 12 Pinkney Hall William Bernard Matthews, Jr. Baltimore 2 Pinkney Hall Vincent Edward Mayer Rockville Centre, New York 19 Randall Hall Jethro Johnson McCullough Baltimore 12 Pinkney Hall Anthony Frank Mileto Annapolis Home, 107 Main Street Frank Joseph Minnick Springboro, Pennsylvania 41 Pinkney Hall Robert Wood Minnick Great Neck, New York 19 Randall Hall Roland Richard Most Annapolis Home, 45 Woodland Avenue Frederick Migoerey Mullen Great Barrington, Massachusetts 12 Pinkney Hall Richard Seymour Olmsted Ea.rt Hartford, Connecticut 14 Randall Hall Robert Leutze Orvis Baldwinsville, New York 32 Pinkney Hall James Andrew Phillips Quantico IO Pinkney Hall Edward Harrison Powley, Jr. Maplewood, New Jersey 2 Pinkney Hall Arthur Baer Price, Jr. Baltimore 8 Pinkney Hall William Selby Purnell Berlin ' 4 Randall Hall Jesse Oliver Purvis, Jr. Annapolis Home, 40 Franklin Street John Douglas Ramsay Baltimore 30 Pinkney Hall John Anthony Raudonis Hudson, New Hampshire 38 Pinkney Hall William Evans Reese Baltimore ::16 Pinkney Hall Albert Plo;yart Rist Pasadena 28 Pinkney Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Joseph Crandell Russell Noble Jefferson Russell Robert Herman Sander, Jr. Densil Hutchinson Sanford :Michael John Scelsi Lewis Emil Scheffenacker John Howard Shea Robert Allison Sindall, Jr. Gust Skordas Henry Clay Smith, Jr. William Locke Sterling Harry Wellington Stevens, Jr. Norman Veitch Stevens Edward Maurice Sullivan Clifford LeVerne Talmadge Enrico Jo•eph Tarantino Leroy Samuel Taylor Robert Redmond Taylor Carl Strohm Thomas William Thaddeus Thomas Homer Ulric Todd, Jr. Willard Edwards Tomlinson Albert Lewis Vigilante Paul Edward Watson, Jr. Richard Andrew Watson Rowland Gosnell Weber Edmund Parker Wells Henry Martin White Walter Miller White Ben McLean Whiting John Lieper Winslow, Jr. Austin William Winston Horace William Witman John Gustav Woltereck Allan Sheldon Woodle, 3d Milton Joseph Xanthopoulos Henry Allen Zajac 97 Annapolis Home, 9 Monroe Court Annapolis Home, 152 Prince George Street Rutherford, New Jersey 22 Pinkney Hall Branch/and, West Virg•nia 19 Pinkney Hall Pittsfield, Massachusetts 16 Randall Hall Baltimore 13 Randall Hall Battmore 13 Randall Hall Baltimore 33 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 5 Washington Street Catonsville 19 Pinkney Hall White Plains, New York 23 Pinkney Hall Winchester, Massachusetts 28 Pinkney Hall Washington, District of Columbia 4 Randall Hall Hartford, Connecticut 3 Randall Hall Southington, Cotinecticut 10 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 144 Prince George Street Chester 5 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 45 Maryland Avenue Annapolis Home, 9 Franklin Street Centreville 18 Randall Hall Baltim01"e Sigma Tau Omicron House Salem, Massachusetts 33 Pinkney Hall Ossining, New York 30 Pinlmey Hall Salisbury 42 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 'l Randall Hall Mount Vernon, New York I I Pinkney Hall Lexington, Kentucky 23 Pinkney Hall Salisbury 42 Pinkney Hall Chelmsford, Massachusetts Sigma Tau Omicron House Baltimore Theta Psi House Washington, District of Columbia 12 Pinkney Hall Rising Sun a2 Randall Hall Baltimore 14 Pinkney Hall 26 Pinkney Hall R·idley Park, Pennsylva.nia 27. Pinkney Hall Bridgeport, Connecticut Monson, Massachusetts r 6 Randall Hall SPECIAL STUDENTS Edmund Leon Anderson Eugene Paul Belcher John AltGn Fromhart George Robert Gallagher Walter William Vogelmann New York, New York Ann11polis Rochester, New Y01"k Baltimore Annapolis 22 Pinkney Hall Home, 97 Market Street ::15 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Home, 16 Francis Street SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY .CLAS.SES SIUllORS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Jv1noas • . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • 42 4g SOPHOKOllES • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • '14 FRESHKEN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • SPECIAL • • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 133 TOTAL •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 303 5 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 98 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Maryland • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I78 New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Massachusetts • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 New York ...•. , . •. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9 Pennsylvania . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I3 9 Connecticut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Kentucky ............. ... ......... 2 New Hampshire . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . 2 Ohio ••..... .•........ ............ 2 Porto Rico •....................... Rhode Island .................... .. Alabama •....••................... Delaware ..••..................... Florida ......................... .. France ................... · · · · · · .. Territory of Hawaii. .............. . Virginia .....•. ; ................. . 99 As of the Class of x924 :.JlenrY Vernon Tydings ..........•••..........•.....•.................... Annapolis As of the Class of r926 Galloway Lynn, III ................................................ Baltimore DOCTOR OF LETTERS (Honoris causa) The Reverend Charles Eldredge McAllister Rector of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels Baltimore, Maryland Total •.•.••....•.............• 303 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 4, 1930 BACHEIJOR OF ARTS HONORS AND PRIZES AWARD ED, JUNE 4, 1930 Cum honore et cum laude Isadore Nathan Gecenok (in Government) ........................ Salem, New Jersey Cum honore Walter Scott Baird (in Physics) ............................................ Towson Vernon DeWitt Bunce (in English) ......................••. Providence,. Rhode Island David Spergin Jenkins (in History) ......................................... Arnold Cum laude Edward James Dwyer .•...•..•......•.••...•...••.....•.. East Norwalk, Connecticut To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' : academic work, a gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. ISADORE NATHAN GECENOK To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered by The ''Reverend Martin Aigner, D. D. , WALTER SCOTT BAIRD Rite Robert Leroy Akers .•••••........•....••..•........•... Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Edward Kenneth Albaugh ......................................... : .. Randallstown James Wilbur Barker, II .................................. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Charles Robert Barth, Jr ................................••..•.. Newark, New Jersey Thomas Van Clagett, Jr ........................................... Upper Marlboro Robert Scott Collier •..................................... Mount Sterling, Kentuclcy Lyndon Combs ...•••.•.................................•..... Hardburly, Kentuclcy William Henry Conca ...................................•...•. Bristol, Pennsylvania ; George Edward Cunniff, Jr .•......................... East Weymouth, Massachusetts John Barbe Cupp ........................................ Williamsport, Pennsylvania David Romayne Gillespie ................................................ Baltimore· Thomas Francis Johnson ................................................ Snow Hill Robert John Klingenburg ...................................... Brooklyn, New York Arthur Ernest Landers, Jr ............................................... Snow Hill Stephen Matthew Liana .................................. Scotch Plains, New Jersey Joseph Louis Macaluso .................................................. Annapolis Claxton Joseph O'Connor .................................•... , ...• ,., •. , •• Baltimore -' James George O'Neill, Jr ...................................•..........•• Annapolis .. Lester Howard Palmer ...................................................,Pittsville George Gowen Parry, Jr .•................................ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Samuel Bulla Purdie ................... ; ................................ Annapolis Charles Murray Robinson ..............................•...•........•..... Baltimore George Newton Scatchard ...................................... Oneonta, New York Warren Albert Stuckey ......................................•. Hershey, Pennsylvania As of the Class of r929 Albino Matthews Dimaggio .•......•..........................•.. ,. ....•... Annapolis Malcolm Wayne McDivitt .•.•.....•....•...................... Richburg, New York To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college ·1'.uring the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. 0 RORERT MACCARTEE To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best ex. emplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant char.acteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of reward. Offered ·annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney '.Sullivan. ROBERT SCOTT COLLIER To the member of the Senior Class who has made t.he greatest progress in his Senior ·Year over the previous three years' average, a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta 1,Sigma fraternity. THOMAS FRANCIS JOHNSON To the student who shall compose the best essay on " The Principles of Free Govern· Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. ISADORE NATHAN GECENOK ! To the student making the best record in the study of history for the year, $Io in 'gold. Awarded equally to: THOMAS VAN CLAGETT, JR. HENRY SoLADAY SHRYOCK, Ja. �100 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE To some person, not a student in the college but intimately connected with the affairs · of the college, who in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, · mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women; ·: as were exemplified hy Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. , Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon·' Sydney Sullivan. · HUGH NELSON, CLASS OF 1875 To the member of the Sophomore Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. ' :1 HENRY SoLADAY SHRYOCK, JR. To the member of the Freshman Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. JOHN BOAK SlllITH A silver loving cup, in recognition of the outstanding success achieved by him in making " of " The Collegian " a creditable college publication, and of scholarship, and of the help ' given by him in improving the standards and ideals of St. John's College, presented by the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's College, to ' LAWRENCE LUTHER :MONNETT, Ja. A silver loving cup, in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in athletics, · leadership, and scholarship at St. John's College; and of the help given by him in main. taining and improving the college spirit and morale, presented by the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors and. Governors of St. John's College, to RoBEllT MACCARTEE 101 INDEX Absences, Excused . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Fees, Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Administration, Officers of. . . . . . 8 Fraternities ............ ~ . . . . . . 88 Admission by Certificate. . . . . . . . 27 General Information . . . . . . . . . . 86 Admission by Examination. . . . . . 27 General Regulations ........... 74 Admission, Methods of. . . . . . . . . 26 Geographical Distribution ...... 98 Admission on Trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Grades ..•..............•..... 75 Admission, Requirements for. . . . 26 Historical Sketch . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 "" Admission, Table of RequireHonor Regulations ............ 74 ments ....................... 26 Language Requirements ...·.... ~ 79 ; Advanced standing ............. 31 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ' Advisers ..•.......... · · · · .. · · · 77 Major Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Majors, Requirements for ....... 81 "> Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Athletics ..•................... 88 Meeting Rooms for Classes. . . . . 73 Attendance ... : ............... · 77 Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . 90 Board of Visitors and Governors. 5 Physical Training Staff. . . . . . . . 15 Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Presidents Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 College Calendar . .. .. . . .. .. .. . 3 Prizes ........................ 91 College Green ................. 21 Prizes awarded June, 1930 ...... 99 College Buildings .. ·. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Professional Preparation . . . . . . . 24 College Entrance Examination Board ...................... 28 Promotion, Requirements for. . . . 76 Committees of the Board....... 7 Publications . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Committees of the Faculty. . . . . . 16 Purpose of the College ......... 21 !· Courses of Instruction. . . . . . . . . . 39 Rank List • .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . 78 Courses, Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Registration ................... 78 ,· Credit Units ............... '. . .. 26 Repeating Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 ': Dean's List . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. 79 Reports ....................... 75 ) . · Degree, Reqmrements for. . . . . . . 75 Room Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . 36 f Degrees conferred, 1930, List of. . 98 ':. Degrees with Distinction. . . . . . . . 86 Senior Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 " Degrees with Honor. . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Special Students . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 30 " Dining Hall . . . . . . . . • . . . . .. .. . 34 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 ,; Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Student Aid . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . 36 / Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Student Council . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 87 ;" Expenses ..... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Students enrolled, List of. . . . . . . 92 Faculty . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Study Cards, Filing of. . . . . . . . . • 77 Fees, Additional Course. . . . . . . . 32 Table of Equivalent Year-Hours. 72 1 " � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Description An account of the resource Volume I, number 1 issue of the Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis. Published in March 1931. College catalog for the years 1930-1931. Bulletin Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/855594b4b6e1cfe2ade8158720f30882.pdf db3ef7a67e86cdbb42607b16d9504f7d PDF Text Text BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1931-1932 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, 1932 �MARCH, 1932 NUMBER 1 BULLETIN OF :ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1931-1932 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St.John's College, 1784 Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter January 31, 1931, at the post office at An· .,. napolis, Maryland, under the .Act of August 24, 1912. l �1933 1932 1931 JULY JANUARY JULY COLLEGE CALENDAR JANUARY s\M\T/wlTIFls s[11jT\W\T[F[s sl11l'L'lwlTIFls s[11jT\wjTjF[s ...... 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 :W 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 212223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 121234567, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 1112 13 14 10 1112 13 14 1516 15 16 1718 19 20 21 171819 20 2122 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~--'---'-~-'-- .. 7 14 21 28 .. 123456 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 1718 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 . . . . . . . . . ' .. .. .. .. .. .. SEPTEMBER .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13141516 171819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ' . . . . . FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ll 12 13 1415 16 171819 20 2122 23 24o 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . 123455······1234 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 151617 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 212223 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25' 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . 26 27 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . ~---'--'---'--'---'-- SEPTEMBER MARCH .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 141516 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... ........ 4 5 6 7 ll 1213 14 LS 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 123 8 9 10 151617 22. 23 24 29 30 .. .......................................... OCTOBER APRIL ...... 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213141516 1718 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOVEMBER MAY 3 10 17 24 .. 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 .. .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11, 1213 1415161718, 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. ~---'--'---'-~- APRIL OCTOBER ............ 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 1112 13 14 1617 1819 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . . • i:!O 31 . . . . . . . . 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 28 29 30 MARCH 1 8 15 22 29 NOVEMBER 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 .. .... 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 12345 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8' 9 10111213H15 16 171819 20 2122: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29' 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 .. .. . ...................... . DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 171819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 121314 15161718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .... ........ 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314151617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday .......... .Examinations for admission . September 22, Tuesday . ........... Registration of all students. September 23, Wednesday (II a.m.). First half-year begins . Formal opening of College. '· September 24, Thursday . .......... Classes begin . November l 4, Saturday . ........... November hour-examinations end. November 25, December 22, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J (12 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. Tuesday ( 12 m.) . .... Christmas recess begins. 1932 January 3, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) ....... Christmas recess ends. January Thursday . ............ Mid-year examinations begin . 2 l, January 30, Saturday . ............ Mid-year examinations end. Monday . ............. Second half-year begins. February l, 22, 1 , 123, 8 9 10 I 1516 17 i 22 23 24 29 30 .. J Wednesday November 29, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) .... Thanksgiving recess ends . 6 13 20 27' .. JUNE ........ 4 5 6 7 11121314 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 21, February _so--'--'---'---"'--'---''--.. MAY .. 7 14 21 28 1931-32 1931 September Monday ............ . Washington's Birthday: a holiday. Saturday . ............ March hour-examinations end. March 23, Wednesday (12 m.) ... .. Easter recess begins. March 30, Wednesday (6 p. m.) ... . Easter recess ends . May 26, Thursday .............. .. Final examinations begin. lune 4, Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final examinations end . June 8, Wednesday ..............• • Commencement Day. �~i ii 4 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 5 SUMMER VACATION June g to September 18, inclusive BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. 1932-33 Se,ptember I9, Monday ..... ....... Examinations for admission. September 20, Tuesday . ........... Registration of all students. September 2I, Wednesday (n a.. m.).First half-year begins. Formal opening of College. September 22, Thursday ........... Classes begin. November I 2, Saturday . .......... November hour-examinations end. November 2 3, Wednesday (I 2 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. November 27, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) .... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 22, Thursday ( I2 m.) .... Christmas recess begins. I933 January 3, Tuesday (6 p. m.) ...... Christmas recess ends. January I9, Thursday .... ......... Mid-year examinations begin.· January 28, Saturday ............. Mid-year examinations end. January 30, Monday . ............. Second half-year begins. February 22, Wednesday .......... Washington's Birthday: a holiday. March I8, Saturday . ............. March hour-examinations end. Apr~l I2, Wednesday (I2 m.) ...... Easter recess begins. April I9, Wednesday (6 p. m.) ..... Easter recess ends. Ma:y 25, Thursday ................ Final examinations begin. June 3, Saturday ................. Final examinations end. lune 7, Wednesday .............. . Commencement Day. Governor of Maryland. President Ez Officio. HERBERT NoBLE .............. n5 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Lawyer. Chairman. ' WALTER H. BucK .... 809 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. Vice-Chairman. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR .... IS East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Acting Secretary. JAMES A. WALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. WILLIAM WooDWARD .......... I Wall Street, New York, N. Y. Chairman of the Board of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company. JUDGE wALTER I. DAWKINS ... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. * The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates ' of the Maryland Generali Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ez officio members of the Board. WALTER J. MITCHELL, President of the Senate ............... . La Plata, Md. FRANCIS A. MICHEL, Speak er of the H 01~se of Delegates . ..... Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals ·CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge ..•..•..................... . Baltimore, . JoHN R. PATTISON, Assodate Judge ..................... . Cambridge, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ........................ . Frederick, WILLIAM H. ADKINS, Associate Judge ....................... . Easton, T. SCOTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ........................... Towson, W. MITCHELL DIGGES, Associate Judge ...................... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate !11.dge ..................... . Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 6 7 T. WEST CLAGGETT .. 1908 First Natl. Bank Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. · RIDGELY P. MELVIN ...•...................... Annapolis, Md. ; COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS * JoHN H. LATANE ........................... Bal' ' timore, Md. ' Executive Committee ;~ Attorney-at-Law. Professor of American History, Johns Hopkins University. FRANK R. KENT ..•.................. The Sun, Baltimore, Md. : Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, the Baltimore Sun. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY Physician. ' ro15 16th St. N. W., Washington, D. C. · LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo., President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER w. LABROT ......•............•.. Annapolis, Md.:· Labrot & Company, Bankers. DR. AMos F. HUTCHINS .. 1010 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md .. MR. BucK, Chairman DR. HALSEY MR. WALTON Buildings and Grounds DR. HALSEY MR. LABROT, Chairman DR. HUTCHINS DR. BORDLEY MR. Woonw ARD Elections to the Board MR. CLAGGETT, Chairman JUDGE DAWKINS MR. w ARFIELD Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. DR. JAMES BORDLEY, JR..... 330 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. MR. JAMISON MR. MELVIN Finance Surgeon. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.' MR. NOBLE DR. PEARL MR. LABROT, Chairman MR. GILLET MR. WALTON MR. WooDWARD Physician. DR. RAYMOND PEARL .. 1901 East Madison Street, Baltimore, Md. PRESIDENTS EMERITI CHARLES B. GILLET ...... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md;' •THOMAS FELL ................................... Carvel Hall President Emeritus Director, Institute for Biological Research, Johns Hopkins University.'1 The Baltimore-Gillet Company, Investment Bankers. R. T. H. HALSEY ........••.... Randall Court, Annapolis, Md. , Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. : RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md.: Lawyer. DouGLAS H. GORDON ........ , ..... Brice House, Annapolis, Md. :· President. · WILLIAM H. STAYTON .... Investment Bldg., Washington, D. C.. C~ptain, U.S. N. (Retired). *Died, January 1, 1932. Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889; ' University of Pittsburgh, 1912; William and Mary College, 1921 ; D. C. L., · University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. 'President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. ,.ENOCH BARTON GAREY ......... 1 Englewood Road, Roland Park ' President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States ~i~itary ~cad­ ' emy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor .of M1htary Sc1en~e .and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. Johns ;. College, 1923-29. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 8 9 FACULTY HUNTLY GoRDON ...................... Brice House President DouGLAs HuNTLY GoRDoN, A. B., LL. B. ..... I2 McDowell Hau· President A. B., Harvard College, 1926; LL. B., Harvard University, 1928. Secretary of the Board of Visitors and Governors, 1930-31; President of St. John's College, 1931-. RoBERT EARLE BACON, A. M ................ I I McDowell Hall Dean ROBERT EARLE BACON ................... 16 Maryland Avenue Dean_ and Associate Professor of English MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B ..................... I I McDowell Hau: Registrar and Secretary to the Dean ' 1 LULU VIOLA EBAUGH .... ~ ..........•........ Woodward Librarian Hall~ JACOB BERNARD SEGALL .............. 206 Prince George Street Professor of French MARJORIE SMITH LAYNG ................... II Secretary ARTHUR CHEW MEADE, C. P.A ............. I3 McDowell Hall Auditor . HAZEL VIRGIN IA SEARS .................... I 3 McDowell Hall . Bookkeeper JAMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D ...................... Infirmary• College Physician ·. MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .................... Gymnasium., Dire.ctor of Athletics ,' ·I LEONARD ELLISON ARNAUD ................... Woodward Di"rector of Student Activities Ph. B., Lafayette College, 1917; A. M., Harvard University, 1918. Instructor in English, Trinity College, Jan. 191<}--June 1919, 1919-20; Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1920-28; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 1920-23 and 1927-28 ; Assistant Dean, Harvard College, 1923-28; Dean and Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1928--. ' Hall.~ EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 53 College Avenue~ Superintendent B. L. and B. Sc., Lycee of J assy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, l8g3-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03 ; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 192g.--. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ...........••.•. St. John's College Pro/Qssor of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia U'1iversity, 1914. Acting · Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professo·r of History, 1923-. R. T. H. HALSEY ...........•...........•..... Randall Court Professor of Colonial Art B. A., Princeton University, 1886; Honorary A. M., Columbia University, 1914; D. Litt., St. John's College, 1928. Chairman of the Library Committee of the New York Stock Exchange, 1912-24; Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1912-; Trustee in charge of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1924-; Professor of Colonial Art, St. John's College, 1928-. �11 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGOE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................ 2 Cumberland Court Professor of Biology . HEB.MANN BERNHARD ............... 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry 10 B. S., 18g5, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Mary. land, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. JAMES JosEPH MURPHY ............... 139 King George Street r Lecturer in Hygiene M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's Col- .'. lege, 1919-; Lecturer in Hygiene, St. John's College, 1929-. MARION ALONZO EASON ..................... 6 Franklin Street Assistant Professor of Physics E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. Student Engineer, General Electric Company,· 1909-11; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 19n-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-. . . ·. . . GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ...................... Brice House ' Professor of M athema.tics B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in .Government 1 Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13 ;·Graduate Student, University of Goettingen, · 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; i Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant : Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, l 923-24; Associate Professor , of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27.; Associate Pro-. fessor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathe- .· matics, St. John's College, 1931-. THOMAS AusTIN FITZGERALD ................. 567 West Street Assistant Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921. Instructor in Ancient and Modem Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14, Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18, Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-2o; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-33; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-. . · ' : Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Assistant in Chemistry, Institute o! Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-35;. Assistant Professor of1 Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. J qhn's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .................. 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-:z8; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1gz8-:z9; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-. MYRON McLAREN .................... Linthicum Heights, Md. Assistant Professor of Psychology A. B., University of Michigan, 1914; _LL. B., University of Michigan, 1916. Student, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1921-22. Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law, 1922-23; Instructor in English, College of the City of Detroit, 1923-26; Student, University of Chicago, Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, Jan., 1927-Aug., 1929; Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, 1929-· JOSEPH BusH KINGSBURY ................ 3 Cumberland Court Associate Professor of Government B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1923. Fellow in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of Public Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1928-:z9; Associate Professor of Government, St. John's College, 1929-· JULIAN SMITH DUNCAN ..................... 129 Fifth Street Instructor in Economics and Government B. A., 1916, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D .. Emory University, 1924. Graduate Student, Columbia University, 1927-29; Instructor in Economics, Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 1929-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, ··Washington, D. C., 1930-31; Instructor in Economics and Government, St. '. John's College, 1931-. �13 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADAM ALLES ............................. rn6 Market Street Assistant Professor of Philosophy VERTREES JuosoN WYCKOFF .....•...•... 13 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics 12 B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph. D., 1926, Yale University. Student at the University of Berlin, 1922-23; Student at the University of Paris, 1923-24; Holder of Sterling Fellowship and Assistant in Ethics, Yale University, 1924-25; Holder of University Fellowship, Yale University, 1925-26; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-. B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Pro·fessor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-. NATHAN COMFORT STARR ............. 243 King George Street Associate Professor of English B. es L., University of Paris, 1922. Faculte de Droit, and Faculte des Lettres, University of Paris, 1922-23; Columbia University Law School, 1925-26; Instructor in Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Director of Student Activities, St. John's College, 1930-32; Assistant Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. A. B., Harvard College, 1917; A. B., Oxford University, 1922; A. M., Harvard University, 1924; A. M., Oxford University, 1925 ; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1928. Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1921-24; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 1923-24; Instructor in English and Tutor in the Division of Modern Languages, Harvard College1 1924-28; Tutor, in ' English, Radcliffe College, 1926-28; Associate Professor of English, Colgate University, 1929-30; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1930-. PAUL ALLEN, JR ........................... 24 Murray Avenue Assistant Professor of Chemistry A. B., 1919, A. M., 1922, Ph. D., 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 192g--. RrcHARD ScoFIELD ............................ 40 East Street Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., 1919, M. A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. FORD KEELER BROWN ........................ 4 Randall Court Professor of English A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. Lours CLAIR HUNTER .................... 83 Shipwright Street ·. Assistant Professor of History A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph. D., 1928, Harvard University. ' Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1930-. LEONARD ELLISON ARNAUD ............... 47 Maryland Avenue Assistant Professor of French RrcHARD KuEHNEMUND ......................... Brice House Assodate Professor of German Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 192a Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, ·1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. J ohn!s College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-. JOHN THOMAS RODGERS ......................... Brice House Instructor in English and History · B. A., 1922, M.A., 1923, Princeton University. Instructor in English and History, St. John's College, 1931-. PAUL EuGENE GROPP ........................... Brice House Assistant Professor of German B. A., 1923, M.A., 1926, George Washington University. Instructor in German, Wesleyan University (Connecticut), 1923-24; Instructor in German, George Washington University, 1924-30; Graduate Student, University of Kiel (Germany), and Columbia University, 1930-31; Assistant Professor of German, St. John's College, 1931-. FREDERICK WHIPPLE J}.PPEL ........... : ..... 165 Green Street Assoiciate Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, f>h. D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's· College, 192g--. �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ...•............••.. I65 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology B. A., 1924, M. A., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Johii.'s College, 1930-. GEORGE HAROLD Mc:YARLIN ................... I Pinkney Hall Assistant Professor of Chemistry PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; Graduate Stud~nt, University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-. , JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............. 243 Prince George Street Instructor in Classical Languages A.·B., 1927, as of 1926, A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield School (Connecticut), 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-· MAURICE TALBOTT RIGG.s ..............•..... 450 West Street Director of Athletics; Head Coach of Football B. S., Univer.sity of Maryland, 1920. .; WILLIAM FRANK STROMEYER .............•... I66 West Street Graduate Manager of Athletics; Caach of Freshman Football B. S., St. John's College, 1916. WILLIAM HANSON MOORE, III .... 107 Midhurst Road, Baltimore Head Coach of Lacrosse B. A., Johns Hopkins University, 1923. JosEPH NOVAK ...............•...... 2 50 Prince George Street Instructor in Physical Training; Direc.tor of Intramural Athletics; Coach of Cross Country and Track B. S., University_ of Illinois, 1929. ' VALENTINE LENTZ ................... The Pines, Arnold, Md. Coach of Basketball; Assistant Coach of Football B. S., St. John's College, 1918. �------~ '1 • i I 16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Advisory Council THE DEAN, Chairman MR. BERNHARD MR. RIDGELY MR. BROWN HISTORICAL SKETCH MR. HALSEY MR. BINGLEY MR. SEGALL The story of St. John's College begins in I696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract : MR. STRYKER Committee on Admission and Adva.nced Standing MR. ALLES, Chairman THE DEAN MR. FITZGERALD MR.RIDGELY Committee on Curriculum THE PRESIDENT, Chairman THE DEAN MR. KINGSBURY MR. ALLEN MR. McLAREN MR. APPEL MR. SCOFIELD MR. BROWN MR. WYCKOFF (' Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOVA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF THE DEAN MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Libr(l'tf'y MR. BROWN, Chairman MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER MR. STARR Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman MR. APPEL MR. RODGERS Committee on Student Activities MR. ARNAUD, Chairman MR. KuEHNEMUND THE DEAN MR. MCFARLIN Committee to Confer wi,th the E%ecutive Con11Ynittee of the Board of Visitors and Governors MR. APPEL MR. BROWN MR. STRYKER MR- WYCKOFF CHAP.XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. us. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school ; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July I-9, I6!)6. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the ~sters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The college has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to early colonial times. President Washington visited the college in 179!. After his visit he addressed this letter to the faculty of the college: 18 The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the college the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the. wisest and best regulated States : II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. · 19 To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the ex.cellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON. April 17, 1791. He gave further evidence of his interest by sending to the Col· lege in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis . whose name may be found in the college records as a member of the class of 1799· In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, , attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as" Washington, sen. Virgmia and Washington, jun. 1: Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under ;: the title "An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's .-. College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles ' Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served as ; trustees in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager \ Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the college charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796 and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britain, in 1812. Founded at a time when politics were uppermost in men's minds, the college was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. . During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Anny ' hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the college to meet . changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and successful administration of Dr. Thomas· Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, re- : tired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the college. His .: successor, President Enoch Barton Garey, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. The names of the former presidents of the college, with the dates . of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 1807-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; William Rafferty,· 1824-1831; Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nel- · son, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the.· Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling,: 1867-1870; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-1880; John McDowell· Leavitt, 188o-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas' Fell, 1886-1923; and Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1929. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The ·enrollment ; is limited. The purpose of St. John's is expressed in the charter . of King William's School-education of youth in " good letters ; and manners." To this end attention is directed upon liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Realiz'- ing that professional schools are demanding well-grounded men, ··St. John's prepares for further study such students as intend to , continue their special training after graduation. LOCATION St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty acres in : the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique in America for the way in which it has preserved the flavor of American : Colonial culture. Built at the mouth of the Severn River, a mile : from Chesapeake Bay, the capital of Maryland and the site of the •· United States Naval Academy, it is within an hour's ride of Wash~ ington or Baltimore. Both of these cities offer many educational resources to the student at St. John's. The departments of the : National Government, the museums, the libraries and the art gal. leries of the one, the musical and intellectual advantages of the other · are easily available and of the greatest service. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the bay and with : Southern Maryland on the mainland. THE COLLEGE GREEN On the St. John's College Green are many reminders of the early ;history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its ·old trees now known as the Liberty Poplar,* the colonists in 1652 :concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. Dur*This tree has been preserved through the generosity of James T. Wood' ward, Esquire, and has been marked by an appropriate tablet through the : efforts of the Peggy Stewart Tea Party (Annapolis) Chapter of the '.·Daughters of the American Revolution. �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ing the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered . there to discuss their wrongs. The Ai:mapolitans assembled there ' to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis· on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 191 l to perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. Department. This building was acquired by the college in 1929 and is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology staff. Woodward Hall, the college library, erected in 189<), houses approximately twenty-five thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the college in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The college is refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774· As the foremost museum of colonial art in Maryland, it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( 1740), and the Pinkney House ( 1750), are also recent additions to the college property ; and the Bordley-Randall House ( l 727) has been equipped as the residence of a member of the faculty. The Infirmary is housed in a separate building just across from the college green on College A venue. Here the college physician holds daily office hours and there are three hospital wards and two private rooms, in addition to an isolation ward. The Infirmary attendants live in the Infirmary, and at least one attendant is always on duty. The Gymnasium, built in 1910, is equipped with a maximum size ,basketball floor, handball and squash tennis courts, ' running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the college has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall• (1855) and Randall Hall (1903), in addition to the six fraternity houses of the college. Randall Hall contains the college dining hall. COLLEGE BUILDINGS McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken • over by the college in 1784, it now houses the offices of the administration, class rooms, and the Student Union. The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the Great Hall, in which. were held in honor of General Lafayette two banquets and a "grand ball," in 1824. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, Dean and Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. The ground floor is given over . entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room; card room; lounge, in which the daily papers and selected magazines are pro- ' vided; the quiet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the college post office and the college book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor .a large lecture room equipped with Chemistry lecture table, and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. · Biology Hall, on the corner of College A venue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology 23 �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE DEGREE and Mechanics, a fourth year of Mathematical Analysis, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (introductory and advanced) and Quantitative Analysis, General Physics, General Economics, Corporation Finance, Government, History, and English are recommended. Advanced standing is offered St. John's graduates who plan to take engineering degrees. At Johns Hopkins University three scholarships are offered in engineering to graduates of St. John's College. The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree includes the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever the latter degree was formerly required. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Though primarily a college of the Liberal Arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. Its degree is accepted by these institutions and in many cases is approved for advanced standing. For those who are interested in professional preparation the following information is offered : Medicine. Students wishing to study medicine are given special attention at St. John's. Although a two-year pre-medical course is offered which will fit the student for admission to some schools of medicine, the student is strongly advised to spend at least three and ' preferably four years in preparation. The best medical schools require a bachelor's degree for admission. Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, the pre-medical student pursues courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, and Modern Languages. Based upon the success of his pre-medical work, an application is made in his senior year for admission to the medical school of his choice. The degree from St. John's is recognized by the best medical schools of the country, and the graduate who has maintained the necessary scholastic standard may expect to be admitted to any of these schools. Any student completing satisfactorily the special two-year premedical course may, if he prefers, take the two additional years and receive his degree. The two-year course is identical with the first two years of the four-year course except that Physics in the former course is taken in the second year instead of the third. Schedules for pre-medical students are arranged to satisfy the requirements stipulated b) the various medical schools for admission. Engineering. Three years of Mathematics covering the subjects of Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytics, Calculus, Differential Equations 1 ZS Law. Students who are planning to study law may take their major either in Social Science or in History, Government, or Economics. Additional courses will be suggested to supplement the major requirements of such students. Business Administration. Students who anticipate either going into business after graduation, or continuing in graduate studies in this field are advised to major in Economics. Schedules of study will be arranged to include courses in Psychology, Statistics, and Government. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION 26 ELECTIVE SUBJECTS Application for admission should be filed by every candida.te before May first. A complete trarucript of the subjects offered for adm4ssion should be submitted before September first by the principal of the last school attended. At the same time every candidate must present the names of two persons who are able to submit testimonials of good character. The school principal or headmaster is also asked to submit a recommendation concerning the cha.racter and personaility of the candidate. Methods of Admission. Students may enter by certificate, by examination, by a combination of both when the units offered are insufficient, or as special students. General Requirements. The general requirement·for admission is a high school education, including the standard fifteen units of -college entrance requirements. Students who have pursued technical, commercial, or agricultural subjects which are not acceptable as entrance units may take examinations in subjects in which they are unable to present the required credits. Courses acceptable as entrance units are listed ·under ~· Table of Requirements for Admission." Credit Units.· A unit of entrance credit signifies credit received for a full year of high school work in one subject with not less than four periods a week. In the case of English, four years of high school study receive three units of credit. Table of Requirements for Admission. For admission in good standing candidates for admission must present fifteen units, of which five and one-half units may be elective. Nine and one-half units are required of all candidates as follows : · English . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 units Algebra and Plane Geometry .......... : . . . . . . . 2! units History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit Foreign Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 units * Laboratory Science . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit 9! units *Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one full course in science in college. (At least s! units must be offered in elective subjects) History .....•. I to S units (in addition to prescribed unit) Foreign Languages 1 to 8 units (in addition to prescribed units) . Solid Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plane Trigonometry . . . . . . . . • . . . .. .. . .. . . . .. . . Plane and Spherical Trigonometry ...... ·. . . . . . . . Physical Geography . . .. . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~~~ ! ! I I unit unit unit unit unit ·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ :! Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemistry . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . General Science . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanical Drawing • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . Free Hand Drawing. .. .. . .. .. . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. Civics . . . . • . • . . . . . • • • . . . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . Problems of American Democracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I unit unit I unit I unit 1 unit ! unit 1 unit I unit I I In order that the candidate may learn promptly what action is to be taken on hls application for admission, blank forms on which grades and subjects are to be recorded are sent directly to the principal of his school. The candidate should send the name and address of the principal to the Dean early in the spring of the year in which the candidate hopes to enter. Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools giving a four-year course, and graduates of accredited private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination provided their certificates of graduation fully cover the fifteen units required for admission. A<hnission by Examination. Candidates who are not able to present the fifteen units of entrance credits in the regular manner will be permitted to take entrance examinations. Detailed information as to the work re, quired in any subject will be supplied by the Dean upon application. Entrance examinations will be given at the college in September ' as indicated on the College Calendar. �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In place of the examinations at St. John's, the candidate may take the regular examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board in June. The place nearest Annapolis where these examinations are held is the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Candidates desiring further information about these examinations should communicate with the Dean. Every application for examination which reaches the Secretary . of the Board on or before the scheduled date should be accompanied by an examination fee of $ro.oo, which may be remitted by postal order, express order, or draft on New York to the order of the College Entrance Examination Board. An application which reaches the Secretary later than the scheduled date will be accepted only upon payment of $5.00 in addition to the regular examination fee. When a candidate has failed to obtain the required blank form of application the regular examination fee will be accepted if the :. fee arrive not later than the date specified above and if it be accompanied by a memorandum with the name and address of the candi. ·date, the exact examination center selected, and a list of the sub· jects in which the candidate is to take the Board examinations. Candidates who have failed to file applications for examination may be admitted by the supervisor to all examinations except the Scholastic Aptitude Test upon payment of a fee of $5-00 in addition to the regular examination fee. Such candidates should present themselves at the beginning of the period of registration. They ' will receive from the supervisor blank forms of application which must be filled out and transmitted to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board. In order to exhibit their tickets of admission, to learn their examination numbers, and to obtain seats in the examination room,· candidates should report for a morning examination at 8: 45 and for an afternoon examination at 1: 45. An examination will close for candidates admitted late at the same time as for other candidates. The examinations will be held in accordance with the time, Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time, observed in the local schools. No candidate will be admitted to the Scholastic Aptitude Test :. late, that is, after 9: oo a. m. The Scholastic Aptitude Test, which will be held on the morning of Saturday, June 25, 1932, may be taken upon the completion of the school course or at the end of the third year of secondary school '. work. Each candidate desiring to take this test, even though he is i. to take no other examination, must file with the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board the usual application for COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF JUNE 20-25, 1932 The College Entrance Examination Board will hold examinations in June, 1932, at nearly 400 points in the United States and abroad.. A list of places at which examinations will be held will be published about March l, 1932. Requests that the examinations be held at particular points should be transmitted to the Secretary. of the College Entrance Examination Board not later than February 1, 1932. Detailed definitions of the requirements in all examination sub- , jects are given in a circular of information published annually about , December r. Upon request to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board a single copy of this document will be sent to i any teacher without charge. In general, there will be a charge of twenty-five cents, which may be remitted in postage. All candidates wishing to take these examinations must make application by mail to the Secretary of the College Entrance Ex- · amination Board, 431 West n7th Street, New York City. Blank forms for this purpose will be mailed by the Secretary of the College Entrance .Examination Board to any teacher or candidate upon request by mail. The applications and fees of, all candidates who wish to take the examinations in June 1932 should reach the Secretary of the Board · not later than the dates specified in the following schedule :· For examination centersIn the United States east of the Mississippi River or on the Mississippi ................................... May 30, 1932 In the United States west of the Mississippi River or in Canada ......................................... May 23, 1932 , Outside of the United States and Canada, except in Asia .. May 9, 1932 In China or elsewhere the Orient ................... April 25, 1932 in 29 �'i i 1 1I 30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE examination. Application blanks will be sent to any teacher or · candidate upon request by mail to the Board. If the Scholastic Aptitude Test is taken in connection with other examinations no additional fee is required ; if taken alone the fee is $10.00. A week or more in advance of the Scholastic Aptitude Test each candidate who is to take the test will receive a booklet containing, with explanations and instructions, a specimen test, the blank spaces · of which are to be filled in by the candidate. In order to secure admission to the test the candidate must present not only his ticket , of admission but also this booklet with the spaces filled in as re- 1 quested. The supervisor will admit no candidate to the examination room without this booklet. Admission on Trial. Certain students who, although they are unable to present certificates covering the required fifteen units, give sufficient evidence of their ability and their will to do satisfactory college work are admitted on trial. Students who are admitted on trial are, at the time of admission, told exactly what prescription must be fulfilled to make up their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from trial. ' • ; . Admission as Special Students. Mature students presenting evidence of exceptional intellectual ability, who lack the requisite entrance units, may be admitted as special students. If, at the end of the second year, such students hav~ attained a general average of C and have completed the re- · quirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full 1'. Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. ·· Candidates fo:i: admission whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, who desire credit for information gained vocationally or by private study, or who graduated from high school • a number of years before seeking admission, will be required to take examinations whenever a question of preparation arises. It .: is also advised that all those who expect to take examinations · comm~nicate with the Dean in regard to their credit by June 1st. 31 · Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but in no case are they admitted as candidates for a graduate degree. Admission to Advanced Standing. All students coming to St. John's from other institutions and desiring advanced standing, must first submit official statements from such institutions showing a list of courses pursued after entrance at those institutions, grades attained, and an honorable dismissal. Examinations may be required by the Committee on Admission. EXPENSES For students entering St. John's College in September, 1929 and thereafter the fixed charges are as follows : Tuition . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . $JOO per year Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 50 per year Board . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . JOO per year Medical fee .. . .. . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . IO per year Athletic fee . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO per year IO per year Student activities fee............. Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78o per year This total of $78o for the year will be payable as follows : $240 on September 23rd, $225 on November 30th, $165 on Febru, ary 11th, and $150 on April 30th. No fees or charges will be '· refunded. The following table indicates the distribution of these charges: Payable -Sept. 23 ................ Room rent ............. ·, Board ................. $go 45 90 Medical fee ............. 5 ' Athletic fee ············ 5 ·· Student activities fee .... 5 Total .............. $240 Payable Nov. 30 $go 45 90 Payable Feb. I I $60 JO 60 5 5 Payable April 30 $JOO ISO JOO IO IO IO $ISO $780 s ~25 $I65 Total $60 JO 60 For each new student there is also a matriculation fee of $15 ;••payable when the application for admission is filed. With the excep; tion of traveling expenses, laundry, laboratory fees, and incidentals, . $800 will cover actual college expenses for the year. �iI 32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE State appropriations and endowment funds enable St. John's to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. Except for the first payment, bills are issued fifteen days before the date on which they are due. Delinquent accounts are reported to the Dean five days after the date on which installments are \ payable. Special Fees. Special fees are charged in scientific courses to cover the expenses for material, specimens, etc. The laboratory fee is specified under the description of the individual courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Laboratory , fees for half courses in the first half-year are payable September 23rd; for half courses in the second half-year on February nth. Fees in full courses are payable half on September 23rd and half on February r rth except where the fee for the full year is $25 when the payments are $15 on September 23rd and $10 on February nth. Students are also charged for breakage for which they may be responsible in the laboratories. For all graduates there is a diploma fee of $10.00 payable before · Commencement Day. 1 Additional Course Fees. The regular tuition fee provides for a limited number of courses. No freshman may carry a program of less than four courses or more than five courses, except with approval of the Dean. Courses in excess of five will involve payment of a $60.00 fee for a full , course and $30.00 for a half course. Students who are successful in · anticipating English r by examination are charged the additional course fee for all courses in excess of four both in the Freshman and Sophomore years. In the case of all Seniors, Juniors, and those Sophomores who took five courses in their Freshman year, the regular tuition fee provides for four courses only. Courses in excess of four for these men will involve an extra charge of $60.00 for a full course and $30.00 for a half-course. 33 Sophomores who took only four courses (including English I) in their Freshman year are allowed to take five courses without involving extra course fees. Additional course fees are not payable until April 30th. : Students in Residence. All students not living at home with their parents are required to live in college buildings (all fraternities are housed in college buildings) and to eat in the college dining hall. Room Assignments. Any student previously registered in college may, if he wishes, retain the room to which he has already been assigned. Each student must indicate his desire concerning rooming arrangement for next year before May first. Application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's office. Men wishing to room together must file their applications together. Assignments will be announced before May , fifteenth. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. Whenever practicable, the assign.ment is announced before college begins. No room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate has paid his matriculation fee of $15 to the College. Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of college except in the case of men who are returning to college early with the permission of the Dean. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during Christmas or Easter recess except by permission of the Dean. E51ch room is provided with the necessary articles of furniture : .bed, mattress, and pillow; chiffonier; study table; chairs. Rugs and window draperies are not provided. Bed linen and blankets are . , to be supplied by the student. 2 �--.i ,, 34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Dining Hall. The dining hall will be closed at any time when college is not in ', session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on Wednesday before the Thanksgiving recess and only supper on Sunday, the day preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas and Easter recesses, and only supper will be served on the day preceding the resumption of classes. II CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 SENIOR FELLOWSHIP The Senior Fellowship was created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November 1928. The resolution of the Board as amended at the meeting in May 1930 follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Resolved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected at the last quarterly meeting of , the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship1 shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immedi· ately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '32. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. I �- - -----.. ii CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENT AID 36 oreign Scholarships. ·:; To foreign students a limited number of scholarships providing 'free tuition and room rent. Holders of such scholarships may be 1equired to do five hours' work weeldy, if the college so requests, J,Ssisting language departments, tutoring, etc. The scholar is ex~cted to pay the regular charge for board ($300), the matriculation f!ee ($15), and the medical, athletic, and student activities fees [<$10 each). Students are aided somewhat in meeting the expenses of a college• · education at St. John's by certain scholarships paid from the income of funds in the hands of the Treasurer or in return for the aid • appropriated each year by the State of Maryland. Student waiters, · who are employed in the dining hall, are ordinarily upperclassmen, · men who have proved themselves worthy of this aid by their records in scholastic work and in activities. A few upperclassmen are ' employed each year as technical assistants in laboratories. By the generosity of friends and alumni of the college, there is also a Student Aid Fund, the income of which is used in loans to students who unaided could not meet the necessary expenses. These loans are executed under the same conditions as bank loans, but • they bear interest at the low rate of I per cent per annum, and are ..· not payable until two years from the date on which the student graduates or leaves the college. Upon some payment on the prin- · cipal, they may at that time be renewed at the legal rate of interest, 6 per cent. Recipients o:f these student aid loans are required to maintain an average of C in their college work to retain the aid. Applications from students now in college who have not maintained a C average can not be approved by the Committee on Financial Aid. Aid awarded for one year does not commit the college for any future award. All of these aids (except the scholarships awarded by the State. ; of Maryland) are to be applied for formally on the application blank provided by the Committee. Students in St. John's College must apply before June 1st. Prospective students must file their applications before September rnth. SCHOLARSHIPS Merit Scholarships. Two scholarships providing free tuition will be awarded by the Faculty on recommendation of the Dean, one to a member of the freshman class, and one to -a member of the sophomore class, who by their character and their attainments in scholarship and undergraduate life have demonstrated their capacity for leadership. These scholarships are tenable for one year. 37 verdy Johnson Scholarship. t. To a student planning to go into the graduate study of inter- ational relations, a scholarship providing free tuition. Awarded 1812, Minister to Great Britain in 1868. t in memory of Reverdy Johnson, of the Class of 'The J usserand Scholarship. To a French student, a scholarship providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Awarded annually in honor of Former Ambassador ;:Jusserand. The scholar is expected to pay the matriculation fee i($15), and the medical, athletic, and student activities fees ($IO 1 each). :The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. ' Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a 'ltudent of exceptional character and scholarship and established \Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic '!record. · ' ·'Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. ;. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who .enters St. John's College from that section of Maryland represented · y the Southern Maryland Society.· This scholarship covers tuition, ·board, and room rent and is renewable, provided the appointee akes a creditable record in his college work. Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America. \- Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to a student of . usual ability and integrity. The applicant is expected to submit 'evidence that he is of colonial descent and that he himself reveres �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the ideals and standards of his forbears. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent and is awarded for four years unless•. the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic, record. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 38 The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship. The income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna, M. D. Roeltle, awarded annually in memory of her son, Clifton c.• Roehle. ' State Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland, and one student from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a " Sena-', torial scholarship," providing free tuition, board, and room rent." Candidates for these scholarships should consult their County Board of Education for information regarding the competitive. examination. To one student from each county of Maryland and one from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore city, a "tuition scholar-· ship " providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships · should consult their County Board of Education for information. regarding the competitive examination. Retention of Scholarships. In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all his' courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C, '· the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. If. a student holding one of these scholarships leaves college for any reason before the end of the year, the scholarship held by him shall be declared vacant and cannot be re-awarded before the beginning· of the next academic year. Student Aid Loan Fund. Awards from the Student Aid Loan Fund are made in different · amounts varying according to the need and merits of the candidate. : In order that the greatest number of worthy men may be aided, : loans are ordinarily made to cover tuition or room rent or board, · rarely two of these. The regulations governing the fund provide that repayments are·{ immediately available for additional loans. The amount of money• · for use each year varies, therefore, considerably. 39 : Freshman courses are numbered from I to IO and I I to 20, ?ophomore courses from 21 to 30, Junior courses from 31 to 40, ' enior courses from 41 to 50. A course offered to any specific , ass is ordinarily open to any member of a higher class. A udent may register for any course offered to a higher class rovided he obtains the permission of the instructor concerned nd the approval of the Dean. Courses not given in the current 1.cademic year are bracketed. All courses are full courses running · roughout the year except where designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name and number each course indicates the examination group to which the course ·is assigned. . of 1· I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART P11onss0Rs BROWN (Chairman), ARNAUD, BACON, FITZGERALD, GROPP, HALSEY, KUEHNEMUND, SCOFIELD, SEGALL, AND STARR, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND RODGERS ART Survey of the History of Art. (m) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy ; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives .and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Contemporary Literature. Art 32. The Art of Classical Antiquity. 41 (v) A study of the Greeks and Romans as we know them through their fine and applied arts. · A study of American and European art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and the drama. M-W-Fat8. M-W-F at PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 4r. The Background of American Life. II. PROFESSOR HALSEY. ENGLISH English I. Section Section Section Section Section IO. A ; T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. B ; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR STARR. C; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. D ; T-Th-S at IO. MR. RODGERS. E ; T-Th-S at 9. MR. RODGERS.· General Literature.] An introduction to the study of literature, with class discussions, independent readings, and written reports. This course is ·offered as an· elective for students who are excused from the prescribed course in. English Composition. T-Th-S at .8.. Omitted in 1931-32. English 2I. The Modern Drama.] A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth and twentieth century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English· Grammar and the English Language as a useful tool. Frequent papers;: conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they. pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. [English PROFESSOR BROWN. (IV)' A study of Colonial America, its architecture, its furniture, its silver~· . glass, and pottery. Lectures, discussion, and conferences. Frequent' opportunity will be given the student to examine the materials of the' course at first hand. The course is open to selected students. W-F at I. . PROFE:SSOR BROWN. Survey of English Literature. A study of the main tendencies of English Literature froin Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and, in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. · M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR STARR. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. The Bible as Literature : The Old Testament.] A reading course in the literature of the King James Version of the Bible. T-Th-S at 8. First half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. . [English 27 2hf. The Bible as Literature: The New Testament.] T-Th-S at 8. Second half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. '[English 28 1 hf. The Legend of King Arthur.] The historical Arthur of the sixth century will be discussed in relation to the romantic figure of the Middle Ages, especially in Geoffrey of Monmouth and in Malory. The later stories of Arthur down to Tennyson and Edwin Arlington Robinson will be included. :M-W-F at 9. · First half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. 3 PROFESSOR STARR. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 42 [English 29 2 hf. English Nautical Literature.] · The course will discuss particularly sea-stories in English from Beowul( to John Masefield. Especial emphasis will be placed on the sea-novel. · Defoe, Smollett, Marryat, Cooper, Melville, and Conrad will be studied: carefully. M-W-F at9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 30 2hf. Advanced Composition.] Practice in the writing of prose, chiefly narrative. consent of the instructor. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. [English 31. Types of Literature.] A study of the various types of poetry in the first half-year, of prose ' in the second half-year. Intended primarily for students whose major · subject lies without the field of literature. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR B:ACON. English, 32. The Nineteenth Century. This course is intended to give a comprehensive view of the poetry ' and the prose (including the novel) of -the nineteenth century, from· Byron to Oscar Wilde. The change from the romanticism of the early ' nineteenth century poets to that of the Victorians, and the gradual development of the didactic purpose in prose of the period will be especially emphasized. There will be frequent class-room discussions, · and occasional papers. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 33. The Seventeenth Century.] Particular attention will be paid to John Donne and his School, Ben Jonson, Milton. Dryden, and the Restorationi Dramatists. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 43 ·[English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to l8oo.] A study of the English Drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. 21. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. The Eighteenth Century. (1x) English Literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the Eighteenth Century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political. social, and intellectual backgrounds. Admission by consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite: English Th from 9 to II. 21. PROFESSOR BROWN. '{English 36 1hf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Century.] A survey of English romantic poetry from .Anne of Winchelsea to Wordsworth. Important poets studied will include Thomson, Gray, Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Tuesday at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. ·fEnglish 37 2 hf. Romantic Poetry of the Nineteenth Century.] Byron, Shelley, Keats, Arnold, Browning, Tennyson, -and Swinburne will be studied in detail. Tuesday at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. �'l i I 44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [English 38. American Literature.] Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the:; New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whit-, man· the Frontier and the South. 'When possible this literature will be studled as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 41. M-W-F at IO. Omitted in 1931-32. 41. Chaucer. The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in 1 class. In addition the minor poems, The Boak of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important ' works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green , Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-W-F at PROFESSOR STARR. [English 43. Medireval Literature.] A Study of the most important writings in English from the twelfth to : the fifteenth Centuries. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR STARR. English 45. Shakespere. A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the five great tragedies. Special attention will be , given to Shakespere's theory of tragedy and to the philosophical and religious views contained in his principal plays. M-W-F at A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 3. English 1 IO. PROFESSOR BROWN. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. 50 hf. English Conference. Course 50 is intended for those who like to read widely and independently. The subject matter of the course will vary with each student, according to his needs and inclinations. Members of the course will meet the instructor once a week individually, or in small groups. Papers on assigned topics will occasionally be required. Half course extending throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR STARR. 11. Required of those English Majors who desire the recommen- •, dation of the Department for graduate study. . 45 (xx) ' nglish 49. The Novel. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.J M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BROWN. English CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FRENCH I. Beginning French. (xvr) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. Intermediate French. (xvu) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French I, or two years of high school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. Section B; M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. ~French 11. Introduction to French Literature. (rv) A summary view of French literature illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �---~ 'I ,I 46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4i. Nineteenth Century · and Contemporary French Literature. (VI) French 13. French Composition and Conversation. Required of French Majors. , Pre-requisite : French I, or two years of high school French. : M-W-F at I. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 15 1 hf. French Literature and Civilization. From the origins to the French Revolution. In English translations. M-W-F at IO. First half-year. A study of the literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and neo-romanticism will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite : French 11. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR SEGALL. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 16 2 hf. French Literature 'and Civilization French Revolution. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the ' Rank List. M-W-F at IO. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 21. Voltaire. A study of his life and works. Aspects of Voltaire as a poet, conteur, · dramatist, historian, wit, correspondent, etc. His debt to foreign litera- : ture ; his influence. Lectures and collateral reading in French and English. M-W from 4 to 5: 30. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. [French 25. Sixteenth Century French Literature.] Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR ARNAUD. [French 3I. Eighteenth Century French Literature.] The literary movements of the Age of Reason and· their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, · such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, : will be studied in some of their representative works. A good reading • knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite : French 11. M-W-F at2. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR SEGALL. 47 GERMAN I. Beginning German. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR GROPP. ·Section B; M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR GROPP. Intermediate German. (11, VIII) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German I, or two years of high school German. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR GROPP. German 20. Modern Literature. (v1) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high school German. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. Scientific German. ( v) Intended for students specializing in sciences. Pre-requisite: German IO, or three years of high school German. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR GROPP. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 48 bi-eek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology. German 25. Introduction to the History of German Civilization. 49 (v) Study of the Myths as they appear in Ancient and Modern Literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. , To give any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. M-W-F at r. M-W-F at r. MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. Homer, the Odyssey. [German 26. History of German Civilization during teenth and Twentieth Centuries.] Readings from the second Homeric poem; study of its literary influence. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. ' The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art in the past and present time. Some · account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite : Greek M-W-F at IO. MR. Pre-requisite: German 25, or History 2I with consent the instructor. M-W-F at r. Omitted in 193I-32. Pre-requisite: Greek 2r. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in I931-32. GREEK Greek r. Beginning Greek. Elements of grammar and composition; readings from simple texts. M-W-Fat II. MR. KIEFFER. Gr~ek 21 1 hf. Xenophon. Reading of the first four books of the ANABAsrs. Pre-requisite : Greek M-W-F at IO. First half-year. , [Greek 33. Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets.] I PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. 1. KIEFFER. Plato ; Greek Tragedy.] German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. Tuesday at 7: 30 p. m. I. Readings from Plato. Study of two representative plays of the tragic poets, together with the historical development of the Greek theatre. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Open only to men majoring in German. In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. Pre-requisite: Greek 2r. r-Th-S at II. Omitted in 193I-32. Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy. (v) A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. M-W-F at r. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. (m) . MR. KIEFFER. �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Greek 36 2hf. Greek Cults and Religious Pradice. A study of the origins and development of the forms, rites, and beliefs of Greek religion from the earliest times to the establishment of · Christianity. Open only to Juniors and Seniors with the consent of the instructor. Will be offered only if there is· sufficient! demand. T-Th at 1. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 4I hf. Greek Prose Composition.] Study of the structure of the language by means of composition in Greek. Both set exercises for translation and original composition will · be used. Half-course running throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in I93I-32. LATIN [Latin r. Beginning Latin.] Elements of grammar and composition; first four books of Cresar's Gallic Wars. T-Th-S at IO. Omitted in I93I-32. [Latin 11 2hf. Nepos and Sallust.] Readings principally from Cornelius Nepos, together with study of Latin. prose composition. General introduction to Roman ; civilization. Pre-requisite: Latin I, or two or three years of high school Latin. T-Th-S at II. Second half-year. Omitted in I93I-32. Latin I2 2 hf. Virgil, JEneid. Reading of the first six books of the Aeneid. Study of the literary and historical value of Virgil and the epic as a · poetic form. Collateral study of the literature and history of the Augustan Age. 51 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE . Pre-requisite: Latin I, or two or three years of high school Latin. T-Th-S at IO. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. .Latin I3 1 hf. Cicero, C::esar, and the Historians. (x) Selections from Cresar not read in high school, from Cicero's Orations, Sallust, and Livy. Pre-requisite: Latin I, or two years of high school Latin. T-Th-S at IO. MR. KIEFFER. IS. Roman Law. (rx) Rt;!!:dings principally from the Institutes of Justinian. Study of the development of legal procedure and the Roman constitution. For prospective law students. Pre-requisite : Latin T-Th-S at 9. I, or two years of high school Latin. MR. KIEFFER. Lyric Poetry of the Golden Age.] Careful survey of Latin poetry from Ennius to Juvenal, completed with intensive study of the works of Horace and Catullus in their literary and historical backgrounds. Pre-requisite: Latin I I and I2, or four years of high school Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in I93I-32. ·[Latin 22 2 hf. Silver Latin: Tacitus, Martial, Juvenal.] M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in I93I-32. '[Latin 23 1hf. Letters of Cicero and Pliny.] Detailed studies of those aspects of Roman civilization portrayed by these authors. Collateral readings in English. �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite : Latin I I and I2, or four years of high school ' Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in I93I-32. [Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence.] Reading of a representative play of each ; study of the antecedents, development, and historical influence of the Roman theatre. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in ~931-32. Study of the structure of the language by means of Composition in Latin. ~oth set exercises for translation and original composition will be used. Half-course running throughout the year. Thursday at 2. Omitted in I93r-32. Class study of Lucretius' De rerum natura, Cicero's Tusculan Disputations, Seneca's Moral Essays, with collateral readings in other philosophical works of Cicero, in Virgil, Manilius, and others. Pre-requisite: Latin 21, 22, 23, or 24, or four years of high school Latin passed with grades of B or better. T-Th-S at II. MR. KIEFFER. SPANISH (I) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Pre-requisite: Spanish r, or two years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Introduction to Spanish Literature. (xv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Spanish Composition and Conversation. (v1) .A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 25. Spanish Life and Culture.] Latin 33. Roman Philosophy and Science. M-W-F at 8. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Latin 3I hf. Latin Prose Compostion.] Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. •Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. · 53 A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilizati~n as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, read· ings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in I93I-32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 3r. Modem Spanish Novel.] A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or four years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I93I-32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �11 54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 35. International Economic Problems. [Spanish 4I. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or four years of high school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I93I-32. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS ALLES (Chairman), HUNTER, KINGSBURY, McLAREN, STRYKER, 55 (xr) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports, and papers on assigned topics on selected problems in International Economics including reparations, war debts, international control of raw materials, and economic imperialism. Pre-requisite: Economics 2r. T-Th-S at rr. MR. DUNCAN. History of Economic Thought. (IV) A conference and reading course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. AND WYCKOFF, AND MESSRS. DUNCAN AND RODGERS. GOVERNMENT American Government. ECONOMICS Economics 2r. General Principles. A study of the economics of living and an analysis of economic laws. Section A; M-W-F at Section B; M-W-F at IO. IO. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. MR. DUNCAN. Economics 3r. Industrial Problems. This course will consider problems of industrial relations and the significance of tendencies in the forms of business organization. Pre-requisite: Economics 2r. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (rr) The introductory course required of all students majoring in Government. Origins and development of the American form of government : federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted ti> the federal government; one-third to state and local government. Empha_sis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. The class will meet as a group for the lecture on Monday, and will be divided into three. sections for the additional two hours. · Section A; M-W-F at 9. Section B; M-W-F at I 1. Section C; M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND MR. DUNCAN. Government 21. Governments of Europe. (rx) The subject of money, credit, and banking will be studied in its relation to investment and corporation finance. A survey rather than specialization will be the purpose of this course. An analysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the principal European states, and a comparison with American institutions and practices. The shift from monarchical to democratic forms; the rise of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. Pre-requisite: Economics 2r. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Pre-requisite : Government r I. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Economics 32. Financial Problems. (x) �~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ! 56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 23. State and Local Government. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (Iv) A more detailed study of the organization and functioning- of state, municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into public life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with special reference to the State of Maryland. Pre-requisite: Government M-W-F at II. I 1. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 31. History of Political Ideas. (m) A study of the theories of politics and of government from classical times to the present day, intended to show the evolution of systematic political reasoning and the basis of modern political thought. The ideas of the philosophers on such subjects as political liberty, democracy, sovereignty, the best form of government, anarchism, socialism, and problems of international order, will be studied. Open only with 'the consent of the instructor to students whose interests and training fit them for the course. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 41 1 hf. International Relations. (xvi) A survey of the present-day factors affecting international relations : nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial minorities, militarism and armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (1) Government II; (2) Government 21, or Government 31, or History 31. T-Th from I to 2: 30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND MR. DUNCAN. Government 42 2 hf. International Organization. (xvi) The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a . , law of nations. Pre-requisite: (1) Government II; (2) Government 21, or Government 31, or HistOry 31; (3) Government 41. T-Th from I to 2: 30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. 57 [Government 43 1hf. Political Parties.] The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisite: (1) Government II; (2) Government 23, or Government 3 I. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 193I-32. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 44 2hf. Constitutional Law.] A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisite: (I) Government I I ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 31. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 193I-32. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. HISTORY History 1. Historical Survey. I (xx) An outline of human development, political, economic, religious, intellectual. Intended for students taking but one course in history and as a pre-requisite for men majoring in history. Section A; T -Th-S at 9. Section B ; T-Th-S at I 1. PROFESSOR STRYKER. . [History 21. Medi::eval European History.] A course in the foundations of modern Europe and America from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. T-Th-S at 11. Omitted in I93I-32. I �! I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 58 History 23. English History. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 25. The History of the United States. (xm) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. M-W-F at 2. MR. RODGERS. History 31. Modern European History. (xx) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the European War of 1914-1918. Section A; M-W-F at 8. Section B; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 32. Constitutional History.] A study of constitutional development in England and the United States. A lecture course with required readings and semester reports. Pre-requisite : History T-Th-S at IO. Omitted in 1931-32. I (xr) Philosophy 11 1 hf. Logic. IO. or History 23 or Government 1 I. The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Firs~ half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2hf. Introduction to Philosophy. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. 1 • The study of the development of American economic life from the colonial beginnings to the present. Conducted as a seminar. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR HUNTER. (xm) This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. The rise and development of the mo~ern political system. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. M-W-F at rr. MR. RODGERS. (xx) Philosophy 15. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 44. American History Since the Civil War. (xr) The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God; freedom; and immortality. [History 34 American Economic History. J History 42. History of American Life. 59 PHILOSOPHY (m) A survey of English history. M-W-F at CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (xv) Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR ALLES. �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume. (v1) 61 [Philosophy 42 2 hf. Schopenhauer.] An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philo&ophy based on the reading of An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. THE WoRLD AS WILL AND IDEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy I2 or 3I, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-Fat2. Second half-year. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in I93I-32. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion. A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion. (vu) The course falls into two parts : I. The Psychology of Religion in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. Tlie Philosophy of Religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at3. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology II 1 hf. Introduction to Psychology. A survey course intended to develop some insight into the modern trends in psychology. Outside reading required and emphasized. Section A ; T-Th-S at 10. Section B ; T-Th-S at I I. First half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology I9 2 hf. Educational Theory. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite : Philosophy 3 I. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. Omitted in I93I-32. Section A; T-Th-S at Section B ; T-Th-S at Second half-year. IO. I I. PRoFESSOR McLAREN. ' (vm) Many of the fundamental problems of human behavior will be analyzed from an objective and naturalistic point of view. Pre-requisite: One year of a natural science (preferably Biology) or one year of Philosophy (preferably History of Philosophy). T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR ALLES. (X, XI) A study qf the bearing of modern psychological theories and data upon educational theories and practices. The meaning of education as understood by progressive educators will be discussed and emphasized. The course is especially designed for first-year students and for sophomores. Psychology 30. Advanced Psychology. [Philosophy 4I 1 hf. Plato.] (X, XI) �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Psychology 3r 1 hf. Social Psychology. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (II) A course in social behavior, and the contributions of psychology to the solutions of its problems, rather than a course strictly in the psychology of social behavior. It will stress the individual's social relations, social adjustments, and social control. Pre-requisite: Psychology 2r (General Introduction to Psychology, as given up to r930-31), Psychology II 1 hf or one full course in Biology, Economics, or Philosophy or two full courses in Government. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR McLAREN. [Psychology 32 2 hf. The Nature of Human Nature.] In this course an attempt will be made to discover and explain how habit patterns are built into the human organism. Pre-requisite : Psychology r r 1hf or the equivalent. Second half-year. Omitted in r931-32. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 35 2 hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology. (n) In discussing behavior deviations, an attempt will be made to get at social causes and to steer a realistic course among numerous metaphysical and romantic theories. The course should be of especial value to pre-medical students and to students of literature. Open only to Juniors and Seniors who have already had one full year of Psychology in St. John's College. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. [Psychology 4r. Modern Educational Practices.] This course should be taken by prospective teachers as fundamental background :for future study. The course will aim to set up a sound concept of the purpose of education in the broadest sense, and then to discover the best means of achieving the ends of such education. Particular emphasis will be given to organization, administration, teaching methods, curriculum contents, and student activities in high school and college. Pre-requisite: Psychology T-Th from 2 to 3.30. Omitted in r93r-32. II 1 hf, or the equivalent. PROFESSOR McLAREN. 63 III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS BERNHARD (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BINGLEY, EASON, MCFARLIN, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (xvm) General principles of animal life, with an introduction to Histology, Embryology, and Genetics; and a survey of the common groups of animals, with laboratory work on the anatomy and physiology of type forms. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $20.00. Section A; Recitation, M-F at II. Laboratory, W-F from I to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B ; (Pre-medical students) . Recitation, W-F at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from I to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology r5 2hf. Field Zoology. (xxr) Observation of local animals iri their native habitats, both land and water. Animals collected may be brought to the laboratory for further study and classification. Laboratory fee, $ro.oo. M-S from r to 5. Second Half Year. PROFESSORS APPEL AND BAYLIFF. Biology .I9 2hf. History of the Germ Cells. (1) A study of the mechanics of the genesis of the germ cells, of fertilization, and of early development prior to organogeny. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite.: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $ro.oo. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Thfrom I to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 64 Biology 20 1 hf. Readings in Biology. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (xu) This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Two hours of recitation. Open only to students who have had no Biology. T-Th at 1. First half-year. 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (m) A history of the highest type of animal structure as revealed throughout the vertebrate series. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. 22 2 hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. (m) A history of the highest type of animal structure as seen in the development of the chick and the pig. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Rec;itation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFF.SSOR APPEL. (x) A study of the principles of heredity and variation. Laboratory work will consist of experiments in breeding and problems for calculation. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. Second half-year. Biology 36 2 hf. Physiology. (1x) An introduction to the mechanics of living matter, as evident from experiments. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory.. Pre-requisite: One year of college work in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. T-Th-S from 9 to 12. Second half-year. [Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology.] (u) Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues of mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites : Biology 21 and 22. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, W-F at 9. Laboratory, M-W-F from 2 to 4. First half-year. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. PROFESSOR APPEL. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 30 1hf. Histology. Pre-requisite : Biology 30. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, M-W from 1 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology (vm) Training in laboratory methods, making microscope slides especially. Register only with consent of instructor. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR APPEL. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology ( Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. 65 A study of parasitic organisms as related to medicine and daily life. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 38 'hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12. First half-year. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. �,r.'1 ,., ,:, 66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 38 1hf. Invertebrate Zoology. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (:x.) A survey of the invertebrate animals, their morphology, physiology, ' and embryology. Special attention to forms transitional among the phyla. This course alternates in successive years with Biology 37 'hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college Biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to I2. First half-year. General Chemistry. An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four .hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; :Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to I2. Section B ; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at I. (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry ; the same course as Chemistry I with the exception that a one hour lecture replaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their major and have taken Chemistry I must take the one hour lecture given in Chemistry ~ on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to I2. (I) Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $I5.oo and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from I to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry 22 2hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND MCFARLIN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns" and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. CHEMISTRY I. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at I. Chemistry 2I 1hf. Qualitative Analysis. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Chemistry 67 Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21. Laboratory fee, $I5.oo and breakage. Recitation, M at I. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from I to 4. Second half-year, PROFESSORS ALLEN AND MCFARLIN. Chemistry 3I 1hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (vrn) Continuation of Part. I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 22. Laboratory fee, $I5.oo and breakage. Recitation, Th at 8. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4; W-F from I to 4. First half-year. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLIN. l �- ---------- 68 ------CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (r) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria ; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 and Mathematics Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W I to 5. Second half-year. 2r. (iv) An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry I or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at Ir. Laboratory, T-Th from I to 4. 21 PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Physical Chemistry, Part II. (IV) Pre-requisite: Chemistry 32 ; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at II. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. MATHEMATICS Mathematics I 1 hf. Algebra. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. (m) A seminar course. Two hours a week. Pre-requisite: Chemistry M-W at 10. First half-year. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 41 1 hf. History of Chemistry. 69 The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. :I and 33. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 2 2 hf. Plane Geometry. (1) This course is required of all students who have not offered Plane Geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (vm) Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (xix) This course aims to give a survey of Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized : to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. �70 CAT~LOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Section A; M-W-F at Section B; T-Th-S at Section C; T-Th-S at Mathematics 21. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. 11. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (m) Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. l\{ethods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. (1v) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life a~uities, and life insurance. M-W-F at II. First half-year. (IV) A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at II. Second half-year. Mathematics 31. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR \TEDOVA. (x1) In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOVA.. (x1) Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. . Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (vrn) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. (1x) An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to Differential Geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. Mathematic.al Analysis, Part II. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of .a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. T-Th-S at 8.' PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2hf. Statistical Methods. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. 71 PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements· of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound, and Light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 72 Physics 31. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Electricity and Magnetism. Electricity. Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science · this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry'. ; the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation . and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Physics 21 and Mathematics 21. Mathematics 21 may be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. 41. This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical· supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. 1 Physical Optics.] PROFESSOR EASON. This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from • the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough. preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1931-32. 31; Chemistry 2. Hygiene I. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body; removal of waste material from the body; physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene ; diseases in general; particular diseases. One lecture each week from'October 5 to December 7. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1931-32. PROFESSOR EASON. (11) Pre-requisite: Physics 31; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 73 31; Chemistry 2. Physical Training I. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for freshman teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in ·the fall ; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4, MR. NOVAK. 4 �Room Assignments, 1931-32 74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Physical Training 2. Advanced course in Physical Training. Two years of Physical Training . are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. NOVAK. tie R0<C>lll · Course Room , 21 ...................... McDowell 24 Government 21 .............. McDowell 35 ............... McDowell 24 Government 23 .............. McDowell 32 32 Government 31 .............. McDowell 36 41 : : : : : : : ............... BordleyRandall Government 41 ~hf ........... McDowell 23 House Government 42 'hf ........... McDowell 23 ' ogy 11, Sect~on A .... · Greek 1 .................... Instructor's Section B .... . Study ogy 15'hf ............ . Greek 2Phf ................ Instructor's 0 gy 20 1hf ... · · · · · · · · · · Study logy 21 'hf .. .. .. . .. . .. . Biology Greek 23 1 hf ................ McDowell 35 logy 22 'hf . . . . . . . . . . . . . Building Greek 24 'hf ................ Instructor's logy 30 1 ........... .. hf Study logy 34 2hf ........ · .. .. Greek 34 'hf ................ McDowell 35 logy 36 2hf ........... .. Greek 36 'hf ................ McDowell 24 logy 38 1hf ... : · ...... .. History 1, Section· A ........ McDowell 34 eroistry 1, Sect!on A ... . Section B ........ McDowell 34 ' Section B ... . History 23 .................. McDowell 31 ·emistry 2, Sect~on A ... . History 25 .................. McDowell 36 Section B ... . Chemistry History 31, Section A ....... McDowell 35 eroistry 21 1 ....... · · · hf Lecture Section B ....... McDowell 33 emistry 22 'hf ......... · Room and History 42 .................. McDowell 24 emistry 31 1 ......... · hf Laboratories History 44 .................. McDowell 23 eroistry 32 'hf ......... · Hygiene 1 ................... Chemistry emistry 33 . · · · · · · · · · · · · Lecture emistry 41 'hf ......... · mistry 42 .......... ·.. Room · 1h£ ................. McDowell 21 conomics 21, Section A ...... McDowell 33 Latin 13 Section B ...... McDowell 21 Latin 15 .................... McDowell 23 conomics 31 ............... McDowell 33 Latin 33 .................... McDowell 23 onomics 32 ............... McDowell 33 Mathematics l 1hf ........... McDowell 36 onomics 35 ............... McDowell 24 Mathematics 2 'hf ........... McDowell 21 nomics 41 ............... McDowell 24 Mathematics 11, Section A ... McDowell 36 nglish 1 Section A ........ McDowell 36 Section B ... McDowell 31 ' Section B ........ McDowell 36 Section C ... McDowell 31 Section C ........ McDowell 22 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 34 Section D ........ McDowell 22 Mathematics 25 1hf .......... McDowell 34 Section E ........ McDowell 22 !jnglish 21 .................. McDowell 23 Mathematics 26 'hf .......... McDowell 34 ;English 23 .................. McDowell 32 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell 21 nglish 32 .................. McDowell 23 Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 31 Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 22 nglish 35 .................. Instructor's Mathematics 45 ............. Instructor's Study Office English 41· .................. McDowell 36 English 45 .................. McDowell 32 ' Philosophy ll 1hf ............ McDowell 32 nglish 49 .................. McDowell 24 Philosophy 12 'hf ............ McDowell 32 Philosophy 15 ............... McDowell 32 .English 50 hf ............... Instructor's . Study Philosophy 31 ............... McDowell 32 : French 1 ................... McDowell 35 Philosophy 34 'hf ............ McDowell 31 ' French 2, Section A ......... McDowell 35 Philosophy 35 1hf ............ McDowell 24 ·• Section B ......... McDowell 35 Philosophy 36 'hf ............ McDowell 31 . French 11 .................. McDowell 22 Physics 21, Section A ..... }Physics Lec~·French 13 .................. McDowell 22 Section B . . . . . ture Room · French 15 'hf ............... McDowell 22 Physics 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and LaboFrench 16 'hf ............... McDowell 22 Physics 43 . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. ratories . French 21 ............... · · ·McDowell ~ Psychology ll 1hf, Section A .. McDowell 35 . French 41 .................. McDowe Section B .. McDowell 35 German 1, Section A ....... McDowell 31 Psychology 19 'hf, Section A . McDowell 35 Section B ....... McDowell 31 Section B . McDowell 35 German 10 Section A ....... McDowell 21 ' Section B ....... McDowell 31 ·Psychology 30 .............. McDowell 35 German 20 .................. McDowell 23 Psychology 31 'hf ........... McDowell 31 German 21 .................. McDowell 21 Psychology 35 'hf ........... McDowell 31 German 25 .................. McDowell 34 Spanish 1 ................... McDowell 33 Government 11, Section A ... McDowell 32 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Section B ... McDowell 21 Spanish 11 .................. McDowell 33 Section C ... McDowell 32 Spanish 13 .................. McDowell 33 �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 77 year course. In half courses the final examination is held at the , end of the course. GENERAL REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as high standards of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged, and the Student Council deals with many questions of student control. Any undergraduate who is unable to cooperate in maintaining these standards may be required to withdraw from college. Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his adviser after each grade period, that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the Mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Honor Regulations Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean in enforcing this regulation. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required to withdraw from college. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent • B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at midyears, within four weeks; at finals, within the first six weeks of the following academic year. Amount of Work Required. No regular student may take less than four courses in any year, except in the senior year in case he is a candidate for honors. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special permission of the Dean. Repeating Courses. A student may not repeat a course which he has passed in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may atone for the failure by repeating the course or by substituting another course. If the course failed is one required for , the degree or for fulfillment of the major requirement, it must be repeated. Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to carry more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be carried. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission for additional courses has previously been granted. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were :final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class (to the degree, in case of a senior). Examinations. Informal hour-examinations are held in all courses in both the first and second half-years,. in November and in March, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of the half-year. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the :first half-year, and final examinations are held at the end of the year in each full Requirements for the Degree. A student must have passed seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, have attained grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses, and must have secured credit for satisfactory work in the course in Hygiene and in Physical Training during the first two years. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Requirements for Promotion.* , For all students entering for the first time in September 1931, or .· thereafter, the requirements for promotion are as follows: To the Sophomore Class : A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class : A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in seven of which his grades must be C or higher. Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at Mid-years a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November hour-examinations is ordinarily warned by the Dean. He may, however, if the record is exceedingly low, be placed on probation in November. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record . · which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the lower class and placed on probation. . A student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to the next higher class, will have his connec- ' tion with the college finally severed. Men on Probation. Men placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to . regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. Men on probation will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance; they are not allowed to participate in any athletic contest with varsity teams. If the student is reported for any matter of * Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1931, are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: Four Courses (in addition to Physical Training). To the Junior Class: Nine Courses (in addition to two years of Physical Training). To the Senior Class: Thirteen Courses. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 79 discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. For failure to maintain an attendance record satisfactory to the Dean, a student may be placed on probation. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a college officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. Probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will ordinarily be lifted at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and other college exercises is required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who may ignore this rule, in warning men against further absences, and in placing men on probation who fail to cooperate. Unexcused absences before or after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Change of Program. Students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean, during the first two weeks in either half-year. A charge of $2 is involved by any change after this two week period. Filing of Study Cards. Each student is required to file his study card for the first halfyear before 4 P. M. on Registration Day. Each student is required to file his study card for the second half-year before 4 P. M. on the second Friday in January. Each student is required to file at the Dean's Office before May 14 a list of the courses which he proposes to take during the next college year. This list of courses must have been discussed with his adviser and must be signed as approved by the adviser. For failure to file any study card on time, without valid excuse, the student is liable for a charge of $2. �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Advisers. Freshmen are assigned to members of the Faculty who will act as their advisers during the Freshman year. These assignments are 1 made with great care to insure sympathetic guidance for each individual. Each prospective Freshman is asked to fill out the Adtnis- •· sion Blank fully so that the Dean may make this assignment wisely. Near the end of the first year (before May first), the student · chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. Before he · chooses the work of the Sophomore year, the student is assigned to · an adviser in the department of his major who will continue in the · capacity of adviser throughout the remaining three years. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register on Registration Day. With the permission of the Dean, a student may for a legitimate reason register after this day. Late registration involves the payment of a fee of $5. Excused Absences. If, by reason of illness or other unavoidable cause, absence from classes is necessary, the Dean may excuse the absence. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on recommendation of the college physician. Students must report all illness promptly to the Infirmary. The College Physician maintains <laily office hours at the Infirmary, at which his services are available without charge other ·than the Medical Fee required of all students. Students suffering· from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until released by the College Physician. The Rank List. After the Mid-year Examinations and after the Final Examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of the rank list on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except for those men whose requirements for the sophomore year are five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow: Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE · 81 Group II. Distinction. . . A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D m best four courses). Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. . . A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Dean's List. The Dean's List contains the names of all students who have ttained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. The list is a . . d f published twice a year, after the Mid-year exa~nat10ns an ~ ter the Final examinations. Men whose names are included remam on the list until the next list appears. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work ; they are allowed to observe the rules regarding attendance as they may wish and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse cif the privileges of the Dean's List over an extended time may bring about the withdrawal of any men from the list. Any man on the Dean's List who is placed on probation for any reason automatically loses the privileges of the Dean's List. Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English Composition (one course). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses) . 3. Any courses in languages prescribed by the major department. 4. Three courses in distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses. Prescribed English Composition. Each Freshman will be required in his first year to include among his four courses the prescribed course in English Composition, unless he has satisfied the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. An examination for exemption from this requirement will be taken by all new �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE students on the first day of the college year. Students who are successful in gaining exemption will be allowed to substitute an elective course for it. Credit for one full course will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen at the end of the year. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS 82 Language Requirements. Language requirements (if any) are prescribed by the individual major departments. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of the year, Freshmen are advised to .consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their programs. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : ( 1) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, (2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. In each of the two divisions other than the major division, the student must pass at least one elementary course, and must, in addition, pass at least one advanced course depending on dther of the elementary courses previously chosen. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in a laboratory science approved by the college, he must pass .at least one college course in a laboratory science. Required Freshman Courses. Four courses are required of all Freshmen, of which one must be the course in prescribed English Composition, unless the student is exempted from this requirement. The other three courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student will designate his major subject, and will be assigned an instructor in that subject as his adviser for the rest of his college course. At this' time he should plan with his adviser the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years so as to include in his three years the courses required for the major in the subject he has chosen .. It is advisable for him to schedule for the Sophomore year any elementary courses required. 83 Biology. Four full courses or their equivalent in Biology, including Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates) and Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two courses in Chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I) ; Chemistry 31 1hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II) ; Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I) ; Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the Getman requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NOTE.-Mathematics I I (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32. Classics. Three full _courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek A full course (or its equivalent) in Ancient History. Two electives selected with the approval of the adviser. Eunomics. Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics); Economics 31 (Industrial Problems); 1. I. �fl, Ii 84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 32 (Financial Problems); Economics 41 (History of Economic Thought) ; Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics) ; Psychology 11 1 hf (Introduction to Psychology); Government 1 l (American Government). English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 ( Shakespere) ; Four other full courses in the department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Junior year. By the end of their Junior year/ students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the History of English Literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German IO (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought). History 21 (Mediaeval European History) and History 31 (Modern European History) or its equivalent. NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 31 (History of Political Ideas) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); • Government 21 (Governments of Europe) or Government 23 (State and Local Government) ; CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 85 Government 41 1 hf (International Relations) and Government 42 2hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1 hf. (Political Parties) and Government 44 2 hf. (Constitutional Law); Economics 2 l (General Principles of Economics) or History 23 (English History) or History 2 I (Mediaeval European History): Psychology I I 1 hf (Introduction to Psychology) or Biology I I · (Beginning Zoology) . History. History l (Historical Survey) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 31 (Modern European History); History 25 (The History of the United States) or Government 11 (American Government) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology) or Psychology I I 1 hf (Introduction to Psychology) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 3 I (History of Philosophy). ·Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. �i,' ! •, 86 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy. Philosophy 11 1 hf (Logic); Philosophy 15 (Ethics); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) ;. Philosophy 3.S 1 hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2 hf (Psychology and Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 1 hf (Plato) ; Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in Psychology or in History. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism); Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Two full courses in Biology: Biology I I (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in Physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). NOTE.-Mathematics II (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerequisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition to the six courses of the major two full courses or their equivalent in college German and two full courses in college French. Additional courses advised: Chemistry 21 (Qualitative Analysis), Chemistry 22 (Quantitative Analysis), Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I) ; (Note pre-requisites.) Biology 30 (Histology); Enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medical school, that is," a reading knowledge" of scientific material. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 87 Psychology. Three full courses, or their equivalent, in Psychology; Biology II, either Section A or Section B; Philosophy 3 I. To be elected: Either (a) One additional unit in Philosophy; or (b) one additional unit in Biology ; or ( c) one additional unit in Physics; or ( d) one additional unit in Psychology. Recommended courses: Any Philosophy course, either a full course or a half course (one or more) : Biology 21 1 hf; Biology 22 2 hf; Biology 30; Biology 33 1 hf; Biology 34 2 hf; Biology 36 2 hf. Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2. Physics 21. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Economics 31; Economics 41. Government 3r. Greek 23 1 hf; Greek 36 2 hf. English 26 1 hf; English 27 2hf ; English 49. Any student who intends to do graduate. work in Psychology should learn to read German and French. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance Language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (Intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance Language. Social Sciences. One course in each Department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles); Government 11 (American Government) ; History 1 (Historical Survey) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; Psychology II 1 hf (Introduction to Psychology). Three additional courses in the Social Sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three Departments and must have the approval of the Departments concerned. Spanish. See Romance Languages. �88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees " with honor " and " with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete and fixed mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the college. The requirements for the degree " with honor " or " cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least So for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85. c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. He will be relieved of a maximum of two courses during his last two years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 89 which he has taken. A student to' win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the college, obtain an average of ' 85 or above. Degrees " with great distinction," or " magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. GENERAL INFORMATION CHURCH ATTENDANCE The college encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant EpiscopaL the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, thi> Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Herson; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. M. W. Royall; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Silas E. Persons; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Walter W. Vogelmann; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Clair; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. Mr. Cohen. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers: Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, President; T. West Claggett, Secretary-Treasurer. Headquarters of the association are at r9o8 First National Bank Building, Baltimore, Md. Local associations are organized throughout the country. STUDENT ACTIVITIES The college encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Student Council and the approval of the Committee on Student Activities. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the college grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. Par- �90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ticularly this council has supervision over questions of student conduct. It meets weekly. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, two Sophomores, and two Freshmen. Officers for the year 1931-32 are: George Durward Adams Selby '32, President; Daniel Horton Hancock, Jr., '33, Secretary. Athletics. The Athletic Council consists of five alumni, two faculty members, one student, and the Director of Athletics, the Dean, and the Comptroller. It has general supervision over all sports. Alumni Members: T. West Claggett, '91; Amos F. Hutchins, '06; Evelyn A. Harrison, ex. '06; Elmer G. Parsly, '06; John N. Wilson, '12: Faculty Members: Reginald H. Ridgely and Ford K. Brown. Student Member: William Bernard Athey, 32. Varsity and Freshman schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse ; informal games in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling although no intercollegiate schedule is m~in­ tained. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All college students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity and freshman sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The Rat_ Tat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. Both these student publications are free from faculty supervision. Fraternities. Three national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southern), and Alpha Kappa Pi, and two local fraternities, Phi Delta Sigma and Theta Psi, and one additional group, Delta Psi Omega, are provided with houses by the college. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. 91 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lectures and Concerts. Under the auspices of the Faculty Committee a series of lectu:es and concerts are arranged throughout the year. These entertainments, while they are intended primarily for students, are open to the friends of the college. .. . The Faculty Woman's Club also provides an addit10nal senes of lectures and concerts. The lecturers for 1930-31 included Julian Huxley on "Evolut . " · John Philip Hill on " The French Military Government ion ' in Alsace during the War"; Isaac Lobe Straus, " The B"lls of i Rights in Our Constitutional System "; and John D. Clark on "Russia and America." Among the lecturers for 1931-32 were Dr. Stewart Paton on" Psychiatry in our Daily Life"; Mr. Jason Westerfield on "The Sale of Fraudulent Stocks and the Fraudulent Sale of Legitimate Stocks"; Dr. Lewellys F. Bar~er,. "A Recent Trip to Russia"; and Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes on Pnson Riots their Cause and Cure." M~sical concerts were given by Arthur Hice, pianist; Au~tin Conradi, pianist; The Peabody String Quartet; and the Musical Art Quartet. Library Teas. The Librarian and her assistants arrange a series of teas in the reading room of the Library on alternate .Thursdays. arious faculty members and others talk briefly on topics of general m:erest. During the year 1931-32 Professors R. T. H. Halsey, Julian S. Duncan, Nathan C. Starr of the St. John's Faculty and Mr. Boies Penrose talked at these teas. y Honorary Societies. An honorary scholastic society recognizes high scholarship by electing to membership in Delta Kappa Phi those Juniors w~o have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore years, and at midyear of their Junior year ; and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in , the first group in at least two of these periods. �------------~----1 \'. I I 92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 93 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Delta Omicron recognizes the student's participation in extracurricular activities. A point system devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. The Osler Pre-Medical Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the German Club, and the French Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. A student dramatic club managed by students offers opportunity for experience in dramatics under the guidance of an experienced director. The King William Players presented Phillip Barry's The Youngest in 1930-31, and Erik Barnouw's Open Collars and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in 1931-32. Musical Organizations. The students maintain a concert orchestra and a band under the direction of Mr. Adolf Torovsky. Three concerts are scheduled for 1931-32. PRIZES To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal. Offered ' by the Board of Visitors and Governors. To the member of the Sophomore Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. To the member of the Freshman Class who attains the highest · average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered by' Rev. Martin Aigner, D. D. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college during the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. To the student who shall compose the best essay on " The Principles of Free Government," $25. Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. To the member of the Senior Class who has made the greatest progress in his Senior Year over the previous three years' average, a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta Sigma fraternity. To the President of the Student Council for the ensuing year, a gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha fraternity. To that student who in his record for the present year shows the greatest improvement over his record for last year, a gold piece. Offered by the Dean. To that member of the graduating class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, a gold piece, offered by the Theta Psi Fraternity. 11 �-.1''1.~ Ii i ,, 94 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 95 JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1933 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1931-32 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1932 Baltimore Kappa Alpha House William Bernard Athey ·Edward Samuel Balles Paterson, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, 16 Thompson Street Joseph Lyons Bean Cumberland Delta Psi Omega House Richard Ferdinand Blaul Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Foxboro, Massachusetts Kappa Alpha House Lawrence Lloyd Carpenter Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Paul Edmund Casassa Douglas Arnett Cole Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Linthicum Heights Home, Linthicum Heights James Williams Crabbe, Jr. Vladimir Frantisek Ctibor Ridgewood, New Jersey 36 Pinkney Hall Walter Staup Dorsey Westminster Phi Delta Sigma House Phi Sigma Kappa House Pittsfield, Massachusetts John Hannon Finn Samuel Joseph Fortunato Newark, New Jersey Infirmary Lee Ackworth Gordy · Baltimore Kappa Alpha House David Bernard Greengold Annapolis Home, 50 West Street Donald Bruce Hebb Baltimore Theta Psi House Bernard Adolph Heller, Jr. 16 Randall Hall Baltimore William Crowley Hoddinott Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Baltimore 6 Pinkney Hall Norman Kleiman John Genso Laferty Baltimore Theta Psi House Philip Lee Lotz Ellicott City Theta Psi House Tilghman McCabe Ocean City Kappa Alpha House Sanford Arthur Menczer Brooklyn, New York 9 Randall Hall Charles Howard Miles Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Henry George Miller Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Walter Charles Mylander, Jr. Cockeysville Phi Delta Sigma House Frederick Joel Nassauer Pikesville Phi Delta Sigma House Isaac Allen Newton, Jr. Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 34 Pinkney Hall Robert Maxwell Noblett Hackensack, New Jersey Kappa Alpha House Hugh Frazier Parker, Jr. Baltimore z Randall Hall Richard Heber Pembroke, Jr. Park Hall Delta Psi Omega House George Griffin Rudolph Baltimore Theta Psi House George Durward Adams Selby Baltimore Theta Psi House Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr. Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Frederick William Skating New London, Connecticut Theta Psi House Cameron Courtney Stearns Bel Air Phi Sigma Kappa House Allison Crusnach Trader Revell Station Home, R. F. D. Arnold John Williams Trader Revell Station Home, R. F. D. Arnold William Lee Waller Annapolis Home, 161 Green Street Edward John Ward Salisbury Kappa Alpha House Milton Edward Weaver, Jr. Perkasie, Pennsylvania Theta Psi House George Jones Weems Stoakley Phi Delta Sigma House Robert Garner Woodman Tenafly, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Fred Gerker Yerkes, Jr. Jacksonville, Florida 31 Pinkney Hall David Bums Zarr Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Alpha Kappa Pi House ,·Allan Elliott Anderson \James Ronald B~nnett , George Elmer Bliven ··James Gamaliel Boss James Fromhardt Campbell ·,,Edward Daniel Capell, Jr. , William James Carter ·. John Stewart Carver Nathaniel John Chew ·,Roger Burnham Cobb : William Francis Cullom, Jr. ' Lyman Morse Darling Gerald Frederic Dingman Emslie Nicholson Gault James Wesley Gray Hampton Daniel Horton Hancock, Jr. Charles Gilbert Hill, Jr. John Sebald Hofmeister, Jr. .·James Knox Insley, Jr. Lawrence Gallatin Jefferds John Adam Joh George Dugan Johnson James Herbert Fielding Jukes Edward Marion .B1enly Ellsworth Charles Knight, Jr. Joseph Leon Lingo Willis Keyes Lynch John Joseph Mason, Jr. Stanley Russell Mitchell James Deal Morris Ramon Mosteiro, Jr. Leonard Joseph Murphy David Campbell Ninde " Chris Peter Palivas James Barnett Parks William Algernon Percy, Jr. Philip Rumrill Piper David Hampton Pugh, Jr. William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey William Christian Sandrock Kenneth Sheldon Everett Irving Smith John Boak Smith David Reisinger Steele Enrico Joseph Tarantino Carl Strohm Thomas Vincent Tortorici Urban Chester Ullman Daniel Junior Ward Joseph Wright White Edward George Williams Joseph Kennard Wright William Allen Ziegler St. Louis, Missouri 16 Pinkney Hall Rhodesdale Theta Psi House Schenectady, New York l S Randall Hall Laurel Alpha Kappa Pi House Lonaconing Phi Delta Sigma House Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Bel Air Phi Sigma Kappa House West River s Pinkney Hall Salisbury Delta Psi Omega House Pelham Manor, New York Phi Delta Sigma House PrO'IJidence, Rhode Island 17 Randall HaU Palmer, Massachusetts 5 Randall Hall Ruxton 14 Randall Hall Princess Anne Theta Psi House Stockton Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, R. F. D., No. l, Annapolis Baltimore 18 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 14 Pinkney Hall Edgewood, Rhode Island l 7 Randall Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Severna Park Home, Severna Park Quantico Delta Psi Omega House Claiborne 45 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Milton, Delaware Alpha Kappa Pi House Alvon, West Virginia Phi Sigma Kappa House New York, New York l 6 Pinkney Hall W allinuford, Connecticut 19 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Brooklyn, New York 39 Pinkney Hall Oakland s Pinkney Hall Fort Wayne, Indiana 2 3 Randall Hall Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts West Street, Annapolis Drexel Park, Pennsylvania Theta Psi House Vienna Theta Psi House North Stamford, Connecticut 24 Randall Hall Poolesville z l Pinkney Hall Glen Burnie Home, Glen Burnie Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Worcester, Massachusetts l Randall Hall Alpha Kappa Pi House Oradell, New Jersey Annapolis Home, 23 St. John's Street Baltimore Theta Psi House Annapolis Home, l 44 Prince George Street Annapolis Home, 9 Franklin Street Brooklyn, New York 39 Pinkney Hall Woodbridge, New Jersey 17 Pinkney Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House Paterson, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Chestertown Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House �96 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1934 Clarence Kriss Anderson Charles Woodhull Baldwin Jesse Baptista Thoburn James Bard Stanley John Bartis George Ridgely Boyd Lawrence Palmer Crawford Brown Louis Francis Bruno, Jr. Edward Whalley Buckley Bernard Joseph Casassa David Mason Cheezum, Jr. Harold Way Conn Henry Merryman Cooper, Jr. Robert Clifford Crawford Edwin Pountney Davis John Dudley Digges Samuel Busey Dove, Jr. Paul Charles Dunleavy Harrison Golshan Dyar Charles Joseph .Eastman Wycliffe Rollins Eddy John Dixon Edinger John Herman Engel, Jr. Herbert Joseph Florestano Joseph Michael Florestano Fiorino Peter Froio Emil Alfred Gathmann, Jr. Jerome Daniel Goodman Edward Edgecomb Gray Dennis Franklin Green Lewis Herbert Griffith, Jr. Bryan Hancock Josiah Herman Hillegas, Jr. John Penfiel\l Hodgson Charles Edmund Jenkins, Jr. Karl Franklin Jund Lawrence Joseph Kelly John Harold Kilmore Francis Gibbs LaMotte, Jr. Howard Archibald Legg James Frederick Leslie William Thetford LeViness Ernest Carl Lyon Samuel James Macaluso Carl Char!es MacCartee Carl Edmund Maffeo William Bernard Matthews, Jr. Vincent Edward Mayer Anthony Frank Mileto James Henry Moore Vernon Joseph Novicki Robert Leutze Orvis James Andrew Phillips Edward Harrison Powley, Jr. Tilghman Beverly Price Manasquan, New Jersey Scarborough, New York New Bedford, Massachusetts Davidsonville Nashua, New Hampshire Barstow 22 Randall Hall Alpha Kappa Pi House · 30 Pinkney Hall Home, Davidsonville : 38 Pinkney Hall · 21 Pinkney Hali Peekskill, New York 13 Pinkney Halt ; Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House New Bedford, Massachusetts Phi Delta Sigma House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Preston 44 Pinkney Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Infirmary Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Westfield, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House LaPlata Theta Psi House Annapolis Home, 3 Acton Place Annapolis Home, 187 Prince George Street Washington, District of Columbia 7 Pinkney Hall Laurel Delta Psi Omega House Collinsville, Connecticut 6 Randall Hall ' Allenhurst, New Jersey 40 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Annapolis Home, 102 Prince George Street Annapolis Home, 134 Prince George Street Pittsfield, Massachusetts I I Randall Hall Catonsville Kappa Alpha House A nnapo/is Home, I 9 Randall Street Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Palmerton,, Pennsylvania West Street, Annapolis Easton Theta Psi House Indian Head 37 Pinkney Hall Pottsville, Pennsylvania 8 Randall Hall Berlin, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Dayton, Ohio Alpha Kappa Pi House Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York 35 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Stevensville 22 Pinkney Hall Towson Delta Psi Omega House Salisbury 10 Pinkney Hall Indian Head Phi Delta Sigma House Annapolis Home, 139 Prince George Street Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Newark, New Jersey 40 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Rockville Centre, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 107 Main Street Suffolk, Virginia Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House BaJdwinsville, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Quantico 1.0 Pinkney Hall Maplewood, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 33 Pinkney Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE William Selby Purnell Jesse Oliver Purvis, Jr. John Douglas Ramsay John Anthony Raudonis William Evans Reese Albert Ployart Rist Joseph Crandell Russell Noble Jefferson Russell Lewis Emil Scheffenacker Gust Skordas Henry Clay Smith, Jr. William Locke Sterling Harry Wellington Stevens, Jr. Norman Veitch Stevens Edward Maurice Sullivan Clifford LeVerne Talmadge Leroy Samuel Taylor Albert Lewis Vigilante Charles Whisler Walker Paul Edward Watson, Jr. Richard Andrew Watson Rowland Gosnell Weber Edmund Parker Wells Walter Miller White Ben McLean Whiting Horace William Witman John Gustav Woltereck Allan Sheldon Woodle, 3d Henry Allen Zajac 97 Berlin 4 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 40 Franklin Street Baltimore Theta Psi House Hudson, New Hampshire 38 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 9 Monroe Court Annapolis Home, 152 Prince George Street Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Annapolis Home, s Washington Street Cq,tonsville Delta Psi Omega House Kappa Alpha House White Plains, New York Winchester, Massachusetts 28 Pinkney Hall Washington, District of Columbia Phi Delta Sigma House Hartford, Connecticut I I Randall Hall 1o Randall Hall Southington, Connecticut Io Randall Hall Chester 28 Pinkney Hall Ossining, New Y01·k Sharon, Pennsylvania 14 Pinkhey Hall Salisbury Theta Psi House Kappa Alpha House Baltimore r 8 Randall Hall BaJtimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Mount Vernon, New York Salisbury 45 Pinkney Hall 'Plympton, Massachusetts Alpha Kappa :Pi House 22 Pinkney Hall Rising Sun Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Alpha Kappa Pi House Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Monson, Massachusetts 16 Randall Hall FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1935 James Frank Abell Charles Brooks Anderson Melville Lewis Bisgyer Edwin Wallace Black Gordon Keith Boucher Richard John Bragg Norman Charles Buckley Edward James Butterworth James Callard Charles Schoch Catherman, Jr. Burton Chance, Jr. Edward Gardiner Chaney Charles Patton Clark, Jr. Frank William Conner, Jr. John Francis Cooney Charles Edwin Dearing, 2d Edward DeLisio John Charles Donohue Paul Harris Drake, Jr. Robertson Drake William Robert Eaton Louis Eickwort, 3d . Benjamin Stevens Elliott Thomas Bayard Evans Compton Albany, New York Brooklyn, New York Bloomfield, New Jersey Grantsville Lancaster, New Hampshire New Bedford, Mass~chusetts Paterson, New Jersey Baltimore Cumberland 17 Pinkney Hall 27 Pinkney Hall 6 Pinkney Hall 9 Pinkney Hall 3 Randall Hall Delta Psi Omega House 3 Randall Hall 35 Pinkney Hall 44 Pinkney Hall Delta Psi Omega House Radnor, Pennsylvania 27 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 26 Murray Avenue Summit, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Wayne, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore IS Pinkney Hall Newton Centre, Massachusetts 15 Randall Hall Washington, l)istrict of Columbia 20 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 26 Pinkney Ha11 Newton, Massachusetts I Randall Hall Maplewood, New Jersey 44 Pinkney Hall Chester 37 Pinkney Hall New York, New York 7 Randall Hall Eastport Home, Chesapeake Avenue Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey 21 Randall Hall �1_1 :: '' 98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Walter Frederick William Evers Baltimore· 35 Pinkney Hali Alphonse Emanual Farone Saratoga Springs, New York 3 Pinkney Hall Harry Ferguson West Hartford, Connecticut 8 Randall Ha!! Oliver Wiley Folmar Troy, Alabama r8 Pinkney Hall Lawrence Donald Fusco Ocean City 2 r Randall Hall Humphrey Woodhouse Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylva..ia 32 Pinkney Hall George Morris Gelston Towson 19 Pinkney Hali William Gottschalk Gideon Baltimore 9 Randall Hall Raymond Meushaw Glann Baltimore 32 Pinkney Hall Max Glickman Annapolis Home, 145 'Main Street William Charles Gloth Bay Ridge Home, Bay Ridge Ben Gold Brooklyn, New York 41 Pinkney Hall Harry Parberry Green East Orange, New Jersey 26 Pinkney Hali Richard Tremaine Hall Pittsfield, Massachusetts 18 Randall Hall David Arthur Harkness Mutual 12 Pinkney Hall James Leslie Hays, Jr. Baltimore 23 Pinkney Hall Arthur Sewell Hughes, Jr. Passaic, New Jersey 32 Pinkney Ha!! Francis Geoghegan Hurlock Cambridge 12 Pinkney Hall Henry Francis Jacques Forest Hills, Long Island, New York 22 Randall Hall Elmer Arthur Jones, Jr. Princess Anne Giddings Avenne, West Annapolis Robert Evans Jones Wethersfield, Connectic·ut rr. Pinkney Hall Lawrence Kantor East Orange, New Jersey 41 Pinkney Hall James Richard Kelly Thurmont 20 Randall Hall John Arnold Knapp · New York, New Y01·k 21 Pinkney Hall Gerald Independence Kurtz Paterson, New Jersey 12 Pinkney Hall Angus Lamond Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Arthur Hungerford LaMotte Baltimore 23 Pinkney Hall Robert Henry Lampee New York, New York Delta Psi Omega House Charles Franklin Lee, Jr. Annapolis Home, P. 0. Box No. 34 Elmer George Linhardt Eastport Home, 495 Chesapeake Avenue William Calvin Lotz Ellicott City 9 Pinkney Hall Charles Benson McClure, Jr. Cleveland, Ohio 2 Pinkney Hall Henry David McCool Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Delta Psi Omega Hoose Edwin Kay McCrea Rock Hall 29 Pinkney Hall Stephen Philip McCrea Rock Hall 29 Pinkney Hall Donald Edward Stuart McGarrow Baltimore 12 Randall Hall Baltimore John Robinson Magruder 23 Pinkney Hall Annapolis John Dudley Martin Home, 185 Duke of Gloucester Street Washington, District of Coluinbia , '1 Pinkney Hall William Thomas Mason Elmer Lacy Meredith Federalsburg 2 .Pinkney Hall Frank Joseph Minnick Springboro, Pennsylvania 36 'Pinkney Hall Annapolis Roland Richard Most Home, 45 Woodland Avenue Harry Elmer Nelson Cleveland, Ohio 17 Randall Street, Annapolis David Eugene Nopper Baltimore 42 Pinkney Hall Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. Annapolis Home, 133 Duke of Gloucester Street Richard Seymour Olmsted East Hartford, Connecticut I 4 Randall Hall Edmund John Pacocha Gardner, Massachusetts I I Pinkney Hall William Burton Parsons Onley, Virginia 4 Pinkney Hall Francis Marion Powell, 2d Sharon, Pennsylvania Delta Psi Omega House William Gibbons Reed New York, New York 28 Pinkney Hall Robert Edwin Reardan Annapolis Home, 39 Upshur Road Charles Francis Rose Washington,- District of Columbia 24 Randall Hall Sidney Rosenbaum, Jr. Atlantic City, New Jersey 3 Pinkney Hall Catonsville John Barker Rowe 25 Pinkney Hall Thomas Ellier Rutley Baltimore r3 Randall Hall Robert H. Sander, Jr. Rutherford, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House Densil Hutchinson Sanford Midkiff, West Virginia Kappa Alpha House CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Benjamin Schiff Charles Griffith Sellman Edward Francis Shaughness Ephraim Roy S~awn, ~r. Beniamin Harrison Sh1plcy, Jr. Robert Allison Sindall, Jr. ·. Emil Smith Louis Ambrose Snyder Robert Noble Sosman John Hastings Stillman Morris Ezra Stoner John William Stmven, Jr. James Kennerly Taylor John Davis Taylor, 3d William John Richard Thomas Milton Howard Traynor David King Usher John Henry Von Dreele Henry Reginald Weeks Noel Leroy Welsh Dalton Middlekauff Welty Frank Kennedy Wilson, Jr. James Cornelius Wilson, Jr. Charles. Oliver Wingate, Jr. Austin William Winston Richard Sage Woodman Harvey Earl Young Waitman Burgess Zinn 99 Home, 85 Main Street Annapolis 19 Pinkney· Hall Poolesville 25 Pinkney Hall Catonsville Home, West Annapolis West Annapolis 8 Pinkney Hall Ellicott City 33 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 9 Pinkney Hall Catonsville 4 Pinkney Hall Hagerstown Delta Psi Omega House Westfield, New Jersey 2 Pinkney Hall Troy, New York 30 Pinkney Hall Garrisonville, Virginia r 5 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Home, 231 West Street Annapolis 2 3 Randall Hall Baltimore 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York 12 Randall Hall 22 Randall Hall Baltimore 6 Randall Hall Baltimore 7 Randall Hall Little Neck, New York r 3 Randall Hall Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Funkstown 138 Conduit Street, Annapolis Baltimore 2 Randall Hall Wethersfield, Connecticut 42 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House r 9 Randall Hall Tenafl:y.1 New Jersey Home, 122 Conduit Street Annapolis 6 Randall Hall Baltimore SPECIAL STUDENTS Eugene Paul Belcher John Alton Fromhart George Robert Gallagher Louis Harwood Green, Jr. Amado Rosabal Jiminez Graham A. Kent Robert Harold McCann Joseph Novak Santiago Urbano Parra Somodevilla Walter William Vogelmann Albert Rene Weiller Annapolis Rochester, New York Baltimore Annapolis San Jose, Costa Rica New Y.ork, New York Parkton Champaign, Illinois San Luis, Oriente, Cuba Annapolis Paris, France Home, 97 Market Street Kappa Alpha House Kappa Alpha House Home, 94 Shipwright Street 19 Pinkney Hall 2 Pinkney Hall Glen Burnie Infirmary 19 Pinkney Hall Home, r 6 Francis Street 28 Pinkney Hall SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS ••..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• JUNIORS ••.•••. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' ' ' '•" ' • ' ' ' ' ' •"" '"' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '"'" '• • SOPHOMORES .............................................................. . FRESHMEN SPECIAL • •• • . • • •• •• . • . . • • •• •• • •• • . • •• •• • •• • • •• • • • • •• • • . • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • 45 53 83 I09 ···································· ································ II TOTAL •••••••••••••••••••••••••• ' •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 30l �100 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Maryland ...............•......... I69 New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 New York ........................ 28 I6 Massachusetts Pennsylvania ... IS Connecticut ...................... . I I District of Columbia .............. . I I New Hampshire .................. . 3 Ohio ............................ . Virginia ......................... . Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 West Virginia ................... . Alabama Costa Rica ...................... . Cuba ............................ . Delaware ........................ . Florida .......................... . France Illinois Indiana Missouri Total DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 3, 1931 BACHELOR OF ARTS Summa cum Laude et Summo cum Honore Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr. (in English) .................................. West River Cum Laude et cum Honore William Parsons Campbell (in Chemistry) .............................. Hagerstown Cum Laude Philip Irvin Bowman .................................... Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Charles Edwards Athey .................................................. Baltimore George Louis Beneze . ................................................... Baltimore William French Blake ................................................... Baltimore Richard Tilghman Brice, III ............................................ Annapolis Alfred Halstead Cockshott. ................................... Jamestown, New York Ernest Ivon Cornbrooks, Jr ................................ Collingswood, New Jersey Henry Allen Czelusniak .................................... Chicopee, Massachusetts Joseph DeMello ........................................ New Bedford, Massachusetts Joshua Lemuel Dryden ................................................... Salisbury Wilbur Reginald Dulin ............................................ West Annapolis Harry Stanley Emrich, Jr ............................................... Baltimore Matthew Strohm Evans ........................................... Sherwood Forest Aymeric Andre de Faramond ......................................... Paris, France Louis Jefferson Fields .................................................... Crisfield Winson Gilbert Gott, Jr ................................................. Annapolis Louis Harwood Green, Jr .................................. Wheeling, West Virginia Ralph Seislove Guth ....................................... Allentown, Pennsylvania Edward Burgess Hines .................................................. Baltimore Snowden Hoff, Jr ....................................................... Baltimore Joseph Victor Iannantuoni. ................................. Waterbury, Connecticut Edward Andrew Kimpel, Jr ............................................. Baltimore James King ............................................................ Baltimore William James Klug, Jr .................................... Ridgewood, New Jersey' Preston Shirley Leonard ................................ Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Edwin Leroy Lotz .................................................... Ellicott City Robert MacCartee ................................. Washington, District of Columbia Lawrence .Luther Monnett, Jr ........................................... Baltimore CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 101 J\lbert Hutt Moore ................. · ... · .....• · ......................... Baltimore ·]!:Jmer Raymond Noyer ..........................•..... New Bedford, Massachusetts .Robert Bosman Pool. ................................................... Baltimore J hn Schriver Price ..................................................... Baltimore ;jJJiam Tate ~obinson, Jr ............................ Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii ':Rudolph Schmick ........................... , ............................ Preston .Anthony Joseph Scibelli. ........................................ Jamaica, New York Jess Arnold Scott. ... .' ........................................ LaGr.ange, Kentuc_ky ,.Antonio Hiram Susom ......................................... Arec1bo, Porto ~ico -James· Upshur Thompson ................................................ Cambridge James Edwin Tarbet, Jr ............................................... Cumberland .Glenn Harrison Warner ........................................ Deposit, New York ·Stephen Wolanske .......................................... Gardner, Massachusetts . ,Albert Joshua Zimmerman ............................................... Frederick As of the Class of r930 'Ferdinand Fader ........................................ East Orange, New Jersey . Rosser Ellis Mitchell ................................ · .. · · ................ M'arbury . Wilbur Samuel Phillips .................................................. Baltimore As of the Class of r932 Magna cum Laude et cum Honore Amos Broadbent (in Philosophy) .................................... Baltimore BACHELOR OF SCIENCE As of the Class ,of r926 Merrick ............................................ Wilmington, Delaware DOCTOR OF LETTERS (Honoris causa) The Reverend Thomas Edward Green Director, National Speakers' Bureau, American Red Cross Washington, District of Columbia HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 3, 1931 To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' a gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. SAMUEL PEACO CHEW, JR. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold medal. Offered ·by The Reverend Martin Aigner, D.D. LAWRENCE LUTHER MONNETT, JR. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the college during the year, $5 in gold. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. RICHARD FERDINAND BLAUL To the student who shall compose the best essay on " The Principles of Free Government," $25. Offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. HENRY CLAY SMITH, JR. �l 102 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exein. plified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant char. ' acteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney, Sullivan. INDEX EDWIN LEROY LOTZ To the member of the Senior Class who has made the greatest progress in his Senior ', Year over the previous three years' average, a gold piece. Offered by the Phi Delta · Sigma Fraternity. WILBUR REGINALD DULIN To the student making the best record in the study of history for the year, $ ro in gold. ' KENNETH SHELDON r To the retiring' President of the Student Council, a gavel. Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. LAWRENCE LUTHER MONNETT, JR. To some person, not a student in the college but intimately connected with the affairs · of the college, who in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women, ': as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 23, 1931 To the member of the Sophomore Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. JORN BOAK SMITH To the member of the Freshman Class who attains the highest average throughout the year, free tuition scholarship for the succeeding year. JEROME DANIEL GOODMAN To that student who in his record for the present year shows the greatest improvement over his record for last year, a gold piece. Offered by the Dean. CARL STROHM THOMAS 103 Absences, Excused . . . . . . . . . . . . So Fees, Special .................. 32 ' -Administration, Officers of. . . . . . S Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Admission by Certificate ........ 27 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . S9 < Admission by Examination ...... 27 General Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ' Admission, Methods of. . . . . . . . . 26 Geographical Distribution ...... mo Admission on Trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Grades ....................... 77 Admission, Requirements for. . . . 26 Historical Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . I7 Admission, Table of RequireHonor Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ments ............' ........... 26 Language Requirements . . . . . . . S2 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So Major Courses ............... ~2 Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . S9 Majors, Requirements for ....... S3 Athletics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 90 Meeting Rooms for Classes ..... 75 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Musical Organizations ......... 92 Board of Visitors and Governors. 5 Physical Training Staff. . . . . . . . . IS Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . S9 Presidents Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 , College Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Prizes ........................ 93 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I Prizes awarded June, I93I ...... IOI College Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Prizes awarded September, I93I. rn2 College Entrance Examination Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S Board ...................... 2S -Professional Preparation . . . . . . . 24 Committees of the Board........ 7 Promotion, Requirements for. . . . 7S Committees of the Faculty. . . . . . I6 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Courses of Instruction. . . . . . . . . . 39 Purpose of the College .......... 2I Courses, Required ............. SI Rank List . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . So Credit Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So Dean's List ................... SI Repeating Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Degree, Requirements for. . . . . . 77 Reports ....................... 77 Degrees conferred, I93I, List of .. mo Room Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Degrees with Distinction. . . . . . . SS Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Degrees with Honor. . . . . . . . . . . . SS Senior Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Dining Hall ......... : . .. .. .. . 34 Special Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Description An account of the resource Volume II, number 1 issue of the Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis. Published in March 1932. College catalog for the years 1931-1932 Bulletin Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/b633bd512d1c7ae8feea4d7f3de71d97.pdf 9b267fbe769cf6aec9fa438ee4045ca5 PDF Text Text VOLUME II . NUMBER 4 BULLETIN OF ST. JOI-IN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 1932-33 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER, 1932 Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter January 3r, 1931, at the post office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of August 24, 1912. �I ~ '. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION I. l. Freshman courses are numbered from I to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior Courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class ; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk ( *). The reading courses numbered in the fifties are open to Juniors regularly. The thesis courses numbered. in the sixties are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors ; such courses are marked by a dagger ( t). MID-YEAR EXAMINATION SCHEDULE January 19 to 28, 1933 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Group XX { Thursday, January 19. · · · · · · · · 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group IX 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Group II { Friday, January 20. · · · ·· · · · · · · 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group XVI Saturday, January 21 ......... { 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Groups VI, XV f 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Group III Monday, January 23. · · · · · · · · ·l 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group XVII 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Group XI { Tuesday, January 24. · · · · · · · · · 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group I 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Group XIX { Wednesday, January 25. · · · · · · 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group X I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART 9 A. M.-12 M ........ Group IV { Thursday, January 26 · · · · · · · · · 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group VIII · I Friday, January 27. · · · · · · · · · · · I 9 A M-12 M · · ·· · · · · · · \ Groups XII, XVIII PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, MUND, PENROSE, SCOFIELD, FITZGERALD, GROPP, KuEHNE- SEGALL, AND STARR, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND RODGERS Saturday, January 28 ......... ) 9 A. M.-12 M .. · .. ···Group V ART Art f 21. Survey of the History of Art. (m) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 3r. The History of Painting in Western Europe. (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives I I I �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 5 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy ; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art M-W-Fat 9. English 24 2hf. The Modern Drama. . A course m rapid reading in the nineteenth and t . with special attention ti! the period after Ibsen. wentteth century drama, I ' T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. 21. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 32. The Art of Classical Antiquity.] (n) [English 28 lhf. The Legend of King Arthur.] r A study of the Greeks and Romans as we know them through their !. The historical Arthur of the sixth centur ·1 ; to the romantic figure of the Middle A y w1 1 be ?1scus.sed in relation ges, especially m Geoffrey of Monmouth d · M 1 an m a ory. The later stories f Arth d Tennyson and Edwin Arlington Robinson will beo . own to fine and applied arts. include~~ M-W- Fat 9. Omitted in 1932-33. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. ·Omitted in 1932-33 . PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ENGLISH English I. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. PROFESSOR STARR. (xv) English 3° hf. History of the Printed Book. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English Grammar and the English Language as a useful tool. Frequent papers ; conferences ; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section Section English 21. A; T-Th-S B; T-Th-S C; M-W-F D; T-Th-S E ; T -Th-S at 10. at 9. at 9. at 10. at 9. ~he first half of the course, dealing with the printed book times to the seventeenth cent .11 b from modern second half, d~aling with ~~· P~:ntede b~:~~t by President Gordon; sixteenth centuries' will be taught bY p rof essorm the fifteenth and early Penrose. t?e Half~course running throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR STARR. PROFESSOR BROWN. PRESIDENT GORDON AND PROFESSOR PENROSE. MR. RODGERS. English 3 1 1 hf. Theory of Poetry. T-Th-S at 9. MR. RODGERS. Survey of English Literature. (m) [English 32 · The Nineteenth Century.] major in English. 10. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (x) A study of the significant prose fiction and poetry of England and ' : America during the twentieth c e n t u r y . I , 1 T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR STARR. (1x) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to M-W-F at (Ix) I . This course is intended to give a com h . . ( x) and the prose (including the novel) oirt~eens.1vet vie~ of the poetry Byron to Oscar Wilde. The. chan e from nme ee~t. century, from nineteenth century poets to that gof the tg_e roi:nantlc1sm of the early . Victorians, and the gradual development of the didactic p . urpose m prose of the p . d ·11 b eno w1 e especially emphasized There ·11 b f wi e requent class-room discussions, and occasional papers.' T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1932-33 . PROFESSOR STARR. • I �-------,, I I I I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 6 [English 38. American Literature.] En lish 33· The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. g . tr and prose of England from 1485 to This course will study the poel Y. oetry voyaging narratives, pica1650. Various typ~s sulch_ as yr:i~ exa:nined in their relation to the resque fiction, and trans ations, w English Renaissance. \' :e l Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 341hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800.] A study of the English Drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, ~ from Mar- lowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 9· First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. . I i M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR BROWN. I [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] M-W-F at I. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR BROWN. I ·' [English 4r. Chaucer.] . th d ath of Shelley The important t~~ ei:ht:enth century, .and the French English Literature from. I writers .of th: 'Restorad~10dn, .th their political. social, and intellectual Revolution will be stu ie w1 backgrounds. I. Pre-requisite: English 21. Hours to be arranged; I\ M-W-F at 1r. Required of those English Majors who desire the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR BROWN. Cen~ury.] , PROFESSOR STARR. g n lish romantic poetry from Anne of Wmchelsea to ~:;:;-;~rt~~ ~;portant poets studied will include Thomson, Gray, Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Tuesday at IO. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. [English 43. Medireval Literature.] A Study of the most important writings in English from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. ., PROFESSOR STARR. (1v) The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The· Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. 688 [En lish 36 lhf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman ; the Frontier and the South. \\'hen possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 41. I PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 35 . The Eighteenth Century. 7 I Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR STARR. En lish 37. Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. . g (n) h first half-year the chief poets studied will mclude Wordsworth, Inlt ~d B ron Shelley and Keats; in the second, Tennyson, BrownCo en ge, Y • ' · . Arnold Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. mg, ' M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR STARR. English 45. Shakespere. (v) A general course with little emphasis on' technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 8 French for Measure, and the five great tragedies. Special attention will be given to Shakespere's theory of tragedy and to the philosophical and religious views contained in his principal plays. M-W-F at PROFESSOR BROWN. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. Advance d F rench Prose. "d d' (1v) apt rea mg from representative works of n· comprehensive collateral reading; reports. meteenth-century prose; R 1. [English 49. The Novel.] II. 9 ' ! Pre-requisite: French 2, or t h ree years of high-school French. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (1x) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose•. reports m French. . . Reqmred of French Majors. PrTe-hreSquisite: French T - - at 9. I, or two years of high-school French · PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French IJ. History of French Literature and c1· v1·1· t" 1za 10n M-W-Y at 3. Omitted in 1932-33. (III) 1'.rom the origins- to the present time. Le . . . side reading in English . kl ctures • comprehensive outf F . . ' wee Y reports. No knowled ge o rench is reqmred.. Open only to men who stand . h rank list, and not open to Fresh ~n t e first three groups of the major in French. men. ay not be counted toward the PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR SEGALL. tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. tEnglish 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. French I FRENCH French 1. Beginning French. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. 2. Intermediate French. Survey of French Literature. (v) A su~mary of French literature illustrated b . sentattve works of the more im rtant . Y read1~gs from repreports. A good knowledge of F po h . pen?ds. Outside reading ; re-. renc 1s reqmred. Pre-requisite: French M-W-F at r. II, or four years of high-school F (xvn) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary · 1 authors. Pre-requisite: French I, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. ·PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Section B; M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. h renc . PROFESSOR SEGALL. (vI French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 20. The literary movements of the Age of R t) . the soc1a1 and political conditions of the peason and their .relaf . ions enod · 0 utstandmg auth o ch L su as esage, Marivaux, Montesquieu Voltaire n· ors, will. be studied in some of their represe~tative w~rks1de~ot, Rohusse~u, outside reading; reports. · ompre ens1ve Pre-requisite: French M-W..:F at 2. II, or four yea~s of high-scho PROFESSOR SEGALL. o IF h renc . �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 10 German [French 4r. Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary French Literature.] (vi) *Germ~n 3.3· Advanced Composition and Conversation. ::~~~:i~~i!;r ~~~:=~ 50. Reading Course. Pre-requisite : French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [German 35· .Introduction to the History of G erman .. C1v11 . J 1zat10n. A lecture course in English with . . · ( V) Open to Juniors and Senio:s wh outside readmg and written reports. quainted with German life tho ~t war:i,t an opportunity to become aceenth century. ' ug ' an art up to the end of the eight- hf. Theses for Honors. Pre-requisite : French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. 1 p . . . . re-reqms1te: History M-W-F at r. GERMAN I. Beginning German. with German life, thought and art durf~g t;:ni~ to become acquainted . Ae mi:ietee~th and twentieth centuries. Some account of the G . . ermans m merica will be included (II, VIII) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Preh-re~ms1te: German 35, or History 21 with consent . of t e mstructor. M-W-F at r. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. Pre-requisite: German i, or two years of high-school German. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR. GROPP. German 20. Modern Literature. (VI) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation ; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German. M-W-F at German IO, or three years of high-school 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. b or etter. ~hlecture course intoEnglish, with an o ortreading and written repor~)s. outside ( e coursE: offers any student . PROFESSOR GROPP. German IO. Intermediate German. passed with grade of " C " German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 8. PRO]'.Jl:SSOR GROPP. II. I Omitted in 1932-33; given in 1933-34. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M-W-F at Section B; M-W-F at who wish to acquire a better facility in writing Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite: Two years of collt!ge Germ~n or the equivalent H · ours to be arranged. PROFESSOR GROPP. The Romantic Movement in France. German (11) Pre-requisite : German IO, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR GROPP. Pre-requisite : French 11. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *t French 62 Scientific German. Intended for students specializing in sciences. A study of the literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and neo-romanticism will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. French 21. 11 I 1 German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. Open only to men majoring in German. ' Tuesday at 7 : 3o p. m. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. (xvi) �I :I I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 12 13 [Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. (v) A study of the extant Greek tragedies A study of. th d 1 of th t · f . . · e eve opment d e ragtc orm and of its mfluence on later literature and on th mo ern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. e PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. M-W-F at I. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German s.o. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. See also History 20. History of Greece and Rome. GREEK Greek I. LATIN (IV) Beginning Greek. Latin Elements of grammar and ~omposition ·; readings in Greek prose. Special emphasis upon the Greek element in the English language. M-W-F at T-Th-S at MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. [Latin 15. Roman Law.] Rel!,dings principally from the Institutes of Justinian. Study of the For prospective law students. · develop~ent of legal procedure and the Roman constitution M-W-F at I. Omitted in 1932-33. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin Hours to be arranged. . Omitted in 1932-3 3. MR. KIEFFER. 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy. (rn) MR. KIEFFER. Plato; Apology and Crito. Two Greek Tragedies. Pre-requisite : Greek M-W-F at 10. [Latin 23 1hf. Letters of Cicero and Pliny.] l. Detailed studies of those aspects of Roman civilization portrayed by these authors. Collateral readings in English. Pre-r~quisite: Latin 11 and 12, or four years of high-school MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 33. Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets.] Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. Pre-requisite : Greek .T-Th-S at II. Omitted in 1932-33. 2 I. MR. KIEFFER. I , I MR. KIEFFER. (x1) 11. (v) Study of the Myths as they appear in Ancient and Modern Literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. Greek Beginning Latin. or students who have had little or no Latin. May not be taken b · students who have had any college Latin. Y II. [Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology.] I. ~lements of grammar and composition; readings in Latin-prose authors [Latin 2 4 2 hf. Plautus and Terence.] Reading of a representative play of each '· study of the a neceens, t d t ·.. d 1 eve opment, and historical mfluence of the Roman theatre. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation. (vI) BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 14 at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. M-W-F A st~dy of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spamsh. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish at 2. MR. KIEFFER. 2, or the consent of the instructor. M-W-F See also History 20. History of Greece and Rome. *Classics 50. Classical Philology. *Classics 51 hf. Classical Philology. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. . [Spanish 25. Spanish Life and Culture.] . A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lecture~ read· ings, discussions, reports. ' Reading under the direction of the instructor, in Greek and Latm. liter· ature and antiquities. Open to approved candidates for honors m the Classics, and to Juniors and Seniors generally. MR. KIEFFER. Not open to Freshmen. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in I932-33. tClassics 60. Classical Philology. tClassics 61 hf. Classical Philology. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Laboratory courses in thesis writing. MR. KIEFFER. [Spanish 3r. Modern Spanish Novel.] A study of .the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. ·,. • SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I932-33. (I) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR FfrzGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. 1, [Spanish 4r. Spanish Drama. J (n) Lectures oi;i the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative _plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I932-33. or two years of high-school Spanish. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. (IV) I I, or four years of high-school PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. A general view of Spanish lite~ature, illust~ated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. *Spanish 50. The Romantic Movement in Spain. *Spanish 5I hf. The Romantic Movement in Spain. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. I M-W-F at 11. ,. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. or four years of high-school PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: Spanish M-W-F at 9. II, f. The ability to read Spanish fluently is necessary to these reading courses. Pre-requisite: Spanish II, or its equivalent·. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �----------------~~~~~----~,·:, ·1 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 . ts Pamsh 60. 17 Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at II. MR. DUNCAN. Honors Thesis Course. . c· H rs Thesis ourse. b tween student and instructor. t Spanish 6I h f . ono h fter conference e Subject to be cb os:e ~o read S~anish fluently. · Students must e a Economics 40. Advanced Economics. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (1v) A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY Open only to Seniors majoring in economics. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. . HUNTER KINGSBURY, McLAREN, PENROSE, PROFESSORS ALLES (Chairman), M DUNCAN PAVENSTEDT, AND WYCKOFF, AND ESSRS. ' AND RODGERS. · *Economics 50. Readings in Economics. A conference course open to Juniors and Seniors who are interested in economics and are willing to read extensively. ECONOMICS Pre-requisite: Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (m) . General Principles. Economics 21. . fr . nd an analysis of economic laws. WYCKOFF A study of the economics o ivmg a . A. M W-F at IO. PROFESSOR · , . . . Economics· M-W-F at IO. Sect10n Section B, for students ma1ormg m ' MR. DUNCAN. (Ix) · I dustrial Problems.] · . [Economics 31. n . bl f "ndustrial relations and the s1g- *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. This course will co!1s1~er phrof ems of business. organization. nificance of tendencies m t e orms o GOVERNMENT Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 9· Omitted in I932-33. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Government I I. American Government. (x) . Financial Problems. . Economics 32. . d b k" g will be studied in its relation The subject of money, cre~1t, an an 1~ rvey rather than specializato investment and corporation. :finance. • '11 this course. tion w1 be the purpose of . su 9. Section A; M-W-F at PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Section B; M-W-F at II. MR. DUNCAN. Section C; M-W-F at 2. MR. DUNCAN. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. . Economics 35· I (xr) national Economic Problems. nteronsist of d1scuss10 ns , readings ' reports, and .papers on . . . ·11 · l d This course w1 c bl . international economics me u assigned topics on selected ~ro e~~o~:l control of raw materials, and ing reparations, war debts, mterna i economic imperialism. (11) The introductory course required of all students maJormg in government. Origins and development of the American form of government: federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted to the federal government; one-third to . state and local government. Emphasis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. Government 2I. Governments of Europe. 1·.·: ,. I (1x) An analysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the principal European states, and a comparison with American institutions and practices. The shift from monarchical to democratic forms ; the rise .of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. �18 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite : Government T-Th-S at 9. I I. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 23. State and Local Government. (Iv) A more detailed study of the organization and functioning of state, municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into public life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with special reference to the State of Maryland. Pre-requisite: Government M-W-F at II. I PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 43 lhf. Political Parties. The. history, organization, functions, and m .. particularly in the United Stat T . ethods of political parties es. op1cs studi d ·u · and election methods the boss th h' e w1 mclude nominating ' , e mac me the spoil methods, and the problems of ' s system, campaign p .. government by public opinion. 1. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [*Government 3r. History of Political Ideas.] re-requisite: (I) Government I I . (2) G Government 31. ' overnment 23, or Hours to be arranged. First half-year. (m) A study of the theories of politics and of government from classical times to the present day, intended to show the evolution of systematic political reasoning and the basis of modern political thought. The ideas of the philosophers on such subjects as political liberty, democracy, sovereignty, the best form of government, anarchism, socialism, and problems of international order, will be studied. Open only to students whose interests and training fit them for the course. M-W-F at PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 44 2hf. Constitutional Law. IO. A study of the leading cases in America . . n constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental .f • • • powers and the r · ht under the constitution. ig s o md1v1duals Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Pre-requisite: (I) Government Government JI. II; (2) Government 23, or [Government 41 1 hf. International Relations.] A survey of the present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial minorities, militarism and armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: ( l) Government II or Government 31, or History 31. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. ; ( 2) Government 19 Pre -req ms1'te: ( l ) Government II. (2) G · Government 31 H' ' overnment 2I, or Hours to be ' ord istory 31; (3) Government 41 arrange . · Second half-year. Omitted in I93 2 _33 . Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. 21, PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. ;Government 50. Reading Course. Government 5I hf. Reading Course. *Government 52 lhf Reading C *G · ourse. overnment 53 2hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND MR. DUNCAN. [Government 42 2 hf. International Organization.] 1 The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settle- ·,·.. ment of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a law of nations. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *tGovernment 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 20 f HISTORY History European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time. (xx) I. A general survey of the political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Europe since 476 1')... D. A pre-requisite for men majoring in i· ti, history. Section A; T-Th at Section B; T-Th at Section C ; T -Th at 20. History of Greece and Rome. History 34· American Economic History. Th (n) e .study of the development of A mencan economic life from the · . Ioma1 begmnings to the present. co Pre-requisite: History M-W-F at 9. I (x) Medireval European History. e approached from the point of view of the. common man Pre-requisite : History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1932-33 . The rise (x1) 11. MR. PAVENSTEDT. History 22. . mencan . PROFESSOR HUNTER. ~n~ development Modern European History. (xx) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the European War of 1914-1918. Section A; M-W-F at 8. Section B ; T-Th-S at 8. of the modern political sys~em. Pre-reqms1te: History 25 or its equivalent. M-W-F at 11. A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. T-Th-S at r (XIII) History 44· American History Since the Civil War IO. MR. KIEFFER. 21. . ~:1s course will deal with a selected phase of the history of A society. History or its equivalent PROFESSOR HUNTER. . Outline of the political history of ancient times and a study of classical T -Th-S at 25 [History 42. History of American Life· J . S at 9· , S at 10. . , S at 8. MR. PAVENSTEDT. History l 21 MR. RODGERS. *History 50. Reading Course. *H.istory 51 hf. Reading Course. Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *t History 60. Theses for Honors *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. . MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 23. English History. Philosophy ll 1hf. Logic. A survey of English history. M-W-F at O~en to qualified freshmen after consultation with th (v1) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. M-W-F at 2. MR. RODGERS. (x1) The course is chiefly concerned with the studY of valid and invalid f f orms o reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. 11. PROFESSORS HUNTER AND PENROSE. History 25. The History of the United States. PHILOSOPHY (1v) mstructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. e PROFESSOR ALLES. �22 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (xi) The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God; freedom; and immortality. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. (ix) Philosophy 15. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2hf. Lpcke; Berkeley; Hume.] (vi) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion.] M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion.] (vi) A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. (vn) The course falls into two parts : r. The psychology of religion in which are studied the contributions of ~odern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The philosophy of religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion Claims is true. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR ALLES. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. 23 Philosophy 38. Conceptions of Immortality. (v1) A study of different conceptions of immortality covering primitive Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, early Christian, and Creek conception~ as well as those of outstanding western thinkers (philosophers and scientists) down to the present. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12, or 31, or 35, or the consent of the instructor. M-W at 2. PROFESSOR ALLES. (vu) Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite : Philosophy 3 I. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �·--1 I BULLETIN. OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 24 ~VII) Philosophy 42 2 hf. Schopenhauer. An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 5I hf. Reading in Philosophy. PROFESSOR ALLES. t Philosophy 60. Theses for Honors. t Philosophy 6I hf. Theses for Honors. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some field or on a subject chosen by the student after consultation with the instructor. PROFESSOR ALLES. hf. General Introduction to Psychology. (~, XI) Section A; T -Th-S at IO. Section B ; T-Th-S at r r. First half-year. . . (x'.xr) A study of speculations concerning the nature of mmd, _wil~, consc10us"d ness, i eas, etc . Also a study of the development of scientific methods in the field of psychology. IO. II. PROFESSOR McLAREN. [Psychology I9 2 hf. Educational Theory.] Pre-requisite: Psychology Ir, or I2, or 19, or 23, or 29, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at 9. (Iv) A technical and scientific study of the biological and social phenomena underlying human behavior. Pre-requisite: Psychology Ir, or I2, or I9, or 23, or 27, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at II. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Section A; T-Th-S at Section B; T-Th-S at Second half-year. (n) A study of the integration and development of the human personality and character within a society. Emphasis will be placed upon the postulate that man is a socialized animal ; and social psychology will be considered to be integral with biological psychology. The different schools of social psychology will be examined and discussed. Psychology 29. Advanced Psychology. This course is designed to serve as a basis for any furth~r work m p~y­ chology. An attempt will be made to discover a biological foundation for the study of human behavior. Psychology 12 2 hf. History of Psychology. IO. I I. ' PROFESSOR McLAREN. PSYCHOLOGY 1 Section A; T-Th-S at Section B ; T-Th-S at Second half-year. Omitted in I932-33. Psychology 27. Social Psychology. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. II stood by progressive educators will be discussed and emphasized. The course is especially designed for first-year students and for sophomores. P'RoFEssoR McLAREN. PROFESSOR ALLES. Psychology 25 (x, xr) A study of the bearing of modern psychologi~al theories a~d data upon educational theories and practices. The meanmg of educat10n as under- [Psychology 35 2 hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] (n) In discussing behavior deviations, an attempt will be made to get at social causes and to steer a realistic course among numerous metaphysical and romantic theories. The course should be of especial value to pre-medical students and to students of literature. Open only to Juniors and Seniors who have already had one full year of psychology in St. John's College. M-W-F at 9 .. Second half-year. Omitted in I932-33. PROFESSOR McLAREN. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 26 27 Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. *Psychology 50. Reading Course. *Psychology 51 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 52 1 hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR APPEL. These courses are intended for students who are in earnest about reading extensively and intensively in the field of psychology. Conferences, and assigned papers which must be turned in when due. Biology 19 2 hf. History of the Germ Cells. (n) A study of the mechanics of the genesis of the germ cells, of fertilization, and of early development prior to organogeny. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Two full years of psychology, or one of psychology and one of biology, or one of psychology and one of philosophy. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-.F at 9. Laboratory, M-W-F from 2 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. *t Psychology 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS BERNHARD (Chairman) , ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BINGLEY, EASON, McFARLIN, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 11. An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. A pre-requisite to all other biology courses except Biology 20. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $zo.oo. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laporatory, W-F from I Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (111) Pre-requisite : One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $rn.oo. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. to 4. PROFESSOR APPEL. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology [Biology 15 2hf. Field Zoology.] Observation of local animals in their native habitats, both land and water. Animals collected may be brought to the laboratory for further study and classification. (xn) A history of the highest type of animal structure as revealed throughout the vertebrate series. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. to 4. I hf. Readings in Biology. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B ; (Pre-medical students) . Recitation, W-F at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 Open only to students who have had no biology. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. (xvm) Beginning Zoology. 20 This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, but who wish son:ie cultural lmowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course. will vary from year to year. Conferences weekly. ·~, 22 2 hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. (m) A history of the highest type of animal structure as seen in the development of the chick and the pig. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. �.I .1 :11 28 Biology 34 2hf. Genetics. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 t.o 12. Second half-year. (x) The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic ·position. A course parallel to Biology 21. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology I I or the equivalent. Biology I9 advised. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, T -Th at IO. . Laboratory, W-F from 9 to I2 (other hours may be arranged). First half-year. Omitted in I932-33. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. (11) Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues of mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR APPEL. (vm) Training in laboratory methods, making microscope slides especially. Register only with consent of instructor. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 30. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, M-W from I to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. I Pre-requisite: Biology I I or the equivalent. Biology I9 is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to I2 (other hours may be arranged). Second half-year. · PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 36 hf. Physiology. 2 (1x) An introduction to the mechanics of living matter, as evident from experiments. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college work in biology, chemistry, and physics. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. T-Th-S from 9 to I2. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 37 hf. Parasitology. 1 (vrn) A st1,1dy of the morphology and of the life histories of the internal parasites of vertebrates, particularly birds and mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Biology 2I and 22. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, W-F at 9. Laboratory, M-W-F from 2 to 4. First half-year. Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. I. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these two phenomena to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. [Biology 23 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] 29 (x) BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: Biology I I or the equivalent. Biology 23 is recommended. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T -Th at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12 (other hours may be arranged). First half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students, For major students who are reading for honors in biology, 'and for other well-grounded Juniors and Seniors who wish to knit their previous course work into a cohesive biological philosophy. Conferences weekly. First h~lf-year. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 30 *t Biology 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. ' Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY' APPEL, AND BA YLlFF. Marine Biology. A summer course at some marine laboratory is desirable for advanced students, especially if they intend to go to graduate schools. Such laboratories provide opportunities which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department such marine courses may be counted toward the requirements for the degree. The Department recommends particularly the courses offered at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons Island, Maryland, a state institution cooperating with St. John's College. For description of courses at summer laboratories, see Professors Ridgely1 Appel, and Bayliff. CHEMISTRY (III) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are giveri with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. •Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the ·course. Chemistry l. General Chemistry. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. extra .hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the cours.e. Students .who ~t the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their maior and have taken Chemistry 1 must take the one hour lecture given in Chemistry 2 ,on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B ; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at l. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. ( 1) The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical _foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to !he qualitative analysis of " unknowns" and to the separation ·and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from I to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B ; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to .4· Make-up for both sections, M at l. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND MCFARLIN. 31 22 2 hf. -Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry I with the exception that a one hour lecture replaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualj,tative Analysis. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at I. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W:-F from l to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLlN. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (vm) . Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. �--~. < 32 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite : Chemistry 22. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, Th at 8. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4; W-F from First half-year. Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. I Pre-requisite: Chemistry 32 ; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR ALLEN. *Chemistry 52 1 hf. Readings in Chemistry. A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. 21. Pre-requisite: Chemistry Hours to be arranged. First half-year. of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry I or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. ~, · (vm) Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. MATHEMATICS Mathematics PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. and 33. i·Chemistry 60. Thesis and Laboratory Work. "jChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $ r 5.oo for the half-course (four hours) . (1v) An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. 21 PROFESSOR BERNHARD. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (1v) The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. to 4. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 and Mathematics Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W I to 5. · Second half-year. 33 I 1 hf. Algebra. (1) This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. I ' . .·. . Mathematics 2 2 hf. Plane Geometry. (1) This course is required of all students who have not offered Plane Geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 34 Mathematics I 1. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (xix) This course aims to give a survey of Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized : to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Section A ; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Section B ; T-Th-S at 9. · PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Section C ; T-Th-S at I I. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 21. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. (m) Pre-requisite : Mathematics I I. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. (1v) Derivation and application of general formulas for the ~alue of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at n. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. (1v) M-W-F at II. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. (1x) An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to Differential Geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR \TEDOVA. (XI) In this cour~e su~h topi~s as matrices, linear transformations, forms, are studied ~1th a view to preparing the student for further work m pure mathematics. ~tc., Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (x) The ~r~ncipl~s of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathemati~s 4~· Mathematical Analysis, Part II. · (xi) A co~tmuation of ~athematics 31 with an introduction to differential equat~ons and fu~ct10ns of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 3i. T-Th-S at II. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics ~~· Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. ( vm) Intended primarily for the student · of physics or engineering this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and ai:ns to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the_ commoner types of equations,· rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. Mathematics 3i. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. 33. Higher Algebra. Mathemati:s ~5· The ~lements of Mechanics. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Methoc;ls of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas ' of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Mathematics 25 1 hf. The Mathematics of Finance. Mathema~ics 35 T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. *Mathematies 50. Reading Course. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 36 *Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. t Mathematics 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. (n) Physics 4i. Physical Optics. This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and· requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 31; Chemistry .2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR 37 PROFESSOR EASON. V EDOVA. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] PHYSICS Physics 2I. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound, and Light. It is desi'gned to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Mathematics l l. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. 3I. Electricity and Magnetism. PROFESSOR EASON. (n) [Physics 43. Electricity.] (1) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 and Mathematics 2I. Mathematics 21 may be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 31; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR EASON. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitatiorf and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 31; advised that Mathematics Laboratory fee, $20.00 and Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to Omitted in 1932-33. Mathematics 2r. It is strongly 31 be taken concurrently. breakage. · 4. PROFESSOR EASON. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 38 *Physics 50. Reading Course. Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. PROFESSOR EASON. *t Physics 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene I. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body ; r~oval of waste material from the body ; physical exercise ; the nervous system; mental hygiene; diseases in general; particular diseases. One lecture each week from October 5 to December 7. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for freshman teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F- at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. NOVAK. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in Physical Training. Two years of Physical Training are required of all students. ·Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. NOVAK. 39 REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Fou: full courses. o~ theii:: equivalent in Biology, including Biology II (Begmmng Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates) and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two courses in Chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) · The language requirements are two years of college French ~d two y:ars o_f col~ege German or their equivalent. (Courses taken m satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chem~stry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) Chem~stry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis) ; Che~stry 22 2 ; hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chem~stry 31 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Che~stry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); 1 Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Che~istry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NOTE·-:--!'1athematics .11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requ1S1te f?r Che1Wstr~ ~1. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and the Calculus) 1s a pre-reqms1te for Chemistry 32. Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek A full co~rse (or its equivalent) in Ancient History. Two electives selected with the approval of the adviser. Economics. Economics 21 (_General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the J um or courses in Economics · Economics 40 (Advanced Economics); ' Mathematics z6 2 hf (Statistics) ; 1. 1. �40 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Psychology I I 1 hf (Introduction to Psychology) ; Psychology 12 2 hf (History of Psychology) ; Government l l (American Government) . Beginning in 1932-33, students who major in Economics will be required to take a comprehensive written examination at the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed, but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expected. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE '1 English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespere) ; Four other full courses in the department of Ei;glish, exclusive of English I. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Junior year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the History of English Literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the ., recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German IO (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought). History 21 (Mediaeval European History) and History '31 (Modem European History) or its equivalent. . NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the maior. Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 31 (History of Political Ideas) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); 41 Government 21 (Governments of Europe) or Government 23 (State and Local Government) ; Government 41 1 hf (International Relations) and Government 42 ~hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1 hf. (Political Parties) and Government 44 2 hf. (Constitutional Law); Economics 2r (General Principles of Economics) or History 23 (English History) or History 2.1 (Mediaeval European History): One full course in psychology or the equivalent, or Biology n (Beginning Zoology) . History. History 1 (Historical Survey) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 31 (Modern European History); History 25 (The History of the United States) or Government 11 (American Government) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology) or Psychology I I 1hf (Introduction to Psychology) and Psychology r2 2 hf (History of Psychology); English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. aflsyel1olo~) II 1 " -'~T'~yd'IOfog:rJ : hf (lll1.trgd 11 ctigp _, tg Psycbo 1 oS¥~ saoc Baw,.~...-­ ' ,I �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy. Philosophy II 1 hf (Logic); Philosophy 15 (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) ; Philosophy 35 1 hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2 hf (Psychology and Philosophy of Religion); Philosophy 41 1 hf (Plato); Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in Psychology or in History. Psychology. Three full courses, or their equivalent, in Psychology ; Biology II, either Section A or Section B; Philosophy 3 I. To be elected: Either (a) One additional unit in Philosophy; or (b) one additional unit in Biology; or ( c) one additional unit in Physics; or ( d) one additional unit in Psychology. Recommended courses: Any Philosophy course, either a full course or a half course (one or more) : Biology 21 1 hf ; Biology 22 2hf ; Biology 30; Biology 33 1 hf ; Biology 34 2 hf; Biology 36 2 hf. Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2. Physics 21. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Economics 31 ; Economics 41. Government 3 I. Greek 23 1 hf ; Greek 36 2 hf. English 26 1 hf ; English 27 2 hf ; English 49. Any student who intends to do graduate work in Psychology should learn to read German and French. 42 Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics); Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Two full courses in Biology : Biology II (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in Chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) , Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in Physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). NOTE.-Mathematics II (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerequisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition to the six courses of the major two full courses or . ~ their equivalent· in college German and two full courses in college French. Additional courses advised: Chemistry 21 (Qualitative Analysis), Chemistry 22 (Quantitative Analysis), Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Biology 30 (Histology) : Enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medical school, that is, " a reading knowledge " of scientific material. 43 Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance Language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (Intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance Language. Social Sciences. One course in each Department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government l l (American Governme1;1t) ; History l (Historical Survey); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; One full course in introductory psychology. Three additional courses in the Social Sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three Departments and must have the approval of the Departments concerned. Spanish. See Romance Languages. �Room Assignments, 1932-33 I I NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement," Hours to be arranged" will meet at places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Course ti~es ! Hall and Art 21 ...................... McDowell 24 Greek 31 : .............. I~structor's S Art 31 ............. , ........ McDowell 24 History 1, all sections, Tues. and Thurs Biology, all courses . ..... Biology Building Humphreys Lecture Chemistry, - all courses . .... Humphreys Hall Section A, Saturday . ..... McDowe Economics 21 A ............ McDowell 33 Section B, Saturday ..... . McDow Economics 21 B ............ McDowell 21 Section C, Saturday ..... . McDow Economics 32 ............... McDowell 33 History 20 .................. McDow Economics 35 ............... McDowell 24 History 21 .................. McDowe Economics 40 ............... Mc:Qowell 24 History 22 A ............... McDowe English 1 A ................ McDowell 36 History 22 B ............... McDowe English 1 B ................ McDowell 36 History 23 .................. McDow English 1 C ................ McDowell 22 History 25 ........... .' ...... McDow English 1 D ............ "'' .. McDowell 22 History. 34 ........... -.. •· .... McDow English 1 E ................ McDowell 22 History 44 .................. McDow English 21 .................. McDowell 23 Hygiene 1 ...... Humphreys Lecture English 23 ................. , McDowell 32 Latin 1 ................. Instructor's English 31 .................. McDowell 24 Mathematics 1 .............. McDow English 37 .................. McDowell 23 Mathematics 11 A ........... McDowe English 45 ..............·.... McDowell 32 Mathem~tics 11 B ........... McDo:.V French 1 ................... McDowell Z~~· Mathematics· 11 C ............ McDo ' French 2 A ................. McDowell.~ JlfMathematics 21 French 2 B ................. McDowell 35 · Mathematics 25 .. : .......... McDowe French 11 .................. McDowell 22 Mathematics 31 ............. McDow French 13 .................. McDowell 23 Mathematics 33 ............. McDowe' French 17 .................. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 ............. McDowe French 20 .................. McDowell 22 Mathematics 41 ............. Mcl)owe French 31 .................. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 ........-..... McDowe, Germ;n 1 A ........... .' .... McDowell 31 Philosophy 11 ............... McDowe German 1 B ................ McDowell 31 Philosophy 15 ............... McDowe German 10 A ............... McDowell 21 Philosophy 31 ............... McDow German 10 B ............... McDowell 31 Philosophy 38 ............... McDOV/e1 German 20 .................. McDowell 23 Philosophy 41 ............... McDowe German 21 ............. Instructor's Study Physics, all courses ...... . Humphreys German 36 .................. McDowell 21 Psychology 11 A ............ McDow German 40 ............. Instructor's Study Psychology 11 B ............ McDow , Government 11 A ........... McDowell 32 Psychology Z1 .............. McDow Government 11 B ........... McDowell. 21 Psyc;hology 29 .............. McDow Government 11 C ........... McDowell 32 Spanish 1 ................... McD<iw Government 21 ............. 'McDowell 35 Spanish 2 ................... McDowe Government 23 .......... , ... McDowell 32 Spanish 11 ............. Instructor's Greek 1 ................ Instructor's Study Spanish 13 ..............•.... McDow '' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Description An account of the resource Volume II, number 4 issue of the Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis. Published in September 1932. College catalog for the years 1932-1933 Bulletin Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/5cca4836f4dd671d067d1549a6ab7f78.pdf 7f3f6866e8d021256e86853e7f2027f5 PDF Text Text DECEMBER, r, .• ·. I 1932 NUMBER 1 BULLETIN OF ·\ ·ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1932-1933 \ Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St.John's C-0llege, 1784 v Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter January 31, 1931, at the post office at An· napolis, Maryland, under the Act of August 24, 1912 . .~ �CONTENTS CoLLEG£ CALENDAR ................................... PAGE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS. . . . . . . . • • . • • • • . • • . . • 5 7 OFFICERS OF ADMiNISTRATION AND INSTRUCTION. • • . . • • . . . 10 GENERAL fNFORMATION • • • • • • . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . • 18 ADMISSION . •. . ••••••. ••. •••. . . . . •. •. . . . . . . . . ••. ••••• 29 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS......................... 33 FEES . . • • . • . . . . . . • . • . . • . . • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . • . • • • . . . • • . • . 35 AWARDS AND AIDS. • • . . . • . . . . . . . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 38 GENERAL REGULATIONS • • • . . . . • • . • . • • • • • • • . • • . • . • . • • • • 46 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION . . • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . . • • • 63 1932-33; DEGREES CONFERRED AND 1931-32 ................•....•.....• 100 STUDENTS ENROLLED, PRIZES AWARDED, INDEX .••••...•• ; ••...••.•.....•••..•.•••...• ; • • . • . . 109 �........... .............................,~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------- 1934 1933 1932 JULY JANUARY JULY JANUARY slMl1•lwiTIFls si:m:ITiwiTIFls sl:m:ITiwiT-iFls slMIT/wjTjF!s .......... 121234567 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 1112 13 14 10 111213 141516 15 16 171819 20 21 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST 7 14 21 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 1112 13 9 10 111213 1415 14 15 16 1718 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 24 25-26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 ... . 3031 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . :: 123456······1234 .•.. 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 1415 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 . . . ... 26 27 28 . . . . . . . . 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . .. .. .. .. 1 4 5 6 7 8 1112 13 14 15 18 19 20 2122 25 26 27 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 .. .. 3 10 17 24 .• .. .. .. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 1112 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 212223 25 26 27 28 29 30 ••••••••••••••••••••• APRIL OCTOBER ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ao 31 . . . . . . . . . . SEPTEMBER MARCH 1 ••••••• OCTOBER ..•..... 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . . . .•. 'MARCH •. .• 4 5 1112 1819 25 26 . -. 6 13 20 27 .• l 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 2122 23 24 28 29 30 31 .............. APRIL ...•....•... 112345671234567 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 1112 1314 8 9 10 1112 13 14 9 10 111213 1415 151617 18 19 20 21 15 16 171811120 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 . . . . . . • . 29 30 . . . . . . • . • • 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . MAY NOVEMBER MAY .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 181415 16171819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . . . . . . 123456 8 9 10 11 12 13 15161718 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . • • . . ....•. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12131415161718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . . . . 12345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 141516171819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER JUNE NOVEMBER .. 7 14 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ 4. 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 .• .. .. .. 123 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31 .. .. .. .....•.. { 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 .. .. .. .. 123 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 2!'1 24 29 30 .. .. .. .. 1932-33 1932 :t September 19, Monday ........... . Examinations for admission. : September 20, Tuesday . ........... Registration of all students. September 21, Wednesday September 22, Thursday ........... Oasses begin. (II FEBRUARY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ·-· .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SEPTEMBER COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 10 11 12 13 H 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, a. m.).First half-year begins. Formal opening of College. Saturday . .......... November hour-examina- tions end . November 2 3, Wednesday ( 12 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. November 27, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) .... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 22, Thursday (12 m.) ... . Christmas recess begins. 1933 January 3, Tuesday (6 p. m.) ..... . Christmas recess ends. Janiiary 19, Thursday . ............ Mid-year examinations begin. January 28, Saturday ............. Mid-year examinations end. January 30, Monday . ............. Second half-year begins. February 22, Wednesday .......... Washington's Birthday: a holiday. March 18, Saturday . ............. March hour-examinations end. April 12, Wednesday (12 m.) ...... Easter recess begins. April I9, Wednesday (6 p. m.) ..... Easter recess ends . May 25, Thursday ................ Final examinations begin. · June 3, Saturday ................. Final examinations end. June 7, Wednesday . .............. Commencement Day. !I �6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SUMMER. VACATION June 8 to September 17, inclusive CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 7 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* 1933-34 1933 September l 8, Monday . ........... Ex:aminations for admission. ,. His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. September 19, Tuesday ........... . Registration of all students. HERBERT NoBLE .............. IIS Broadway, New York, N. Y. September 20, Wednesday ( l l a.m.) . First half-year begins. Formal opening of College. September 21, Thursday .......... . Classes begin. November II, Saturday ........... November hour-examinations end. November 22, Wednesday ( l 2 m.) .. Thanksgiving recess begins. r November 26, Sunday ( 6 p. m.) .... Thanksgiving recess ends. December 2 l, Thursday ( l 2 m.) .... Christmas recess begins. 1934 January 2, Tuesday (6 p. m) . . . . . . Chr" tmas recess end s. . 1s January 18, Thursday ............. Mid-year examinations begin. January 27, Saturday . ............ Mid-year examinations end. Governor .of Maryland. President Ex Officio. Lawyer. Chairman. WALT~ H. BucK. , .. 809 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. Vice-Chairman. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR .... IS East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Secretary. JAMES A. WALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. WILLIAM WooDWARD .......... I Wall Street, New York, N. Y. Chairman of the Board of the Central Hanover Banlc and Trust Company. JuDGE WALTER I. DAWKINS ... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. January 29, Monday ............. . Second half-year begins. • The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. February WALTER J. MITCHELL, President of the Senate •.............. . La Plata, Md. 22, Thursday . ........... Washington's Birthday: a holiday. March 17> Saturday . .............. March hour-examinations end. April II, Wednesday (12 m.) ..... . Easter recess begins. April 18, Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) ..... Easter recess ends. May 2 4, Thursday . ............... Final examinations begin. June 2, Saturday ................ . Final examinations end. June 6, Wednesday ......•........ Commencement Day. T. BARTON HARRINGTON, Speaker of the House of Delegates ••• . Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BOND, Chief Judge .......•................. .' . . Baltimore, JoHN R. PATTISON, Associate Judge ..................... . Cambridge, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge .......•................ . Frederick, Wru.r.AM H. ADKINS, Associate Judge ...........•......••... . Easton, T. SCOTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ........................... Towson, W. MITCHELL DIGGES, Associate Judge ..•...............•... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PA.RKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate J'/l.dge ..................... . Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 T. WEST CLAGGETT .. Igo8 First Natl. Bank Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Manager, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. RIDGELY P. MELVIN ...•..........•.••........ Annapolis, Md. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS FRANK R. KENT ..••• ; ..••...•.••••.. The Sun, Baltimore, Md. Executive Committee Attorney-at-Law. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, the Baltimore Sun. J. VINCENT ]AMISON, JR... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY Physician. 1015 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER W. LABRoT ................•...•. Annapolis, Md. Labrot & Company, Bankers. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS .. 10ro N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Buildings and Grounds DR. HUTCHINS MR. LABROT, Chairman MR. WooDWARD DR. BORDLEY Elections to the Board MR. CUGGETT, Chairman JUDGE DAWKINS l\tfa. WARFIELD Surgeon. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... I500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. DR. ]AMES BORDLEY, JR..... 330 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. DR. PEARL MR. WALTON MR. BucK, Chairman MR. NOBLE MR. JAMISON MR. MELVIN Fina.nee MR. LABROT, Chairman MR. GILLET MR. WALTON MR. WOODWARD Physician. DR. RAYMOND PEARL .. 1901 East Madison Street, Baltimore, Md. PRESIDENTS EMERITI CHARLES B. GILLET ...... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. THOMAS FELL .............. Carvel Hall, Annapolis, Maryland. President Emeritus Director, Institute for Biological Research, Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore-Gillet Company, Investment Bankers. DOUGLAS H. GoRDoN .............. Brice House, Annapolis, Md. G d te King's College London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph. ~.,u~t.' John's College,' 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney Coll~ge, 1889, University of :Pittsburgh, 1912, William and ~ary .college, 1921, D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., Umvers1ty of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. WILLIAM H. STAYTON National Press Building, Washington, D. C. ENOCH BARTON GAREY ........ ; . . . . . . . . Riderwood ' Maryland. President Emeritus CHARLES A. CUMMINS . . 20 East Franklin Street, Baltimore, Md. B. A., St John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States ~i~itary ~cad8 ·LLD Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science :~J· ~~ti~s, j0h~s Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29. RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. President of the College. Captain, U.S. N. (Retired). Vice-President, Consolidated Engineering Company, Baltimore. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION DOUGLAS HUNTLY GORDON, A. B., LL. B., LL. D. 12 McDowell Hall President 11 FACULTY HUNTLY GORDON ...................... Brice House President NATHAN COMFORT STARR, A. B., A .. M., Ph.D. I I McDowell Hall Assistant t~ the President A. B., Harvard College, 1926; LL. B., Harvard University, 1928; LL. D., University of Maryland, 1932. Secretary of the Board of Visitors and Governors, 1930-31; President of St. John's College, 1931-. PAUL EUGENE GROPP, B. A., M.A. ......... II McDowell Hall Dean of the. Senior Class JACOB BERNARD SEGALL .....•••.••.•• 206 Prince George Street Professor of French VERTREES }uDSON WYCKOFF, B. A., Ph.D .... II McDowell Hall Dean of the Junior Class B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-9~; Instructor in French, Cornell University, l8g3-96; Sorbonne, Pans, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1891'-19?0; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor m French, Colle~e of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, Umversity · of Maine, 1903-20; · Professor of French, . University of Main~, 1920-28 · Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern Umversity, '1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. PAUL ALLEN, }R., A. B., A. M., Ph.D ...... II McD~well Hall Dean of the Sophomore Class · GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY, B. A., M. A. ... I I McDowell Hall Dean of the Freshman Class MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B...................... II McDowell Hall Registrar MARJORIE SMITH LAYNG ................... I I McDowell Hall Secretary LULU VIOLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ......... Bembe's Beach, Maryland Professor Emeritus of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Coltimbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. J,ohn's . College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, ARTHUR CHEW MEADE, C. P.A ............. I3 McDowell Hall Auditor 1923-32. HAZEL VIRGINIA SEARS .................... I3 McDowell Hall Bookkeeper REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................ 9 Southgate Avenue Professor of Biology EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................ I3 McDowell Hall Superintendent . B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. ]AMES JOSEPH MURPHY, M. D ..••.•................ Infirmary College Physician MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .. ~ ......... : ....... Gymnasium Director of Athletics }AMES JosEPH MURPHY ....•...•.....• 139 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene M:. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 191g-; Lecturer in liygiene, St. John's College, 1929-· �12 MARION ALONZO EASON ..................... 6 Franklin Street Assistant Professor of Physics E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. Student Engineer, General Electric : Company, 1909-rr; . Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg ,1 (Massachusetts) High School, l9rr-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15 · Instructor in Electrical Sho · P racf ice, D e?artme?-t of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor ' . P . m Mathematics, Umted States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor 1920-25; Instructor, M~thematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparator; School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College 1927-. ' GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ...................... Brice House Professor of Mathematics B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Os~ka, Japan, 19!0-13; Graduate Student, University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth _Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University 1915-16; I~structor m ~athematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor m Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. THOMAS AUSTIN FITZGERALD ................. 567 West Street Assistant Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, l9II; A. B., University of Missouri 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 192!. Instructor in Ancient and Mod~ ei:i Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14, Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18, Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Rom~nce Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Sp~msh'. Univers_ity. of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, Uruvers1ty of Illmo1s, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John'~ College, 1929-. HER.MANN BERNHARD ............... 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Universi1l'. o~ Berli~, 1913: Student, Universities of Petrograd, and Le1pz1~; Assistant m Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlm, 1913-14; 01em1cal Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 192~-25; Assistant Professor of. Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. Wu~rzburg, CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1 13 GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .................. 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia Univen;ity, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-:19; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 192g-. MYRON McLAREN .............. The Pines, Arnold, Maryland Assistant Professor of Psychology A. B., University of Michigan, 1914; LL. B., University of Michigan, 1916. Student, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1921-22. Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law, 1922-23; Instructor in English, College of the City of Detroit, 1923-26; Student, University of Chicago, Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, Jan., 1927-Aug., 1929; Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, 1929-. J oSEPH BusH KINGSBURY ........... 243 Prince George Street Associate Professor of Government B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1923. Fellow in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1919-:11; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of Public Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Government, St. John's College, 19:19-. JuLIAN SMITH DUNCAN ..................... 129 Fifth Street Instructor in Economics and Government B. A., 1917, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D., Emory University, 1924; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1932; Instructor in Economics, Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 1929-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C., 1930-31; Instructor in Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1931-. ADAM ALLES ........................... Edgewater, Maryland Assistant Professor of Philosophy B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. Student at the University of Berlin, 192:1-23; Student at the University of Paris, 1923-24; Holder of Sterling Fellowship and Assistant in Ethics, Yale University, 1924-25; Holder of University Fellowship, Yale University, 1925-26; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 19~-. �14 15 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE NATHAN COMFORT ST~ ............. 243 King Geqrge Street Associate Professor of English :·EDMUND WILLIAM PAVENSTEDT ............... II Acton Place Instructor in History A. B., Ha~ar~ College, 1917; A. B., Oxford University, 1922; A. M., -Ha~var~ University, 1924; A. M., Oxford University, 1925; Ph.D., Harvard ~mvers~ty, 1928..Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1921-24; Assistant m English, Radcliffe College, 1923-24; Instructor in English and Tutor · the ?ivision ~f Modern Languages, Harvard College, 1924-28; Tutor ~ E~hsh'. Radcliffe College, 1926-28; Associate Professor of English, Colgate University, 1929-30; Associate Professor of English, St. John's Colleg ' 1930-. e, . A. B., Harvard College, 1920. Instructor and Tutor in the Division of · History and Literature, Harvard College and Radcliffe College, 1926-29; Instructor in History, St. John's College, 1932-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND ............. : ....•..•... Brice House Associate Professor of German PAUL ALLEN , JR . · · · · · · · .· ................. 24 M urray A venue Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Mo~ern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's Coltege, 192g--. 192g--. JoHN A: B., Harvard ~ollege, ~919; A. M., 1922, Ph. D., 1924, Harvard Univers1t!. Instructor m ~hem1stry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist~ 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College ' RICHARD SCOFIELD ..•.....•.•................. 40 East Street Associate Professor of Art and English B.. A., 1919, M. A., 1920, University of California; B. A., iliford Uni- v~rs~ty, 1924. Assist:int in English, University of California, 191g-20; Com- m1ss1on for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Brux~lles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. FORD KEELER BROWN ..•...................•. 4 Randall Court · Professor of English A: B., U~iversity. of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. As~1sta~t m Enghs.h, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, Umvers1ty of Washmgton; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 192g--. Lours CLAIR HuNTER •...•.......•....... 83 Shipwright Street Assistant Professor of History A. B., Knox College, 1920; ·A. M., 1923, Ph. D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute of Tec~nology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 192g-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1930-. . VERTREES JunsoN WYCKOFF ..•......•••• I3 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics St. John's College, 1926-. ' THOMAS RODGERS ......................... Brice House Instructor in English and History B. A., 1922, M.A., 1923, Princeton University. Instructor in English and History, St. John's College, 1931-. PAUL Eu GENE GROPP.: ............•............ Brice House Assistant Professor of_ German B. A., 1923, M.A., 1926, George Washington University. Instructor in German, Wesleyan University (Connecticut), 1923-24; Instructor in German, George Washington University, 1924-30; Graduate Student, University of Kiel (Germany), and Columbia University, 1930-31; Assistant Professor of German, St. John's College, 1931-. FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL •....••.......... 165 Green Street Associate Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fe11ow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, ·st. John's Co11ege, 11928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, ~929--· WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ••.••.•••.••....... I65 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27;. Assistant in ZoOlogy, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. .Johq's College, 1930-. �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 ROBERT WALLACE ELLIOTT, JR............. 201 Hanohr Street Assistant Professor of French ~itt., ~;· Rut~~rs University, 1924; DiplOme de fran~ais, degre superieur, Umvers1te de D11on, 1925; M.A., Princeton University, 1928. Master, Newark. (N_ew Jersey) Academy, 1924-25; Instructor in French, Princeton Un~vers~ty, 1925-27 and 1928-32; Fellow in Modern Languages, Princeton Umvers1ty, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of French, St. John's College, 1932-. GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN .............. 23 St. John's Street Assistant Professor of Chemistry A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in. Chemistry Sou1;11east Mis~ouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; Graduate Student, Uni~ vers1ty of C?icago, 1927-29; Instruct~r in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-. Borns PENROSE, 2D • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Brice Assistant Professor of History House ~- B., Harvard C?llege, 1925. Assistant Curator of Prints, The Pennsylvania Museum. Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1932-. JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER .........•.•. 243 Prince George Street Instructor in Classical Languages · A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28 · Instructor in Oassical Languages, St. John's College, 1929--· ' PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Advisory Council PRESIDENT GORDON, Chairman MR. ALLEN MR. APPEL MR. BINGLEY Comm.ittee on Admission and Advanced Standing MR. ALLES, Chairman MR. FITZGERALD MR. RIDGELY Committee on Curriculum PRESIDENT GORDON, Chairman MR. KINGSBURY MR. McLAREN MR. SCOFIELD MR.ALLEN MR. APPEL MR. BROWN MR. WYCKOFF Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOVA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS .......•..•..••..•.• 450 West Street MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairman Director of Athletics; Head Coach of Football B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. WILLIAM FRANK STROMEYER .•...... 2I4 Prince George Street MR. GROPP MR. STARR MR. WYCKOFF MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER Graduate Manager of Athletics; Coach of Freshman Football MR. STARR WILLIAM HANSON MOORE, III. ... 107 Midhurst Road, Baltimore Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman B. S., St. John's College, 1916. Head Coach of Lacrosse B. A., Johns Hopkins University, 1923. MR. APPEL JosEPH NovAK ..................... . 250 Prince George Street Instructor in Physical Training; Director of Intramural Athletics; Coach of Cross Country and Track B. S., University of Illinois, 1929. VALENTINE LENTZ .............. The Pines, Arnold, Maryland Coach of Basketball; Assistant Coach of Football B. S., St. John's College, 1918. MR. PAVENSTEDT MR. RODGERS Committee to Confer with the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors and Governors MR. APPEL MR. WYCKOFF MR. BROWN �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL INFORMATION Historical Sketch. The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract: CHAP. XVII A Petltionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. a. fol. u5. Dread Sovereign . . • . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of LatiI~, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence !-Ord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July I-9, I696. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 King William's School, established in accor~ance with ~~s A~t, ' fl urished until the Revolution, when, accordmg to trad1t1on, its . b~ilding became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act v;as ' ssed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King pa William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a trad' 1tion reaching back to early colonial times. · The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the College the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: IL Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the foll?wing fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. The " fundamental and inviolable times maintained. An early map of Offices of Administration, designates all denominations." The College is, wholly non-denominational. principles " have been at all Annapolis, preserved in the St. John's as the" Collegeas it has at all times been, �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE President Washington visited the College in 179I. After his , visit he addressed this letter to the Faculty of the College: · To the Faculty of St. Johws College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. April 17, 1791. GEORGE WASHINGTON. He gave further evidence of his interest by sending to the College in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, whose name may be found in the College records as a member of the class of 1799· In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as "Washington, sen., Virginia" and "Washington, jun., Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under the title, " An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the College charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796, and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britain, in 18II. Founded at a time when problems of self-government were uppermost in men's minds, the College was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the College to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and successful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the College. His successor, Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, also President Emeritus, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. In 1931, Douglas Huntly Gordon succeeded to the presidency. The names of the former presidents of the College, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 1807-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; William Rafferty, 1824-1831; Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling, 1867-1870; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-1880; John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas Fell, 1886-1923; and Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1929. The College Today, and the Degree. St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The purpose of the College is expressed in the charter granted originally to King William's School as "the education of youth in good letters and manners." To this end the College offers courses in the liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree covers the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science, and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever that degree used to be required. Professional Preparation. Though primarily a college of liberal arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. The degree from St. John's is recognized everywhere by graduate schools, and in many cases work taken at St. John's is accepted for advanced standing at these institutions. The specific courses which a student should take to prepare himself for graduate study in ·any department are indicated to some extent by the requirements for majors, described hereafter. �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Faculty will be glad to entertain further inquiries, and to furnish information concerning preparation for any profession. For those who are interested, the following information may be offered here : Medicine. At St. John's, a specially planned program has been arranged for students who wish to go into medicine. This program, which may be completed in two years, includes the work designated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the essential requirement for entrance into class A medical schools. Admission may be gained to some schools of medicine on the basis of the two-year course. The leading medical schools of the country, however, require more than the accepted minimum : they expect not only a grounding in the biological and physico-chemical sciences but also a broad and liberal general foundation. The best schools require the bachelor's degree for admission. St. John's students are strongly urged to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation since, in four years, they can secure a thorough training which will fit · them for entrance into any medical school in the United States. Each student is urged to choose as early as possible the medical school which he desires to enter so that he can fulfill its special requirements. A list is kept on file at the College showing the specific requirements of each medical school. Engineering. The advisers of students intending to study engineering will plan programs of study covering the groundwork which leads to all branches of the profession. As many non-technical courses as posstble will be recommended, for leading engineers consider that it is unwise to work entirely in subjects of a professional character until general study has so broadened a student's views that he has an outlook valuable in itself as well as in assisting him to make a thoughtful choice of his precise field of technical work. Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to diversify their studies as much as possible. Courses in government are recommended as helpful in their professional ·study. The connection between other courses in the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and particular branches of the law will be pointed out to them by their advisers. ZJ Business Administration. Students preparing to enter business, with or without training at graduate schools of business ad.. ministration, should take work in the field of economics. Courses in economics will be of aid in the years of business apprenticeship, and should help to create that broad point of view expected of the business executive. Location. St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty-five acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique as the visible expression of eighteenth-century American civilization. Annapolis lies at the mouth of the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and is not only the capital of Maryland but also the site of the United States Naval Academy, whose grounds and buildii1gs have much to interest students· of America~ Naval history. Within an hour one can reach either Baltimore or Washington. Students at the College have an opportunity to observe at first hand the houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executive departments of the National Government; likewise they can become familiar with the gteat collections in the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, and the various museums in the city. Baltimore also, with the Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters' Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the numerous concerts to be heard during the musical season, offers many resources to the student at St. John's. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the Bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. The College Green. On the St. John's College Green stand many reminders of the early history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its old trees, now known as the Liberty Poplar*, the colonists in 1652 concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock * This tree, which is marked by an appropriate tablet, has been preserved through the generosity of James T. Woodward, Esquire. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the · patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 1911 to perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. College Bl!ildings. McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was begun in l 744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken ' over by the College in 1784, it nbw houses the offices of administration, the class rooms, and the Student Union. The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the .Great Hall, where, in 1824, two banquets and a grand ball were held in honor of General Lafayette. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, the Deans, and the Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. The ground floor is given over , entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room; card room ; lounge, in which the daily papers and selected magazines are pro-· vided; the quiet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student ·Union are situated the College post office and the College book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June, 1929, when it .was completely renovated. It now houses. , the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory ; on the. second andthird floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with chemistry lecture table, and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in· the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. Biology Hall, on the corner of College A venue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology ' 25 : Department. This building, which was acquired by the College in is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology staff. Woodward Hall, the College Library, erected in 1899, houses approximately twenty-five thousand volumes; the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviv-· ing from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 16¢ to · the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books .was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the College in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The College is refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774· As a museum of colonial art in Maryland, it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House (1740), and the Pinkney House '(1750), are also recent additions to the college property; and the Bordley-Randall House (1727) has been equipped as the residence of a member of the faculty. The Infirmary, in whichthere are three hospital ·wards, two private rooms, and an isolationward, is housed in a separate building ju~t across from the College Green on College A venue. Here the College Physician liolds daily office hours. The Infirmary attendants, at least one, of whom is always on duty, live in the building. tl'he Gymnasium, built in 1910, is equipped with a maximumsize basketball floor, handball court, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the College has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall (1855) and Randall Hall (1903), in addition to the six fraternity houses of the College. Randall Hall contains the College dining hall. · 1929, �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Church Attendance. The College encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their , respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Herson; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. ~ Wilfred C. Tyler; First Presbyterian, the Rev. James J. Coale; 1 St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Samuel G. Schick; , St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Clair; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. Mordechai Cohen. Lectures and Concerts. Under the auspices of the Faculty Committee a series of lectures and concerts is arranged throughout the year. These entertainments, although intended primarily for students, are open to the , friends of the College. The Faculty Woman's Club also provides an additional series of lectures and concerts. The program for 1931-32 included Professor von der Leyen of the University of Cologne on " Goethe " ; Captain Paul Koenig, "The Journeys of the Deutschland "; Dr. Stewart Paton, "Managing Our Daily Affairs "; Dr. Lewellys F. Barker, " A Recent Trip to Russ-ia "; Harry Elmer Barnes on "Prison Riots"; and Jason Westerfield, "The Stock Exchange and Better-Business Bureau." Musical concerts were given by Arthur Hice, pianist; Austin Conradi, piC\nist; The Peabody String Quartet; and The Musical Art Quartet. Dr. Richard Kuehnemund of the St. John's Faculty gave a lecture-recital on " Bach." Library Teas. The Librarian and her assistants arrange a series of teas in the reading room of the Library on alternate Thursdays. Various Faculty members and others talk briefly on topics of general interest. During the year 1931-32, Messrs. R. T. H. Halsey, Julian S. Duncan, John T. Rodgers, Boies Penrose, and Nathan C. Starr of the St. John's Faculty talked at these teas. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 Student Activities. The College encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive th~ approval of the Student Council and the approval of the Advisory Council. , Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the College grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. This Council, which meets weekly, has supervision particularly over questions of student conduct. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, two Sophomores, and two Freshmen. Officers ·, for the year 1932-33 are: William Algernon Percy, Jr., '33, President; Francis Gibbs LaMotte, Jr., '34, Secretary. Athletics. The Athletic Council consists of five alumni, two Faculty members, one student, the Director of Athletics, and the President. It has general supervision over all sports. Alumni Members: Amos F. Hutchins, '06; Evelyn A. Harrison, ex. '06; Elmer G. Parsly, '06; John N. Wilson, '12. · Faculty Members: Reginald H. Ridgely and Ford K. Brown. Student Member: William Allen Ziegler, '33. Varsity and Freshman schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games, in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling, although intercollegiate schedules are not maintained in all of these sports. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All College students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity and freshman sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. A literary magazine, The Catalyst, made its initial appearance in November, 1932. The student publications are free from faculty control. �i '',1 1 ' ' I I ,l:i 1: 28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Fraternities. Three national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southe.rn), and Alpha Kappa Pi, and two local fraternities, Phi ; Delta, Sigma and Theta Psi, and one additional group Delta p · Omega, are provided with houses by the College. Fro~ one-thir: to one-half of the students are fraternity men. Honorary Societies. Delta ~appa Phi, ~n honorary scholastic society, recognizes high schol~rship by electmg to membership those Juniors who have been m the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman and Sop~omore years, and at mid-year of their Junfor year; and those ~emors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List a~ the end of th~ir Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in the first group in at least two of these periods. Delt~ Omic~o~, ~noth~r honorary organization, recognizes the students ~arttcipatt?n m extra-curricular activities. A point s!stem devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. The Osler Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the Liberal Club, the German Club, and the French Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. A. ~ramatic c~ub, m~naged by students, offers opportunity for acqumng expenenc~ m dram~tics. The King William Players presented the followmg plays m 1931-32: Erik Barnouw's Open Collars, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Ca:rol, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Musical Organizations. _Drider the direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky the students maintain a concert orchestra and a band. The orchestra gave three concerts in 1931-32. Alumni Association. The officers of the Association are Mr. Charles A. Cummins President, and Mr. William F. Stromeyer, Secretary-Treasurer'. The headq~ar~ers of the Association are at St. John's College. Local associations are organized throughout the country. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 I' I. I ADMISSION Routine of Admission. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as ., early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the : application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning ' his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also fo the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character , and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record, is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified, of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. , Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or head master, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondaryschool level. A unit o'f entrance credit in any subject except Eng, lish represents four or, five school periods of work a week for approximately ~hirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a secondary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see the "Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission." Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission. I �----- 30 , ----------------- CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission by Examination. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years , before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations, or may be admitted as special students, or may be admitted on i trial, depending on the circumstances. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 43r West u7th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. Admission on Trial. Occasionally St. John's College admits "on trial" a limited number of applicants whose school work has been of a standard below that required by their principals for unqualified recommendation, but who give evidence of sufficient ability and determination to do satisfactory college work. Students who are admitted on trial are told, at the time of admission, exactly what prescriptions they must fulfill in order to make up their deficiencies. · As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the s.tudent has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from the " on trial " restriction and is placed in good standing. Admission as Special Students. Exceptional students who lack the requisite entrance units may be admitted as special students. If such students have attained a CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 general average of C at the end of the second year,* and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but not as candidates for graduate degrees. Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good standing t a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. Not fewer than two years of work (two units) and not more than four can be accepted in any one language, but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry.no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accept~d, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In " Problems of American Democracy " one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. *For purposes of averaging the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used: A 100-90, B 89-80, C = 79-70, D 69-60. t In certain cases entrance insufficiencies may be made up after the student has entered college. Such make-up work is an entrance prescription, is stated as such at the time of admission, <J,nd is entered as such on the student's recor\i. If the work done in college in fulfillment of entrance requirements may not be counted toward graduation from college, the student is so informed at the time of admission. = = = I! �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Science: Unless the student has passed in his school work at least·• one full year of science (one unit) in which he has himself . performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one full science course in college. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, ; botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical , geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Drawing: One year of work (one-half unit) in free-hand draw- · ing and one year of work (one-half unit) in mechanical •· drawing may be accepted. Admission of Students from Other Colleges. Students who transfer to St. John's from other colleges and .• universities should file applications for admission similar to those filed by other new students. The routine of admission is the same as that followed in admitting high school graduates, but the · student's college record, not his high school record, furnishes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended, showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the courses he has pursued, with the grades attained. Advanced Standing. Students who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may petition for advanced standing on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. i 33 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS . Routine of Admission. See "Admission." '. Residence Assignments at the College. All students not living at home, are required to live· in College · buildings (all fraternities are housed in College buildings) and . to take their meals in the College dining hall. The associations • brought about by residence at the College are an essential part of . : college life. Most of the rooms in the residence halls are arranged so that •· two students may live together. A few rooms are arranged for three students. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the dormitories in the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. ' They are urged to indicate on their applications for admission the ' names of other students with whom they would like to live. Stu. dents who have no acquaintances at the College are given tentative assignments which are subject to change after the student arrives at the College. It should be noted that no room assignment can be made and . no r~ervation held until the candidate for admission has paid to the College his matriculation fee of fifteen dollars. Roqm Furnishings. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chiffonier, a study table, and chairs. Bed linen and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies and rugs. The ·student should consult his incoming room mate before decorating his room. The College maintains the care of the room. Arrival at the College. The residence halls and the dining room are ordinarily closed to students until noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College. Students usually arrive on Monday of opening week. All students, both new:! and old, are required to register for their 2 ; I �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE courses on Tuesday (registration day), and to attend thereafter: ' such academic exercises as they may have. The regular academic engagements are ' listed in the College · Calendar, which thus gives to old as well as to new students a notice of when to come to College. Special academic functions are an-: nounced by occasional notices. · College Routine. The section of the Catalogue dealing with " General Regula- • tions" furnishes much additional information for the entering student. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 FEES :Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $r5. This fee is due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admitting and ' enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, · and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. The matriculation fee .is not refundable. Annual Fees. The fixed charges are those shown in the following table. They do not include special fees, nor the student's traveling expenses, Per year laundry, and incidentals : Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO Student-activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO Total ................................ $780 State appropriations and endowment funds enable the College to its· faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. To facilitate payment, the Business Office maintains a schedule of quarterly assessments according to which the fixed charges become due as follows : * maint~in Sept. "3 Tuition . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . $go Room rent ........... -.. . 45 Board ... ............... 90 Medical fee .. .. . . . . . . .. . 5 Athletic fee . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5 Student-activities fee . . . . . 5 Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $240 No:,,. 30 Feb. rs $225 $165 $go 45 $60 30 60 5 5. 5 April 30 $60 30 60 $150 Bills are issued in advance of the dates when they become due, except the first quarterly bill, which becomes payable when a student registers. * Students who enter at mid-years will be expected to pay one-half of the fixed charges in two_ equal assessments : one in February, the other in April. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Additional Course Fees. Additional course fees must be paid for all courses taken in addition to the seventeen required for the degree. These include: (I) courses taken on entrance prescription, if they cannot be counted toward graduation; ( 2) courses taken in repetition of, or in place of, courses dropped or fa!led; and (3) courses taken in excess of the normal program. Such courses will be charged to the student at the rate of $60.00 for each additional full course and $30.00 for each additional halfcourse. These charges, which· cannot be determined until after registration for the second half-year, will be gue at the time the last quarterly bill is presented in April. The normal program in the Freshman year is four or five courses. Freshmen who carry programs of more than five courses will be charged additional course fees. English 1, whether actually taken or anticipated by examination, counts as a course carried. In the Sophomore year students who carried five courses, including English I, in the Freshman year will be allowed to carry four courses without the payment of additional course fees. Students who carried four courses in the Freshman year will be allowed to carry five courses in the Sophomore year without the payment of additional tuition. In the Junior. and Senior years the regular tuition provides for four courses only, and students who take more than four courses must pay the additional course fees. Laboratory Fees. In the courses in biology, chemistry, and physics, special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per full course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable he1·eafter as follows : Nov.30 For full courses ............................. half For half courses taken: ( r) In the first half-year ... ; ............... all (2) In the second half-year................ April 30 half all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. · · · · ' · , 37 Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May first. �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A WARDS AND AIDS Deserving students who need assistance may be aided somewhat at St. John's in meeting the expenses of a college education. Students are invited to apply for the forms of aid 'lV'hich require application, and to compete for those which are open to competition. There are several kinds of aids and awards, including fellowships, scholarships, prizes, assistantships, student service, and tuition loans. Certain scholarships are provided by the State of Maryland: these are awarded on the basis of competitive examinations, inquiry concerning which should be made to the student's county or city Board of Education. Certain other awards, which are made on the basis of the student's college record (the merit scholarships, the senior fellowships, and the merit prizes), do not require any formal application. All other aids require written application by the student on a blank provided for the purpose, obtainable either from the Registrar or from the Business Office. Applications· to the College, in order to be considered by the appropriate committees, should be filed: (1) by students previously registered at St. John's, (a) before May I for all assistantships, and (b) before June I for all other aids; (2) by prospective students, before September r5. CATALOGUE OF ST~ JOHN'S COLLEGE 39 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship. shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, ~d promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by ·the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's Colkge . during the academic year following his .election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of. his Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immedi· ately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St.. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS The Senior Fellowships were created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November, 1928. The resolution of the Board as amended at the meeting in May, 1930, follows: 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '32. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. 1932-33. John Boak Smith, '33. For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words; it is Resolved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. MARYLAND ST ATE SCHOLARSHIPS Senatorial Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of J:3altimore City, a " senatorial scholarship " providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Each candidate for these scholarships should consult his county or city Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS �~, I I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE These scholarships do not provide for the matriculation f ee, extra-course fees, laboratory fees, or the medical, athletic, and student-activities fees. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE 40 Tuition Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and. from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a " tuition scholarship " providing free tuition. Each candidate for these scholarships should consult his county or city Board of Education for information regarding the competitive examination. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's College from that section of Maryland represented by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is renewable provided that the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to a student of unusual ability and integrity. The applicant is expected to submit evidence that he is of colonial descent and that he himself reveres the ideals and standards of his forbears. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent and is awarded for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. 41 Merit Scholarships. To a student who, by his character and by his attainments in scholarship and in activities during his Freshman year, has demonstrated his capacity for leadership, a scholarship providing free tuition for the succeeding year. To a student who, by his character and by his attainments in , scholarship and in activities during his Sophomore year, has demonstrated his capacity for leadership, a scholarship providing free tuition for the succeeding year. These scholarships, which are awarded annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, are announced in September, at the formal opening of College. Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students, a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition. Holders of these scholarships may be required to do five hours of work each week, assisting in the language departments, tutoring, and so on. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charges for board and room rent, the matriculation fee, the medical, the athletic, and the student-activities fees. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship Fund. To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. The Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner Scholarship. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Ernest. RETENTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all of his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of C,* the faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. If, for any reason, a student holding a scholarship leaves college before the end of the year, the scholarship held by him will be left vacant. It cannot be re-awarded before the beginning of the next academic year. *For purposes of determining averages the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used: A 100-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, D 69-60. = = = = �, ..I 42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS Scholarships in Engineering. Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are interested should confer with the major advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Scholarship in Marine Biology. A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachu~ setts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. PRIZES The following prizes, some of them competitive, some honorary, are awarded each year. All but one are awarded in June, at the Commencement; the last one, a prize for improvement, is awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Competitive Prizes. Essays and theses to be considered for these prizes in I9J2-33 must be subnvitted to the Chairman of the proper Division of the College on or before May 24: I. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. ·Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 2. To the student who shall compose the best essay on the principles of free government, $25.00, offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. A term thesis written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements in a course in the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is· written. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 43 3. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. Merit Prizes.* l. To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four. years' academic work, a gold piece, offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. 2. To that member of the graduating class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, a gold piece, offered by the Theta Psi Fraternity. 3. To the member of the Senior Class who has made the greatest progress in his Senior year over the previous three years' average, a gold piece, offered by the Phi Delta Sigma Fraternity. 4. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, a gold piece, offered by the Reverend Martin Aigner, D. D. 5. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the College during the year, $5.00 in gold, offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. 6. To the _members of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant cl).aracteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 7. To some person not a student in the College but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other *For the purpose of determining stud,ents' averages the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A roo-go, B 89-80, C 79-70, and D = 69-60. = = = �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE men and women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the Ne~ York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 8. To the retiring President of the Student Council each year, a gavel, offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 9. To that student who, in his record for the year, shows the greatest improvement over his record for the preceding year, a gold piece. To ,be awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. 45 STUDENT SERVICE 44 ASSIST ANT SHIPS Applications for assistantships should be filed before May first of each year, on the regular Student-Aid blank. Laboratory Assistantships. A few upperclassmen, at present five, are employed each year as ~echnical assistants in the biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories. The stipend, which varies according to the type of service rendered and the amount of time required, is credited to the · student's account. The character and the academic record of the applicant as well as his financial status will be considered by the committee making the appointments. Students who file applications should indicate the departments in w.hich they wish to assist. Men who have held assistantships previously must file new applications if they wish to be reappointed. Infirmary Assistantships. Two upperclassmen are appointed to take charge of the Infirmary and to assist the College Physician. The stipend is credited to the student's account in the Business Office. _ Students should consult the College Physician before applying. Library Assistantships . .Three upperclassmen are employed as assistants in the College Library and the Carnegie Art Room. . Students who are interested should consult the Librarian. A number of students serve as waiters in the dining room. The stipend is credited toward the student's board. Ordinarily the waiters are upperclassmen who have proved themselves worthy of aid by their records in scholastic work and in student activities. Applications should be made on the regular Student-Aid form. STUDENT LOANS With a view to aiding those students who otherwise could not meet the necessary expenses of a college education, a system of loans has been arranged. Students who apply may be granted permission to give the College, in lieu of cash, Student-Aid notes payable two years after the student leaves the College, these notes to cover such portions of the fees as may be approved by the Committee. Student-Aid notes, executed under the same conditions as bank loans, bear interest at the rate of one per cent per annum from the date of making to the date of maturity. Applications for these student loans should be made on the regular Student-Aid blank. All students previously registered in St. John's, who desire aid, should file applications. by June 1; thereafter, until the middle of September, the applications of new students will be considered. Recipients of loans are required to maintain scholastic standing in the first three groups of the Rank List. Students who have been allowed to tender Student-Aid notes for one year may not be accorded this privilege in succeeding years unless they maintain satisfactory standing. Aids awarded in one year do not commit the College to any further award. Students who enjoy the privileges of securing such loans will be expected to reply promptly to all communications regarding their obligations. �46 'I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL REGULATIONS Change of Rooms. . N0 student living in the dormitories may change his room except . with the approval of the room-assignment officer. The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and . constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject · at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the ·; right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or. add to any of them. I. HONOR REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a high standard of .. scholarship. To this end student self-government lS encouraged. ,. Each student. is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required to withdraw from College. ' The Student Council cooperates with the. Advisory Council of the Faculty in enforcing the honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary action in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be requfred to withdraw · from college. II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living. with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College except in the case of men who are returning to College early with the permission of the President. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during the Christmas or the Easter recess. Assignment of Rooms. Before May first of each year the student may, if he wishes, indicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must. file their applications concurrently. . Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. 47 College Rules for Dormitories. I. No radios, victrolas, or other instruments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormitories after IO: oo p. m. (Saturdays, I I : 30 p. m.). Band instruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2 : oo p. m. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2 . Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to any person or persons whom the Student Council's appointed representative in the hall in question shall determine to have been responsible therefor. . 4. The Student Council shall directly and through its appointed representatives enforce the above rules by disciplinary action taken at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurreptly by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the object of such disciplinary action may appeal to his Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or if any matter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. Dining Hall. The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in · session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper on the Sunday preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter recess. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The s~udent should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. Deans. In addition to the Advisers there are four class Deans who act as counsellors to the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Classes, respectively. These Deans carry out the general regulations of the College, and act, jointly, as an Advisory Council to the President. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration . ' · · 49 for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he. should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A Study Card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. During May each student is required to fill out not only a list of the courses he will take during the next college year but also a comprehensive plan of the studies he will pursue toward the degree. A Plan of Study sheet as well as an Early Registration card should be filed by all students except Seniors before the time limit for the May registration. Late registration, unless excused by the student's Dean, may involve the payment of $s.oo. Failure to file a Study Card on time, when there is no valid excuse, will involve the payment of a charge of $2.00. Change of Program. During the first two weeks in either half-year students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Registrar and with the approval of the Adviser. After this two-week period the student will be required to pay a charge of $2.00 if any change is made. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. Courses Required of Freshman. The course in prescribed English compos1t10n is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and for physical training. The student's other courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all new students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English I, will be required to register for an additional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the end of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. �T 50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Physical Training Requirement~. Two years of physical training are required for the degree. These should be completed during the first two years of college work. Amount of Work Required. No regular student in any year may take fewer than four courses. . If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher c!~ss exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the reqmsite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from his Dean. Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering College for the first time in September 1931, or thereafter, the requirements for promotion are as follows; To the Sophomore Class : A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class: A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in se11en of which his grades must be C or higher. Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1931, are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: Four Courses (in addition to Physical Training). To the Junior Class : Nine Courses (in addition to two years of Physical Training). To the Senior Class : . Thirteen Courses. Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of his Dean. In no c~se may .more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time reqmre that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and ar all other academic exercises is required. Each Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who ignore this rule, in warning them against further absences and in placing on probation men who fail to cooperate. ' CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 51 Unexcused absence from classes either immediately before or immediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Excused Absences. Absence from classes because of illness or because of some unavoidable occurrence may be excused by the class Dean. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the College Physician. See the section on " In. firmary Service," under " Residence Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final examinations. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent ; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory ; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at mid-years, within four w,eeks; at finals, within the first six weeks of the following academic year. Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his adviser after each grade period ; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class, or in the case of a senior, to the degree. �~1 ! 52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Rank List. After the mid-year examinations and after the final examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is. assigned to one of the four groups of a Rank List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except those men whose requirement for the sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow: Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses). Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one. of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion . requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Deans' List. The Deans' List consists of the names of all students who have attained places in Groups I or II of ·the Rank List. Men on the Deans' List are trusted by the Deans with greater responsibility and disc.retion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarding attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may bring about the removal of any man's name from the Deans' List. Any man on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. . Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at mid-years a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation a~d warned by his Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November hour-examinations ordinarily is warned by his Dean. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 53 I:Iowever, if his record is exceedingly low, he may be placed on probation in November. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lower class and placed on probation. A student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a varsity or Freshman team. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation· will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. A student may be placed on probation for failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. Repeating Courses. A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has. received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the inajor requirements, it must be repeated. �------,. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English I but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior year, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the class Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. 3. Any language courses prescribed by the major department. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses, exclusive of hygiene and physical training. 6. The course in hygiene, and. two full courses or the equivalent in physical training. 54 Transfer of Course Credits from Other Colleges. Students who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Registrar before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some time, the student is urged to submit his transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusions of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student must have passed seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, have attained grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must have secured credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English 1. 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses). 55 Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major subject. He will have an instructor in that subject assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. Language Requirements. Language requirements (if any) are prescribed by the individual major departments. Since the student does not announce the ·choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : (I) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses taken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the major. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. Major Courses Counting for Distribution. No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full courses or their equivalent in biology, including Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of ' Vertebrates) ; Two cour.ses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I) ; Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II) ; Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; · Chemistry 42 (Advanced. Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); The language requirements are two years of college French and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32. Classics. Three fulI courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. Economics. Economics 2 l (General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the Junior courses in economics; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics) ; l ; l ; 57 Psychology ll 1hf (Introduction to Psychology); Psychology 12 2 hf (History of Psychology); Government 11 (American Government). Beginning in 1932-33, students who major in economics will be required to take a comprehensive written examination at the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed, but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expected. English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespere) ; Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English I. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German IO (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought); History 21 (Mediaeval European History) and History 31 (Modern European History) or its equivalent. NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 21 (Governments of Europe) or Government (State and Local Government) ; 23 �1 '! 58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 31 (History of Political Ideas) or Government 50 ! (Reading Course) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Government 41 1hf (International Relations) and Government 42 2hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1hf. (Political Parties) and Government 44 2hf. (Constitutional Law); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or History 23 (English History) or History 21 (Mediaeval European \ History); One full course in psychology or the equivalent, or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology). History. History l (Historical Survey); History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Modern European History); History 25 (The History of the United States) or Government 11 (American Government) ; Economics 21 (General Prineiples of Economics) or Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology) or Psychology ll 1hf (Introduction to Psychology) and Psychology 12 2 hf (History of Psychology); English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art} or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to .Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus); Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 philosophy. Philosophy ll 1hf (Logic) ; Philosophy 15 (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) ; Philosophy 35 1hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2 hf (Psychology and Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 1hf (Plato) ; Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in psychology or in history. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics); Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 {Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this major or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools. Two full courses in biology : Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; NOTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerequisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition to the six courses of the major two years of college German and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. �-----~l 1 i; I·! I I 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Additional courses advised: Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitativ · Analysis), Chemistry 22 2hf (Quantitative Analysis), Chemis~ try. 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I) ; Biology 30 ihf (Histology); enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medical school, that is, " a reading . ' knowledge" 6f scientific material. Psychology; Three full courses, or their equivalent, in psychology; Biology 11, either section A or section B · Philosophy 3 l. ' O~e a~ditional f~ll course, or the equivalent, in philosophy, or m b10logy, or m psychology; or a full course in physics; One additional full course or two half-courses to be elected from the following list : Any philosophy course; Any psychology course; Biology 21 1 hf; Biology 22 2 hf; Biology 30 1 hf; Biology 33 2hf; Biology 34 2 hf; Biology 36 2hf; Chemistry l or Chemistry 2 ; Physics 21; Mathematics 26 2 hf ; Economics 31; Economics 41; Government 3 l ; . 1 hf; Greek 36 2 hf; Greek 23 English 24 2 hf; English 26 1 hf; English 27 2 hf; English 49; · English 50. Any student who intends to do graduate work in psychology should learn to read both German and French. He should also take at least two full science courses or their equivalent. Two full years of biology and one of some other science, preferably physics, are recommended. The student should make as thorough a study as possible of physiology, especially the physiology of the nervous system and the ductless glands." Romance Languages .. Four full courses in one Romance language above Fre~ch 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 · Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 2 l {General Principles) ; Government 11 (American Government) ; History l (European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; One full course in introductory psychology. Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. · Spanish. See Romance Languages. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees" with honor" and " with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons. outside the College. The requirements for the degree " with honor " or " cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to his Dean for acceptance as. a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least So for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* *For determining comparable averages the mid-point of each grade-range 100-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, and D in the following scale is used : A 69-60. = = = = �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during ·. one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a compre- , hensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees " with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. *For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A = 100-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, and D = 69-60. 63 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from I to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior Courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examinati9n group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination: groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class ; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses numbered in the fifties are open to Juniors regularly. The thesis courses numbered in the sixties are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors ; such courses are marked by a dagger ( t). I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITZGERALD, GROPP, KuEHNE- MUND, PENROSE, SCOFIELD, SEGALL, AND STARR, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND RODGERS ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. (rn) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe. (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy ; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 2r. M-W-Fat 9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. M-W- Fat 9. Omitted in I932-33. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forins, A; B; C; D; E; T-Th-S T-Th-S M-W-F M-W-F T-Th-S at at at at at IO. 9. 9. 9. 9. (xv) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR STARR. PROFESSOR BROWN. MR. RODGERS. MR. RODGERS. English 2r. Survey of English Literature. (m) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of alt Sophomores who propose to major in English. M-W-F at (xm) The first half of the course, dealing with the printed book from modern times to the seventeenth century, will be taught by President Gordon; the second half, dealing with the printed book in the fifteenth and earlv sixteenth centuries, will be taught by Professor Penrose. PRESIDENT GORDON AND PROFESSOR PENROSE. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English , Grammar and the English Language as a useful tool. Frequent papers ; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfiltment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section Section History of the Printed Book. Half-course running throughout the year. Tat 2. ENGLISH I. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth and twentieth century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. (u) A study of the Greeks and Romans as we. know them through their ' fine and applied arts. · English (1x) T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 32. The Art of Classical Antiquity.] . English 24 2 hf. The' Modern Drama. 65 IO. English 31 1 hf. Theory of Poetry. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [English 32. The Nineteenth Century.] (x) This course is intended to give a comprehensive view of the poetry and the prose (including the novel) of the nineteenth century, from Byron to Oscar Wilde. The change from the romanticism of the early nineteenth century poets to that of the Victorians, and the gradual development of the didactic purpose in prose of the period will be especially emphasized. There will be frequent class-room discussions, and occasional papers. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR STARR. English 33. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. PROFESSOR BROWN. (IX) (xm) A study of the significant prose fiction and poetry of England and America during the twentieth century. This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, voyaging narratives, picaresque fiction, and translations, will be examined in their relation to the · English Renaissance. T -Th-S at T-Th from English 23. Contemporary Literature. IO. ( x) 2 to 3: 30. PROFESSOR STARR. PROFESSOR STARR. 3 �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800.] A study of the English Drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, lowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. 2I. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 35. The Eighteenth Century. English Liter~ture from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important; writers of the Restoration, the e-ighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political. social, and intellectual. backgrounds. Pre-requisite: English 21. T from IO to 12. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 36 1hf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Century.] A survey of English romantic poetry from Anne of Winchelsea to . Wordsworth. Important poets studied will include Thomson, Gray,: Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Tuesday at IO. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 67 studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 41. M-W-F at IO. -Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] M-W-F at r. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 4r. Chaucer.] (1v) The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-W-F at 11. Required of those English Majors who desire the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 43. Medireval Literature.] A study of the most important writings in English from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. PROFESSOR STARR. English 37. Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. In the first half-year the chief poets studied will include Wordsworth, Coleridge1 Byron, Shelley, and Keats; in the second, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. M-W-Fat 9. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 38. American Literature.] Puritan and Colonial writings, the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Haw:thorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. ~rhen possible this literature will be Pre-requisite: English 2r. M-W-F at 8. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR STARR. English 45. Shakespere. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the five great tragedies. Special attention will be given to Shakespere's theory of tragedy and to the philosophical and religious views contained in his principal plays. M-W-F at r. PROFESSOR BROWN. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [English 49. The Novel.] ' French 13. French Composition and Conversation. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-,F at 3. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Beginning French. (xvi) PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Intermediate French. (xvu) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French I, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Section B; M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 11. Advanced French Prose. (m) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside i:eading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. 20. IO. PROFESSOR SEGALL. Survey of French Literature. (v) Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. M-W-F at 11. 2. ' French 17. History of French Literature and Civilization. A summary of French literature illustrated by readings from representative works of the more important periods. Outside readin.g; reports. A good knowledge of French is required. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. French Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French I, or two years of high-school French. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French FRENCH 1. (1x) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; reports in French. M-W-F at *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. French 69 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (1v) Rapid reading from representative works of nineteent!"'.·century prose; comprehensive collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature. (v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in some of their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading: theses. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary French Literature.] (VI) A study of the literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and neo-romanticism will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �70 .*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation. French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. PROFESSOR GROPP. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Pre-requisite : French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. . [German 35. Introduction to the History of German · Civilization.] Beginning German. Pre-requisite: History I passed with grade of " C " or better. M-W-F at r. Omitted in 1932-33; given in 1933-34. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (xv1) ~le~ents necessa.ry for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun- c1ation, conversat10n, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M'-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR GROPP. Section B; M-\V-F at 11. PROFESSOR GROPP. German IO. Intermediate German. ( II, German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) VIII) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Revi.ew of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; readmg from works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-.requisite: German r, or two years of high-school German. Sect10n A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR GROPP. German 20. Modern Literature. Pre-requisite: German. M-W-F at 2. German IO, or three years of high-school 21. Scientific German. (n) Intended for students specializing in sciences. Pre-requisite: German. M-W-F at 9. German IO, or three years of high-school PROFESSOR GROPP. 1 German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. (xvi) Open only to men mai oring in German. Tuesday at 7 : 30 p. m. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German Pre-requisite: German 35, or History 21 with consent of the instructor. M-W-F at r. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (v1) to enable the student to translafe German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Tr~ining ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. GERMAN I. (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Pre-requisite : French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. German 71 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 50. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GREEK Greek I. 73 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LATIN Beginning Greek. Latin r. Beginning Latin. Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Greek prose. cial emphasis upon the Greek element in the English language. Elements of grammar and composition i readings in Latin-prose authors. For students who have had little or no Latin. May not be taken by students who have had any college Latin. M-W-F at 11. MR. KIEFFER. T-Th-S at 11. [Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology.] MR. KIEFFER. Study of the Myths as they appear in Ancient and Modern Literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in I932-33. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 3r. Plato; Greek Tragedy. Plato; Apology and Crito. Two Greek Tragedies. Pre-requisite : Greek M-W-F at IO. (III) [Latin 15. Roman Law.] Readings principally from the Institutes of Justinian. Study of the de~~lopment of legal procedure and the Roman constitution. For prospective law students. Pre-requisite: Latin I, or two years of high-school Latin. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1932-33. I. MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER .. [Latin 23 1hf. Letters of Cicero and Pliny.] [Greek 33. Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets.] In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. Pre-requisite: Greek 2I. T-Th-S at 11. Omitted in I932-33. Detailed studies of those aspects of Roman civilization portrayed by these authors. Collateral readings in English. Pre-requisite: Latin 11 and 12, or four years of high-school Latin. M-W-F at 2. First half-year .. Omitted in 1932-33. MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] (v) A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. M-W-F at 1. Second half-year. Omitted in I932-33. [Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence.] Reading of a representative play of each ; study of the antecedents, development, and historical influence of the Roman theatre. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. See also History 20. (XI) History of Greece and Rome. See also History 20. History of Greece and Rome. �74 CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Spanish 25. Spanish Life and Culture.] *Classics 50. Classical Philology. *Classics 5I hf. Classical Philology. Reading under the direction of the instructor, in Greek and Latin liter-:: ature and antiquities. Open to approved candidates for honors in the:. Classics, and to Juniors and Seniors generally. · MR. KIEFFER. tClassics 60. Classical Philology. tCiassics 6I hf. Classical Philology. A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; repor~s and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. SPANISH (I) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. at 8. (u) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from ·the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. · Pre-requisite: Spanish M-W-F at 9. I, or two years of high-school Spanish. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature.. · (Iv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish I3. Spanish Composition and Conversation. (vI) A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; prac~ice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish M-W-F at 3. 2, or the consent of the instructor. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omittedin Ig32-33. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. Not open to Freshmen. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in I932-33. [Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel.] MR. KIEFFER. M-W-F A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, read· ings, discussions, reports. PROFESSOR FI'l'ZGERALD. Laboratory courses in thesis writing. Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. 75 [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama. J Lectures on the literary movements . affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion ; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in Ig32-33. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *Spanish 50. The Romantic Movement in Spain. *Spanish 5I hf. The Romantic Movement in Spain. The ability to read Spanish fluently is necessary to these reading courses. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. tSpanish 60. Honors Thesis Course. tSpanish 6I hf. Honors Thesis Course. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. Students must be able to read Spanish fluently. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �r ,.I, i.: 76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 40. Advanced Economics. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS ALLES (Chairman), HUNTER, KINGSBURY, McLAREN, PENROSE, AND WYCKOFF, DR. DUNCAN, AND MESSRS. PAVENSTEDT AND RODGERS. ECONOMICS Economics 2I. General Principles. (III) A study of the economics of living and an analysis of economic laws. Section A; M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Section B, for students majoring in Economics; M-W-F at DR. DUNCAN. IO. See also Mathematics 25 1 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics). [Economics 3 r. Industrial Problems.] (rx) This course includes a study of the development of the business enterprise, its regulation by the government, and certain major problems of industrial management. Pre-requisite: Economics 2r. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 32. Financial Problems. (x) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our banking system and its relation to business needs. The position of the private investor is also considered. Pre-requisite: Economics 2r. T -Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 35. International Economic Problems. (xr) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports, and papers on selected problems in international economics including international business cycles, war debts, international control of raw materials, and economic imperialism. Pre-requisite: Economics 21 (Mathematics 26 2 hf is advised, in addition) . T-Th-S at 11. DR. DUNCAN. 77 (rv) A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in economics. M at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 50. Readings in Economics. A conference course open to Juniors and Seniors who are interested in economics and are willing to read extensively. Pre-requisite: Economics 2I. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. GOVERNMENT Government 11. American Government. (n) The introductory course required of all students majoring in government. Origins and development of the American form of government : federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted to the federal government; one-third to state and local government. Emphasis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Section B; M-W-F at 11. DR. DUNCAN. Section C; M-W-F at 2. DR. DUNCAN. Government 21. Governments of Europe. (rx) An analysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the principal European states, and a comparison with American institutions and practices. The shift from monarchical to democratic forms; the rise of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. Pre-requisite: Government 11. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 23. ·State and Local Government. (Iv) A more detailed study of the organization and functioning of state municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into publi~ life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with special reference to the State of Maryland. Pre-requisite : Government 11. M-W-F at 11. [*Government 31. History of Political Ideas.] Pre-requisite: (I) Government 11; (2) Government 21, or Government 3I, or History 22; (3) Government 41. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Omitted in I932-33· PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (m) A study of the theories of politics and of government from classical times to the present day, intended to show the evolution of systematic political reasoning and the basis of modern political thought. The ideas of the philosophers on such subjects as political liberty, democracy, sovereignty, the best form of government, anarchism, socialism, and problems of international order, will be studied. Open only to students whose interests and training fit them for the course. M-W-F at IO. Omitted in I932-33. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 4I 1 hf. International Relations.] A survey of the present-day factors affecting international relations : nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial minorities, militarism and armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (I) Government 11 ; ( 2) Government 21, or Government 3I, or History 22. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Omitted in I932-33. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND DR. DUNCAN. [Government 42 2 hf. International Organization.] The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a law of nations. 79 (xn) The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisite: (I) Government 11 ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 3 I. T -Th from I to 2 : 30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law. A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisite : (I) Government 11 ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 31. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *Government *Government *Government *Government 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *tGovernment 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HISTORY History History 34. American Economic History. European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present (xx) Time. 1. A general survey of the political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Europe since 476 A. D. A pre-requisite for men majoring in history. Section A; T-Th at 9, S at 9. Section B ; T -Th at 9, S at IO. Section C; T -Th at 9, S. at 8. (x) 21. Medireval European History. (XI) T-Th-S at 11. MR. PAVENSTEDT. History 22. Modern European History. (xx) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the European War of 1914-1918. M-W-F at 8. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR HUNTER. A survey of English history. MR. RODGERS. *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *t History 6o. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. (x1) . Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. M-W-F at 11. The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. PROFESSORS HUNTER AND PENROSE. (v1) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. MR. RODGERS. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. M-W-F at 11. PHILOSOPHY History 23. English History. 2. (1v) MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 25. The History of the United States. (xm) The rise and development of the modern political system. A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. M-W-F at PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 44. American History Since the Civil War. IO. MR. KIEFFER. History Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. Conference hours arranged with each student. This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. Outline of the political history of ancient times and a study of classical society. T-Th-S at (II) The study of the development of American economic life from the colonial beginnings to the present. [History 42. History of American Life.] MR. PAVENSTEDT. History 11. History of Greece and Rome. 81 Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy i2 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (xi) The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God; freedom; and immortality. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. 83 M-W-F at 2. First half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion.] (vn) (ix) The course falls into two parts : The psychology of religion in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The philosophy of religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. Open to qualified freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in i932-33. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy i5. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 3r. History of Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic spec~llation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at IO. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (vi) An ·interpretation of their philosophy based on tbe reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy instructor. M-W-Fat 2. Second half-year. Omitted in i932-33. 12 or 3i, or the permission of the PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 38. Conceptions of Immortality. (vi) A study of different conceptions of immortality covering primitive, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, early Christian, and Creek conceptions as well as those of outstanding western thinkers (philosophers and scientists) down to the present. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12, or 31, or 35, or the consent of the instructor. M-W at 2. PROFESSOR ALLES. (vn) Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion. J I. (vi) A study of the development of religion including pri~itive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. Pre-requisite : Philosophy 3 l. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philoso~hy 42 2 h~. Schopenhauer. (vu) An mterpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND lDEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. 85 stood by progressive educators will be discussed and emphasized. The course is especially designed for first-year students and for sophomores. Section A; T-Th-S at IO. Section B; T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR McLAREN. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Psychology 27. Social Psychology. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. t Philosophy 60. Theses for Honors, tPhilosophy 6I hf. Theses for Honors. !he work consists in the writing of a thesis in some field or on a subJ ect chosen by the student after consultation with the instructor. PROFESSOR ALLES. (n) A study of the integration and development of the human personality and character within a society. Emphasis will be placed upon the postulate that man is a socialized animal; and social psychology will be considered to be integral with biological psychology. The different schools of social psychology will be examined and discussed. Pre-requisite: Psychology 11, or 12, or 19, or 23, or 29, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PSYCHOLOGY Psycho~ogy ll 1_hf. ~eneral Introduction to Psychology. (x, XI) This course is designed _to serve as a basis for any further work in psychology. An attempt will be made to discover a biological foundation for the study of human behavior. Section A; T -Th-S at IO. Section B; T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. (x, XI) A study of speculations concerning the nature of mind, will, consciousness, ideas, etc. Also a study of the development of scientific methods in the field of psychology. Section A; T-Th-S at IO. Section B; T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR McLAREN. [Psychology 19 2 hf. Educational Theory.] (1v) A technical and scientific study of the biological and social phenomena underlying human behavior. Pre-requisite: Psychology 11, or 12, or 19, or 23, or 27, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 12 2 hf. History of Psychology. Psychology 29. Advanced Psychology. (x, xi) A stu~y of the b~aring of mo~ern psychological theories and data upon educational theories and practices. The meaning of education as under- [Psychology 35 2 hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] (n) In discussing behavior deviations, an attempt will be m~de to get at social causes and to steer a realistic course among numerous metaphysical and romantic theories. The course should be of especial value to pre-medical students and to students of literature. Open only to Juniors and Seniors who have already had one full year of psychology in St. John's College. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR McLAREN. �86 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Psychology 50. Reading Course. , *Psychology 51 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 87 Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. These courses are intended for students who are in earnest about reading ext:nsively and intensively in the field of psychology. Conferences, and assigned papers which must be turned in when due. Pre-requisite: Two full years of psychology, or one of psychology and one of biology, or one of psychology and one of philosophy. PROFESSOR McLAREN. *t Psychology 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Biology 19 2 hf. History of the Germ Cells. (n) A study of the mechanics of the genesis of the germ cells, of fertilization, and of early development prior to organogeny. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 9. Laboratory, M-W-F from 2 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS BERNHARD (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BINGLEY, EASON, McFARLIN, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (xvm) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. A pre-requisite to all other biology courses except Biology 20.. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $20.00. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 1L Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B ; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, W-F at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. Biology 20 1 hf. Readings in Biology. Open only to students who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2: 30. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. Observation of local animals in their native habitats, both land and water. Animals collected may be brought to the laboratory for further study and classification. (111) A history of the highest type of animal structure as revealed throughout the vertebrate series. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 15 2hf. Field Zoology. (xn) This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Conferences weekly. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. (m) A history of the highest type of animal structure as seen in the development of the chick and the pig. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. �88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. [Biology 23 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these two phenomena to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. (x) Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 19 advised. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to l 2 (other hours may be arranged). First half-year. · Omitted in 1932-33. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. (11) Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues of mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Biology 21 and 22. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, W-F at 9. Laboratory, M-W-F from 2 to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. (vm) Training in laboratory methods, making microscope slides especially. Register only with consent of instructor. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Biology 30. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, M-W from I to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (x) Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. A course parallel to Biology 2r. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. 89 Pre-requisite : Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 19 is recommended. Laboratory fee, $IO.oo. Recitation, T-Th at IO. Laboratory, W-F from 9 to 12 (other hours may be arranged). Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 36 2hf. Physiology. (1x) An introduction to the mechanics of living matter, as evident from experiments. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Open, in 1932-33, to students in all classes. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. T-Th-S from9to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. (vrn) A study of the morphology and of the life histories of the internal parasites of vertebrates, particularly birds and mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 23 is recommended. Laboratory fee, $IO.OO. Recitation, T -Th at 9. Laboratory, Section A, M-W from l to 4; Section B, M from l to 4, W from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. For major students who are reading for honors in biology, and for other well-grounded Juniors and Seniors who wish to knit their previous course work into a cohesive biological philosophy. Conferences weekly. First half-year. W at4. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversification of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. See "Awards and Aids." CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (III) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A ; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. 2. 12. General Chemistry for Science Students. of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their major and have taken Chemistry 1 must take the one hour. lecture given in Chemistry ~ on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at IO. Laboratory, T-Th from IO to 12. Section B ; Recitation, M-W -F at IO. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections,· M at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND MCFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. (1) The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from I to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 91 (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry I with the exception that a one hour lecture replaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and laboratory work will inclµde topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at I. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from Second half-year. I to 4. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (vrn) Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, Th at 8. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4; W-F from First half-year. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. I PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLlN. Chemistry 32 2hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure of , matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria ; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. 21. (1v) Pre-requisite: Chemistry I or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from I to 4. (vm) Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second. half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. *Chemistry 52 1 hf. Readings in Chemistry. A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. i"Chemistry 60. Thesis and Laboratory Work. i"Chemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. MATHEMATICS Mathematics PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSOiR BERNHARD. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf and 33. W-F at I, S at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (1v) The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. to 4. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W I to 5. Second half-year. 93 I 1 hf. Algebra. (1) This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year.. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 2 2 hf. Plane Geometry. (1) This course is required of all students who have not offered Plane Geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. �l I I 94 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (xix) This course aims to give a survey of Trigonometry, College Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Calculus. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Section A ; M-W-F at · 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Section C; T -Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 2r. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. (m) Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at IO. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. (Iv) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. (Iv) A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 3r. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (Ix) An advanced course in the Calculus with an introduction to Differential Geometry. The applications oi mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (xr) In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. Plane Analytic Geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to Analytic Geometry of three dimensions. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Mathematics 25 1 hf. The Mathematics of Finance. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. II 95 ( x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T -Th-S at ro. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 4r. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. (xI) A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 3I. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. ( vm) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emph,asizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. �96 CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. tMathematics 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOV A. (vm) Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A~ Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. 2. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 2r; Mathematics 31; Chemistry Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1932-33. 2. PROFESSOR EASON. (n) [Physics 43. Electricity.] PROFESSOR EASON. (r) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying Electrical Science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 2r and Mathematics 2r. Mathematics 21 may be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 31 ; Chemistry Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W.,.F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] This course covers the elements of Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Sound, and Light. It is. designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Physics 3r. Electricity and Magnetism. (n) This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the Theory of Relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in Mathematics and Chemistry. He will be ·expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. PROFESSOR EASON. PHYSICS Physics 2r. Elements of Physics. Physical Optics. 97 This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is larg~ly mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 31; advised that Mathematics Laboratory fee, $20.00 and Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to Omitted in 1932-33. Mathematics 21. It is strongly 31 be taken concurrently. breakage. 4. PROFESSOR EASON. PROFESSOR EASON. 4 �98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 99 *Physics 50. Reading Course. Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. T from 3-4. PROFESSOR EASON. *"t Physics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimir..ttion of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body; removal of waste material from the body; physical exercise ; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week from October 5 to December 7. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for freshman teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus w~rk, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. ;; I' Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. NOVAK. I j·,I I Physical Training 2. Advanced course in Physical Training. Two years of Physical Training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in Physical Training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. NOVAK. MID-YEAR EXAMINATION SCHEDULE January 19 to 28, 1933 Thursday, January r 9 ........ ·{9 A M.-r 2 M .. ······GroupXX 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group IX Friday, January 20 ........... J 9 A. M.-r 2 M. · · · · · · · Group II l 2 P. M.- 5 P. M..... Group XVI Saturday, January 2r. ........ { 9 A. M.-12 M........ Groups VI, XV Monday, January 23 ......... _[9 A M.-r 2 M.. ······GroupIII l 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group XVII Tuesday, January 24 ......... ·{9 A M.-r 2 M.. ······GroupXI 2 P. M.- S P. M ..... Group I Wednesday, January ,25 .•.... J 9 A. M.-r 2 M .. ······GroupXIX 1_ 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group X Thursday, January 26 ........ ·{9 A. M.-I 2 M .. ······GroupIV 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ..... Group VIII , . Friday, January 27 . . . . . . . . . . . ·{9 A. M.-r 2 M .. ······GroupsXII, XVIII 2 P. M.- S P. M ..... Groups VII, XIII Saturday, January 28 ......... j 9 A. M.-12 M........ Group V �100 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 101 JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1934 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1932-33 * SENIORS-CLASS OF 1933 Allan Elliott Anderson William Tracey Armacost James Ronald Bennett Jam es Gamaliel Boss Edward Daniel Capell, Jr. William James Carter Nathaniel John Chew Roger Burnham Cobb George Robert Gallagher James Wesley Gray Hampton Daniel Horton Hancock Donald Bruce Hebb Ch.arles Gilbert Hill, Jr. John Sebald Hofmeister, Jr. George Dugan Johnson Jam es Herbert Fielding Jukes Edward Marion Kenly John Joseph Mason, Jr. Stanley Russell Mitchell James Henry Moore Leonard Joseph Murphy David Campbell Ninde Chris Peter Palivas James Barnett Parks William Algernon Percy, Jr. Philip Rumrill Piper William Christian Sandrock Kenneth Sheldon Everett Irving Smith John Boak Smith David Reisinger Steele Enrico Joseph Tarantino Urban Chester Ullman Daniel Junior Ward Joseph Wright White Edward George Williams Joseph Kennard Wright William Allen Ziegler 16 Pinkney Hall St. Louis, Missouri Home, 47 Maryland Avenue Annapolis 94 Market Street, Annapolis Rhodesdale Alpha Kappa Pi House Laurel Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House ' Phi Sigma Kappa House 1 Baltimore 5 Pinkney Hall West River Delta Psi Omega House Salisbury Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Theta Psi House " Princess Anne Delta Psi Omega House , Stockton Theta Psi House Baltimore Home, R. F. D., No. r, Annapolis Annapolis 18 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Home, Severna Park Severna Park Delta Psi Omega House Quantico 35 Pinkney Hall Claiborne 16 Pinkney Hall Plainfield, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Wallingford, Con'l!ecticut Kappa Alpha House Suffolk, Virginia 5 Pinkney Hall Oakland 2 3 Randall Hall Fort Wayne, Indiana Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts 44 West Street, Annapolia Theta Psi House Drexel Park, Pennsylvania Theta Psi House Vienna Phi Delta Sigma House Stamford, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House ' Baltimoi·e r Randall Hall West Newton, Massachusetts Alpha Kappa Pi House Oradell, New Jersey 3 r Pinkney Hall Annapolis Theta Psi House Baltimore Annapolis Home, 144 Prince George Street Woodbridge, New Jersey 13 Pinkney Hall Paterson, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Chestertown Alpha Kappa Pi House Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Theta Psi House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore *This list includes only those students who were enrolled during the first half-year. Jesse Baptista Thoburn James Bard Stanley John Bartis Eugene Paul Belcher George Ridgely Boyd John Stewart Carver Bernard Joseph Casassa David Mason Cheezum, Jr. Harold Way Conn Henry Merryman Cooper, Jr. Robert Clifford Crawford Edwin Pountney Davis John Dudley Digges Samuel Busey Dove, Jr. Paul Charles Dunleavy Harrison Golshan Dyar Charles Joseph Eastman John Dixon Edinger John Herman Engel, Jr. Herbert Joseph Florestano Joseph Michael Florestano Fiorino Peter Froio Jerome Daniel Goodman Edward Edgecomb Gray Lewis Herbert Griffith, Jr. Charles Edmund Jenkins, Jr. Karl Franklin Jund Milton Aaron Katz Lawrence Joseph Kelly John Harold Kilmore Henry Hall Kyle Francis Gibbs LaMotte, Jr. Howard Archibald Legg Jam es Frederick Leslie William Thetford LeViness Ernest Carl Lyon Carl Charles MacCartee Carl Edmund Maffeo William Bernard Matthews, Jr. Vincent Edward Mayer Anthony Frank Mileto Vernon Joseph Novicki Robert Leutze Orvis Tilghman Beverly Price William Selby Purnell Jesse Oliver Purvis, JrJohn Anthony Raudonis William Evans Reese Albert Ployart Rist Joseph Crandell Russell Lewis Emil Scheffenacker Gust Skordas Henry Clay Smith, Jr. Harry Wellington Stevens, Jr. Norman Veitch Stevens Ne"' Bedford, Massachusetts 30 Pinkney Hall Davidsonville Home, Davidsonville Nashua, New Hampshire 28 Pinkney Hall Eastport Home, Washington Street Barstow Theta Psi House Phi Sigma Kappa House Bel Air Washington, District of Co1"mbia Kappa Alpha House Preston 23 Pinkney Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Infirmary. Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Westfield, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House LaPlata Theta Psi House Annapolis Home, 3 Acton Place Annapolis Home, 187 Prince George Street Washington, District of Columbia 7 Pinkney Hall Laurel Delta Psi Omega House Allenhurst, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Delta Sigma House Annapolis Home, 102 Prince George Street Annapolis Home, r 34 Prince George Street Pittsfield, Massachusetts rr Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 19 Randall Street Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Easton Theta Psi House Baltimore Alpha Kappa, Pi House Dayton, Ohio Alpha Kappa Pi House Westminster 44 Pinkney Hall Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York 36 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Waterbury Home, Waterbury Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Stevensville 22 Pinkney Hall Towson Delta Psi Omega House Salisbury ro Pinkney Hall Indian Head Theta Psi House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Newark, New Jersey 40 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Rockville Centre, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 107 Main Street Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Baldwinsville, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Berlin 4 Randall Hall Annapoli3 Home, 40 Franklin Street Hudson, New Hampshire 37 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 9 Munroe Court Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 5 Washington Street Catonsville Delta Psi Omega House Winchester, Massachusetts Infirmary Washington, District of Columl>ia Phi Delta Sigma House �102 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Edward Maurice Sullivan Leroy Samuel Taylor Carl Strohm Thomas Albert Lewis Vigilante Paul Edward Watson, Jr. Walter Miller White Ben McLean Whiting Horace William Witman Allan Sheldon Woodle, III Hartford, Connecticut Chester Annapolis Ossining, New York Salisbury Salisbury Plympton, Massachusetts Rising Sun Ridley ParkJ Pennsylvania r l Randall Hau Home, Chester Home, 9 Franklin Street Phi Sigma Kappa House Theta Psi House 3 5 Pinkney Hall Alpha Kappa Pi House 22 Pinkney Hau Alpha Kappa Pi House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1935 Charles Brooks Anderson Glenmont, New York 45 Pinkney Hall Clarence Kriss Anderson Manasquan, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Carvil Reed Archer Bel Air Kappa Alpha House Roland James Bailey, Jr. Hebron 20 Pinkney Hall Melville Lewis Bisgyer Brooklyn, New York 6 Pinkney Hall Gordon Keith Boucher Grantsville Kappa Alpha House Richard John Bragg Lancaster, New Hampshire Delta Psi Omega House Julius Francis Budacz Baltimore Severna Park Lawrence Palmer Crawford Brown Peekskill, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House James Callard Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Charles Schoch Catherman, Jr. Cumberland Delta Psi Omega House Burton Chance, Jr. Radnor, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Charles Patton Clark, Jr. Summit, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Frank William Connor, Jr. Wayne, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Charles Edwin Dearing, II Newton Center, Massachusetts 23 Randall Hall Edward DeLisio Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House John Charles Donohue Baltimore Theta Psi House Robertson Drake Maplewood, New Jersey 45 Pinkney Hall William Robert Eaton Chester 42 Pinkney Hall Louis Eickwort, III Flushing, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Thomas Bayard Evans, Jr. Hasbroucl' Heights, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Walther Frederick William Evers Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Alphonse Emanual Farone Saratoga Springs, New Y01·k 3 Pinkney Hall Harry Ferguson West Hartford, Connecticut 8 Randall Hall Morton Norman Fine Baltimore 15 Pinkney Hall Lawrence Donald Fusco Syracuse, New York 24 Randall Hall Humphrey Woodhouse Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 14 Pinkney Hall George Morris Gelston Towson Kappa Alpha House William Gottschalk Gideon Baltimore 9 Randall Hall Ben Gold Brooklyn, New York 44 Pinkney Hall Bryan Hancock Indian Head 42 Pinkney Hall David Arthur Harkness Mutt£al l9 Pinkney Hall James Leslie Hays, III Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Arthur Sewell Hughes, Jr. Passaic, New Jersey 26 Pinkney Hall Francis Geoghegan Hurlock Cambridge Phi Delta Sigma House Lawrence Kantor East Orange, New Jersey 6 Pinkney Hall James Richard Kelly Thurmont Phi Delta Sigma House Gerald Independence Kurtz Paterson, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Angus Lamond Washington; District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Arthur Hungerford LaMotte Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Robert Henry Lampee New York, New York Delta Psi Omega House Elmer George Linhardt Eastport Home, 495 Chesapeake Avenue William Calvin Lotz Ellicott City Theta Psi House Charles Benson McClure, Jr. Lakewood, Ohio 6 Randall Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Henry David McCool Edwin Kay McCrea Stephen Philip McCrea John Robinson Magruder Raymond Thomas Malley John Dndley Martin William Thomas Mason Elmer Lacy Meredith David Eugene Nopper Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. John Brophy O'Donnell Edmund John Pacosha Otto Ronald Peterson John Douglas Ramsay Sidney Rosenbaum, Jr. Roscoe Conkling Rowe, Jr. Philip Joseph Russillo Robert H. Sander, Jr. Benjamin Schiff Ephraim Roy Shawn, Jr. Robert Allison Sindall, Jr. Louis Ambrose Snyder Robert Noble Sosman Oscar Baker Steely William Locke Sterling Morris Ezra Stoner John Davis Taylor, III David King Usher Charles Whisler Walker Henry Reginald Weeks Edmund Parker Wells Noel Leroy Welsh Dalton Middlekauff Welty Milburn Judson White, Jr. Robert Hope Williams, Jr. Frank Kennedy Wilson, Jr. Charles Oliver Wingate, Jr. Austin William Winston John Gustav Woltereck Richard Sage Woodman Waitman Burgess Zinn 103 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Delta Psi Omega House Rock Hall 32 Pinkney Hall Rack Hall 32 Pinkney Hal! Baltimore Kappa Alpha House T erryville, Connecticut 8 Randall Hall Eastport Home, Boucher's Point Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Federalsburg 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Theta Psi House Annapolis Home, l 33 Duke of Gloucester Street Frostburg r 5 Randall Hall Gardner, Massachusetts Alpha Kappa Pi House Manasqitan, New Jersey Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Theta Psi House Northfield, New Jersey 44 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 99 Charles Street Norwich, Connecticut 163 Prince George Street, Annapolis Rutherford, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, 85 Main Street West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Baltimore 33 Pinkney Hall Hagerstown 9 Pinkney Hall Westfield, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House Pocatello, I daha Wardour White Plains, New York Kappa Alpha House Garriionville, Virginia 30 Pinkney Hall Balt·imore Phi Delta Sigma House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Sharon, PennsJilvania l 4 Pinkney Hall Little Neck, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House Larchmont, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 14 Randall Hall Funkstown Theta Psi ·House Mt. Carmel, Illinois 900 Chesapeake Avenue, Eastport Baltimore 2 r Randall Hall Baltimore l 38 Conduit Street, Annapolis Baltimore Theta Psi House Washington, Disti-ict of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Tenafly, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1936 Albert. Chester Blaisdell, Jr. John Reeves Blakistone William Nathaway Boyd, Jr. James Pierce Bradley James McCombs Brown Richard Johnson Bruce Edward James Butterworth Timothy Andrew Callahan, Jr. Thomas Warren Chandlee Edward Gardfoer Chaney Garnett Yelverton Clark Howard Vernell Cowan Gilbert Albert Crandall Washington, District of Colitmbia 2 Pinkney Hall 20 Pinkney Hall Bushwaod Westfield, New Jersey l 9 Randall Hall California 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 9 Randall Hall Cumberland 23 Pinkney Hall Paterson, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Bel Air l 7 Pinkney Hall Delta, Pennsyl1.1a.nia 2 l Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 26 Murray Avenue Annapolis Home, S School Street Schoolfield, Virginia 1 2 Pinkney Hall Annapolis 50 State Circle �----------,,1 104 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Baltimore 25 Pinkney Hai!: Henry John Davis West Annapolis Home; West Annapolis Stuart Henry DePathy Hartford, Connecticut 29 Pinkney Hall Samuel Hayes Desch Baltimore 12 Pinkney Hal!. Paul Harris Drake, Jr. Newton, Massachusetts Phi Sigma Kappa House Herbert Henry Eccleston Hackensack, New Jersey 19 Randall l3:a11 Charles William Elgin Poolesville l 6 Randall Hail Benj amiu Stevens Elliott Eastport Home, Chesapeake Avenue George Gordon Gaeng Baltimore 14 Randall Hail Frank Richard Gessner, Jr. Annapolis Home, 49 Murray Avenue·! Ralph Joseph Giordano Newark, New Jersey 37 Pinkney Rall Max Glickman Annapolis Rome, 145 Main Street ' William Charles Gloth Bay Ridge Home, Bay Ridge· Charles George Goy Nashua, New Hampshire 28 Pinkney Hall Joseph Burnham Gray Annapolis Home, 141 Fifth Street Calvert Michel Haas Baltimore 5 Randall Rall John Donald Hampshire Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall James Hancock Indian Head 41 Pinkney Hall Ernault Hawkins Williams Hanson Baltimore 20 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Charles Parish Hebb J Randall Hall William McDowell Herson Annapolis Home, 95 College Avenue Dennis O'Donnell Higgins Prescott, Ontario, Canada l 8 Randall Hall John Sebastian Hodges Baltimore S Randall Hall Samuel Milton I vrey Annapolis Home, ro1 Compromise Street Louis Elbert Kemp, Jr. Hanover 22 Randall Hall William Munsey Kennedy, Jr. Chevy Chase 4 Pinkney Hall Paul Joseph Kesmodel Baltimore 12 Pinkney Hall Charles Jacob Kibler Greensboro 27 Pinkney Hall Donald Dodge Kneessi Washington, District of Columl>ia 2 Pinkney Hall George Joseph LaPorte Waltham, Mwsachusetts 2 Randall Hall Robert Glyn Lewis Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall Harold Olin McCallum Brooklyn, New York, Boucher's Point, Eastport John McC!intock Baltimore 4 l Pinkney Hall John Arvard McCullion Watertown, Massachusetts 2 Randall Hall Donald Edward Stuart McGarrow Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Pasquale Emilio Maffeo Newark, New Jersey 40 Pinkney Hall John Thompson Mason, Jr. Hancock 7 Randall Hall Daniel Hutchinson Mathers White Springs, Florida 79 Shipwright Street, Annapolis Irvin Meginnis Baltimore l 3 Randall Hall Adair Miller Southport, Connecticut r 7 Randall Hall, William Robert Miller Baltimore 3 Randall Hall r r Pinkney Hall Baltimore Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr. Richard Paul Newman Chicago, Illinois l 7 Randall Hall Home, 198 King George Street John Hugh Norman Annapolis 38 Pinkney Hall Joseph N ovey Baltimore William Burton Parsons Onley, Virginia Kappa Alpha House Charles Francis Peace, III Round Bay Home, Round Bay Robert Lee Peace Round Bay Home, Round Bay Bernard Francis Pelkey Watertown, MtJ.Ssachusetts r Randall Hall Langdon Dominique Pickering, Jr. H'ome, Ferry Farms Ferry Farms Baltimore 9 Pinkney Hall Arthur Baer Price, Jr. Ridgely ro Randall Hall William Nelson Rairigh Baltimore 7 Randall Hall Roy Lewis Rascovar Annapolis Home, 7 Randall Street Martin William Rausch r 2 Pinkney Hall Paterson, New l er:sey Vere Bowles Reed, Jr. New York, New York Kappa Alpha House William Gibbons ·Reed Lawrason Levering Crane CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Robert Wolfe Riley Robert Edward Robinson, Jr. Charles Francis Rose John Barker Rowe Thomas Ellier Rutley Ralph Murray Schley William John Seeley, Jr. Charles Griffith Sellman Richard Brooke Sellman Edward Francis Shaughness Benjamin Harrison Shipley Frank Stevens Smith William Ward Smith, Jr. Wilmer Theodore Stone, Jr. John Leslie Sullivan Joseph Albert Sutton, Jr. Richard Brimmer Taylor Milton Howard Traynor John Henry Von Dreele, III LeRoy Gardner Webster Charles Tylden Westcott Richard Talbot Williams James_ Cornelius Wilson, Jr. George Thomas Wingate Clayton Wright, Jr. John Mackall Young Konrad Dillon Young Charles Stewart Zurhorst, III 105 Winchester, Virginia 7 Pinkney Hall Clifton Forge, Virginia r 9 Pinkney Hall Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, The Alameda, Baltimore Baltimore 2 r Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 4 Murray Avenue Poolesville Theta Psi House Poolesville r 6 Randall Hall Catonsville Theta Psi House Ellicott City Theta Psi House Pasadena Home, Pasadena Annapolis Home, 30 Upshur Road Arnold Home, Arnold Annapolis Home, 23 Francis Street Baltimore r Pinkney Hall Lima, Oltio Wardour Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Deals Island 27 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 25 Pinkney Hall Waterbury Home, Waterbury Wethersfield, Connectirnt Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Centreville l 2 Randall Hall Elkton 39 Pinkney Hall Akron, Ohio r l Pinkney Hall Washington, District of C olitmbia 4 Pinkney Hall SPECIAL STUDENTS Pierre de Douville·Maillefeu Paris, France 33 Pinkney H;ill Washington, District of Columbia Graham A. Kent 34 Pinkney Hall New York, New York Robert Cran~ Leatherbee r 8 Randall Hall John Douglas McKinney Washington, District of Columbia 9 Pinkney Hall Oscar Miro-Quesada, Jr. Lima, Peru 2 r Pinkney Hall Joseph Novak Chicago, Illinois Infirmary James O'Donnell, Jr. Catonsville 2 2 Randall Hall William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey Glen Burnie Annapolis Roads Club Arthur Patrick Santos New Bedford, Massachusetts 3 Pinkney Hall New Haven, Connecticut 12 Randall Hall Alfred Wanner Satterthwaite Dennis Joel Thompson Annapolis Home, 480 West Street Washington, District of Columbia r Pinkney Hall George Cornelius vVohlfarth SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES* SENIORS • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • . . . . . • • . . . . . • • . . . . . • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • JUNIORS •••••.•••••• ' •••••.•..•••...•••••••••..•.•.•• · • . . . • • •. •. • .•. •. . • • • • SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN ...••••.•••••••••••..••••••••.•..••••.••• • • · • • · • . • • . . . . . • . . . . • . •.••.•.•• • .••• • •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • · • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · · • · • · · • • .•.••••.•••..••..•••.•...•••••••••••• ~ . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SPECIAL STUDENTS TOTAL ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • •••••••••••••••••• 38 64 85 97 12 296 * Including only students wbo enrolled during the first half-year, prior to the publication of the Catalogue. �T .I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Magna Cum Laude et C14m Honore Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. (in Chemistry) ................... ·········· .Annapolis Willis Keyes Lynch ........................................... Alvan, West Virginia Tilghman McCabe ..................................................... Ocean City Sanford Arthur Menczer ...................................... Brooklyn, New York Henry George Miller .................................................... Baltimore Jam es Deal Morris ...................................................... Baltimore Walter Charles Mylander, Jr .......................................... Cockeysville Frederick Joel N assauer ................................................. Pikesville Isaac Allen Newton, Jr .................................... Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Robert Maxwell Noblett. ................................... Hackensack, New Jersey George Griffin Rudolph .................................................. Baltimore George Durward Adams Selby ............................................ Baltimore Frederick William Skaling ................................ New London, Connecticut Cameron Courtney Stearns ........................' ......................... Bel Air Allison Crusnach Trader ............................................. Revell Station John Williams Trader ............................................... Revell Station William Lee Waller ..................................................... Annapolis Edward John Ward ...................................................... Salisbury Milton Edward Weaver, Jr. . ................................ Perkasie, Pennsylvania George Jones Weems ...................................................... Stoakley Robert Garner Woodman ....................................... Tenafly, New Jersey Fred Gerker Yerkes, Jr .......................... •.............. Jacksonville, Florida David Burns Zarr . ......................................... Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Magna Cum Laude Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr. ........................................... . Baltimore As of the Class of 1928 William Rodgers Hoyle ............................ Washington, District of Columbia Cum Laude Charles Howard Miles ........................................... · · . · . · .. Baltimore Richard Heber Pembroke, Jr .........•.......................... ······ Park Hall .. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Cum Honore Hugh Frazier Parker, Jr. (in English) .................................... Baltimore As of the Class of 1922 John Sigmund Austerlitz ................................................. Baltimore 106 Maryland ........................ 178 New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 District of Columbia............... 16 Massachusetts • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pennsylvania .................... . 9 Virginia ......................... . 6 New Hampshire ................. . 4 Ohio ..••......................... 4 Illinois .......................... . Florida ......................... . Idaho ................... · · ...... . Indiana ................. · ... · · .. . Missouri ........................ . Canada .......................... . France .......... · ... · · · · · · · · · · · .. Peru .................. · · · · · · · ·... Total ,I ................... · .... 296 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 8, 1932 BACHELOR OF ARTS William Bernard Athey .............................. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Baltimore Edward Samuel Balles ........................................ Paterson, New Jersey Joseph Lyons Bean .............................•...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·:Annapolis Richard Ferdinand Blau!. ........................... ·.··············· .Cumberland George Elmer Bliven ........................................ Schenectady, New York James Fromhardt Campbell ............................................. Lonaconing Lawrence Lloyd Carpenter ................................... Foxboro, Massachusetts Paul Edmund Casassa .............................. Washington, District of Columbia Douglas Arnett Cole ..................................................... Baltimore James Williams Crabbe, Jr ....................................... Linthicum Heights Vladimir Frantisek Ctibor .................................• Ridgewood, New Jersey William Francis Cullom, Jr ............................... Pelham Manor, New York Lyman Morse Darling ..................................... Providence, Rhode Island John Hannon Finn ......................................... Pittsfield, Massachusetts Samuel Joseph Fortunato ...................................... Newark, New Jersey Emslie Nicholson Gault ....................................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ruxton Lee Ackworth Gordy ...................................... • ........•..... Baltimore David Bernard Greengold ................................................ Annapolis Bernard Adolph Heller, Jr ..............•................................ Baltimore William Crowley Hoddinott. ............................................. Baltimore James-Knox Insley, Jr........ , ......... ; .•.....••.•.................... Baltimore Lawrence Gallatin Jefferds ....................•............ Edgewood, Rhode Island Norman Kleiman ............................•....•..................... Baltimore John Genso Laferty ..................................................... Baltimore Joseph Leon Lingo ............................................... Milton, Delaware Philip Lee Lotz ..........•...............................•........... Ellicott City HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 8, 1932 Visitors and Governors' Prize HENRY SOLADAY SHRYOCK, JR. Theta Psi Fraternity Prize RICHARD HEBER PEMBROKE, JR. Phi Delta Sigma Fraternity Prize JOHN WILLIAMS TRADER Prize offered by the Reverend Martin Aigner, D. D. JOSEPH LYONS BEAN Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Prize SAMUEL JOSEPH FORTUNATO Philo Shernian Bennett Prize JEROME DANIEL GooDMAN 107 �l I 108 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award FRED GERKER YERKES, JR. Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award WILLIAM HANSON M;ooRE, III Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award GEORGE DURWARD ADAMS SELBY MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 21, 1932 Sophomore Merit Scholarship JEROME DANIEL GOODMAN Freshman Merit Scholarships LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR, JR. DALTON MIDDLEKAUFF WELTY Prize for Improvement JAMES HENRY MOORE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 109 INDEX Absences, from class ............ 51 before and after holidays ...... 51 Administration, officers of. . . . . . . IO regulations of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 applications for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 by certificate ................ 29 by examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . 32 on trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _30 routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 special students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 subjects accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 units ........................ 31 Advanced standing . , . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Aids to students.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Alumni association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Amount of work carried. . . . . . . . 50 permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 required for promotion. . . . . . . . 50 Applicatioro;, for admission ...... 29 for aid ...................... 38 for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Arrival at college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Art, courses in.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 Assignments, rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Athletic Council ............... 27 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Attendance, church . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 classes ...................... 50 college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 official summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Awards, Commencement ........ 107 competitive .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 42 Biology, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 major in ... , ................ 56 Board of Visitors and Governors. 7 Buildings, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Business Administration . . . . . . . . 23 Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . 4 college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Campus ....................... 23 Catalyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Change of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Change of registration .......... 49 Charges ....................... 35 Chemistry, courses in ........... 90 major in .................... 56 Churches, Annapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 major in .................... 56 Clubs, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 College Entrance Examination Board .................... 30 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 College Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Commencement ................ 106 Committees, of the Board. . . . . . . 9 of the Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Concerts, student orchestra. . . . . . 26 visiting performers . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Course numbers ............... 63 Courses for distribution. . . . . . . . . 55 Courses of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . 63 Courses, repeated ........... : . . 53 required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Courses requiring consent of instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Credit Units, see requirements for the degree. Credits, entrance ............... 31 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Curriculum, see courses of instruction, regulations, requirements, etc. Deans ........................ 48 Deans' list ............. : . . . . . . 52 Degree, requirements for the. . . . 54 Degrees, conferred ............. ro6 offered ...................... 21 with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 with honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6r Delta Kappa Phi.. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 28 II l �110 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Delta Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S Departments, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Biology ..................... S6 Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 English ..................... 64 French ...................... 6S German ..................... 70 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Greek ....................... 72 History ..................... So Latin ....................... 73 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr Physics ..................... 96 Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Spanish ..................... 74 Description of the College. . . . . . . rS of the courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Distribution, courses for. . . . . . . . 55 of students, geographic ........ I06 Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 of the Social Sciences and Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 of the Sciences and Mathematics .................... 86 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S Economics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . 76 major in .................... 56 Engineering, preparation for. . . . 22 scholarships at Hopkins. . . . . . . 42 English, courses in ............. 64 major in .................... 57 students sent back for work .in. S4 Entrance examinations . . . . . . . . . 30 Examination groups ............ 63 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Excuse, for absence ............. 5r Exemption, from English r. . . . . . 49 from physical training. . . . . . . . . so Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S Faculty ....................... rr Fees, annual ................... 3S additional courses . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 laboratory .................. . matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S Fellowships ................... 38 , Filing of study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Fines, breakage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Fraternities 28 French, courses in ............. . 68 major in .................... S7 Freshmen, list of ............... ro3 Geographic distribution, students. ro6 German, courses in ............. 70 major in .................... S7 Good standing ................. sr Government, courses in ......... 77 major in .................... S7 Grades ........................ sr Greek, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 major in .................... s6 History, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 major in .................... 58 of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r8 Honor regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 system ...................... 46 Honors and prizes awarded ...... I07 Hygiene, course in .............. g8 Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Information, general . . . . . . . . . . . r8 procedure for new students . . . . 33 Juniors, list of. ................ IO r King William Players . . . . . . . . . . 28 King William's School. ......... r8 Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Language requirements . . . . . . . . . SS Latin, courses in ............... 73 major in .................... s6 Law, preparation for. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Lectures, public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Library teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 List of students ................. roo Literature, courses in ........... 63 Location of the College. . . . . . . . . 23 Majors, requirements for ........ 56 Marine biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Marks ........................ sr CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics, courses in . . . . . . . . 93 major in .................... 58 Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Medicine, preparation for. . . . . . . 22 Music, college band. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 public concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 student orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Numbering system, courses . . . . . . 63 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. 46 Officers of administration. . . . . . . IO Philosophy, courses in .......... Sr major in .................... 59 Physical training, courses. . . . . . . 98 requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Physics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 major in .................... 59 Preparation for professional school .................... 21 Presidents, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Prizes, awarded ................ I07 offered ...................... 42 Probation, disciplinary . . . . . . . . . 53 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 relief from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Professional preparation . . . . . . . . 21 Promotion, requirements for. . . . . 50 Psychology, courses in .......... S4 major in .................... 60 Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . . 2r Rank list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rat-Tat ....................... 27 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4S changes in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Regulations, dining-room ....... 47 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 honor ....................... 46 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4S Relief from probation ........... 53 Repeating courses .............. 53 Reports .............•......... 51 Requirements, admission . . . . . . . . 32 distribution ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 for graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 111 for honors and distinction ..... 61 for promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so hygiene ..................... 54 language .................... 55 major ....................... s6 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 specific courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Rooms, assigned to new students. 33 assigned to old students. . . . . . . 46 furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Routine of admission. . . . . . . . . . . 29 Rules for dormitories. . . . . . . . . . . 47 Schedules, examination ......... 99 course ...................... 63 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Sciences, courses in ............. 76 Senior Fellowships ............. 3S Seniors, list of ................. roo Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . . 76 Sophomores, list of. ............. ro2 Spanish, courses in ............. 74 major in .................... 60 Speakers at the College. . . . . . . . . 26 Special students ............... ros Staff, administration ........... IO faculty ...................... I I physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Standing, rank-list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Student activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 aid ......................... 3S band ........................ 28 Council ..................... 27 loans ....................... 45 orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 roll ......................... IOO Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Summer school courses, credits. . 54 Transfer of credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Tuition ....................... 35 Work required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Year book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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(,'" ·' ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER, 1933 Published four times 11 year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Enter•d as second-class matter January 81, 1931, at the post office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of August 24, 1912. , I: �COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are nu1mbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39 ' and Sen. ,. · ior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS, 1933-34. unq\lrnlified, half-courses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the regular class' periods occurring at 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M-W-F and T-Th-S. in the.first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Groups XV and XVI are special. The following schedule has been': Courses not given in the current year .are bracketed. The found to meet the requirements of the student body and of the Faculty : Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course better than any other. Changes in this schedule can be made only for.~ indicates the ~xamination group to which the course is assigned. most exceptional reasons. Separate sec:tlons have their examination groups listed succesDay of Examination Period: sively. , Time Examination •. Mid-Year Final Group Courses are open ordinarily to members of a hig·her class · and Thursday, { 9 A.M.-12 M .......... Group VIII·'· Thursday, .occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permi~sion 2 P. M.- 5.P. M ........ Group IX . May24 January18 of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous con9 A. M.-12 M.......... Group II . Friday. { 2 P. M.- 5 P. M........ Group XVI. Friday, sent of the instructor is required for registration in courses inMay25 January 19 dicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses numbered in Saturday, 9 A. M.-12 M.......... Group XV Saturday, '. the fifties are open to Juniors regularly~ The thesis courses Mos 26 January 20 numbered in the sixties are open only to Seniors who are can9 A. M.-12 M.......... Group III Monday, { 2 P. M.- 5 P. M........ Group VI Monday, didates for departmental honors; such courses are marked by a May28 January 22 dagger ( t). 1 · Tuesday, January 23 Tuesday, · May29 M.-12 { 9 A. M.- 5 M .......... G~oup XI 2 P. P. M ........ Group I Wednesday, January 24 Wednesday, May30 { 9 A. M.-12 M.......... Gr.oup V 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ........ Group X '.rhursday, January 25 Thursday, May31 { Friday, January 26 F'riday, Junel Saturday, January 27 Saturday, June2 I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, 9 A. M.-12 M .......... Group IV ·~. 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ........ Group XIV:'~ . M.-1~ XU: {? A. M.- o M .......... Group VII 2 P. P. M ........ Group LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman)' ELLHYl'T, FITZGERALD, GROPP, KUEHNEMUND, PENROSE, SCOFIELD, SEGALL, AND STARR, AND I MESSRS. KIEFFER AND RODGERS ,; .1, 9 A. M.-12 M .......... Group XIHA ·;,i ART Art 21. Survey of .the History of Art. ( m) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine �! ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 primitives and to the great painters of, the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. English 23. Nineteenth-Century Painting. M-W-F at 10. [English 24 2 hf. Art 34 2 hf. (u) [English 30 hf. (:i;r) M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SooFIELD. (xv) . [English 3l 1hf. Theory of Poetry.] T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1 g:J3-34. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section Section English 21. A· T-Th-S at 10. ' B· T-Th-S at 9. ' M-W-F at 9. C· ' D· M-W-F at 9. ' E· T-Th-S at 9. ' PROFESSOR SooFIELD. PROFESSOR STARR. PROFESSOR BROWN. MR. RODGERS. MR. RODGERS. Survey of English Literature. T-Th-S at 9. PRoFEssoR ScoFIELD. *English 31.1 1hf. · The Theory of Literary Criticism. J :, ~ ~:; "·'· (rx) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores 1who propose to major in English. History of the Printed Book.] (xrn) Half-course running throughout the year. Tat 2. Omit.te•l in 1933-3L PRESIDENT GORDON AND PROFESSOR PENROSE. ENGLISH Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. ( rx) The first half of the course, dealing with the printed •boo'k from modern times to the seventeenth century, will be taught by President Gordon; the second half, dealill-g with the printed book in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, will ·be taught by Professor Penrose. Studies in nineteenth-century architecture, sculpture, and •painting. English 1. The Modern Drama.] T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. PROFESSOR SooFIELD. Contemporary Art. PROFESSOR BROWN. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. From David to· Cezanne. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. (rn) A' study of the significant prose fiction and poetry of England and America during the twentieth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1933-34. r1w1;'ESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 33 1hf. Contemporary Literature. 5 (rx) (x) The course will attempt to discuss the bases for critical judgment upon literature. Though in no sense intended as a history .of literary criticism, the course will examine certain of the critics from Aristotle to the present. Students will be expected to analyse various kinds of literature. There will be frequent discussions and papers. T-Th-1S at 10. First half-year. ' *English 31.2 2 hf. PROFESSOR STARR. Advanced Composition. (x) Intended for stude_nts who wish further opportunity to practice composition. 1So far as 'Possible, the work of the course will be I I �ANN~.UNCEMENT BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 6 A survey of English romantic poetry from Anne of Winchelsea to Wordsworth. Important poets studied will include Thomson, Gray, Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. at 10. Second half-year. T-Th~S PROFESSOR STARR. [English 32. The Nineteenth Century.] (x) This course is intended to give a comprehens~ve view of the poetry and the prose (including the novel) of the nineteenth century, from Byron to Oscar Wilde. The change from the romanticism of the early nineteenth-century poets to that of the Victorians, and the gradual development of the didactic purpose in prose of the period will be especially emphasized. There will be frequent classroom discussions, and occasional papers. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1 tl33-34. T at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR STARR. English 37. Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. PROFESSOR STARR. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.] (xnr) ;,: This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, voyaging narratives, picaresque fiction, and translations, will be examined in their rela· tion to the IDnglish Renaissance. T-Th from 2 to 3 :30. Omitted in 1933-34. [English 38. American Literature.] Puritan and Colonial writings.; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFE:SSOR BROWN. PROFESSOR STARR. The Drama from 1588 to 1800.] A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-8 at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. *English 35. The Eighteenth Century. English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. Pre-requisite: English 21. Hours to- be arranged. PROFESSOR BROWN. (n) In the first half-year the chief poets studied will include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats; in the second, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. M-W-F at.9. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 34 1 hf. 7 [English 36 1 hf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Century.] covered in individual conferences. [English 33. OF COURSES [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1933-34. I i' I PROFESS.OR S.T:ARR.• English 41. Chaucer. (rv) The Proiogu.e ·and ten of the Oanterb11ry Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Orisepde will be studied less in detail. Other , important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Peari will be read. at 11. Reqiiired of those English Majors who desire the rec·ommendation of the Department for gradu:ate study. M-W~F PROFFESSOR STARR. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S. COLLEGE 8 Al~NOUNCEMENT [English 43. Medireval Literature.] A study of tl::\e most important writings in English from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. Pre-requisite: English 21. M1W-F at 8. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFES:SOR STARR.. English 45. i;:lhakespeare. ' M-W-F' at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. The Novel.] A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its- sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *t English 60. Theses for Honors. *t English 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF-THE DEPARTMENT. French 1. Beginning French. ( xvr) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. (v) 9 FRENCH .I A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Tr·oilus and Oressida, Measure for JJfeasiire, and the five great tragedies. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's theory of tragedy and to the ·philosophical and religious views contained in his principal plays. [English 49. OF COURSES French 2. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Intermediate French. (xrn) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 1 or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 11. Advanced French Prose. (rv) Rapid reading from representative works· of nineteenth-century prose; comprehensive collateral reading; reports .. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xnr) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose ; reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Th from 2 to 5. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. ; French 17. History of French Literature and Civilization. (III) From the origins to the present time. Lectures: comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to. Freshmen. May not !Je counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �I', I ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 10 French 20. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature illustrated by readings from representative works of the more important periods. Outside reading; reports .. A good knowledge of French is required. .. Pre-requisite: 'French. M-W-F at 1. [French 31. French 11, or four years of high-school 1 (vr) ', The literary movements of the Age of Reason and the;ir relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, .Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot,.:: Rosseau, will be studied in some of their representative works. ' Comprehensive outside reading; theses. Students takin.g this', course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school ' French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1983-34.PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary French Literature. (vr)· A study of the literary tendencies of the age and ·the social and . political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century p·re-. •Cursors, 1the literature of the Empire, 'L·omanticism, realism, .' naturalism, symbolism, and neo-romanticism will be considered;, Students taking this course should be able to read French with. ease. Pre-requisite: French. M-W-F at 2. French 11, or four, years of high-school .. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. Pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. Theses for Honors. Pr~requisite: French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tFrench 62 1 hf. GERMAN ;: German 1. Beginning German. ( xvr) Elements necessary for acquiling the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, compos·ition. Section A; M-W-:E' at 8.· PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. PROFESSOR SEGALL. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] 11 Inte~me~ia~e German. (n) Review of basic prmc1ples: grammar and composition; conversation ; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. · -German _10. Pre-requisite: German 1, or two years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEll~UND. ' erman 20. Modern Literatu~e. ( r) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. ~·al and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. erman 21. Scientific German. Intended for students specializing in the sciences•. (rx) Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. '*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] (vu) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and s1~a'king German. Required of German Majors. Pre"requisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F' from 3 to 4: 30. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR GROPP. i �12 ANNOUNCEMENT OF C0URSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civilization. GREEK (v)i Greek 1. Beginning Greek. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written• reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an op1)ortunity. to become acquainted ·with German life, thought, and art up to' .the end of the eighteenth century. · · Pre-requisite: better. M-W-F at 1. M-W-F at 11 . MR. KIEFFER. ~ Greek 22 1 hf. Homer, the Iliad. Pre-requisite: Greek 1 or its equivalent. M-W-F at 9. Fir13t half-year. · [German 36. Histo;y of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.] !,. *Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology. (:i:;:) Study of the Myths as they appear in ancient and mod!'!rn literature With discussion Of the light they throw on early, history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. the instmctor. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1933-34. MR. KIEFFE.R. Homer, the Odyssey. Pre-requisite: Greek 1 or its equivalent. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KuERNEMUND. [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] T at 7 :30 p. m. Omitted in 1933-34. {Greek 31. · *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. : This ·course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or· German '50. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in som. special field chosen ·by the student with the approval of the instruc: tor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (rn) MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. . Plato; Greek Tragedy.] Plato; Apology and Orito. Two 'Greek Tragedies. Pre~requisite: Greek 1. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. . (rr) MR. KIEFFER. Open only to men majoring in German. Thesis for Honors. . (rr) MR. KIEFFER. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written , reports. The course offers· to any student au opportunity to be~.' come acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the· nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans.· in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History 21 with consent o 1(-tGerman 60. (rv) Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Greek prose. Special emphasis upon the Greek element in the English language. H' IStory 1 passed wi'th grade of "C" PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. 13 reek 33. Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets. ( rn) In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. M-W-F at 10. MR. KIEFFER. lj 1, �14 ANNOUNCEMENT· OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy. 1 (x) A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. T-Th-S at 10. 'Second half-year. Beginning Latin.] Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (I) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts., composition. at 8. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. LATIN [Latin 1. SPANISH. M-W-F MR. KIEFFER. 15 (xI) Intermediate Spanish. · (II) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Latin-prose• authors. For students who have had little or no Latin. May not .~ be taken by students who have had any college Latin. Pre-requie~te: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. r):nitt.ed in 1933-34. M-W-F PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. MR. KIEFFER. ·*Latin 15. Roman I~aw. (Ix); Readings principally from the Institittes of Justinian. Study of the development of legal procedure and the Homan constitution.. ', For prospective law students. T-Th-S at 9. MR. KIEFFER. Reading, under the direction of the instructor, in Greek and Latin' literature and antiquities. Open to approved candidates for' ' honors in the Classics, and to Juniors and Seniors generally. *t.Olassics 60. Classical Philology. *tOlassics 61 hf. Classical Philology. Laboratory courses in thesis writing. MR. KIEFFER. Pre~requisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high-school PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (xi)'.'. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or three years of high-school Latin;·;. T-Th-S at 11. . MR. KIEFFER. (Iv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important pel'iods. Collateral reading and reports. M-W-F Studies of Roman civilization as portrayed by these authors.;' Collateral readings in English. · *Classics 50. Classical Philology. *Classics 51 hf. Classical Philology. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. Spanish. at 11. MR. KIEFFER. Latin 23. Latin Comedy; Letters of Cicero and Pliny. at 9. Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation. (VII) A study of Spanish syntax; original compositions; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or the consent of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 25. Spanish Life and Culture.] A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No kno·wledge of Spanish required. Lectures, readfngs, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen. Hours ·to be arranged. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �I: I 16 BULLETIN OF ST .•JOHN'S COLLEGE [Spanish 31. ANNOUNCEMENT 01!' COURSES Modern Spanish Novel.] Economics 21. A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors; reports and discussions; individual collateral reading and reports .. Section A; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Section B, for students majoring in Economics; M-W-F at 10. DR. DUNCAN. Economics 23 1 hf. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *Spanish 50. The Romantic Movement in Spain. *Spanish 51 hf. The Romantic Movement in Spain. , The ability to read Spanish fluently is necessary to these reading courses. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *tSpanish 60. Honors Thesis Course. *tSpanish 61 hf. Honors Thesis Course. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. Students must be able to read Spanish fluently PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. II.. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS KINGSBURY ( Ohairman)' ALI.IDS, HUNTER, McLAREN, PENROSE, AND WYCKOFF, DR. DUNCAN, AND MESSRS. JOHNSON, RODGERS AND SMITH. ECONOMICS • See also Mathematics 25 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics). 1 Accounting. (v) · 'I'he purpose of the course is to explain the fundamentals of accounting statements, and the principles of analysis. M-W-F at 1. First half-year. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. (ur) A study of the economics of living and an analysis of economic laws. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 41. General Principles. 17 ' J "· [Economics 32. MR. SMI'.l'H. Financial Problems.] The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our banking system and its relationr-to business needs. - The position of the private investor is also .considered. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. ::.[*Economics 35. International Economic Problems.] (xI) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports, and papers on selected problems in international economics including international business cycles, war debts, international control of raw materials, and economic imperialism. Pre-requisite: Economics 21 (Mathematics 26 2 hf is advised, in addition). T-Th-S at 11. Omitted in 1933-34. DR. DUNCAN. conomics 37. Government and Industry. (vn) The course will center its attention on the problem of government regulation of economic activity. It will begin with a consideration of that portion of industry where government supervision is now most extensive, namely, public utilities; the second half will be devoted to the study of the increasing social control of all activities of business . Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 3. DR. DuNCAN. �I :1 i 18 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business. (x) Pre-iequisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 39 2 h1. Forms of Social Organization. (x) (Iv) 1 Readings in Economics. A conference course open to Juniors and Seniors who are interested in economics and are willing to read extensively. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. American Government. (n) The introductory course required of all students majoring in gov-~ ernment. Origins and development of the American form of gov-.: ernment: federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year.~ will be devoted to the federal government; one-third to state and'. local government. Emphasis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. Section, A; M-vV at 9, PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. MR. SMITH. (Ix) State and I~oc.al Government.] ( rv) A more detailed study of the organization and functioning of state, municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into public life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with special reference to the State oI Maryland. P:ce~requisite: Government 11. M-W-F' at 11. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 30. ment. Principles and Problems of Govern- (rv) A study of some of the principles underlying the modern state and government; and selected problems in governmental organization and administration, such as the budget and financial control, the problem of personnel, law enforcement and the administratio·a d justice, public opinion and popular control of government. GOVERNMENT Government 11. Governm,ents of Europe. [Government 23. Open only to Seniors majoring in economics. M at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR. WYCKOFF and DR. DuNcAN. *t Economics 60. F at 11, Pre-requisite: Government 11. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects' of economic controversy. *Economics 50. 19 An analysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the principal European states, and a comparison with American institutions and practices. T'he shift from monarchical to democratic forms; the rise of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Advanced Economics. Section B; M-W at 9, PROFESSOR KINGS~URY. MR. SMITH. Section C; M-W-F' at 2,_ DR. DUNCAN. Government 21. A survey wHl be made of the more important economic forms of society,-the philosophies and programs. Economics 40. II ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES A study of the principles of the organization of industrial enter- · prises. F at 9," Pre-requisite: Government 11. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 41 1 hf. International Relations. I (xn) A survey of the present-day factors affecting international n•lations: nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial minorities, militarism a~d armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (1) Government 11; (2) Government 21, or Government 30, or History 22. , T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First. half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND DR. DUNCAN. �20 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST..JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 42 2 hf. International Organization. (xn) The development of international co-operation, and the pea<.eful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the. World Court, and the evolution of a law of nations .. Pre-requisite: (1) Government 11; (2) ·Government 21, or Government 30, or History 22; (3) Government 41 1 hf. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGJ'!BURY. [Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties.] (xn) The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the.boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre--requisite: (1) Government 11; (2) Government 23, or Government 30. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. F'irst half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFE·~SOR KINGSBURY. [Government 44 hf. 2 Constitutional Law. J A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illuStrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisite: (1) Government 11; (2) Government 23, or Government 30. T-Th from 1 to 2: 30. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *Govemment *Government *Government *Govermnent 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *tGovernment 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. 21 r HISTORY History 1. European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time. (rn) A general survey of the political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Europe since 476 A. D. A pre-requisite for men majoring in history. Section A; M-W-F at 10. Section B; M-W at 10, Fat 11. MR. RODGERS. [History 11. History of Greece and Rome.] (x) Outline of the political history of ancient times and a study of classical society. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. Mediawal European History.] (xI) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. T-Th-S at 11. Omitted in 1933-34. History 22. Modern European History. (I) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the present. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 23. English History. A survey of English history. (rn) M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 25. The History of the United States. (v) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 34. American Economic History.] ' I 'I MR. KIEFFER. [History 21. ii ,j The study of the development of American economic life from the colonial beginnings .to the present. �22 BULLETIN OF ST..JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. Conference hours arranged with each student. Omitted in 1933-34. PH~LOSOPHY Philosophy 11 1 hf. PROFESSOR HUNTER. MR. JOHNSON. History of American Life. This course will deal with a selected. phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. Hours to be arranged. (vi) The course will commence with a s~udy of the political theories underlying the Civil War, and will conclude with a study of the military strategy of the War. Pre-requisite: History 25. M-W-F at 2. First half-yea11. The Modern Republic. MR. RODGERS. *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *tHistory 60. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. Jli1:EMBERS OF Tffli: DEPARTMENT. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (xi) Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Philosophy 15. Ethics. (vi) The course will commence with the conclusion of the Civil -War, embracing the main course of events down to 1920. Emphasis will be laid upon the political history covered by the McKinley, Roose- • velt, and Taft administrations. Pre-requisite: History 25. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. MR. RODGERS. History 46 2 hf. (xi) . The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of· human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God; freedom ; and immortality. PROFESSOR lh,NrER. History 45 1hf. Military and Political History of the Civil War. Logic. The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. History 3 7. History of the Renaissance. Hours to be arranged. History 42. 23 (ix) A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th~S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES., Philosophy 34 2hf. Locke; Berkley; Hume. (vi) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. �24 BULLETIN OJJ' ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES M-W-F at2. Second half-year. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. P1WFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion. PROFESSOR ALLES. · (vu) A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, ; Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion. [Philosophy 42 2 hf. (vu) Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, :~( or the permission of the instructor. , M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to ·be determined after consultation with the student. Pn,oFESSOR ALLES. *t Philosophy 60. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf. Theses for Honors. The work consists in the writing of a thesis· in some field or on a subject chosen by the student after consultation with the in:structor. PROFESSOR ALLES. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf, or 31, or 35 1 hf, or the, consent of the instructor. M-W at 2. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ALLES. (vu)' An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading ot· · his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-·requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. PSYCHOLOGY (vr) ' A study of different conceptions of immortality covering primitive, . Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, early Christian, and Greek con- ' ceptions as well as those of outstanding western thinkers (phil- .· osophers and scientists) down to the present. [Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato.] ( vn) Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. McW-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ALLES. Conceptions of Jmmortality.] Schopenhauer.] An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the :reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA. PROFESSOR ALLES. The course falls into two parts : 1. The psychology of religion, in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The philosophy of religion, which tests. the valid\ty of the , claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. [Philosophy 38. 25 *Note concerning Educational Psychology: Any student who wishes to take a year's work in educational psychology should, after securing permission from the instructor, register in Psychology 50. [Psychology 19 2 hf. Educational Theory.] (x, xr) A study of the bearing of modern psychological theories and data upon educational theories and practices. The meaning of education as understood by progressive educators will be discussed and emphasized. Not open to first-year students. Section A; T-Th-S at 10. Section B; T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PRoFE.SSOR McLAREN. �26 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Psychology 20. Schools of Psychology. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES (rx, xr) This course is designed to serve as a basis for further work in psychology. All of the modern schools of psychology-structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, purposivism, gestaltism, psychoanalysis-will be analyzed and discussed ; and throughout the course an attempt wil be made to discover a biological foundation for the study of human behavior. Not open to first-year students, to Sophomores who at the time of registration are not on the Hank List, or to Seniors. Open to qualified Sophomores and to all Juniors. Section A; T-Th-S at 9. Section B; T-Th-S at 11. PRoF:IDssoR McLAREN. Psychology 27. Social Psychology. (n) A study of the integration and development of the human personality and character within a society. Emphasis will be placed upon the postulate that man is a socialized animal; and social psychology will be considered to be integral with biological psychology. The different schools of social psychology will be examined and discussed. Open to any Sophomore or Junior who is on the Rank List. Open, with the permission of the isntructor, in any Senior, regardless of pre-requisite requirements. Pre-requisite: Psychology 19 2 hf, or 20, or 29, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at 9. Open only to Juniors and Seniors who have already had one full year of psychology in S.t. Joh.n's College. M-W-FI at 9.. Second half~year. Omitted in 1933-34. PRoFE1ssoR McLAREN. *Psychology 50. Reading Course. *Psychology 51 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 52 1 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 53 2hf. Reading Course. These courses are intended for students who are in earnest about reading extensively ~nd intensively in the field of psychology. Conferences, and assigned papers which must be turned in when due. Pre-requisite: Two full years of psychology, or one of psychology and one of biology, or one of psychology and 0 one of philosophy. PRoFE1ssoR McLAREN. ;. *tPsychology 60. Advanced Psychology. (rv) A technical and scientific studs of the biological and social phenomena underlying human behavior. Open, with the permission of the instructor, to any Senior, regardless of pre-requisite requirements.. Pre-requisite: Psychology 19 2 hf, or 20, or 27, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy: M'-W-F at 11. PRoFErssoR McLAREN. [Psychology 35 hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] 2 (n) In discusisng behavior deviations, an attempt will be made te get at social causes and to steer a realistic course among numerous metaphysical and romantic theories. The course should be of especial value to pre-medical students and to students of literature. Theses for Honors. PRoFEtSSOR McLAREN. III. PR0FE1SSOR McLAREN. Psychology 29. 27 PROFESSORS DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES· AND MATHEMATICS EASON (Ohairrnan), B'INGLEY, MCFARLIN, ALLEN, APPEL, RIDGELY, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology ~1. Beginning Zoology. An mtroduction to animal biology. (rv vr) General principles of 'morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, W-F' at 2. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. ·. i �I ·----:r::i I!, I' ' 29 ANNOUNCEMENT. OF COURSES 28 BULLETIN 01!' ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. . This course is intended for students who are not majoring in th.e sciences, but who wish some cultural !knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year: Three hours weekly. Open only to students who have had no biology. Not open to freshmen. T-Th from 1 to 2: 30. F'irst, half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. [Biology 15 2 hf. Field Zoology.] Observation of local animals in their native habitats, both land and water. Animals collected may be brought to the laboratory for further study and classification. ·' Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 16 2 hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. relationship to the environment. The nature of life and its Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight. hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 19 2 hf. History of the Germ Cells. A study of the mechanism of early development, and of the regu· lation of development by environmental and hereditary factors. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. . PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 20 1hf. Invertebrate Zoology. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. 2 hf advised. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. (xn) The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some atten· tion to larvre, to extinct groups, a:r;id to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. A course parallel to Biology 21 1hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. "· ' , I Biology 19 PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. ,{ .' I Biology A ~1 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (nr) of the successive types of structure found in the higher am~al~. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of rec1tat1on and six hours of laboratory. · ~1story Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 22 2hf. Embryology of the V ertehrates. (III) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in cle~elo~ment. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of rec1tat10n and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues recitation and six hours of laboratory. . Two hours of Pre-requisites: Biology 21 1hf and 22 2hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. • Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. Training in laboratory methods, especially the use of the microscope. T':o. hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-reqms1te: Biology 30 1 hf. i' ! �30 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSER BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students ·to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. See "Awards and Aids." Laboratory fee, $10.00. HoltrS to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these two phenomena to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. 2.hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Parasitology.] PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. ·.; (vm) Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Imlividual problems involving laboratory work and reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the · results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSO~S RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY Biology 20 PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. First half-year. Hours to be arranged. *t Biology 63 A study of the morphology and of the life histories of the internal parasites .of vertebrates, particularly birds and mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. 1 hf. is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, T-Th at 9. Laboratory, Section A, M-W from 1 to 4; Section B, M from 1 to 4, W from 9 to 12. First half-year. A three-hour course of independent reading. Conferences weekly. Intended especially for students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2hf. Biology 19 PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. [Biology 37 1 hf. 31 Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (III) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principle& are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00' and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sectiOns, M at 1. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND MoF ARLIN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that a one-hour lecture replaces the one hour of recitation on Friday. The lectures and �82 BULLETIN OF ST..JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a Science as their major and have taken Chemistry 1 must take the one-hour lecture given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. Chemistry 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (r) ~·. .. ' ' . Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M&-F' at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. PROFESSOR. ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic: Chemistry. (rv) An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds and their reactions in the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory, ( v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. I,aboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. R.ecitation, M at 1. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4, W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. PRoFE.ssoRs ALLEN AND MoFARLIN. Physical Chemistry, Part I. Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. (r) Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. R.ecitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. F'irst half-year. PROFESSOR MoF'AR.LIN. (v) Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1 to 4. F'irst half-year. PROFEHSOR. ALLEN. Chemistry 32 2 hf. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in th,e detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns" and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in Inorganic Chemistry. T~o hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Quantitative Analysis, Part II.· Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F' at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSOR.S BERNHARD, ALLEN AND MoF'ARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. 33 Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. L,aboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFE.SSOR BER.NH.A.RD. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. ( vrn) Selected topics of Organic Chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes Quantitative Organic Analysis ancl the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. ! : �--:f I· 'I I• i ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 34 M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. PR,OFESSOR. ,BEH.NHARD. Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (xn) ~art II. _ (Iv) The' topics treated include electrochemistry,. theo.y of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Th:ee .hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reacting m the original literature. Pre~requisite: Cheilllistry 32 2 hf; ability to read F'rench ancl German: M-W-F' 'at 11. First half-year. Readings in Chen:istry. ~ A reading and seminar course in the history OI -- . , chemistry. Three hours. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf ancl 33. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. ·X-tChemistry 60. Thesis and Laboratory Work. ·X-tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work: Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00· for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSOHS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. Algebra. . (I) This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matt.er of sec.ondar_y school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F: at 8. First half-year. l\d:athematics 2 2 hf. Section A; M-W-F at 9. Section B; T~Th-S at 9. Section C; T-Th-S at 11. The Mathematics of Finance. (I) This course is required of all students who have not offered Plane Geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. (Iv) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. (rn) Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Plane Geometry. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Plane :;inalytic geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to analytic geometry of three dimensions. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Beginning with the year 1934-35" this course will deal exclusively with the elements of the differential and integral calculus, the part now devoted to analytic geometry being made a part of the pre-requisite course, Mathematics 11. Mathematics 25 1 hf. MATHEMATICS Mathematics 1 1 hf. This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, and analytic geometry. The two-fold 11Urpose of mathematical study is emphasized; to enable the student to use 'mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific · studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Mathematics 21. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. PrwFE,ssoR. ALLEN. -x-chemistry 52 1 hf. 35 M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. (Iv) l �36 ANNOUNCEJ.VIENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEG~ d~x) Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part. I. . *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction t_o 1 erential geometry. The applications of mat~ematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. Conference hours to he arranged. ·1.· :,, PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. . · \xI) . In this course sueh topi"cs as matrices , lmear transformations, . f orms, et c., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. · T-Th-S at 11. hf. Selected Topics m the History of PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *t Mathematics 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. (x) Conference hours to be arranged. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. . Physics 21. Elements of Physics. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. ,' PROFESSOR V EDOVA. . . ( vm) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engi~eermg, ~his course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the m:ans used for the re~dy solution of the commoner types of equations, rathe: than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlymg theo_ry. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and au explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: :Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. vEDOVA. PHYSICS ~XI) A continuation of Ma.thematics 31 with an introduction to diff~r­ ential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. 2 Conference hours to he arranged. The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. T-Th-S at 8. *Mathematics 53 Science. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. < ... Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. . . . :Mathematics 45. Di:fferential Equations. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. ''•' PROFESSOR VEDOVA. 37 ~· Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (I) Beginning with the fl:indamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles rnay be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 and Mathematics 21. Mathematics 21 may be taken concurrently: I! '' '' �--,, I !1 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 38. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakao·e. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. b Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Physical Optics.] (u) This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must . realize that the subject C!f light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 31; Chemistry 2. Laboratory ree, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-JT at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive la,boratory work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 31; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 43. Electricity. (u) This is an advanced course in electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. ·The historical development of the subject is followed . closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 31; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. (xrv) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. l!'requent conferences. Pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 3. PROFESSOR EASON. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures o~ ~he ~cience of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the ehmmat10n of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body; removal of waste material fro~ the ~ody; physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene; diseases in general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Monday in Octoper. · Required of all freshmen. Mat 4. DR. MuRPHY. Physical Training 1. a week required of all freshmen. A thorough vhysical exammat10n by the College Physician is required of all entering men: All men competing for freshman teams are excused from t~kmg regular cla~s work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdo . _ t"t" , or com pe i ive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, c~ge ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring Thre~ ho~us Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at ~- MR. NovAK. ji I *Physics 50. Reading Course. *t Physics 60. ! i PROFESSOR EASON. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 41. 39 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES . �ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 40 Physical Training 2. in th~ c~se of men who are returning to College early with the perm1ss10n of the President. Rooms in.the halls of residence may not be occupied durin()" the Christmas or the Easter recess. b . Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Assignment of Rooms. . ~efore ~ay ~rst of each year the student may, if he wishes, rndicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must file their applications concurrently. Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. · T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. NovAK. GENERAL REGULATIONS The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or add to any Change of Rooms. · No st~dent living in the dormitories may change his room except with the approval of the room-assignmeint officer. of them. I. HONOR REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a h:l:gh standard of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required to withdraw from the College. The Student Council cooperates with the Advisory Council of the Faculty in enforcing the honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary action in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be required to withdraw from the College. ' .... II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms.. · Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College except 41 ·i. College Rules for Dormitories. 1. No radios, vicirolas, or other ins.truments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormi~ories aft.ecr 10.00 P. :M. (Saturdays, 11.30 P. M.). Band rnstruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2.00 P. M. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2. Intentional damage to College property is a. serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occup~nts of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to· the person o·r persons whom the dormitory committee or the Student Council shall determine to have been responsible therefor. 4. The Student Council shall directly and through the dormitory committees enforce the abmre rules by disciplinary action takern at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurrently by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the obj,ect of such disciplinary action may appealto his Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the �42 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or if any ma.tter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. si~ed to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the maJor. The major Adviser takes. the place of the Freshman Adviser; with his. help the student plans his. duties for the rem~ining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensmng ye·ar. Dining Hall. The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper ·on the Sunday preceding the resumption o{ classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast. will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will 9,e served on the day jus.t preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter recess. ·~ .. ;.t. ·, Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseiases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should c.all upon his Adviser freely for a.ss.istance at any time. In: assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student shoulci g-ive as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then as- 1.· 43 Deans. In addition to the Advisers there are four class Deans who aSct .as ooCunsellors to the· Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and enrnr lasses, res.pectively. These Deans carry out the O'eneral regulations of the College, and ac.t, jointly, as an Advi:ory Council to the President. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to re(J'ister at fixed t~mes. The registration clay for the first half-yea: is indicated m the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a re~s­ tration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is0 an early registra.tion for the year following. The times. for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A Stud:v Oard, approved and signed by the Adviser, mus.t be returned to the ?:ffice1 and filed be.fore 4 P. M. on the day of registration. . Durmg May each student is required to fill out not only a hs.t of the courses he will take during the next college year but also a comprehensive plan of the studies he will pursue toward the degree. A Plan of Study sheet a.s well as an Early Registratitm card should be filed by all students who have not previously filed one. . Late registration, unless excused by the student's Dean, may mvolve the payment of $5.00. Failure to file a. Study Oard on time, whern there is no valid excuse, will involve the payment of a charge of $2.00. Change o·f Program. During :the first two weeks in either half-year students may d1:op or add courses with the permission of the Registrar and with the approval of the Adviser. After this two~week period the student will be required to pay a charge of $2.00 if any change is made. �44 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES After N ove:mber 1, no course may be dropped until midyears, and 'after M a,rch 1 no further change may be made. Tuition will be charged for courses abandoned after these da.tes -tuition at the half-course rate for all half-courses and for full courses abandoned after November 1, and tuition at the fullcours.e rate for full courses abandoned after M a.rch 1. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. . T~ the Sop~omore Class: A student must have vassed. in at least foui courses, .m two of which his grades must be a or higher. To the. Jumor Olass: A student must have passed in at least nille courses, 111 five of which his grades must be a or higher. ~o the Senior Class: A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in ~even of which his grades must be a or higher. (The consequences of failing to satisfy vromotion requirements arc described under "Probation".) ' Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September 1931, are as follows : ' To the Sophomore Class : Four Courses (in addition to Physical Trainin"') To the Junior Class : "' . Nine Courses (in addition' to t wo years of Physical Training). T·o the Senior Class : Thirteen Courses. Courses Required of Freshman. The cours.e in prescribed English composition is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his .case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and for physical training. The student's o·ther courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all nerw students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English 1, will be required to register for an addttional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the encl of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. Physical Training Requirements. Two years of physical training are required for the degree. These should be completed during the first two years of college work. Amount of Work Required. No regular student in any year may take fewer than four courses. If the number of courses needed for promotion to ·the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from his Dean. Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering College for the first time in September, 1931, or thereafter, the requirements for promotion are as follows: 45 Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of his Dean. In 110 case may more. than six courses be taken . The De an may a t . ~ny tu::ie reqm~e .that a student's program be lightened, even if special perm1ss10n to take additional courses has previously been granted. ·· · ' 1 Attendance at College Exercises. . Atte~dance at all classes and at all otlrnr academic exercises is r~qmrecl. Each Dean will exercise his~ discretion in summonmg men who ignore this rule, in warnino· them aO'ainst fu.~ther absences, and in placing on probation ~en who f~il to cooperate. i I I ~Jnexcu~ed absence from classes either immediately before I or i.mmediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subJect to discipline. Excused Absences. Abs.ence from classes because of illness or because of some unavmdable occurrence may be excused by the class Dean. Absence be:ause of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the Colleo·e Physician · See th e sec t' " .. a 10n on Infirmary Service,'' under "Residenc~ Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examma tions, covermg the work of approxi· · · !i: I I ,.i I, !I ., ,1 �46 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 'I· Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D Group IV. Passing. · A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high , enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. aminations. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as, follows: A, Excellent; B, Very good; 0, Satisfactory; 'D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed. to F in case. the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods: at mid-years, within four weeks; at finals, within the · :first six weeks of the following academic year. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student muet maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class, or in the case of a Senior, to the degree. The Rank List. After the mid-year examinations and after the final examina- · tions each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of a Rank List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half~year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except those men whose requirement fur the Sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow: ,. ' Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of c (with d in best four courses). no gra es of D mately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final ex- Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his Adviser after each grade period; that is, after the November hour-examinations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of t)le school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. 47 ''' !.- : The Deans' List. The D~arn~' List consists of the names of all students who have attamed places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. Men?~ ~he Deans'. List ~re trusted by the Deans with greater respo~sibihty and discret10n in the ordering of their college work' .they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarchng attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may brino· about the removal of any man's name from the Deans' Lis; Any ma~ on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. Probation because ~f Unsatisfactory Scholarship. . A student wh<? fails to make at mid-years a record which if it were fi~al, would entitle him to promotion, may be pla~ed ·~n probation and warned by his Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be clos.ed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November .ho1~r-examinations ordinarily is warned by his Dean. Howe~er, ~f his record is exceedingly low, he may b~ placed on probat10n m November. · ~ stude:1t wh~ at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lowe class and placed on probation. r 'I Continued Failure to Satisfy Promotion Requirements Any stud~nt ~ho has been dropped to the next lo;er class because o.f his ~ailure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who durmg his second year in the same class again fails to i,, 1 cl i ! i �1 1 1 I l I~ 48 BULLETIN OF S'l'. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES satisfy requirements for promotion to the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Transfer of Course Credits from 0ther CO·IIeges.. St d u ents who_ take work at summfi:r schools may etition for tra~sfer of credits on the basis of the work taken atpth . . t" tu ti c cl· · c ose ms .ions. re it is not automatically transferred, but is sub "ect to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's h t Jh the most 1 · w o eac es . near y simi1ar subject. In order to be certain th t g~ven credit will be transferable, the student should confer ~it~ t e proper Faculty members and with the Reo·istrar bef . . . to sum h 1 U b ore gorno 1_11er sc _oo . pon his return the student must sub;_it : transcript of his ~ummer school record. Inasmuch as the formal appr~val _of credit ~ay take some time, the student is ur"ed to s~bmithhis trans?npt an~ his petition for credit immediately a ter t e conclusions of his summer course. I~ controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. .A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a varsity or Freshman team. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Dis.cipline. A student may be placed on probation for failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. Repeating Courses., A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English 1 but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior year, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the class Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. 49 J j } 1y. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student must have passed seventeen (17) full the· · 1 · f courses or ir eqmva ent 111 u 1 and half courses in order to b 1 ' H . ' e .recommended for th l o· cl f e c_egree.. e must, 111 addition, have attained bra es o C or higher 111 at least nine ( 9) of these seventeen courkse~. Further, h~ must. have secured credit for satisfactory wo: . i~ t(he course m hygiene and in the courses in phvsicaJ t rammg two years of work). " Course_s Required for the Degree. Durmg the four years of the work for the Bachelor of A ·t degree, the student must include in his prooTam the f II , ·1 ~ courses,: b o o1nng 1. English 1. ~· Required courses fo: fulfilling the prescription of his maJor department (approximately six courses). , i~· 3. Any language courses prescribed by the major department. 4. Three courses for di.stri"b11ti"on (S ee C ourses for Distribution.) ··· · 5. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make ; a t?t~l of seventeen courses, exclusive of hyaiene and physical trammg. b 1 6.. The c?urse in hygiene, and two full courses or the equivaent m physical training. I I! I I ,1 ,11 I·, 1' I I'. �50 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT 0:1!' COURSES Major Courses. . . At the end of his Freshman year each 'student is required to desi<rnate his major subject. He will have an instructor in that subj~ct assigned as his Adviser for th_e res~ of his_ College cour_se. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Seni~r years,_ incl~d­ ing all of the courses required for the chosen maJor. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are reqU!ired. Language Requirements. . . . . Language requirements (if any) are prescribed by the mchv1dual major departments. Since the stud~nt does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. Courses for Distribution. . . . . All courses offered are grouped in three Divis10ns =. (_1 The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, (2) th~ ?:vlSlon of the Social Sciences and Ph,ilosophy, and ( 3) the Div1s10n of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one 0 £ these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses ~aken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the maJor. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the C?llege, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. . ! Major Courses Counting for Distribu~ion. . N 0 course taken to satisfy the requirements of the maJor may be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. Two courses in chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive Gen. eral Chemistry) and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry); The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent, and two years of college German or their equivalent. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1hf ( Qualita tive Analysis) ; Chemistry 22 2hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics; The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 lhf. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2hf. Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. c£ V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. . · b" 1 · · 1 cl" " Four full courses or their eqmvalent m 10 ogy, me u mb Biolo"y 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; 51 Economics. Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics); Two of the Junior courses in economics (two full courses, or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics); Mathematics 26 2hf (Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophemore year) ; �BULLETIN OE' ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 52 One foll course in psychology or in philosophy; Government 11 (American Government). Students who major in economics will be required to take a comprehensive written examination at the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed, but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expected. English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature); , English 45 (Shakespeare) ; · Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urged that students majoring in English elect HistQry 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the encl of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination cover~ng the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) and History 22 (Modern European History). · NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific G€rman) does not count toward the major. Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 21 (Governments of Europe); ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 58 Government 30 (Principles and Problems 6£ Government) · or Government 50 (Reading Cou;se); Government 41 1 hf (International Relations) and Government 42 2 hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1 hf. (Political Parties) and Government 44 2 hf. (Constitutional Law) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or a full year of psychology; History 22 (Modern European History) or· History 23 (English History) or History 25 (History of the United States). History. History 1 (Historical Survey) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 2 3 (English History) ; H~story 22 (Modern European History) ; History. 2 5 (The History of the Uni tecl States) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Government 11 (American Government) or one full course in psychology exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology) recommended. Englis~ 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction ,to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analvsis) · Mathemat~cs 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus).;' Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) · Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). c£ • ' Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) · , Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calc1~lus) ;' Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra) ; . Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Math~matics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. '• I I I �.1 1 'I 54 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy. Philosophy 11 1 hf (Logie) ; Philosophy 15 (Ethics); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy).; Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume); Philosophy 35 1 h.f (History of Religion); · Philosophy 36 2 hf (Psychology and Philosophy of Religion); Philosophy 41 1 hf (Plato); Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer); One full course or its equivalent in psychology or in history. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnertism); Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) M Physics 43 (Electricity) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre,medieal major, whetherr he selects this major or some other. These a.re the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medic.al Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools. Two full1 courses in bio1ogy: Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), Biology 22 2hf (Embryology of V eirtebra.tes) ; Two full courses in chemistry: Chemistry 2 ( Comprehens.ive General Chemistry), Chemistry 33 (Organic. Chemistry); One full course in physics.: Physics12il (Elements of Physics); NoTE.-Mathematic 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is pre-requisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. . In addition to the six courses of the major two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French or their equivalent, are required. Courses ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 55 taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. Additional courses, advised: Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis), Chemis.try 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis), Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); enough German and French to satisfy proficiently examinations in the medic:al school, that is, "a reading knowledge" of scientific material. Psychology. Three full courses, or their equivalent, in psychology; Biology 11, either section A or section B; Philosophy 31. One additional full course, or the equivalent, in philosophy, or in biology, or in psychology; or a full course in physics; One additional. full course or two half-courses to be elected from the following list: · Any philosophy course; Any psychology course; Biology 16 2 hf; Biology 21 1 hf; Biology 22 2 hf; Biology 30 1 hf; Biology 33 2 hf; Biology 34 :.ihf; Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2 ; Physics 21; .Mathematics 26 2 hf; . Economics 38 1 hf and 39 2 hf; Economics 40; Greek 22 1 hf; Greek 23 1 hf; Greek 24 2 hf; English 24 2 hf; English 49; English 50. Any student who intends to do graduate work in psychology should learn to read botl;t German and French. He should also take at least two full science courses or their equivalent. Two· full years of biology and one o.f some: other sc.ience, preferably physics, are recommended. The stu· dent should make as thorough a study as possible of physiology, especially the physiology of the n:errvous system and the ductless glands. Romance Languages.. Four full cmtrses in one Romance language ahove French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. �56 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 57 In a.clclition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 17 does not count toward the ~~["~ candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and 0:£ the department of his major. Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are: Economics 21 (General Principles.); Government 11 (American Government); History 1 (European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology recommended) ; Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* Spanish. See Romance Languages. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees "with honor" and "with distinction". Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have ptusued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent o;f regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or "cum honore" are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time bef()re the end of the Junior year, make application to his Dean for acceptance as a c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or ~urmg one of them, accomplish special work in his major subJect, the type and amount, of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. d. H~ shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, ?ther members of the Faculty, and a't least one visiting exam1ne-r. Degrees with Distinction. A degree "with distinction" or "cum laude" will be granted to any student who has clone especially good work in all the cou~ses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must . durmg a regularly required residence in the College, obtai~ ' an average of 85 or above.* Degrees "with great distinction " ' ?r " magna cum 1au de, " w1·11 be granted by vote of the Faculty m rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a dem·ee both "with distinct1'on" in geno~ eral studies and "with honor" in.his major subject. * Fo~ determinin~ comparable averages the mid-point of each graderange m the follow:mg scale is used: A=l00-90 B=89-80 0=79-70 a D=69-60. ' ' , an I �58 BULLETIN OF ST..JOHN'S COLLEGE ROOM ASSIGNMENTS, 1933-34 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will, meet, times and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. ; Course Hall and Room Art 21 ..................... McDowell 24 Art 33-lhf, 34-2hf ........... McDowell 24 Biology, cill coiirses . .... Biology Building Chemistry, all coiirses ... Humphreys Hall Economics 21 A ............ McDowell 33 Economics 21 B ............ McDowell 21 Economics 23-lhf .......... McDowell 21 Economics 37 .............. McDowell 21 Economics 38-lhf, 39-2hf .... McDowell 21 Economics 40 .............. McDowell 24 English 1 A ................ McDowell 36 English 1 B ................ McDowell 36 English 1 C ................ McDowell 22 English 1 D ...... : ......... McDowell 31 English 1 E ................ McDowell 22 English 21 ................ McDowell 32 English 23 ................ McDowell 32 English 31.1-lhf, 31.2-2hf ... McDowell 22 English 37 ................ McDowell 23 English 45 ................ McDowell 23. French 1 .................. McDowell 36 French 2 A ................ McDowell 34 French 2 B ................ McDowell 36, French 11 ................. McDowell 22 French 13 ................. McDowell 32 French 17 ...•............. McDowell 22 French 20 ................. McDowell 22 French 41 ................. McDowell 22 German 1 A ................ McDowell 31 German 1 B ................ McDowell 31 German 10 ................ McDowell 21 German 20 ................ McDowell 23 German 21 ................ McDowell 34 German 35 ................ McDowell 32 Government 11 A, Humphrey's Lecture Room Government 11 BMon., Wed ... Humphrey's Lecture Room Friday .................. McDowell 21 Gover=ent 11 C ........... McDowell 32 Course Hall and Ro' Government 21 ............ McDowell Government 30 ............ McDowell Government 4~-lhf, 42-2hf .. McDowell Greek 1 ................... McDowell Greek 22-lhf, 24-2hf ........ McDowell Greek 23-lhf, 34-2hf ........ McDowell Greek 33 .................. McDowell History 1 ................. McDowell History 22 ................ McDowell :History 23 ................ McDowell History 25 ................ McDowell History 45-lhf, 46-2hf ...... McDowell Hygiene 1 .... Humphrey's Lecture Ro Latin 15 .................. McDowell Latin 23 .................. McDowell Mathematics 1-lhf, 2-2hf .... McDowell Mathematics 11 A .......... McDowell Mathematics 11 B .......... McDowell Mathematics 11 C .......... McDowell Mathematics 21 ........... McDowell Mathematics 25-lhf, 26-2hf .. McDowell Mathematics 31 Mathematics 33 Mathematics 35 Mathematics 41 Mathematics 45 ........... 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bulletin of St. John's College: Volume III, Number 4 Description An account of the resource Insert as part of the college catalog for the years 1933-1934 Bulletin Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/f6bcc9fd649eacb341dd9a69d240f1c2.pdf a6b96723e4a6447e322590519bb9eae5 PDF Text Text BULLETIN OF , ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1933-1934 ANNAPOLIS, M'.A.RYLAND JANUARY, 1934 �l ! VOLUME IV JANUARY, 1934 NUMBER 1 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1933-1934 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St.] ohn' s College, 1784 Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter January 31, 1931, at the post office at An· napolis, Maryland, under the Act of August 24, 1912. �CONTENTS ' PAGE 11 I: l'i College Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • 6 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 FACULTY IO A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JoHN's COLLEGE............... 17 THE CoLLEGE ToDAY Loca~ion .,....................................... The College Green................................. The College Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Bachelor of Arts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lectures and Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Activities ..................... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clubs ........ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dramatics ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 ADMISSION 29 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Aw ARDS AND Arns' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 GENERAL REGULATIONS .................... " . . . . . . • . . . 46 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 STUDENTS ENROLLED, I93.J-34; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1932-33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . IOI Index ................................... ; ........... 109 �COLLEGE CALENDAR JULY 1935 1934 1933 JANUARY JULY JANUARY slMJTIWITIFls sJMJT/wjTjFJs sJMJTJwlTJFJs sJMJTlwJTIFls . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 1112 13 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 213 23 24.o 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 ...... 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUGUST FEBRUARY .... 1 2 3 4 5 . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13141516H1819111213141516H 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . 25 26 27 28 . . . . . . .... 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 12345 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 ... . __!_!.----'.--L-L..:J..:.: AUGUST ...... 1234 . 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1213141516171810111213141516 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. 24 25 26 27 28 ..•• ........................................................ SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER MARCH . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1112 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22. 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ............................ OCTOBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 4 5 9 10 1112 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 .. APRIL MARCH ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . APRIL OCTOBER 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 131 4 8 9 10 1112 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 20 2 11516171819 20 2114151617181920 27 2 8 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 . . 29 30 . . . . . . . . . . 28 29 30 31 ...•.. .. 7 14 21 28 12 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 1516171819 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 . . . . . . . . ··- .. .... .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . . .. ---'--'-----'-----'---'--'NOVEMBER ...... 5 6 7 121314 19 20 21 26 27 28 1234 8 9 10 11 15161718 22 23 24 25 29 30 .. '. MAY NOVEMBER 12345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13141516 171819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... MAY ........ 123"""'12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1112 1314151617 12.13 14 15 161718 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 .. 26 27 28 29 30 31 .. ............................ . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. DECEMBER . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . • . . . . . . . . . . JUNE .......... 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 .. .. .. .. .. DECEMBER 12 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 .. .. 1933 1934 ember IS . . . . . . . . . . . Examinations for admission .... .September 2I and 22 onday Friday and Saturday ember I9 ........... Registration of all students ........... September 24 uesday · Monday tember 20 . . . . . . Formal opening: first half-year begins ...... September 25 ednesday (II a.m.)· Tuesday (II a.m.) ember 2I • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes begin ................. September 26 hursday Wednesday ember I I ••..•••. November hour examinations end. . . . . . . . November IO turday Saturday ·ember 29 ........... Thanksgiving recess begins. . . . . . . . . . . November 28 ednesday (I2 m.) Wednesday (I2 m.) ember 3 .............. Thanksgiving recess ends .......... ,.... December 2 unday (6 p.m.) · Sunday (6 p.m.) ember 2I . . . . • . . . . . . . . . Christmas recess begins .............. December 22 hitrsday (I2 m.) Saturday (I2 m.) ............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . . . . . . . . . JUNE .......... 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 . . . . . . . . .. 7 14 21 28 .. 8 15 22 29 .. 1935 1934 ary 2 • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . Christmas recess ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2 uesday (6 p.m.) Wednesday (6 p.m.) y I8 ..........•.. Mid-year examinations begin ............ January I7 ~~ ~~ ary 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-year examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 26 aturday Saturday ............... ,Second half-year begins ............... January 28 onday Monday ruary 22 . . . . . . . . . Washington's Birthday: a holiday ......... Februa:ry 22 hursday Friday ch I7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • March hour examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . March I6 aturday . Saturday ' ·z II . . . . • . . . . . .•••....• Easter recess begins ................... April IO ednesday (I2 m.) Wednesday (I2 m.) ' 'l I 8 ........ ; ........... Easter recess ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... April I 7 Wednesday (6 p.m.) ednesday (6 p.m.) 24 ............... .... Final examinations begin ................. May 23 hursday · Thursday 2 .••••••••••...•.... Final examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . June I aturday · Saturday 'e 6 ................... Commencement Day ................... June 5 ednesday Wednesday Summer Vacation, 1934, June 7 to September 20, inclusive �6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 7 RIDGELY P. MELVIN ................••...•..•• Annapolis, Md. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* His Excellency, ALBERT C. RITCHIE ............ Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ez Officio. HERBERT NOBLE .............. u5 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Lawyer. Chairman. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. Vice-Chairman. Vice-President, A. S. Abell Publishing Company; member of staff, the Baltimore Sun. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR ... I02 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. c. MARBURY rn15 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Physician. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR .... 15 East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Secretary. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. SYLVESTER W. LABROT ...................... Annapolis, Md. Labrot & Company, Bankers. A. WALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. President, Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Treasurer. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS .. IOIO N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Surgeon. WILLIAM WooDWARD .......... I Wall Street, New York, N. Y. Chairman of the Board of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company. JUDGE WALTER I. DAWKINS ... Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... I500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. DR. JAMES BORDLEY, JR..... 330 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Physician. DR. RAYMOND PEARL .. I9QI East Madison Street, Baltimore, Md. Director, Institute for Biological Research, Johns Hopkins University. * The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland Genera~ Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ez officio members of the Board. WALTER J. MITCHELL, President of the Senate . ............... La Plata, Md. T. BARTON HARRINGTON, Speaker of the House of Delegates ... . Baltimore, Md. CHARLES B. GILLET ...... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. The Baltimore-Gillet Company, Investment Bankers. RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. DouGLAS H. GORDON .............. Brice House, Annapolis, Md. President of the College. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge ........................... . Baltimore, JOHN R. PATTISON, Associate Judge ..................... . Cambridge, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ........................ . Frederick, WILLIAM H. ADKINS, Associate Judge ...................•... . Easton, T. SCOTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ........................... Towson, W. MITCHELL DIGGES, Associate Judge ...................... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ........... ...... Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge ..................... . Cumberland, FRANK R. KENT .................•... The Sun, Baltimore, Md. DR. CHARLES WALTER H. BucK .... 809 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. ]AMES Attorney-at-Law. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. WILLIAM H. STAYTON National Press Building, Washington, D. C. Captain, U.S. N. (Retired). CHARLES A. CuMMINS .. 20 East Franklin Street, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, Consolidated Engineering Company, Baltimore. �8 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION Executive Committee MR. CUMMINS, Chairman MR. BucK PRESIDENT GORDON MR. LABROT MR. MELVIN Buildings and Grounds MR. LABROT, Chairman DR. BORDLEY DR. HUTCHINS MR. w OODWARD Elections to the Board JUDGE DAWKINS, Chairman MR. JAMISON MR. MELVIN MR. wARFIELD Finance MR. LABROT, Chairman MR. GILLET MR. WALTON MR. WooDWARD PRESIDENTS EMERITI THOMAS FELL ............... Grafton Hotel, Washington, D. C. President Emeritus Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William a~d Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. ENOCH BARTON GAREY .. The Garey School, Aberde~n, Maryland. President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, rw3-. 9 DouG::..As HUNTLY GoRDoN, A. B., LL. B., LL. D. 12 McDowell Hall President, and Dean of the Junior and Senior Classes NATHAN COMFORT STARR, A. B., A. M., Ph.D. II McDowell Hall Assistant to the President PAUL ALLEN, JR., A. B., A. M., Ph.D...... II McDowell Hall Dean of the Freshman Class GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY, B. A., M.A .... 11 McDowell Hall Dean of the Sophomore Class MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B ..................... 11 McDowell Hall Registrar ELSA LOUISA BERKE ...................... II McDowell Hall Secretary LULU VroLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian ARTHUR CHEW MEADE, C. P.A ............. 13 McDowell Hall Auditor HAZEL VIRGINiA SEARS .................... I3 McDowell Hall Bookkeeper EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ..............•. I3 McDowell Hall Superintendent JAMES JOSEPH MURPHY, M. D ...............•...... Infirmary College Physician MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .................... Gymnasium Dire.ctar of Athletics I ! ! �~ -------------::""., . . . ' 1f 10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE if 1: l FACULTY DouGLAS HUNTLY GORDON ...................... Brice House President A. B., Harvard College, 1926; LL. B., Harvard University, 1928; LL. D., University of Maryland, 1932. Secretary of the Board of Visitors and Governors, 1930-31; President of St. John's College, 1931-. JACOB BERN ARD SEGALL .............. 206 Prince George Street Professor of French B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ......... Bembe's Beach, Maryland Professor Emeritus of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY Revell Street, West Annapolis, Maryland Professor of Biology B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. JAMES J osEPH MURPHY ............... I 39 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, l91g-; Lecturer in Hygiene. St. John's College, 1929-. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 MARION ALONZO EASON ................ Severnside, Maryland Assistant Professor of Physics E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. General Electric Company, 1909-II; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 19u-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ...................... Brice House Professor of M athema.tics B. A., l9IO, M.A.,, 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. THOMAS AusTIN FITZGERALD ................. 567 West Street Assistant Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, l9II; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. Nl., University of Illinois, 1921; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, Madrid, 1929· Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 191418; Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 192g.----. HER.MANN BERNHARD ............... 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25 ~ Assistant Professor of1 Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. �I'" I'' I ~i ' 12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .................. 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-. MYRON McLAREN .............. The Pines, Arnold, Maryland A;sistant Professor of Psychology ' A. B., University of Michigan, 1914; LL. B., University of Michigan, 1916. Chicago Theological Seminary, 1921-22. Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law, 1922-23; Instructor in English, College of the City of Detroit, 1923-26; University of Chicago, Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, Jan., 1927-Aug., 1929; Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, 1929-· CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 NATHAN COMFORT STARR ............ 243 King George Street Associate Professor of English A. B., Harvard College, 1917; A. B., Oxford University, 1922; A. M. Harvord University, 1924; A. M., Oxford University, 1925; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1928. Assistant in English, Harvard College, 1921-24; Assistant in English, Radcliffe College, 1923-24; Instructor in English and Tutor in the Division of Modern Languages, Harvard College, 1924-28; Tutor in English, Radcliffe College, 1926-28; Associate Professor of English, Colgate University, 1929-30; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1930-. PAUL ALLEN, JR .......................... 24 Murray Avenue Assistant Professor of Chemistry A. B., Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, Ph.D., 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929---· JOSEPH BusH KINGSBURY ........... 239 Prince George Street Associate Professor of Government RICHARD SCOFIELD ........................ 49 College Avenue Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1923. Fellow in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of Public Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Government, St. John's College, 1929-. B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University qf California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. JULIAN SMITH DUNCAN .......... ,. ........ 49 College Avenue Instructor in Economics and Government B. A., 1917, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D., Emory University, 1924; Ph. D., Columbia University, 1932; Instructor in Economics, Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 1929-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C., 1930-31; Instructor in Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1931-. ADAM ALLES ............................ Edgewater, Maryland Assistant Professor of Philosophy B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellowship, Assistantship in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellowship, 1925-26, Yale University; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-. FoRD KEELER BROWN .................... S Maryland Avenue Professor of English A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Prqfessor of English, St. John's College, 1929---· Lours CLAIR HUNTER ................... 83 Shipwright Street Assistant Professor of History A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph.D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1930-. VERTREES JuDSON WYCKOFF ............. I3 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-. �14 RICHARD l 'I ,'~ CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE KuEHNEMUND~ .....•.................. Brice House Associate Professor of German Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 192!}-. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 GEORGE HAROLD MoFARLIN ................. Arnold, Maryland, Assistant Professor of Chemistry A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931~. Borns PENROSE, 2D ............................. Brice House Assistant Professor of History JOHN THOMAS RoDGERS ......................... Brice House Instructor in English and History A. B., Harvard College, 1925. Assistant Curator of Prints, The Pennsylvania Museum. Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1932-. B. A., 1922, M. A., 1923, Princeton University. Instructor in English and History, St. John's College, 1931-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 204 Prince George Street Instructor in Classical Languages PAUL EUGENE GROPP, .. Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N. H. Assistant Professor of German B. A., 1923, M.A., 1926, George Washington University. Instructor in German, Wesleyan University (Connecticut), 1923-24; Instructor in German, George Washington University, 1924-30; University of Kiel (Germany), and Columbia University, 1930-31; Assistant Professor of German, St. John's College, 1931-. On leave of absence r933-34. FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ............. 9f Southgate Avenue Associate Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 192!}-. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................... I65 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in ZoOlogy, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930---. ROBERT WALLACE ELLIOTT, JR ................... Brice House Assistant Professor of French Litt., B., Rutgers University, 1924; Dipl6me de fram;ais, degr:e superieur, Universite de Dijon, 1925; M.A., Princeton University, 1928. Master, Newark (New Jersey) Academy, 1924-25; Instructor in French, Princeton University, 1925-27 and 1928-32; Fellow in Modern Languages, Princeton University, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of French, St.John's College, 1932-. A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Oassical Languages, St. John's College, 192!}-. REGINALD CLYDE SMITH ...................... 40 East Street Assistant in Economics and Government A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926. Assistant in Econoinics and Government, St. John's College, 1933-. How ARD PALMER JOHNSON) ..................... Brice House , Assistant iri History A. B., Yale University, 1931. Larned-Abernethy Fellowship in History, Yale University, 1932-33; Assistant in History, St. John's College, 1933-. PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS .......•.......•••.. 450 West Street Director of Athletics; Head Coach of Football B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. VALENTINE LENTZ .............. The Pines, Arnold, Maryland Coach of Basketball; Assistant Coach of Football B. S., St. John's College, 1918. WILLIAM HANSON MooRE, III .... 107 Midhurst Road, Baltimore Head Coach of Lacrosse B. A., Johns Hopkins University, 1923· JosEPH NOVAK ...................... 250 Prince George Street Instructor in Physical Training; Director of Intramural Athletics; Coach of Cross Country and Track; Coach of Boxing. B. S., University of Illinois, 1929. �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Advisory Council PRE~IDENT GORDON., Chairman MR. ALLEN MR. BINGLEY MR. APPEL MR. STARR Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing MR. ALLES, Chairman MR. FITZGERALD The story of St. John's College begins in I696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract : MR. RIDGELY Committee on Curriculum PRESIDENT GoRDON, Chairman MR. ALLEN MR. KINGSBURY MR. APPEL MR. McLAREN MR. BROWN MR. SCOFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOvA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairman MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER MR. STARR Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Cha4rman MR. APPEL MR. RODGERS Committee to Confer with the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors and Governors MR. APPEL MR. BROWN CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. us. Dread Sovereign .... Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and ap- . pointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of !Jfaryland, Session of July I-9, 1696. MR. WYCKOFF 2 �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE King William's School, established in accor~ance with :~s A~, flourished until the Revolution, .when, accordmg to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to early colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the College the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States : II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the foll?wing fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they· have been educated in or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardia~s to attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. The " fundamental and inviolable times maintained. An early map of Offices of Administration, designates all denominations." The College is, wholly non-denominational. principles " have been at all Annapolis, preserved in the St. John's as the" Collegeas it has at all times been, CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 President Washington visited the College in 1791. After his visit he addressed this letter to the Faculty of the College: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON. April 17, 1791. He gave further evidence; of his interest by sending to the College in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, whose name may be found in the College records as a member of the class of 1799. In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as "Washington, sen., Virginia" and "Washington, jun., Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under the title, " An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca. was among the petitioners for the College charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 1796, and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britian, in 18II. Founded at a time when problems of self-government were uppermost in men's minds, the College was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. The advantageous location of St. John's College became increasingly apparent. As early as 1841, David Ridgely, in his "Annals of Annapolis," writes, " The peculiar advantages to youth in being �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 ! educated at this seminary are numerous and evident ; with respect to health, as far as a high and dry soil, with pure air, will contribute to its preservation, or restore it when impaired, few places can be put in competition with it, and none can excel it. The sessions of the general assembly and the meetings of the courts of appeals, ,, chancery, and county, are so obviously beneficial to those young men who may be called to the public service, or enter: into the profession of the law, that no parent, especially a citizen of our State should hesitate a moment to send his son, whom he desires t~ become eminent in any of the professions, to a place where he is the most likely to acquire those qualifications which will render him useful and distinguished as a statesman, or afford him the greatest chance of professional improvement." D~ring the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United , States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the College to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and suc;cessful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the College. His successor, Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, also President Emeritus, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. In 1931, Douglas Huntly Gordon succeeded to the presidency. The names of the former presidents of the College, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 18o7-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; William Rafferty, 1824-1831; Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling, 1867-1870; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-188o; John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas Fell, 1886-1923; and Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1929. THE COLLEGE TODAY Location. St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty-five acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique as the visible expression of eighteenth-century American civilization. Annapolis lies at the mouth of the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and is not only the capital of Maryland but also the site of the United States Naval Academy, whose grounds and buildings have much to interest students of American Naval history. Within an hour one can reach either Baltimore or Washington. Students at the College have an opportunity to observe at first hand the houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executive departments of the National Government ; likewise they can become familiar with the great collections in the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, and the various museums in the city. Baltimore also, with the Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters' Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the numerous concerts to be heard during the musical season, offers many resources to the student at St. John's. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the Bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. The College Green. On the St. John's College Green stand many reminders of the early history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its old trees, now known as the Liberty Poplar*, the colonists in 1652 concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 191 l to perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. * This tree, which is marked by an appropriate tablet, has been preserved through the generosity of James T. Woodward, Esquire. ii �11 22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE College Buildings. McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was . egun m 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken ?ver ~y the College in 1784, it now houses the offices of administration, the class rooms, and the Student Union. . The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the Great Hall where, in 1824, two banquets and a grand ball were held in honor of General Lafayett~. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, the Deans, and the Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, pri~ts, photog~ap~s, and textiles, given to the college by the_ Carnegie Foundation m 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room; card room. l~unge, in whi_ch the daily papers and selected magazines are pro~ vided ; the qmet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the College post office and the College book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June, 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory; on th~ second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lec~ure room equipped with chemistry lecture table, and ~t the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. The Biology Building, on the corner of College Avenue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building, which was acquired by the College in 1929, is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology Staff. Woodward Hall, the College Library, erected in 1899, houses approximately twenty-seven thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 1696 to b CATALOGUE OF ST.JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to the Marcus H. Benjamin, the Samuel Garner, Jr., and other gifts. The Library was helped materially in previous years by gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the College in 1926. It is an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture. The College is refurnishing the house much as it was in 1774. As a museum of colonial art in Maryland, it is now open to the general public and to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( 1740) , and the Pinkney House (1750), are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary, in which there are three hospital wards, two private rooms, and an isolation ward, is housed in a separate building just across from the College Green on College A venue. Here the College Physician holds daily office hours. The Infirmary attendants, at least one of whom is always on duty, live in the building. The Gymnasium, built in 1910, is equipped with a maximumsize basketball floor, handball court, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the College has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall ( 1855) and Randall Hall ( 1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses of the College. Randall Hall contains the College dining hall. The Bachelor of Arts Course. St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The purpose of the College is expressed in the charter granted originally to King William's School as "the education of youth in good letters and manners." To this end the College offers courses in the liberal �24 CATALOGUE OF S~. JOHN'S COLLEGE arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree covers the work formerly covered by the degree of Bacheloi· of Science, and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever that degree used to be required. Professional Preparation. Primarily a college of liberal arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. The degree from St John's is recognized everywhere by graduate schools, and in many cases work taken at St. John's is accepted for advanced standing at these institutions. The specific courses which a student should take to prepare himself for graduate study in any department are indicated to some extent by the requirements for majors, described hereafter. The Faculty will be glad to entertain further inquiries, and to furnish information concerning preparation for any profession. For those who are interested, the foI!owing information may be offered here : Medicine. At St. John's, a specially planned program has been arranged for students who wish to go into medicine. This program, the essentials of which may be completed in two years, includes the work designated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the basic requirement for entrance into class A medical schools. Admission may be gained to some schools of medicine on the basis of the two-year course. The leading medical schools of the country, however, require more than the accepted minimum : they expect not only a grounding in the biological and physico-chemical sciences but also a broad and liberal general foundation. They recommend especially a thorough training in the use .of the English language for the clear and accurate expression of ideas. The best medical schools require the bachelor's degree for admission. St. John's students are strongly urged to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation since, in four years, they can secure a thorough training which will fit them for entrance into any medical school in the United States. Each student is urged to choose as early as possible the medical school which he desires to enter so that he can fulfill its special requirements. A list is kept on file at the College showing the specific requirements of each medical school. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 Engineering. The advisers of students intending to study engineering will plan programs of study covering the groundwork which leads to all branches of the profession. As many non-technical courses. as possible will be recommended, for leading engineers consider that it is unwise to work entirely in subjects of a professional character until general study has so broadened a student's views that he has an outlook valuable in itself as well as in assisting him to make a thoughtful choice of his precise field of technical work. Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to diversify their studies as much as possible. It has been said by a prominent educator, that no law student can afford to ignore economics, government, psychology, the methods of the natural sciences, or English and American history. Courses in history and government are recommended as especiaI!y helpful in their professional study, and a thorough training in the expression of ideas in the English language is considered to be indispensable. The connection between other courses in the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and particular branches of the law will be pointed out to students by their Advisers. Business Administration. Students preparing to enter business, with or without training at graduate schools of business administration, should take work in the field of economics. Courses in economics will be of aid in the years of business apprenticeship, and should help to create that broad point of view expected of the business executive. Church Attendance. The College encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Herson; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. Wilfred C. Tyler; First Presbyterian, the Rev. James J. Coale; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Samuel G. Schick; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Very Rev. Charles E. Crowe, C.SS.R. ; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, the Rev. Mordechai Cohen. �Z6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lectures and Concerts. ;! A series of lectures and concerts, arranged to come at intervals throughout the year, is given, usually, in McDowell Hall. Although they are intended primarily for students, these occasional affairs are open to the friends of the College. The program of lectures for 1932-33 included Dr. F. A. Moss on "The Treatment of Mental Diseases"; Dr. Giovanni Macerata, "The Origin and Development of Venetian Architecture"; Dr. Henry E. Sigerist, "Medicine in the Renaissance." Musical recitals and concerts were given by Elizabeth Oppenheim, pianist; Austin Conradi, pianist; the Duchesse de Richelieu, soprano; and the Musical Art Quartet. Professor Richard Kuehnemund, aided by Mr. Benjamin Y. Morrison, gave an evening of interpretation of Franz Schubert's compositions. Guest artists appeared also with the St. John's Symphony Orchestra, which gave three concerts during the year. Lectures on topics of current interest, by prominent authorities, are also given throughout the year, on Friday evenings, at the United States Naval Academy. Library Lectures. Important in the life of the College are the informal meetings in the reading room of the Library, arranged by the Librarian and her Assistants. Short talks are given on topics especially chosen to encourage interest in books. During 1932-33, the series was sponsored by the Faculty Woman's Oub, which has continued to act as sponsor in 1933-34. The Library program for 1932-33 included General Pelham D. Glassford, speaking informally on the Bonus Army; Dr. Felix Morley, " This Changing World " ; E. P. Goldschmidt, " Manuscripts " ; Miss Belle Da Costa Greene, " The J. Pierpont Morgan Library"; and Dr. N. Bryllion Fagin, "The Russian Theater." Three members of the St. John's Faculty spoke: Dr. Ford K. Brown on" Sport in the Eighteenth Century," Dr. V. J. Wyckoff on "Technocracy," and Professor Richard Scofield on "Marcel Proust." Student Activities. The College encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Student Council and the approval of the Advisory Council. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Student C<:>uncil. In matters not related to the curriculum the College grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. This Council, which meets weekly, has supervision particularly over questions of student conduct. Its membership consists of three Seniors, two Juniors, two Sophomores, and two Freshmen. Officers for the year 1933-34 are: Francis Gibbs LaMotte, Jr., '34, President; Allan Sheldon Woodle, III, '34, Secretary. Athletics. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games, in baseball and tennis. The students afso engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling, although intercollegiate schedules are not maintained in all of these sports. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All College students in good standing are permitted to engage in . varsity sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. A literary magazine, The Catalyst, made its initial anpearance in November, 1932. The student publications are free from faculty control. Fraternities. Three national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southern), and Alpha Kappa Pi, and two local fraternities, Theta Psi, and Delta Psi Omega, are provided with houses by the College. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. Honorary Societies. Delta Kappa Phi, an honorary scholastic society, recognizes high scholarship by electing to membership those Juniors who have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman and Sophomore years, and at mid-year of their Junior year; �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in the first group in at least two of these periods. Delta Omicron, another honorary organization, recognizes the , student's participation in extra-curricular activities. A point system devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. The Osler Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the Liberal Club, the German Club, and the Fr.ench Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. A dramatic club, managed by students, offers opportunity for acquiring experience in dramatics. The King William Players presented the following plays in 1932-33 : J onesy,, by Anne Morrison and John Peter Toohey, and Old English by John Galsworthy. Musical Organizations. Under the direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky the students maintain a concert orchestra and a band. The orchestra gave three concerts in 1931-32. Alumni Association. The officers of the Association are Mr. Luther S. Tall, '21, President; Mr. Roland Miller Wegner, '24, Secretary; Mr. Claxton Joseph O'Connor, '3 r, Assistant Secretary; and Mr. William Frank Stromeyer, '16, Treasurer. The headquarters of the Association are at St. John's College. Local associations are organized throughout the country. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 ADMISSION Routine of Admission. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the yea,,,. in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for (I) the recommendation of the school principal or head master, and ( 2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondaryschool level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a secondary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see the " Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission." Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission by Examination. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations, or may be admitted as special students, or may be admitted on trial, depending on the circumstances. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. general average of C at the end of the second year,* and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but not as candidates for graduate degrees. 30 Admission on Trial. Occasionally St. John's College admits "on trial" a limited number of applicants whose school work has been of a standard below that required by their principals for unqualified recommendation, but who give evidence of sufficient ability and determination to do satisfactory college work. Students who are admitted on trial are told, at the time of admission, exactly what prescriptions they must fulfill in order to make up their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from the " on trial " restriction and is placed in good standing. Admission as Special Students. Exceptional students who lack the requisite entrance units may be admitted as special students. If such students have attained a 31 Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good standing t a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years. of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. Not fewer than two years of work (two units) and not more than four can be accepted in any one language, but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In "Problems of American Democracy" one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one. year of work (one unit) may be accepted. *For purposes of averaging the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A = roo-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, D = 69-60. t In certain cases entrance insufficiencies may be made up after the student has entered college. Such make-up work is an entrance prescription, is stated as such at the time of admission, and is entered as such on the student's record. If the work done in college in fulfillment of entrance requirements may not be counted toward graduation from college, the student is so informed at the time of admission. �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Science: Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science (one unit) in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one full science course in college. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Drawing: One year of work (one-half unit) in free~hand drawing and one year of work (one-half unit) in mechanical drawing may be accepted. I I·. · Admission of Students from Other Colleges. Students who transfer to St. John's from other colleges and universities should file applications for admission similar to those filed by other new students. The routine of admission is the same as that followed in admitting high school graduates, but the student's college record, not his high school record, furnishes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended, showing his status· at the time of transfer and a list of the courses he has pursued, with the grades attained. Advanced Standing. Students who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may petition for advanced standing on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 33 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS Routine of Admission. See "Admission." Residence Assignments at the College. All students not living at home are required to live in College buildings (all fraternities are hoi:ised in College buildings) and to take their meals in the College dining hall. The associations brought about by residence at the College are an essential part of college life. Most of the rooms in the residence halls are arranged so that two students may live together. A few rooms are arranged for three students. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the dormitories in the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. They are urged to indicate on their applications for admission the names of other students with whom they would like to live. Students who have no acquaintances at the College are given tentative assignments which are subject to change after the student arrives at the College. It should be noted that no room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate for admission has paid to the College his matriculation fee of fifteen dollars. Room Furnishings. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chiffonier, a study table, and chairs. Towels; bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, dresser scarfs, and rugs. The student should consult his incoming room mate before decorating his room. The College maintains the care of the room. Arrival at the College. The residence halls and the dining room are ordinarily closed to students until noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College. Students usually arrive on Monday of opening week.' All students, both new and old, are required to register for their �'I 'i I 34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE courses on Tuesday (registration day), and to attend thereafter such academic exercises as they may have. The regular academic engagements are listed in the College Calendar, which thus gives to old as well as to new students a notice of when to come to College. Special academic functions are announced by occasional notices. College Routine. The section of the Catalogue dealing with "General Regulations " furnishes much additional information for the entering student. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 FEES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $15. This fee is due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. The matriculation fee is not refundable. Annual Fees. The fixed charges are those shown in the following table. They do not include special fees, nor the student's traveling expenses, laundry, and incidentals : Per year Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Medical fee ..................... , . . . . . . . . . ro IO Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student-activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO , Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $780 State appropriations and endowment funds enable the College to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. To facilitate payment, the Business Office maintains a schedule of quarterly assessments according to which the fixed charges become due as follows: * Sept. 26 Nov. 30 Feb. 15 April 30 Tuition ................ . $go Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Medical f~e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Student-activities fee . . . . . 5 $go Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $z40 $z25 45 go $60 30 60 $60 30 60 5 5 5 $150 * Students who enter at mid-years will be expected to pay one-half of the fixed charges in two equal assessments: one in February, the other in April. I' I �l 36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Bills are issued in advance of the dates when they become due, except the first quarterly bill, which becomes payable when a student registers.* Additional Course Fees. 't 'l 'I Additional course fees must be paid for all courses taken in addition to the seventeen required for the degree. These include: ( 1) courses taken on entrance prescription, if they cannot be counted toward graduation; (2) courses taken in repetition of, or in place of, courses dropped or failed; and (3) courses taken in excess of the normal program. Such courses will be charged to the student at the rate of $6o.oo for each additional full course and $30.00 for each additional halfcourse. These charges, which cannot be determined until after registration for the second half-year, will be due at the time the last quarterly bill is presented in April. The normal program in the Freshman year is four or five courses. Freshmen who carry programs of more than five courses will be charged additional course fees. English I, whether actually taken or anticipated by examination, counts as a course carried. In the Sophomore year students who carried five courses, including English 1, in the Freshman year will be allowed to carry four courses without the payment of additional course fees. Students who carried four courses in the Freshman year will be allowed to carry five courses in the Sophomore year without the payment of additional tuition. In the Junior and Senior years the regular tuition provides for four courses only, and students who take more than four courses must pay the additional course fees. Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, and physics, special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting to either $rn.oo or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per full course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. * In case any bill is not paid on or before the date when it is due,. a fine of $5.00 will be added. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 37 Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows: Nov. 30 For full courses ............................. half For half courses taken: · (I) In the first half-year ................ · · . all (2) In the second half-year ............ ·... April 30 half all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $rn.oo and a fee of $z.50 for t~e rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduatmg students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May first. i �l 38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE AW ARDS AND AIDS f! ~j b il \l :I ,. ·!, Deserving students who need assistance may be aided somewhat at St. John's in meeting the expenses of a college education. Students are invited to apply for the forms of aid which require application, and to compete for those which are open to competition. There are several kinds of aids and awards, including fellowships, scholarships, prizes, assistantships, student service, and tuition loans. Certain scholarships are provided by the State of Maryland : these are awarded on the basis of competitive examinations, inquiry concerning which should be made in some cases to the student's county or city Board of Education, in other cases to the Registrar of the College. Certain other awards, which are made on the basis of the student's college record (the merit scholarships, the senior fellowships, and the merit prizes), do not require any formal application. All other aids require written application by the student on a. blank provided for the purpose, obtainable either from the Registrar or from the Business Office. Applications to the College, in order to be considered by the appropriate committees, should be filed: ( l) by students previously registered at St. John's, (a) before May I for all assistantships, and (b) before June I for all other aids; (2) by prospective students, before September IS. SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS The Senior Fellowships were created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November, 1928. The resolution of the Board as amended at the meeting in May, 1930, follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Resolved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior FellowshiPt shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommen- CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 39 dation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by .the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '32. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. 1932-33. John Boak Smith, '33. 1933-34. Robert Clifford Crawford, '34. Jerome Daniel Goodman, '34. Henry Oay Smith, Jr., '34. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS Senatorial Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship " providing free tuition, board, and room rent. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the com- �40 .r .,. '.I' JI CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE petltlve examination ; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for the matriculation fee, extra-course fees, laboratory fees, or the medical, athletic, and student-activities fees. Tuition Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a " tuition scholarship " providing free tuition. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AW ARD ED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES The Matthew Fontaine Maury S.cholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 41 evidence that he is of colonial descent and that he himself reveres the ideals and standards of his forbears. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent and is awarded for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIPS AW ARD ED BY THE COLLEGE Merit Scholarships. To a student who, by his character and by his attainments in scholarship and in activities during his Freshman year, has demonstrated his capacity for leadership, a scholarship providing free tuition for the succeeding year. To a student who, by his character and by his attainments in scholarship and in activities during his Sophomore year, has demonstrated his capacity for leadership, a scholarship providing free tuition for the succeeding year. These scholarships, which are awarded annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, are announced in September, at the formal opening of College. Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students, a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition. Holders of these scholarships may be required to do five hours of work each week, assisting in the language departments, tutoring, and so on. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charges for board and room rent, the matriculation fee, the medical, the athletic, and the student-activities fees. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship Fund. To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded .by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's College from that section of Maryland represented by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is renewable provided that the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. The Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner Scholarship. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Frederick Jonathan van Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Ernest. Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to a .student of unusual ability and integrity. The applicant is expected to submit RETENTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS In case any student holding a scholarship fails to pass all of his courses at the end of the college year with a general average of �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE C, * the Faculty will recommend that his scholarship be forfeited. If, for any reason, a student holding a scholarship leaves college before the end of the year, the scholarship held by him will be left vacant. It cannot be re-awarded before the beginning of the next academic year. 2. To the student who shall compose the best essay on the principles of free government, $25.00, offered under the will of the late Philo Sherman Bennett. A term thesis written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements in a course in the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 3. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 42 SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS Scholarships in Engineering. Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are interested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Scholarship in Marine Biology. A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. PRIZES The following prizes, some of them competitive, some honorary, are awarded each year. All but one are awarded in June, at the Commencement; the last one, a prize for improvement, is awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Competitive Prizes. Essays and theses to be considered for these prizes must be submitted to the Chairman of the proper Division of the Callege on or before May IS, unless he announces a later date as a final limit. I. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. *For purposes. of determining averages the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A roo-90, B 89-80, C = 79-70, D 69-60. = = = 43 Merit Prizes.* I. To the member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. 2. To that member of the graduating class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, $5.00 in currency, offered by the Theta Psi Fraternity. 3. To the member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has shown the greatest general excellence during his college course, $20.00 in currency, offered by the Reverend Martin Aigner, D. D. 4. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the College during the year, $5.00 in currency, offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. 5. To the members of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has best exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 6. To some person not a student in the College but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of *For the purpose of determining students' averages the mid-point of eaCh grade-range in the following scale is used: A roo-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, and D 69-60. = = = = �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 7. To the retiring President of the Student Council each year, a gavel, offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 8. To that student who, in his record for the year, shows the greatest improvement over his record for the preceding year, $10.00 m currency. To be awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Gymnasium Assistantship. A student is employed each year as an assistant in the Gymnasium. Students who are interested should consult the Assistant Director of Athletics. 45 STUDENT SERVICE A number of students' serve as waiters in the dining room. The stipend is credited toward the student's board. Ordinarily the waiters are upperclassmen who have proved themselves worthy of aid by their records in scholastic work and in student activities. Applications should be made on the regular Student-Aid form. ASSISTANTSHIPS Applications for assistantships should be filed before May first of each year, on the regular Student-Aid blank. Laboratory Assistantships. · A few upperelassmen, at present five, are employed each year as technical assistants in the biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories. The stipend, which varies according to the type of service rendered and the amount. of time required, is credited to the student's account. The character and the academic record of the applicant as well as his financial status will be considered by the committee making the appointments. Students .who file applications should indicate the departments in which they wish to assist. Men who have held assistantships previously must file new applications if they wish to be reappointed. Infirmary Assistantships. Two upperclassmen are appointed to take charge of the Infirmary and to assist the College Physician. The stipend is credited to the student's account in the Business Office. Students should consult the College Physician before applying. Library Assistantships. Three upperclassmen are employed as assistants in the College Library and the Carnegie Art Room. Students who are interested should consult the Librarian. STUDENT LOANS With a view to aiding those students who otherwise could not meet the necessary expenses of a college education, a system of loans has been arranged. Students who apply may be granted permission to give the College, in lieu of cash, Student-Aid notes payable two years after the student leaves the College, these notes to cover such portions of the fees as may be approved by the Committee. Student-Aid notes, executed under the same conditions as bank loans, bear interest at the rate of one per cent per annum from the date of making to the date of maturity. Applications for these student loans should be made on the regular Student-Aid blank. All students previously registered in St. John's, who desire aid, should file applications by June I; thereafter, until the middle of September, the applications of new students will be considered. Recipients of loans are required to maintain scholastic standing in the first three groups of the Rank List. Students who have been allowed to tender Student-Aid notes for one year may not be accorded this privilege in succeeding years unless they maintain satisfactory standing. Aids awarded in one year do not commit the College to any further award. Students who enjoy the privileges of securing such loans will be expected to reply promptly to all communications regarding their obligations. �11 46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL REGULATIONS The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or add to any of them. I. HONOR REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a high standard of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required to withdraw from the College. The Student Council cooperates with the Advisory Council of the Faculty in enforcing the honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary action in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be required to withdraw from the College. II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before ~oon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College except m the case of men who are returning to College early with the permission of the President. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during the Christmas or' the Easter recess. Assignment of Rooms. Before May first of each year the student may, if he wishes, indicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must file their applications concurrently. Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 47 Change of Rooms. No student living in the dormitories may change his room except with the approval of the room-assignment officer. College Rules for Dormitories. I. No radios, victrolas, or other instruments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormitories after IO: oo p. m. (Saturdays, II : 30 p. m.). Band instruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2: oo p. m. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to any person or persons whom the dormitory committee or the Student Council shall determine to have been responsible therefor. 4. The Student Council shall directly and through the dormitory committees enforce the above rules by disciplinary action taken at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurrently by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the object of such disciplinary action may appeal to his Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or if any matter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. Dining Hall. The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper on the Sunday preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter recess. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. During May each student is required to fill out not only a list of the courses he will take during the next college year but also a comprehensive plan of the studies he will pursue toward the degree. A plan of study sheet as well as an early registration card should be filed by every student who has not previously filed one. Late registration, unless excused by the student's Dean, may involve the payment of $s.oo. Failure to file the registration forms on time, when there is no valid excuse, will involve the payment of a charge of $2.00. 48 III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The stude~t should call upon his Adviser ft:eely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. Deans. In addition to the Advisers there are Deans who act as counsellors to the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Classes. These Deans carry out the general regulations of the College, and act, jointly, as an Advisory Council. .:: Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. 49 Change of Program. During the first two weeks in either half-year students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Registrar and with the approval of the Adviser. After this two-week period the student will be required to pay a charge of $2.oo if any change is made. After November I, no course may be dropped until mid-year, and after March I no further change may be made. Tuition will be charged for courses abandoned after these dates-tuition at the half-course rate for all half-courses and for full courses abandoned after November I, and tuition at the full-course rate for full courses abandoned after March I. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. Courses Required of Freshman. The course in prescribed English composition is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and for physical training. The student's other courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all new students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register 3 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English r, will be required to register for an additional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the end of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. 50 Physical Training and Hygiene Requirements. Two years of physical training are required for the degree. These should be completed during the first two years of college work. A ten-week course in hygiene is also required, ordinarily during the first year. Amount of Work Required. No regular student in any year may take fewer than four courses. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from his Dean. Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering College for the first time in September, r93r, or thereafter, the requirements for promotion are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class : A student must have passed in at least thirtnn courses, in seven of which his grades must be C or higher. Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1931, are as follows: To the Junior Class: Nine Courses (in addition to two years of Physical Training). To the Senior Class: Thirteen Courses. The consequences of failing to satisfy the promotion requirements are described under " probation." Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of his Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any 51 Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and at all other academic exercises is required. Each Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who ignore this rule, in warning them against further absences, and in placing on probation men who fail to cooperate. Unexcused absence from classes either immediately before or immediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Excused Absences. Absen~e from classes because of illness or because of some unavoidable occurrence may be excused by the class Dean. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the College Physician. See the section on " Infirmary Service," under " Residence Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end· of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final examinations. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the first six weeks of the following academic year. Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, and to his . Adviser after each grade period; that is, after the November hour- �:1 I ! 52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE examinations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. Good Sta,nding. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to the next higher class or, in the case of a Senior, to the degree. 1: Ji 1. The Rank List. After the mid-year examinations and after the final examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of a Rank List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except those men whose requirement for the Sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow: CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 53 Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at the mid-year grade period a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation and warned by his Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November or March hour-examinations ordinarily is warned by his Dean. However, if his record is exceedingly low, he may be placed on probation in November, or in March. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lower class and placed on probation. Continued Failure to Satisfy Promotion Requirements. Any student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses). Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a team; and, at the discretion of his Dean, he may be required to withdraw from non-athletic activities. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. The Deans' List. The Deans' List consists of the names of all students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. Men on the Deans' List are trusted by the Deans with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarding attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may bring about , the removal of any man's name from the Deans' List. Any man on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. Probation as Discipline. A student may be placed on probation for failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship �54 \;1 l_1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE will, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. i:' CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English I. 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses). 3. Any language courses prescribed by the major department. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses, exclusive of hygiene and physical training. 6. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the equivalent in physical training. Repeating Courses. A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed· is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English 1 but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior year, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the class Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. Transfer of Course Credits from Other Colleges. Students who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Registrar before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some time, the student is urged to submit his transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student must have passed seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, have attained grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must have secured credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). 55 Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major subject. An instructor in that subject is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. Language Requirements. Language requirements (if any) are prescribed by the individual major departments. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : ( 1) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, (2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3). the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses taken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the major. �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. Major Courses Counting for Distribution. No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full courses (or their equivalent) in biology: Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, if possible, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics. Courses 20, 21, 22, and 30 are primarily morphological; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry: Additional work may be recommended in analytical and colloidal chemistry; The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent) . A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Analytic Geometry and the Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2hf. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1 ; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. Economics. Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the Junior courses in economics (two full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Mathematics 26 2hf (Statistics) (This should be taken m the Sophomore year) ; One full course in psychology or in philosophy ; Government 11 (American Government). Beginning in 1932-33, students who major in economics will be required to take a comprehensive written examination at the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed, but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expected. English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespere); Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought); A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. 58 NoTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. Government 11 (American Government) ; Government 21 (Governments of Europe); Government 30 (Principles and Problems of Government) or Government 50 (Reading Course) ; Government 41 1hf (International Relations) and Government 42 2 hf (International Organization) or Government 43 1hf (Political Parties) and Government 44 2 hf (Constitutional Law); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or a full year of psychology ; History 22 (Modern European History) or History 23 (English History) or History 25 (History of the United States). History. History 1 (European History from the Fall of Rome to the present Time) ; History 21 (Mediaeval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Modern European History); History 25 (The History of the United States) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Government 11 (American Government) or one full course in psychology exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology recommended); English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; 59 Philosophy. Philosophy ll 1hf (Logic); Philosophy 15 (Ethics); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Philosophy 34 2hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) ; Philosophy 35 1hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2hf (Psychology and Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 1hf (Plato); Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in psychology or in history. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Analytical Geometry and the Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this major or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools : �I' ,! 'I ~o CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Two full courses in biology: Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two full courses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); N oTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerequisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school he expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-requisite. For example, Latin is required for admission to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Some medical schools require "a reading knowledge,; of French and German. Analytical chemistry is required in some schools, and, indeed, work in colloidal chemistry and biochemistry would be desirable too. Psychology. Three full courses, or their equivalent, in psychology; Biology 11, either section A or section B; Philosophy 31. One additional full course, or the equivalent, in philosophy, or in biology, or in psychology; or a full course in physics; One additional full course or two half-courses to be elected from the following list : Any philosophy course ; Any psychology course ; Biology 16 2 hf; Biology 21 1 hf; Biology 22 2 hf; Biology 30 1 hf; Biology 33 2 hf ; Biology 34 2 hf ; Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2 ; Physics 21; Mathematics 26 2hf; Economics 38 1 hf and 39 2 hf; Economics 40; Greek 22 1 hf; Greek 23 1 hf; Greek 24 2hf; English 24 2hf ; English 49; English SO. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 Any student who intends to do graduate work in psychology should learn to read both German and French. He should also take at least two full science courses or their equivalent. Two full years of biology and one of some other science, preferably physics, are recommended. The student should make as thorough a study as possible of physiology, especlally the physiology of the nervous system and the ductless glands. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 17 does not count toward the major. Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; . Government 11 (American Government) ; History 1 (European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology is recommended) ; Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. Spanish. See Romance Languages. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees " with honor " and " with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree " with honor " or " cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to his Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. Degrees with Distinction. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1to19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior Courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses numbered in the fifties are open to Juniors regularly. The thesis courses numbered in the sixties are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors ; such courses are marked by a dagger ( t). I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees "with great distinction,'' or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. *For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A = 100-90, B 89-80, C = 79-70, and D= 69-60. = 63 (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITZGERALD, GROPP, KuEHNE- MUND, PENROSE, SCOFIELD, SEGALL, AND STARR, AND MESSRS. KIEFFER AND RODGERS ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. (m) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 33 hf. Nineteenth-Century Painting. 1 English 23. Contemporary Literature. A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and drama. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 24 2hf. The Modem Drama.] (11) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Art 34 hf. Contemporary Art. 2 PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (u) Studies in twentieth-century architecture, sculpture, and painting. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examil!:i,tion in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. T-Th-S T-Th-S M-W -F M-W-F T-Th-S (1x) A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. M-W-Fat9. First half-year. A; B; C; D; E; (m) M-W-F at 10. From David to Cezanne. Section Section Section Section Section 65 at 10. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. at 9. PROFESSOR STARR. at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. at 9. MR. RODGERS. at 9. MR. RODGERS. English 21. Survey of English Literature. [English 30 hf. History of the Printed Book.] (xm) The first half of the course, dealing with the printed book from modern times to the seventeenth century, will be taught by President Gordon; the second half, dealing with the printed book in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, will be taught by Professor Penrose. Half-course running throughout the year. Tat 2. Omitted in 1933-34. PRESIDENT GORDON AND PROFESSOR PENROSE. *English 31.l 1 hf. The Theory of Literary Criticism. (x) The course will attempt to discuss the bases for critical judgment upon literature. Though in no sense intended as a history of literary criticism, the course will examine certain of the critics from Aristotle to the present. Students will be expected to analyse various kinds of literature. There will be frequent discussions and papers. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR STARR. (1x) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to *English 31.2 2 hf. Advanced Composition. (x) the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. T-Th-S at 9. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR STARR. �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [English 32. The Nineteenth Century.] CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (x) This course is intended to give a comprehensive view of the poetry and the prose (including the novel) of the ninetee~t~ century, from Byron to Oscar Wilde. The change from th_e ro:nantic1sm of the early nineteenth-century poets to that of the V1ctonans, and the gradual development of the didactic purpose in prose of the perio~ wil~ be especially emphasized. There will be frequent class-room d1scuss1ons, and occasional papers. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. [English 36 1hf. Romantic Poetry of the Eighteenth Century.] A survey of English romantic poetry from Anne of Winchelsea to Wordsworth. Important poets studied will include Thomson, Gray, Cowper, Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Tat 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR STARR. English 37. Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 33. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.] (xm) This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, .voya~ing ?arrati~es, picaresque fiction, and translations, will be exammed m their relation to the English Renaissance. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 34 1hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800.] A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. M-W-Fat9. PROFESSOR STARR. [English 38. American Literature.] M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR STARR. (xn) English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. Pre-requisite: English 21. T from 1to3. PROFESSOR BROWN. (rr) In the first half-year the chief poets studied will include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats; in the second, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. Puritan and Colonial writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. T-Th from 2 to 3: 30. Omitted in 1933-34. *English 35. The Eighteenth Century. 67 English 41. Chaucer. The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-Wat 11. Required of those English Majors who want the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. PROFESSOR STARR. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 68 English 45. Shakespeare. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the seco?d half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure and the five great tragedies. Special attention will be given to Sh~kespeare's theory of tragedy and to the philosophic and religious views contained iq his principal plays. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 11. Advanced French Prose. Rapid reading from representative works of nineteenth-century prose ; comprehensive collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 49. The Novel.] A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. M-W-;F at 3. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. French 17. History of French Literature and Civilization. (xm) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. (m) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tEnglish 6o. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2h£. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. French Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature illustrated by readings from representative works of the more important periods. Outside reading; reports. A good knowledge of French is required. FRENCH French 1. Beginning French. 20. (xvr) Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. M-W-F at 11. [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 2. Intermediate French. (xm) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. (v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, �----. ' 70 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE will be studied in some of their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary French Literature. (vu) A study of the literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and nee-romanticism will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French Mat 3. PROFESSOR SEGALL. Subject to be arranged. Modern Literature. (vr) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German. M-W-F at 2. German 10, or three years of high-school PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. (1x) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] (vu) Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite : Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Omitted in 1933-34. Pre-requisite : French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tFrench 62 1hf. Theses for Honors. Pre-requisite : French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civilization. (v) GERMAN (1, xvr) Elements necessary for acquiring the language : grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. Section A; M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Section B; M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 10. Intermediate German. 20. Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. *French 50. Reading Course. German 1. Beginning German. German 71 (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading. from works of nineteenth-century and contemp-0rary authors. Pre-requisite: German 1, or two years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of "C" or better. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. [*German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.] ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. �---,,., ! I 'I 72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: German 35, or History M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1933-34. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 2I. Greek 24 2hf. Homer, the Odyssey. Pre-requisite: Greek 1 or its equivalent. M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] (xvi) Ooen only to men majoring in German. T at 7:30 p. m. Omitted in 1933~34. 73 (rn) MR. KIEFFER. [Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy.] (rn) Plato; Apology and Crito. Two Greek Tragedies. Pre-requisite : Greek 1. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Greek 33. Herodotus; Greek Comedy; Greek Lyric Poets. *tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German s.o. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (rn) In addition to the reading and study of Herodotus, the course will include study of Greek Comedy and Aristophanes and reading of two representative plays. Reading and study of poets from Tyrtaeus to Simonides of Ceos, including Archilochus, Sappho, and Anacreon. M-W-F at 10. GREEK Greek 1. Beginning Greek. MR. KIEFFER. (IV) Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Greek prose. Special emphasis upon the Greek element in the English language. M-W-F at 11. MR. KIEFFER. Greek 22 1hf. Homer, the Iliad. Pre-requisite : Greek 1 or its equivalent. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. (rn) Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. MR. KIEFFER. MR. KIEFFER. *Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology. LATIN (x) Study of the Myths as they appear in ancieI!t and modern literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Latin 1. Beginning Latin (xiv) Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Latin-prose authors. For students who have had little or no Latin. May not be taken by students who have had any college Latin. M-W-F at 4. MR. KIEFFER. (x) A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. MR. KIEFFER. �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (Ix) *Latin 15. Roman Law. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. 75 (vr) Readings principally from the Institutes of Justinian. ~tu~y of the development of legal procedure and the Roman constitut10n. For prospective law students. No pre-requisite. A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. T-Th-S at 9. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or threeyears of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 2. MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (xn) Latin 23 . Latin Comedy; Letters of Cicero and Pliny. Studies of Roman civilization as portrayed in these works. Collateral readings in English. . Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or three years of high-school Latin. T-Th at 1 :30. Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation. Pre-requisite: Spanish M-W-F at 3. MR. KIEFFER. (vn) A study of Spanish syntax; original compositions; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. 2, or the consent of the instructor. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *Classics 50. Classical Philology. *Classics 51 hf. Classic Philology. . [Spanish 25. Spanish Life and Culture.] . Reading under the direction of the instructor, in Greek and Latin. !tter"t" ature an'd ant"1qm 1es. Open to approved candidates for honors m the Classics, and tq Juniors and Seniors generally. MR. KIEFFER. A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge qf Spanish required. Lectures, readings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in I933-34- *tClassics 60. Classical Philology. *tClassics 61 hf. Classical Philology. PROFESSoR FITZGERALD. Laboratory courses in thesis writing. MR. KIEFFER. [Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel.] SPANISH (r) Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 8. A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors; reports and discussions; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in I933-34- PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. . PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. .. (_n)_ Review of basic principles : grammar and. compos1t10n; conversat10n, reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary auth~rs. Prerequisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spamsh M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish. Spanish 11, or four years of high-school �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Economics 32. Financial Problems.] M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our banking system and its relation to business needs. The position of the private investor is also considered. *Spanish 50. The Romantic Movement in Spain. *Spanish 51 hf. The Romantic Movement in Spain. The ability to read Spanish fluently is necessary to these reading courses. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. Students must be able to read Spanish fluently. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS KINGSBURY (Chairman), ALLES, HUNTER, McLAREN, PENROSE, AND WYCKOFF, DR. DUNCAN, AND MESSRS, JOHNSON, RODGERS AND SMITH. ECONOMICS See also Mathematics 25 1 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2hf (Statistics). (rn) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. Section A; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Section B, for students majoring in Economics; M-W-F at 10. DR. DUNCAN. Economics 23 1 hf. Accounting. (v) The purpose of the course is to explain the fundamentals of accounting statements, and the principles of analysis. M-W-F at 1. First half-year. MR. SMITH. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T -Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. [*Economics 35. International Economic Problems.] *tSpanish 6o. Honors Thesis Course. *tSpanish 61 hf. Honors Thesis Course. Economics 21. General Principles. 77 (xI) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports, and papers on selected problems in international economics including international business cycles, war debts, international control of raw materials, and economic imperialism. Pre-requisite: Economics 21 (Mathematics 26 2hf is advised, in addition). T-Th-S at 11. Omitted in I933-34· DR. DUNCAN. Economics 37. Government and Industry. (vn) The course will center its attention on the problem of government regulation of economic activity. It will begin with a consideration of that portion of industry where government supervision is now most extensive namely, public utilities; the second half will be devoted to the study of the increasing social control of all activities of business. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 3. DR. DUNCAN. Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business. (x) A study of the principles of the organization of industrial enterprises. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFES.SOR WYCKOFF. Economics 39 2hf. Forms of Social Organization. (x) A survey will be made of the more important economic forms of society-the philosophies and programs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 40. Advanced Economics. A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in economics. M at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF AND DR. DUNCAN. *Economics *Economics *Economics *Economics (Iv) A more detailed study of the organization and functioning of state, municipal, and local governments for the student who may go into public life in this country. Problems of the electorate, of political parties, of legislative organization and procedure, and of state and local administration, including the administration of justice, will be studied, with special reference to the State of Maryland. Conference courses open to Juniors and Seniors who are interested in economics and are willing to read extensively. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Pre-requisite : Government 11. M-W-F at 11. Omitted in I933-34· PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 30. Principles and Problems of Government. (Iv) A study of some of the principle underlying the modern state and government; and selected problems in governmental organization and administration such as the budget and financial control, the problem of personnel, law enforcement and the administration of justice, public opinion and popular control of government. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. GOVERNMENT ( u) The introductory course required of all students majoring in government. Origins and development of the American form of government : federal, state, and local. About two-thirds of the year will be devoted to the federal government; one-third to state and local government. Emphasis on present day problems of government, and on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. Section A; M-W at 9, PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. F. at 9, MR. SMITH. Section B; M-W at 9, PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. F. at 11, MR. SMITH. Section C; M-W-F at 2. DR. DUNCAN. Government 21. Governments of Europe. Pre-requisite: Government 11. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 23. State and Local Government.] 50. Readings in Economics. 51 hf. Readings in Economics. 52 1 hf. Readings in Economics. 53 2 hf. Readings in Economics. Government 11. American Government. 79 Pre-requisite : Government 11. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 41 1 hf. International Relations. (xu) A survey of the present-day factors affecting international relations : nationalism, imperialism, exploitation of backward nations, racial minorities, militarism and armaments, tariff wars, etc. Pre-requisite: (1) Government 11; (2) Government 21, or Government 30, or History 22. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND DR. DUNCAN. (Ix) An analysis of the structure and functioning of the governments of the principal European states, and a comparison with American institutions and practices. The shift from monarchical to democratic forms; the rise of autocracies in Italy and Russia, and other recent developments will be studied. Government 42 2hf. International Organization. (xu) The development of international cooperation, and the peaceful settlement· of international disputes, with particular reference to the work of the League of Nations and the World Court, and the evolution of a law of nations. �So CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-requisite: ( 1) Government 11 ; (2) Government 21, or Government 30, or History 22; (3) Government 41 1 hf. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties.] (xn) The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisite : ( 1) Government 11 ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 30. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. Omitted in I933-34· 81 HISTORY History 1. European History from the Fall of Rome to the (m) Present Time. A general survey of the political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Europe since 476 A. D. A pre-requisite for men majoring in history. Section A; M-W-F at 10. Section B; M-W at 10, F at 11. MR. RODGERS. [History 11. History of° Greece and Rome. J (x) Outline of the political history of ancient times and a study of classical society. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1933-34. MR. KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [History 21. Mediceval European History.] [Government 44 2hf. Constitutional Law.] (xn) A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisite: (I) Government 11 ; ( 2) Government 23, or Government 30. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. Second half-year. Omitted in I933-34· T-Th-S at 11. Omitted in I933-34· History 22. Modern European History. 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. (I) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the present. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR HUNTER. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *Government *Government *Government *Government (xI) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. History 23. English History. (m) A survey of English history. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 25. The History of the United States. (v) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. PROFESSOR HUNTER., 4 �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 32. American Constitutional History. Wat 8 p. m. i933-34 only. pleted three full courses in history, with grades of B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. Oral and written reports. MR. RODGERS. History 37. History of the Renaissance. Th from 2 to 4. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. (XIII) MR. JOHNSON. History 42. History of American Life. *t History 60. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. ( xm) This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite : History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. PHILOSOPHY Philosophy ll 1hf. Logic. (x1) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 45 1 hf. Military and Political History of the Civil War. (vi) The course will commence with a study of the political theories underlying the Civil War, and will conclude with a study of the military strategy qf the War. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year.. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. Pre-requisite: History 25. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. (xi) The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human know ledge ; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation; God; freedom; and immortality. MR. RODGERS. History 46 2 hf. The Modern Republic. 8..'I (vi) The course will commence with the conclusion of the Civil War, embracing the main course of events down to 1920. Emphasis will be laid upon the political history covered by the McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft administrations. Pre-requisite: History 25. M-W-F at 2. Second half-year. MR. RODGERS. *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. The reading courses in history are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in history, and normally they are open only to such students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have com- Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 15. Ethics. (ix) A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. �~~~~~~~~~.1 ! 84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at 10. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf, or 31, or 35 1 hf, or the consent of the instructor. M-W at 2. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkley; Hume. 85 (v1) [Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato.] (vu) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at2. Second half-year. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion. (vu) A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion. (vu) The course falls into two parts : I. The psychology of religion in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The philosophy of religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. [Philosophy 42 2hf. Schopenhauer.] (vu) An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND !DEA. Pre-requisite : Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR ALLES. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. / Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. *t Philosophy 60. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf. Theses for Honors. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some field or on' a subject chosen by the student after consultation with the instructor. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 38. Conceptions of Immortality.] (v1) A study of different conceptions of immortality covering primitive, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, early Christian, and Greek conceptions as well as those of outstanding western thinkers (philosophers and scientists) down to the present. PSYCHOLOGY *Note concerning Educational Psychology: Any student who wishes to take a year's work in educational psychology should, after securing permission from the instructor, register in Psychology 50. i �'I I I [Psychology 19 2hf. EducationalTheory.] A study of the bearing of modern psychological theories and data upon educational theories and practices. The meaning of education as understood by progressive educators will be discussed and emphasized. Not open to first-year students. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. [Psychology 35 2hf. Mental Hygiene and Abnormal Psychology.] Iri discussing behavior deviations, an attempt will be made to get at social causes and to steer a realistic course among numerous metaphysical and romantic theories. The course should be of especial value to pre-medical students and to students of literature. Second half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 20. Schools of Psychology. PROFESSOR McLAREN. (rx, xr) This course is designed to serve as a basis for further work in psychology. All of the modern schools of psychology-structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, purposivism, gestaltism, p·sychoanalysis-will be analyzed and discussed; and throughout the course an attempt will be made to discover a biological foundation for the study of human behavior. Not open to first-year students, or to Sophomores who at the time of registration are not on the Rank List. Open to qualified Sophomores and to all Juniors and Seniors. Section A; T-Th-S at 9. Section B ; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. Psychology 27. Social Psychology. Pre-requisite: Psychology 19 2 hf, or 20, or 29, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR McLAREN. These courses are intended for students who are in earnest about reading extensively and intensively in the field of psychology. Conferences, and assigned papers which must be turned in when due. Pre-requisite : Two full years of psychology, or one of psychology and one of biology, or one of psychology and one of philosophy. *tPsychology 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR McLAREN. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS· EASON (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, MCFARLIN, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (1v) A technical and scientific study of the biological and social phenomena underlying human behavior. Open to any Sophomore or Junior who has had one of the pre-requisite courses, and, with the permission of the instructor, to any Senior, regardless of pre-requisite requirements. Pre-requisite: Psychology 19 2 hf, or 20, or 27, or one year of biology, or one year of philosophy. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. *Psychology 50. Reading Course. *Psychology 51 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 52 1 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 53 2hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR McLAREN. (n) A study of the integration and development of the human personality and character within a society. Emphasis will be placed upon the postulate that man is a socialized animal ; and social psychology will be considered to be integral with biological psychology. The different schools of social psychology will be examined and discussed. Open to any Sophomore or Junior who is on the Rank List. Open, with the permission of the instructor, to any Senior, regardless of pre-requisite requirements. Psychology 29. Advanced Psychology. 87 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 86 (rv, vrn) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGEL y. �88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Section B ; (Pre-medical students) . Recitation, T -Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. Biology 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology. (v) The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvre, to extinct groups, and tot groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. A course parallel to Biology 21 1hf. Two !>ours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. 20 89 (xn) This course is intended for students who are not mai ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 15 2hf. Ecology. Observation o.f local animals and plants in their native habitats, both land and water; and an introduction to some methods of studying animal communities. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 16 2hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The nature of life and its relationship to the environment. Laboratbry fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 19 2hf. History of the Germ Cells. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology· 19 2hf advised. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation and Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 5. First half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (nr) A history of the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of the Vertebrates. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Biology 30 1hf. Histology. (I) A study of the mechanism of early development, and of the regulation of development by environmental and hereditary factors. Microscopic study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. Pre-requisites: Biology 21 1 hf and 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitations, W-F at 8. Laboratory, M from 1 to 4, W from 7 to 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. PROFESSOR APPEL. �90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE *Biology 33 2hf. Microscopical Technique. Training in laboratory methods, especially in the use of precision instruments. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 19 2 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these two phenomena to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 19 2 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. H.ours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. (Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology.] (vm) A study of the morphology and of the life histories of the internal parasites of vertebrates, particularly birds and mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, T -Th at 9. Laboratory, Section A, M-W from 1 to 4; Section B, M from 1 to 4, W from 9 to 12. First half-year. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. With the approval of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. See "Awards and Aids." *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. Biology 34 2hf. Genetics. Second half-year. 91 20 1 hf Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at sueh institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Ordinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by other courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2hf will be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. *t Biology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summ;:i,rizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (rn) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLIN. �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted separately from Chemistry 1. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students h_a,ving difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry r must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M~W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. (xn) Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 1. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (v) Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (1v) An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds. of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their reactions. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 32 2hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of "unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Chemistry 22 2hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. Recitation, M at L Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from 1to4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1hf. Qualitative Analysis. 93 Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T -Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. �94 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (vm) Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on soi:ne small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 2 2 hf. Plane Geometry. (l) M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (1v) Pre-requisite : Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. (vI) A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1hf and 33. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. PROFESSOiR BERNHARD. *tChemistry 6o. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory \Vork. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (I) This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry college algebra, a,nd analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathe~ matical study is emphasized; to enable the student to use mathematical p:ocesses as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recogmze the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 21. Analytic Geometry and the Calculus. (m) Plane analytic geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with a short introduction to analytic geometry of three dimensions. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Beginning with the year 1934-35, this. course will deal exclusively with the elements of the differential and integral calculus, the part now devoted to analytic geometry being made a part of the pre-requisite course ' Mathematics 11. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1 hf. The Mathematics of Finance. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. algebra ·through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. This course is required of all students who have not offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. *Chemistry 52 1hf. Readings in Chemistry. 95 (1v) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. ' PROFESSOR BINGLEY. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 96 Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (iv) A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. (ix:) An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applicatiqn~ of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. (m) The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR (vm) Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. 97 M-W-F at 10. \T EDOVA. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. (xI) In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. at 10. T~Th-S PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. *Mathematics 53 2hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science. *tMathematics 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily .life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. �98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Physics 43. Electricity. Section B; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (r) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. 99 (n) This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 4L Physical Optics.] This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) I Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1933-34. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisite: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 21 ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1933-34 and 1934-35. PROFESSOR EASON. *Physics 50. Reading Course. (xn) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Pre-requisite, Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. "'tPhysics 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise ; the nervous system ; mental hygiene; diseases in general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Monday in October. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. �IIi 100 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus wc.rk, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. Physical Training NOVAK. 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. NovAK. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 101 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1933-34 * SENIORS-CLASS OF 1934 Jesse Baptista Stanley John Bartis Eugene Paul Belcher Bel"'1ard Joseph Casassa Harold Way Conn Henry Merryman Cooper, Jr. Robert Clifford Crawford Edwin Pountney Davis Samuel Busey Dove, Jr. Paul Charles Dunleavy Harrison Golshan Dyar Charles Joseph Eastman Herbert Joseph Florestano Joseph Michael Florestano Jerome Daniel Goodman Charles Gardner Granniss Edward Edgecomb Gray Lewis Herbert Griffith, Jr. Milton Aaron Katz John Harold Kilmore Francis Gibbs LaMotte, Jr. Robert Crane Leatherbee Howard Archibald Legg James Frederick Leslie William Thetford LeViness Ernest Carl Lyon Carl Charles MacCartee Carl Edmund Maffeo Raymond Thomas Malley William Bernard Matthews, Jr. Vincent Edward Mayer Robert Leutze Orvis William Selby Purnell Jesse Oliver Purvis, Jr. John Douglas Ramsay William Evans Reese Robert H. Sander, Jr. Michael John Scelsi Lewis Emil Scheffenacker Gust Skordas Henry Clay Smith, Jr. Harry Wellington Stevens, Jr. Norman Veitch Stevens Paul Edward Watson, Jr. Edmund Parker Wells Walter Miller White Horace William Witman Allan Sheldon Woodle, III New Bedford, Massachusetts 29 Pinkney Hall Nashua, New Hampshire 31 Pinkney Hall Eastport Home, Washington Street Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Infirmary Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Westfield, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, 42! Southgate Avenue Annapolis Home, :a Locust Avenue Washington, District of Columbia rr Randall Hall Laurel Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, 102 Prince George Street Annapolis Home, 134 Prince George Street Annapolis 6 Pinkney Hall Saybrook, Connecticut 22 Randall Hall Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Easton Theta Psi House Westminster 44 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 12 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Stevensville 22 Pinkney Hall Towson Delta Psi Omega House Salisbury ro Pinkney Hall Indian Head Theta Psi House Washington, District <>/ Columbia Kappa Alpha House Newark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall Terryvil/e, Connecticut 8 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Rockville Centre, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House BaJdwinsvil/e, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Ber/i,. 4 Randall Hall A nnapo/is Home, 40 Franklin Street Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Rutherford, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House Pittsfield, Massachusetts 19 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, S Washington Street Catonsville Delta Psi Omega House Winchester, Massachusetts Infirmary Washington, District of Columbia Alpha Kappa Pi House Salisbury Theta Psi House Larchmont, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Salisbury Phi Sigma Kappa House Rising Sun 22 Pinkney Hall Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Alpha Kappa Pi House *This list includes only those students who were enrolled during the first half-year, prior to the publication of the Catalogue. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1935 102 Louis Eickwort, III Flushing, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Harry Ferguson West Hartford, Connecticut 8 Randall Hall George Morris Gelston Lutherville Kappa Alpha House Frank Richard Gessner, Jr. Annapolis Home, 49 Murray Avenue William Gottschalk Gideon Pleasant Plains Home, Pleasant Plains Max Glickman Annapolis Home, 145 Main Street Joseph Burnham Gray Annapolis Home, 141 Fifth Street John Donald Hampshire Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall James Leslie Hays, III Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Edward Tyler Heise Annapolis Home, R. F. D., No. 3, Annapolis William McDowell Herson Annapolis Home, 95 College Avenue Samuel Milton Ivrey Annapolis Home, 101 Compromise Street Clarence Leather bury Johnson Annapolis Home, 21 Randall Street Lawrence Kantor East Orange, New Jersey 5 Pinkney Hall Louis Elbert Kemp, Jr. Hanover Theta Psi House William Munsey Kennedy, Jr. Washington, District of Columbia 14 Pinkney Hall Paul Joseph Kesmodel Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Charles Jacob Kibler Greensboro Alpha Kappa Pi House William Calvin ·Lotz Ellicott City Theta Psi House Daniel Hutchinson Mathers Annapolis Home, 79 Shipwright Street Charles Benson McClure, Jr. Lakewood, Ohio 6 Randall Hall Henry David McCool Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Delta Psi Omega House Edwin Kay McCrea Rock Hall 32 Pinkney Hall Stephen Philip McCrea Rock Hall 32 Pinkney Hall Donald Edward Stuart McGarrowBaltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Irvin Meginnis 14 Randall Hall Baltimore 7 Pinkney Hall Joseph N ovey Ridgely William Nelson Rairigh IO Randall Hall Roy Lewis Rascovar Baltimore 7 Randall Hall Baltimore Ralph Murray Schley Pbi Sigma Kappa Honse Richard Brooke Sellman Poolesville Theta Psi House Garr·isonville, Virginia Morris Ezra Stoner 29 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Joseph Albert Sutton, Jr. Kappa Alpha House Richard Brimmer Taylor Lima) Ohio 3 Randall Court Leroy Gardner Webster Deal' s Island 14 Pinkney Hall Henry Reginald Weeks Little Neck, New York Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Charles Tylden Westcott 2 5 Pinkney Hall Richard Talbot Williams Waterbury Home, Waterbury Wethersfield, Connecticut James Cornelius Wilson, Jr. Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Oliver Wingate, Jr. Baltimore Theta Psi House Baltimore Waitman Burgess Zinn Phi Sigma Kappa House Charles Brooks Anderson Roland James Bailey, Jr. Gordon Keith Boucher Charles Schoch Catherman, Jr. Charles Patton Clark, Jr. Frank William Connor, Jr. Charles Edwin Dearing, II Edward DeLisio William Robert Eaton Walther Frederick William Evers Alphonse .Emanuel Farone Morton Norman Fine Fiorino Peter Froio Bryan Hancock David Arthur Harkness Francis Geoghegan Hurlock James Richard Kelly Graham Kent Gerald Independence Kurtz Angus Lamond Arthur Hungerford LaMotte Robert Henry Lampee John Robinson Magruder Elmer Lacy Meredith David Eugene Nopper Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. John Brophy O'Donnell Otto Ronald Peterson Philip Joseph Russillo Ephraim Roy Shawn, Jr. Robert Allison Sindall, Jr. Louis Ambrose Snyder Robert Noble Sosman Edward Maurice Sullivan David King Usher Dalton Middlekauff Welty Frank Kennedy Wilson, Jr. Austin William Winston Richard Sage Woodman Glenmont, New York 36 Pinkney Hall Hebron Delta Psi Omega House Grantsville Kappa Alpha House Cumberland Delta Psi Omega House Summit, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Wayne, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Newton Centre, Massachusetts Alpha Kappa Pi House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Chester 42 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Saratoga Springs, New York 3 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 15 Pinkney Hall Pittsfield, Massachusetts 9 Randall HalI Indian Head 42 Pinkney Hall Mutual Theta Psi Honse Cambridge 24 Randall HalI Thurmont 24 Randall Hall Washington, District of Columbia 34 Pinkney Hall Paterson, New Jersey 37 Pinkney HaU Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House New York, New York Delta Psi Omega House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Federalsburg 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Theta Psi House Annapolis Home, 133 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Manasquan, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Norwich, Connecticitt 163 Prince George Street West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Baltimore 26 Pinkney Hall Hager st own Theta Psi House Westfield, New Jersey Delta Psi Omega House Hartford, Connecticut 9 Randall Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Funkstown Theta Psi House Baltimore 138 Conduit Street Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Tenafly, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1936 Carvil Reid Archer Melville Lewis Bisgyer John Reeves Blakistone James Pierce Bradley James McCombs Brown Edward James Butterworth Timothy Andrew Callahan, Jr. Thomas Linwood Carter Burton Chance, Jr. Garnett Yelverton Clark Lawrason Levering Crane John Charles Donohue Robertson Drake Herbert Henry Eccleston Bel Air Kappa Alpha House Brooklyn, New York 5 Pinkney Hall Bushwood Alpha Kappa Pi House California Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore 45 Pinkney Hall Paterson, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Bel Air Phi Sigma Kappa House Arnold Home, Arnold Radnor, Pennsy~van-fri, Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, l 83 Prince George Street Baltimore 25 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Theta Psi House Maplewood, New Jersey 32 Pinkney Hall Hackensack, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House 103 FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1937 Willard Osborne Ash Charles Chester Atwater Lewis Allan Bevier Robert Leon Baro Chauncey Brooks, Jr. Harold Leroy Brooks John Harrington Brown John Wheelwright Browne James Joseph Buchheister Harry Pattey Calhoun ·Thomas Warren Chandlec Herbert Keith Clayton William Francis Coleman John Raymond Cooper Cumberland I I Pinkney Hall Chestertown l 6 Pinkney Hall Elkridge 20 Pinkney Hall Severna Park Home, Severna Park Annapolis Home, 4 Randall Place Washington, District of Columbia 2 Randall Hall Wye Mills 20 Randall Hall Merion, Pennsylvania, 12 Pinkney Hall Upper Marlboro 40 Pinkney Hall Ocean City 23 Pinkney Hall Delta, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore l Randall Hall Cumberland 37 Pinkney Hall Baltimore l Randall Hall �104 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 40 Pinkney Hall College Park So State Circle Annapolis Camp Parole Wetumpka, Alabama I 9 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 35 Pinkney Hall Hartford, Connecticut 12 Pinkney Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Home, 77 Conduit Street Annapolis Home, Odenton Odenton 35 Pinkney Hall Newark, New 1 ersey I s Pinkney Hall New York, New York 28 Pinkney Hall Nashua, New Hampshire Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Is Randall Hall Accident Home, R. F. D., Annapolis Annapolis Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 23 Randall Hall Baltimore 33 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 2 I Pinkney Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvrwia Horne, IS Maryland Avenue Annapolis 20 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 44 Pinkney Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey I 6 Pinkney Hall Crumpton I 3 Randall Hall Hampstead Home, 55 East Street Annapolis 2 I Randall Hall Relay Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House 5 Randall Hall River Edge, New Jersey I7 Pinkney Hall Quantico I7 Randall Hall Clearfield, Pennsylvania Baltimore 4 Pinkney Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Bridgeton, New Jersey I9 Pinkney Hall Prince Frederick I 8 Randall Hall Woodmere, New York 33 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Chevy Chase, District of Columbia Delta Psi Omega House I 7 Pinkney Hall William Balfour McDonald, Jr. Wilson, North Carolina Home, 44 West Street Isadore ·Irvin Miller Annapolis Theta Psi House William Robert Miller Baltimore 23 .Pinkney Hall Lewis Lee Moore, Jr. Cambridge Horne, I44 Duke of Gloucester Street Robert Graham Moss Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr. Baltimore Home, Boucher's Point John Burneston Owens Annapolis Kappa Alpha House William Burton Parsons Onley, Virginia I 6 Randall Hall Albert Francis Patrick Yonkers, New York Home, Round Bay Charles Francis Peace, III Round Bay Home, Round Bay Robert Lee Peace Round Bay Home, Ferry Farms Langdon Dominique Pickering, Jr.Ferry Farms 7 Randall Hall Lewi• Putzel Baltimore 26 Pinkney Hall William Reed Quimby Bar Harbor, Maine 3 Pinkney Hall Sylvester Joseph Ramos, Jr. Saratoga Springs, New York 45 Pinkney Hall Turner Reuben Russell Baltimore 27 Pinkney Hall Isadore Scher Baltimore Home, 85 Main Street Charles Schiff Annapolis Home, I I I Market Street William Morris Shannon Annapolis 27 Pinkney Hall Irving Lloyd Silver Clifton, New Jersey Horne, I33 Fifth Street Jesse Campbell Simpson Annapolis Ernest Neal Cory, Jr. Gilbert Albert. Crand'all Richard Gunter Crommelin Charles Joseph Cunningham Stuart Henry DePathy Henry Herman Fahrig, Jr. Bernard Gregory Fold Frank Anderson Gale Ralph Joseph Giordano Merrill Morse Goldstein Charles George Goy Calvert Michel Haas William Edward Harman William Preston Harrison Charles Parish Hebb John Sebastian Hodges Asher Hollander Jesse W. Holmes, Jr. George Richard Hoover John Trenholm Hopkins Calvin Lewis Horn, Jr. Louis Rosin Horn Edward Conquest Hudson Charles David Hyson Alexander Noble Jarrell Norval Foard Kemp Donald Dodge Kneessi George Worthington Kopp Richard Lee Layfield Asbury Wright Lee, III Robert Levin Robert Glyn Lewis James Frederic Lummis Thomas Frank Lusby, II Harry Patrick Luz Everett Paul Mason, Jr. Harold Olin McCallum CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE Arthur Robert Smith Everett Welcome Smith, Jr. Marcus Edward Smith Robert McCawley Snibbe Emanuel Philip Snyder William Burns Sohn John Ferguson Somerville, Jr. Cyrus William Straw John Leslie Sullivan John Henry Von Dreele, III Lester Aubrey Wall, Jr. Richard Lawrence Waters, Jr. George Thomas Wingate John Mackall Young Oradell, New Jersey Annapolis Cambridge BaltimOf'e Annapolis Towson Cumberland Scranton, Pennsylvania Annapolis Baltimore Baltimore Rockville Baltimore Elkton 105 s Randall Hall Home, 6I College Avenue 20 Randall Hall 2I Pinkney Hall Home, 78 Maryland Avenue Io Randall Hall I I Pinkney Hall I8 Pinkney Hall Home, 23 Francis Street Phi Sigma Kappa House r 3 Randall Hall 3 Randall Hall Theta Psi House Alpha Kappa Pi House SPECIAL STUDENTS Henry Gannett Backus H. Millard Chew Henry Hall Kyle Johri Dudley Martin Leigh Allison Miner Oscar Mir6-Quesada, Jr. Bertram Earle Spriggs Washington, District of Columbia 2 Randall Hall Bridgeton, New Jersey 3~ Pinkney Hall Waterbury Home, Waterbury Eastport Home, Boucher's Point Owosso, Michigan 39 Pinkney Hall Lima, Peru I8 Pinkney Hall Eastport Home, 484 Chesapeake Avenue NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS James Wilson Macey Joseph Hornsby Spear Annapolis Annapolis Home, I I Dean Street Home, IO Porter Road SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLA:SSES * SENIORS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~=~~~OR-.,;; ... •••.••.•.. •••... •.••••.•.. •••••••.•••••••.•.•••.••.•••••' ' ' ' • ······························································· ~==~::E~T;~~~~~ •::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::••.••••• : . • •. ••• NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS ••••••••••••••• ··················· ····························· 48 39 55 86 7 2 ................................................................. 237 SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL* DISTRIBUTION Maryland ....................... . I58 New Jersey , .................... . I9 New York ....................... . I3 District of Columbia ............. . I3 Pennsylvania .... , ........... , ... . I I Connecticut ...................... . 7 Massachusetts . , . , ............... . New Hampshire ................. . 2 Ohio ............................ . 2 Virginia Alabama Maine ••....•.................... Michigan ........................ . North Carolina ..................• Peru ···························· Total 237 •Including only students who enrolled during the first half-year, prior to the publication of the Catalogue. �106 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 7, 1933 . BACHELOR OF ARTS HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED ' JUNE 7, 1933 Magna cu.m Lau.de et cum Hono1·e Visitors and Governors' Prize Charles Gilbert Hill, Jr. (in Philosophy) ............................ ····· .An~apolis Edward Marion Kenly (in History) ........................ · · · · · · · · ·······Claiborne EDWARD MARION KENLY Theta Psi Fraternity Prize Cum Laude et cum Honore George Dugan Johnson (in Mathematics) ............................. · · Severna 107 NATHANIBL JOHN CHEW Pa~k Phi Delta Sigma Fraternity Prize Cum Laude Nathaniel J oh n Ch ew . ...................................... ·. .......... West River . . . ... Princess Anne James Wesley Gray Hampton. : ................................. ." .......... Oakland Leonard Joseph Murphy .......... · · · · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Allan Ell10tt Anderson................................... . . . .... St. Louis, Missouri . ........ Davidsonville Thoburn James· Bard.······································· Rh d dale James Rona!~ Bennett.···.··································::::::::::: ...0.{~urel James Gamaliel Boss. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · " · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . N J Edward Daniel Capell, Jr ..... , ...................... Hasbrouck Heights, ~w .ersey 1 William James Carter ....... ··.··········· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · S \~:ore ~0o;:ri!':;;:~a;i;goe:~ .. '. '. '. '. '. ·. '. '. ·. '. '. '. '. '. '.'. ·. '. '. '. '. ·. '. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. '. ·.·. '. ·. '. '. '. ·.-.·.·.·.'.'.'.'. ·. '.'.'.". -~~;1::~ EVERETT IRVING SMITH Prize offered by the Reverend Martin Aigner, D. D. EVEru;TT IRVING SMITH Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Prize AUSTIN WILLIAM WINSTON Prize offered b;,i the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In the Division of the Languages, Literature and Art ALFRED WANNER SAT!'ERTHW AITE George Robert Gallagher .................. · · · · · · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Baltimore Philo Sherinan Bennett Prize ~~~~~~ H;;:~: ~:~~~~~" "":::"":·. ::":::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::n:~~:~: In the Division of the Soci'al Sciences and Philosophy John Sebald Hofmeister, Jr ............... · ........ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Baltim~re James Herbert Fielding Jukes ...................... · . · · · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Quantii;o Karl Franklin Jund .............................. ··················· .Dayton, Oh10 Lawrence Joseph Kelly ........................... Cedarhurst, Lo':g Island, New ~ark Stanley Russell Mitchell ................................... Wallingford, Connec~icut David Campbell Ninde ......................................... Fort Wayne, In~iana William Algernon Percy, Jr ............................ ·.·.· .... ·········· .Vie_nna Philip Rumrill Piper .................................... West Hartford, Connecti:ut John Anthony Raudonis .................................... Hudson, New Hampshi~e Joseph Crandell Russell .................................... ············· .Ann~pohs William Christian Sandrock .............................................. Baltimore Everett Irving Smith .......................................... Oradell, New ~ersey David Reisinger Steele ............................................. · · ... Baltimo~e Enrico Joseph Tarantino ........................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Annapolis Leroy Samuel Taylor ........................................ · . · .. · · · · · · · · · Chest:r Carl Strohm Thomas ................ · ...... · ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · : · · · · · ·Annapolis Urban Chester Ullman ..................................... Woodbridge, New Jersey Daniel Junior ward .......................................... Paterson, New ~ersey Joseph Kennard Wright. .......... ' ..................................... Baltimore DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) Major Enoch Barton Garey, President Emeritus of St. John's College President, The Garey School. ................................... Aberdeen, Maryland CANDIDATE FOR CERTIFICATE JUSSERAND SCHOLAR, 1932-33 Pierre de Douville-Maillefeu ..................... , .................... Paris, France HARRISON GoLSHAN DYAR Prize offered by the Reverend Thmnas E. Green, D. D. In the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics GEORGE DUGAN JOHNSON lHonorable Mention: NATHANIEL JOHN CHEW, HERBERT JosEPH FLORE- STANO, HowARD ARCHIBALD LEGG, LEONARD JosEPH MURPHY.] Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award GEORGE ROBERT GALLAGHER Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award MIRIAM STRANGE Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award WILLIAM ALGERNON PEROY, JR. MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 20, 1933 Sophomore Merit Scholarships LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR, JR. JOHN BROPHY O'DONNELL Freshman Merit Scholarship JOSEPH NOVEY �-- CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 109 INDEX Absences, from class ............ 51 before and after holidays ...... 51 Administration, officers of. . . . . . 9 regulations of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 applications for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 by certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 by examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . 32 on trial ..................... 30 routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 special students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 subjects accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 units ........................ 31 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Aids to students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Alumni association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Amount of work carried. . . . . . . . 50 permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 required for promotion. . . . . . . . 50 Applications, for admission ...... 29 for aid ...................... 38 for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Arrival at college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Assignments, rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Athletic schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Attendance, church . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 classes ..................... 51 college functions ............ 51 official summons ............. 51 A wards, Commencement ........ 107 competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Biology, courses in ............. 87 major in .................... 56 Board of Visitors and Governors. 6 Buildings, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Business Administration .... : . . 25 Calendar, days of the year...... 4 college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Campus ....................... 21 Catalyst ....................... 27 Change of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Change of registration .......... 49 Charges ....................... 35 Chemistry, courses in ..... , ..... 91 major in .................... 56 Churches, Annapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Classics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 major in .................... 57 Clubs, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 College Entrance Examination Board .................... 30 College Green ................. 21 College Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 College rules .................. 46 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Commencement ................ 106 Committees, of the Board....... 8 of the Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Concerts, student orchestra. . . . . . 26 visiting performers . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ·Course numbers ............... 63 Courses for distribution. . . . . . . . . 55 Courses of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . 63 Courses, repeated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Courses requiring consent of instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Credit Units, see requirements for the degree. Credits, entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Curriculum, see courses of instruction, regulations, requirements, etc. Deans ........................ 48 Deans' list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Degree, requirements for the .... 54 Degrees, conferred ............. 106 offered ..................... 23 with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 with honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Delta Kappa Phi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Delta Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 l �110 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Departments, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Biology .................... 81,7 Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9I Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 English ..................... 64 French ...................... 68 German ..................... 70 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Greek ....................... 72 History ..................... 8I Latin ....................... 73 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Philosophy . . . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . 83 Physics ..................... 97 Psychology .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . 8S Spanish ..................... 74 Description of the College ...... I7 of the courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Distribution, courses for. . . . . . . . SS of students, geographic ........ ros Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 of the Social Sciences and Philosophy .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . 76 of the Sciences and Mathematics .................... 87 Dramatics ..................... 28 Economics, courses in ........... 76 major in .................... S7 Engineering, preparation for. . . . 2s scholarships at Hopkins. . . . . . . 42 English, courses in ............. 64 major in .................... S7 students sent back for work in. S4 Entrance examinations . . . . . . . . . 30 Examination groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SI Excuse, for absence ............. SI Exemption, from English I. . . . . . 49 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S Faculty ....................... IO Fees, annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S additional courses . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S Fellowships ................... 38 Filing of study cards. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Fines, registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 French, courses in .............. 68 major in .................... S8 Freshmen, list of. .............. 103 Geographic distribution, students. ros German, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 major in .................... S8 Good standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s2 Government, courses in ......... 78 major in .................... S8 Grades ........................ SI Greek, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 major in .................... S7 History, courses in ............. 8I major in .................... S8 of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I7 Honor regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 system ...................... 46 Honors and prizes awarded ...... 107 Hygiene, course in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Information, general ........... 2I procedure for new students . . . . 33 Juniors, list of ................. I02 King William Players . . . . . . . . . . 28 King William's School .......... I7 Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Language requirements . . . . . . . . . SS Latin. courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 major in .................... S7 Law, preparation for ............ 2S Lectures, public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Library teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 List of students ................. IOI Literature, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . 63 Location of the College. . . . . . . . . 2I Majors, requirements for ........ s6 Marine biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Marks ........................ SI Mathematics, courses in ......... 94 major in .................... S8 Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Medicine, preparation for. . . . . . . . 24 Music, college band. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 public concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 student orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Numbering system, courses. . . . . . 63 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. 46 Officers of administration. . . . . . . . 9 Philosophy, courses in .......... 83 major in .................... S9 Physical training, courses ....... Ioo requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS Physics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 major in .................... s 9 Pre-medical major, ............. s 9 Preparation for professional school ....................... 24 Presidents, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Prizes, awarded ................ 107 offered ...................... 42 Probation, disciplinary . . . . . . . . . S3 scholastic . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 relief from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Professional preparation . . . . . . . 24 Promotion, requirements for. . . . . so Psychology, courses in .......... 8S major in .................... 60 Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . . 23 Rank list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s2 Rat-Tat ....................... 27 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 changes in .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. 49 Regulations, dining-room . . . . . . . 47 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 honor ....................... 46 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . S3 Repeating courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4 Reports ........... ; ........... SI Requirements, admission . . . . . . . 29 distribution .. . .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. SS for graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4 for honors and distinction. . . . . 6 I for promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 ~. >I' v" " .. ,,'· ·~, 111 hygiene ..................... so language ........... SS major .............. ·. · · · · · · s6 .......... physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . so residence 46 specific co~~~~~·:::::::::::::: SS Romance major ................ 6I Rooms, assigned to new students. 33 assigned to old students. . . . . . . 46 furnishings .................. 33 occupancy ................... 46 Routine of admission 29 Rules for dormitories: : : : : : : : : : : 47 Schedules, examination ....... . SI course ..................... . 63 Scholarships .................. . 39 Sciences, courses in ........... . 87 Senior Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Seniors, list of. ................ IOI Social Sciences, courses in ....... 76 major ....................... 6I Sophomores, list of. ............. 102 Spanish, .courses in ............ . 74 . major m .................... 6I Speakers at the College ......... 26 Special students ............... lOS Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . 9 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ro physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS Standing, rank-list . . . . . . . . . . . . . s2 Student activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 band ........................ 28 Council ..................... 27 loans ....................... 4s orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 roll \' ........................ IOI Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Summer school courses, credits. . S4 Transfer of credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 4 Tuition ....................... 3S Work required .... , ........... so permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so Year book . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis: Catalogue Number for 1933-1934 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bulletin of St. John's College: Volume IV, Number 1 Description An account of the resource Volume IV, number 1 issue of the Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis. Published in January 1934. College catalog for the years 1933-1934 Bulletin Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/242309b9782fb6eb20d2a09c9bf96685.pdf 55231ecf85787ef04ea123b435a2d3c3 PDF Text Text VOLUME IV NUMBER 4 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1934-35 /', ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER, 1934 Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter January 31, 1931, at the post office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of August 24, 1912. �COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior Courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class ; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses numbered in the fifties are open to Juniors regularly. The thesis courses numbered in the sixties are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors ; such courses are marked by a dagger ( t). SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS, 1934-35 The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the regular class periods occurring at 8,.9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M-~-F and T-Th-S. Groups XV and XVI are special. The following schedule has been found to meet the requirements of the student body and of the Faculty better than any other. Changes in this schedule can be made only for most exceptional reasons. Day of Examination Period: Examination Time Group 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group VIII { 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group IX Mid-Year Thursday, January 17 Final Thursday, May23 Friday, January 18 Friday, May24 Saturday, January 19 Saturday. May25 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group XV Monday, January 21 Monday, May27 { 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group III 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group VI Tuesday, January22 Tuesday, May28 M.-12 M ........... Group XI { 9 A. 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ... : . .... Group I Wednesday, January 23 Wednesday, May29 { Thursday, January 24 Thursday, May30 { Friday, January 25 Friday, May31 { 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group XII . 2. P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group VII Saturday, January 26 Saturday, June 1 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group XIII { 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group II 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group XVI I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group V 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group X PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITZGERAl.D, KIEFFER, KUEHNE- MUND, SCOFIELD, AND SEGALL, AND MESSRS. RODGERS AND TILGHMAN. 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group IV 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group XIV ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. r (m) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 33 1 hf. Nineteenth-Century Painting.] in social backgrounds. Required of · all Sophomores who propose to major in English. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (n) M-W-Fat9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. [English 24 2 hf. The Modern Drama.] (n) [Art 34 2 hf. Contemporary Art.] T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Studies in twentieth-century architecture, sculpture, and painting. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. English 29.1 1 hf. Great Books. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. M-W-F at 10. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. PROFESSOR BROWN. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of_ all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. T-Th-S T-Th-S M-W-F M-W-F at 10. at 9. at 9. at 1. MR. MR. MR. MR. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. RODGERS. RODGERS. English 21.. Survey of English Literature. (m) A course designed for students who would like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A; B; C; D; (Ix) A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ,-;_Section '•(Section Section Section (n) A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and drama. From David to Cezanne. i (i 5 [*English 31.2 2 hf. Advanced Composition.] T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. [English 33. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. J (Ix) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and (x) Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. (xm) This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, voyaging narratives, picaresque fiction, and translations, will be examined in their relation to the English Renaissance. T-Th from 2 to 3: 30. Omitted in 1934-35. �------,,< 6 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. (x) A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. English 35. The Eighteenth Century. (x) English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political. social, and intellectual backgrounds. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry. (x) (1v) [English 41. Chaucer.] The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-Watll. Required of those English Majors ie;ho want the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1934-35. English 45. Shakespeare. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 49. The Novel. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. l English 38. American Literature.] Puritan and Colonial writings ; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and vyhitman · the Frontier and the South. \\'hen possible this literature will be studled as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR BROWN. (rx) A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some . attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from 'the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No. one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [English 39. American Literature from· I 870.] *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR BROWN. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the five great tragedies. The chief poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. T-Th-S at 10. 7 MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 8 French FRENCH French 1. Beginning French. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 2. Intermediate French. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. (IV) Rapid reading from representative works of nineteentl>.-century prose;" comprehensive collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xm) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 17. History of French Literature and Civilization. (m) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SEGALL. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] (xm) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. French 11. Advanced French Prose. 20. 9 (v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in some of their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary French Literature. The literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and neoromanticism will he considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. ' PROFESSOR SEGALL. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. Pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Pre-requisite: French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �:• .I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 10 [*German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civilization. J (v) GERMAN German 1. Beginning German. (xv1) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at ll. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. l ' Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2. \ German 10. Intermediate German. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German 1, or two years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 20. Modern Literature. (v1) PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of " C" or better. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *German 36. History of German Civilization during. the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an. opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History· 2r. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. I [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] (1x) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] 11 (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Omitted in 1934-35. Open only to men mai oring in German. (XVI) T at 7:30 p. m. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *tGerman 6o. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 5.0· The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. �12 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*Latin 15. Roman Law.] GREEK (1v) Greek 1. Beginning Greek. Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Greek prose. Emphasis upon the Greek element in the English language. 13 (1x) Readings principally from the Institutes of Justinian. Study of the development of legal procedure and the Roman constitution. For prospective law students. No pre-requisite. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1934-35. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [*Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology.] (x) Study of the Myths as they appear in anciel!t and modern literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. Latin 35. Readings in Latin Literature. A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high school Latin. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x) A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre.· No knowledge of Greek is required. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. *Classics 50. *Classics 51 hf. Classics 50 and 51 hf are conference courses for majors in Classics or seniors in the first two groups of the rank list. Readings may be done in English. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 35. Readings in Greek Literature. A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high school Greek. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (I) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. ' M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. LATIN Latin 1. Beginning Latin. (x) Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Latin-prose authors. For students who have had little or no Latin. May not be taken by students who have had any college Latin. · T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition· conversation· reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contem~orary authors'. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �'" '· 14 (v1) Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. A general view of Spanish literature, illustr~ted by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 2. [Other hours may be arranged.] PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] (vn) A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1934-35. 2, or the consent of the instructor. *Spanish 50. The Romantic Movement in Spain. *Spanish 51 hf. The Romantic Movement in Spain. The ability to read Spanish fluently is necessary to these reading courses. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *tSpanish 6o. Honors Thesis Course. *tSpanish 61 hf. Honors Thesis Course. Subject to be chosen l/.fter conference between student and instructor, Students must be able. to read Spanish fluently. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (Iv) Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Cultur!'!. A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilizatiqn as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, read· ings, discussions, reports. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS WYCKOFF PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 25 2hf. (The same course is repeated the second half year.) (vn) Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. A study of the development of the Spanish, novel from .the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. [Other hours may be arranged.] ' [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (Chairman), ALI.Es, HUNTER, KINGSBURY, AND McLAREN, DR. DuNcAN, AND MR. RoDGERs. Not open to Freshmen in September. M-W-F at 11. [Other hours may be arranged.] PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 15 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE , BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S CO~LEGE ECONOMICS See also Mathematics 25 1 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics). Economics-Government 1. (n) (v1) An introduction to the study of the economic and political .problems of today. This course, although not required, is strongly recommended for those !freshmen who expect to major in Economics or Government. Not open to Juniors or Seniors; or to Sophomores (Class of 1937) who intend to major in Economics or Government. Section A; M-W-F at 9. DR. DUNCAN. Section B ; M-W-F at 2. DR. DUNCAN. Economics 21. General Principles. (m) A study of the· problems arising from the maintenance of life in a mod~ ern social group. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �16 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business.] [Economics 23 1 hf. Principles of Accounting.] (x) Economics 32 hf. Money and Banking. 1 Fiscal and monetary problems; the banking system and its relation to business needs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T -Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x) Economics 33 2 hf. Investment and Speculation. I Pre-requiSite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. [Economics 39 2 hf. Forms of Social Organization.] Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. (1n) DR. DUNCAN. (m) This course will center its attention on the problems of government regulation of economic activity. It will begin with that portion of industry where Government supervision is now most extensive, namely : public utilities; it will conclude with a study of the increasing social control of all types of business enterprise. DR. DUNCAN. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. M at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF AND DR. DUNCAN. *Economics *Economics *Economics *Economics Pre-requisite : Economics 21. M-W-F at 10. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 10. (1v) A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports, and papers on selected problems in international business- cycles, international control of raw materials, and economic imperiali~m. . Economics 35 2 hf. Government and Industry. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 40. Advanced Economics. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 34 1 hf. International Economic Problems. (x) A survey will be made of the more important economic forms of society-the philosophies and programs. An analysis of securities and the principles underlying investments. Open to Juniors and Seniors. No pre-requisite. T-Th-S at 10. (x) A study of the principles of the organization of industrial enterprises. The purpose of the course is to explain the fundamentals of accounting statements, and the principles of analysis. M at 1, F 1 to 3. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. 17 50. Readings in Economics. 51 hf. Readings in Economics. 52 1 hf. Readings in Economics. 53 2 hf. Readings in Economics. Conference courses open to Juniors and Seniors who are interested in Economics and are willing to read extensively·. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �18 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GOVERNMENT Economics-Government 1. (See under EcoNOMICS.) Government 21. Comparative Government. Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties. (Ix) Pre-requisites: At least three of the •following courses: History 25, Government 21, Government 31, Government 32. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Not open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (m) Theories o.f politics and of government from classical times to the present day, showing the evolution of systematic political thought, and the bases of modern political ideas. The ideas of political thinkers on such subjects as the origin of the state, bases of political authority, sovereignty, democracy, socialism, communism, fascism, and the like, will be studied. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 32. Government in the United States.] (m) A more advanced and systematic study of American political institutions and practices, with emphasis on constitutional development; relations between State and National governments; the growth of administrative activities ; political parties and other agencies. of public opinion. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 41. International Politics. l f Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law. Pre-requisites: at least two of the following courses: Government 21, Government 31, Economics 34 1 hf, History 38. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (xn) A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisites: At least three of the following courses : Economics-Government 1, Government 32, Economics 35, History 39. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *Government *Government *Government *Government 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND DR. DUNCAN. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (n) A survey of present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, armaments, trade rivalries, 'etc. ; the development of international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the League of Nations, the W arid Court, international conferences, and the evolution of a law of nations. (xn) The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include -nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. A survey of the types of modern government. Comparison of the structure and functioning of typical foreign governments with that of the United States. Required of all students majoring in Government. Government 31. History of Political Ideas. 19 HISTORY History 1. European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time. ( n~) A general survey of the political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Europe since 476 A. D. A pre-requisite for men majoring in history. M-W-F at 10. MR. RODGERS. �20 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 11. History of Greece and Rome. (x) T-Th_.S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (1v) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. M-W-F at 11. 22. Pre-requisite: History 25. M-W-F at 11~ PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 42. History of American Life.] (xrn) This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. MR. RODGERS. History (1v) The principal emphasis in this course will be placed upon the e~nomic and social aspects of American development .during the past seventy years. The political and social history of ancient times. History 21. Mediceval European History. History 39. History of the United States Since' 1865. 21 Modern European History. An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national · state to the present. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. i PROFESSOR HUNTER. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 23. English History.] (m) The reading courses in history are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in history, and normally they are open only to such students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have completed three full courses 'in history, with grades qf B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. A survey of English history. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 25. The History of the United States. *History 50. Reading Course. *Hi'story 51 hf. Reading Course. (v) Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. *tHistory 6o. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [History 37. History of the Renaissance.] Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. History 38. History of Europe Since 1870. (xm) PHILOSOPHY Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. (1x) The study of the political and economic development of Europe since the unification of Germany and Italy, with particular attention to the post-war years and current development in world affairs. Pre-requisite: History 1 or History 22. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR HUNTER. (x1) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �22 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (xx) The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation ; God ; freedom ; and immortality. Open to qualified Freshmen after consdltation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion.] 23 (vn) A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judai~m, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion.] (vn) The course falls into two parts : The psychology of religion in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The philosophy of religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. · 1. (xx) Philosophy 15. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Gi::eek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T -Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (vr) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-Fat2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 38. Conceptions of Immortality. (vr) A study of different conceptions of immortality covering primitive, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, early Christian, and Greek conceptions as well as those of outstanding western thinkers (philosophers and · scientists) down to the present. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf, or 31, or .35 1 hf, or the consent of the instructor. M-W at 2. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato. (vrr) An interpretation' of Plato's philo~ophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M"'W-F at 3. First half-year.. · PROFESSOR ALLES. �'I ' !. 24 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 42 2 hf. Schopenhauer. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (vn) An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Psychology 14 2 hf. Mental Hygiene. 25 (x1) This course, like Psychology 13 1hf, will be designed primarily for first and second year men. It will be only incidentally a course in abnormal psychology. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR ALLES. Psychology 27. Social Psychology. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. *tPhilosophy 60. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf.· Theses for Honors. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some field or on a subject chosen by the student after consultation with the instructor. PROFESSOR ALLES. Any student who wishes to take a year's work in Educational Psychology should, after securing permission from the instructor, register in Psychology 50. Psychology 13 I.hf must also be taken, unless the student already has credit for a Psychology course offered at St. John's College; and Psychology 14 2 hf should be taken. (x1) This is not to be a technical course either in what is called Educational Psychology or in what is called the History of Education. It is, rather, to be a survey from an historical point of view, and from a psychological and sociological point of view, of educational theories, and is designed primarily for first and second year students ; the purpose being to assist students as soon as possible after they enter college, to arrive at a workable and integrated understanding of the meaning of a liberal and humane education in a rapidly changing society. The basic text will probably be Joseph K. Hart's "Creative Moments in Education." PROFESSOR McLAREN. Pre-requisite: Either one year of Psychology, or one year of Biology, or one year of Philosophy. M-W-F at. 9. Psychology 29. General Psychology. *Note concerning Educational Psychology: T-Th-S at 11. A study of the integration and development of the human personality and character within a society. Emphasis will be placed upon the postulate that man is a socialized animal; and social psychology will be considered to be organismic and biological psychology, or bionomics. The different schools of social psychology will be examined and discussed. Open, with the consent of the instructor, to any Senior regardless of pre-requisite requirement. This course should be taken by Social Science majors. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 13 1 hf. Introduction to Education. (11) (1v) A technical and scientific study of human behavior. Emphasis will be placed on a bio-social and physiological approach. The different modern schools of Psychology will be.discussed. Open; with the consent of the instructor, to any Senior, regardless of pre-requisite requirement. Pre-requisite: One year of Biology or one year of Philosophy. The pre-requisite course may be taken concurrently with the course. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. *Psychology 50. Reading Course. *Psychology 51 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 52 1 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 53 2 hf. Reading Course. These reading courses are intended for students who are in earnest about reading inte~sively and extensively in the field of Psychology. �I I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 26 Conferences and assigned papers. Not open to students who have a grade below C in the pre-requisite courses. No examinations. Pre-requisite: Two full years of Psychology; or. one year· of Psychology and one year of Biology; or one year of Psychology and one year-of Philosophy. *Psychology 60. Theses for Honors. PRoFEssoR McLAREN. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS EASON (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, McFARLIN, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA. Biology 10 hf. Biology and Human Social Welfare. Biology 1.4 1 hf. Readings in Biology. 27 (xn) . This course is intended for students who are not mai ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. [*Biology 15 2hf. Ecology.] Observation of local animals and plants in their native habitats, both land and water ; and an introduction to some methods of studying animal communities. BIOLOGY 2 I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (xrn) Population problems ; food supply; climate and the gecigraphical distribution of human progress ; heredity and environment; the effects of mal-nutrit!on, disease, parasites, war. T-Th from 2.30 to 4. Second half-year. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours· to be arranged (eight hours a week) . Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 16 2hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of life and its relationship to the environment. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (IV, VIII) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, T -Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 19 2 hf. General Embryology. Studies in the cellular basis of development. An attempt to analyze the early formative processes in terms of hereditary and environmental factors. Pre-requisite : Biology 11. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. �28 T BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Biology 20 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic positi~n. Many of the specimens t~ be used in the laboratory are deepsea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. 1 Histological and cytological methods, and their bearing on the study of protoplasmic structure. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 19 2 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. (III) PROFESSOR APPEL. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR APPEL. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen m developmental anatomy. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. ' PROFESSOR RIDGELY. The comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. *Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. A history of the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. PROFESSOR APPEL. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of Vertebrates. 29 Pre-requisites: Biology 21 1 hf and 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitations, W-F at 8. Laboratory, M from 1to4, W from 7 to 10. First half-year. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. Omitted in 1934-35. Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1 1 J I Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 19 2hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. ( Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships i;>etween parasite and host. Internal parasites only; chiefly those of vertebrates. Laboratory work largely on the morphology and life history of representative �30 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE forms infesti~g mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Ordinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by ~ther courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2 hf will · be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work ~nd reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. BULLE-TIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (m) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFAR!.IN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. (nI) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted separately from Chemistry 1. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry r must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. (xn) The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In �I 32 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of " unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 1. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. Pre-requisites : Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at 1. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. (Iv) An. introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their reactions. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR· BERNHARD. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND MCFARLIN. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. terminations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry 33 Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (v) Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1to4. First half-year. (vm) Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite:. Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to I2. PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (I) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure pf matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes de- , Chemistry 43 1hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. (1v) The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures �BULLETIN OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 34 35 and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the o!iginal literature. processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Pre-requisites; Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Section A ; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9.· PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *Chemistry 52 1hf. Readings in Chemistry. Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. (vi) A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1hf and 33. M-W-F at 2. First half-:-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. *tChemisti;y 6o. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. Mathematics 2 2 (I) This course is required of all students who have not. offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. I Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (Ix) Pre-requisite : Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR \TEDOVA. Mathematics PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. . (Iv) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. hf. Plane Geometry. (rn) Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures and moments of inertia. ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, a,nd analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized : to enable the student to use mathematical 3J-. Higher Algebra. (xI) In this course such .topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. I �36 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. 37 *tMathematics 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be basea, if possible, upon the reading dbne in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre~requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. (vm) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive lrnowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. (m) *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-$ at 11. PROFESSOR PHYSICS V EDOVA. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section Bi Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (1) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be ai:>plied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. *Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. [Physics 41. Physical Optics.] This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation �38 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. *'t Physics 60. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. p E 39 Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. ROFESSOR PROFESSOR EASON. Lectures on the science of health. Biology ; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. · ASON. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] An attempt is made to acq~int the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 43. Electricity. (11) This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is, largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. *Physics 50. Reading Course. (xu) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. Theses for Honors. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the second Monday in October,. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. l Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus w6rk, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter ; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. LENTZ. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. LENTZ. �,i ! i 'I 40 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE , Economics. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Economics-Government 1 (advised) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics); Two of the Junior courses in Economics (full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Economics SO (Reading); Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophomore year) ; . One full course in Psychology or in Philosophy ; Students who major in Economics will be required to take a comprehensive written examination at the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed, but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expected. Biology. Four full courses (or their equivalent) in biology: Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, if possible, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics. Courses 20 lhf, 21 lhf, 22 2hf, and 30 lhf are primarily morphological; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry : Additional work may be recommended in analytical and physical chemistry; The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent) . A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) : Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis) ; Chemistry 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I) ; Chemistry 31 1hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry; Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2hf. Classics. , Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval qf the Adviser. 41 English. I English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 ( Shakespere) ; Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. See Romance Languages. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 42 German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought); A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. NOTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. Economics-Government 1 (advised); Government 21 (Comparative Government) ; Any three of the four Junior and Senior courses in Government; Economics 21 or a full year of Psychology or a full year of Sophomore History ; Economics 34 1hf (International Economic Problems) and Economics 35 2 hf (Government and Industry) or a full year of Junior History. Beginning in 1934-35, students who major in Government will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses at the end of the Senior Year. History. History 1 (Historical Survey); History 21 (Mediceval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Modern European History); History 25 (History of the United States) ; Economics-Government 1, or Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Government 21 (Comparative Government) or a full course in Psychology exclusive. of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology recommended) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 2.1 ( Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) . 1 j ':j I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics~ Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of P.hysics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Philosophy. Philosophy ll 1hf (Logic); Philosophy 15 (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) ; Philosophy 35 1hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2 hf ('.Psychology and Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 1hf (Plato) ; Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in psychology or in history. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics); Physics 42 (Theory of }Jeat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Illtegral Calculu,s) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. 43· �-----T 44 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this major or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools : Two full courses in biology : Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerequisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these ianguage requirements may be counted toward distribution. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school h.e expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-requisite. For example, Latin is required for admission to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Some medical schools require "a reading knowledge" of French and German. Analytical chemistry is required in some schools, and, indeed, work in physical chemistry would be desirable. Psychology. Three full courses, or their equivalent, in psychology; Biology 11, either section A or section B; Philosophy 31. One additional full course, or the equivalent, in philosophy, or in biology, or in psychology; or a full course in physics; One additional full course or two half-courses to be elected from the following list : Any philosophy course; Any psychology course; ,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---- I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 Biology 16 2hf; Biology 21 1 hf; Biology 22 2 hf; Biology 30 1 hf ; Biology 33 2 hf ; Biology 34 2hf ; Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2; Physics 21; Mathematics 26 2 hf ; Economics 38 1 hf and 39 2 hf; Economics 40; Greek 23 1 hf ; English 24 2 hf ; English 49; English SO. Any student who intends to do graduate work in psychology should learn to read both German and French. He should also take at least two full science courses or their equivalent. Two full years of biology and one of some other science, preferably physics, are recommended. The student should make as thorough a study as possible of physiology, especially the physiology of the nervous system and the ductless glands. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 17 does not count toward the major. Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government) ; History 1 (European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology is recommended) ; Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. Spanish. See Romance Languages. �Room Assignments, 1934-35 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will meet at f and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ...................... McDowell 24 Biology, all courses . ..... Biology Building Chemistry, all courses . .... Humphrey's Hall Economics-Government 1 A ... McDowell 36 Economics-Government 1 B ... McDowell 36 Economics 21 ............... McDowell 33 Economics 32-lhf, 33-2hf ..... McDowell 21 Economics 34-lhf, 35- 2hf ..... McDowell 21 Economics 40 ............... McDowell 24 English l A ................ McDowell 36 English 1 B ................ McDowell 36 English 1 C ................ McDowell 32 English 1 D , ............... McDowell 21 English 21 .................. McDowell 32 English 23 .................. McDowell 24 English 29.l-1 hf, 29.2- 2hf .... McDowell 23 English 34-1 hf .............. McDowell 22 English 35 .................. McDowell 35 English 37-2hf ............... McDowell 32 English 45 .................. McDowell. 23 English 49 .................. McDowell 24 French 1 ................... McDowell 36 French 2 A ................. McDowell 34 French 2 B ................. McDowell 36 French 11 .................. McDowell 22 French 13 .................. McDowell 32 French 17 .................. McDowell 22 French 20 ................... McDowell 22 German 1 .................. McDowell 21 German 10 ................. McDowell 21 German 20 ................. McDowell 24 German 21 ................. McDowell 21 German 36 ................. McDowell 34 Government 21 .............. McDowell 33 Government 31 .............. McDowell 32 Government 41 .............. McDowell 31 Course Hall and Governme~t 43-1 hf, 44- 2hf .. '.. McDowell Greek 1 .................... McDowell History 1 ................... McDowell History 11 .................. McDowell History 21 .................. McDowell History 22 .................. McDowell History 25 .................. McDowell History 38 .................. McDowell History 39 .................. McDowell Hygiene 1 ...... Humphrey's Lecture R Latin 1 ..................... McDowell Mathematics 1-1 hf, 2- 2hf ..... McDowell Mathematics 11 A ........... McDowell Mathematics 11 B ........... McDowell Mathematics 11 C ........... McDowelll Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell Mathematics 25-1 hf, 26- 2hf ... McDowell Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell Mathematics 3·3 ............. McDowell Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell Mathematics 45 ............. McDowell Philosophy 11-lhf, 12- 2hf ..... McDowell Philosophy 15 ............... McDowell Philosophy 31 ... , ........... McDowell Philosophy 38 ............... McDowell Philosophy 4l-1hf, 42- 2hf ..... McDowell Physics, all courses . ....... Humphrey's H Psychology 13-lhf, 14- 2hf .. : .McDowell Psychology 27 ............... McDowell Psychology 29 .............. McDowell Spanish 1 ................... McDowell Spanish 2 ................... McDowell. Spanish 11 .................. McDowell Spanish 25-lhf, 25-2hf ....... McDowell Spanish 31 .................. McDowell . 1 I � VOLUME IV NUMBER 4 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1934-35 /', ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER, 1934 Published four times a year by St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter January 31, 1931, at the post office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of August 24, 1912. �COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior Courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class ; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses numbered in the fifties are open to Juniors regularly. The thesis courses numbered in the sixties are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors ; such courses are marked by a dagger ( t). SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS, 1934-35 The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the regular class periods occurring at 8,.9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M-~-F and T-Th-S. Groups XV and XVI are special. The following schedule has been found to meet the requirements of the student body and of the Faculty better than any other. Changes in this schedule can be made only for most exceptional reasons. Day of Examination Period: Examination Time Group 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group VIII { 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group IX Mid-Year Thursday, January 17 Final Thursday, May23 Friday, January 18 Friday, May24 Saturday, January 19 Saturday. May25 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group XV Monday, January 21 Monday, May27 { 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group III 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group VI Tuesday, January22 Tuesday, May28 M.-12 M ........... Group XI { 9 A. 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ... : . .... Group I Wednesday, January 23 Wednesday, May29 { Thursday, January 24 Thursday, May30 { Friday, January 25 Friday, May31 { 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group XII . 2. P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group VII Saturday, January 26 Saturday, June 1 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group XIII { 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group II 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group XVI I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group V 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group X PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITZGERAl.D, KIEFFER, KUEHNE- MUND, SCOFIELD, AND SEGALL, AND MESSRS. RODGERS AND TILGHMAN. 9 A. M.-12 M ........... Group IV 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ......... Group XIV ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. r (m) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 4 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 33 1 hf. Nineteenth-Century Painting.] in social backgrounds. Required of · all Sophomores who propose to major in English. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (n) M-W-Fat9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. [English 24 2 hf. The Modern Drama.] (n) [Art 34 2 hf. Contemporary Art.] T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Studies in twentieth-century architecture, sculpture, and painting. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. English 29.1 1 hf. Great Books. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. M-W-F at 10. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. PROFESSOR BROWN. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of_ all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. T-Th-S T-Th-S M-W-F M-W-F at 10. at 9. at 9. at 1. MR. MR. MR. MR. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. RODGERS. RODGERS. English 21.. Survey of English Literature. (m) A course designed for students who would like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A; B; C; D; (Ix) A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ,-;_Section '•(Section Section Section (n) A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and drama. From David to Cezanne. i (i 5 [*English 31.2 2 hf. Advanced Composition.] T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. [English 33. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. J (Ix) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and (x) Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. (xm) This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, voyaging narratives, picaresque fiction, and translations, will be examined in their relation to the English Renaissance. T-Th from 2 to 3: 30. Omitted in 1934-35. �------,,< 6 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. (x) A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. English 35. The Eighteenth Century. (x) English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political. social, and intellectual backgrounds. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry. (x) (1v) [English 41. Chaucer.] The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess, and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-Watll. Required of those English Majors ie;ho want the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1934-35. English 45. Shakespeare. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 49. The Novel. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. l English 38. American Literature.] Puritan and Colonial writings ; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and vyhitman · the Frontier and the South. \\'hen possible this literature will be studled as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR BROWN. (rx) A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some . attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from 'the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No. one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [English 39. American Literature from· I 870.] *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR BROWN. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the five great tragedies. The chief poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. T-Th-S at 10. 7 MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 8 French FRENCH French 1. Beginning French. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 2. Intermediate French. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. (IV) Rapid reading from representative works of nineteentl>.-century prose;" comprehensive collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xm) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 17. History of French Literature and Civilization. (m) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SEGALL. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] (xm) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. French 11. Advanced French Prose. 20. 9 (v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in some of their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary French Literature. The literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and neoromanticism will he considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. ' PROFESSOR SEGALL. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. Pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Pre-requisite: French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �:• .I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 10 [*German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civilization. J (v) GERMAN German 1. Beginning German. (xv1) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at ll. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. l ' Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2. \ German 10. Intermediate German. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German 1, or two years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 20. Modern Literature. (v1) PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of " C" or better. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *German 36. History of German Civilization during. the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an. opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History· 2r. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. I [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] (1x) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] 11 (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Omitted in 1934-35. Open only to men mai oring in German. (XVI) T at 7:30 p. m. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *tGerman 6o. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 5.0· The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. �12 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*Latin 15. Roman Law.] GREEK (1v) Greek 1. Beginning Greek. Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Greek prose. Emphasis upon the Greek element in the English language. 13 (1x) Readings principally from the Institutes of Justinian. Study of the development of legal procedure and the Roman constitution. For prospective law students. No pre-requisite. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1934-35. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [*Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology.] (x) Study of the Myths as they appear in anciel!t and modern literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. Latin 35. Readings in Latin Literature. A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high school Latin. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x) A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre.· No knowledge of Greek is required. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. *Classics 50. *Classics 51 hf. Classics 50 and 51 hf are conference courses for majors in Classics or seniors in the first two groups of the rank list. Readings may be done in English. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 35. Readings in Greek Literature. A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high school Greek. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (I) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. ' M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. LATIN Latin 1. Beginning Latin. (x) Elements of grammar and composition; readings in Latin-prose authors. For students who have had little or no Latin. May not be taken by students who have had any college Latin. · T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition· conversation· reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contem~orary authors'. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �'" '· 14 (v1) Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. A general view of Spanish literature, illustr~ted by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 2. [Other hours may be arranged.] PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] (vn) A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1934-35. 2, or the consent of the instructor. *Spanish 50. The Romantic Movement in Spain. *Spanish 51 hf. The Romantic Movement in Spain. The ability to read Spanish fluently is necessary to these reading courses. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *tSpanish 6o. Honors Thesis Course. *tSpanish 61 hf. Honors Thesis Course. Subject to be chosen l/.fter conference between student and instructor, Students must be able. to read Spanish fluently. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (Iv) Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Cultur!'!. A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilizatiqn as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, read· ings, discussions, reports. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS WYCKOFF PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 25 2hf. (The same course is repeated the second half year.) (vn) Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. A study of the development of the Spanish, novel from .the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. [Other hours may be arranged.] ' [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (Chairman), ALI.Es, HUNTER, KINGSBURY, AND McLAREN, DR. DuNcAN, AND MR. RoDGERs. Not open to Freshmen in September. M-W-F at 11. [Other hours may be arranged.] PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 15 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE , BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S CO~LEGE ECONOMICS See also Mathematics 25 1 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics). Economics-Government 1. (n) (v1) An introduction to the study of the economic and political .problems of today. This course, although not required, is strongly recommended for those !freshmen who expect to major in Economics or Government. Not open to Juniors or Seniors; or to Sophomores (Class of 1937) who intend to major in Economics or Government. Section A; M-W-F at 9. DR. DUNCAN. Section B ; M-W-F at 2. DR. DUNCAN. Economics 21. General Principles. (m) A study of the· problems arising from the maintenance of life in a mod~ ern social group. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �16 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business.] [Economics 23 1 hf. Principles of Accounting.] (x) Economics 32 hf. Money and Banking. 1 Fiscal and monetary problems; the banking system and its relation to business needs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T -Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x) Economics 33 2 hf. Investment and Speculation. I Pre-requiSite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. [Economics 39 2 hf. Forms of Social Organization.] Pre-requisite: Economics 21. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. (1n) DR. DUNCAN. (m) This course will center its attention on the problems of government regulation of economic activity. It will begin with that portion of industry where Government supervision is now most extensive, namely : public utilities; it will conclude with a study of the increasing social control of all types of business enterprise. DR. DUNCAN. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. M at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF AND DR. DUNCAN. *Economics *Economics *Economics *Economics Pre-requisite : Economics 21. M-W-F at 10. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 10. (1v) A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports, and papers on selected problems in international business- cycles, international control of raw materials, and economic imperiali~m. . Economics 35 2 hf. Government and Industry. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 40. Advanced Economics. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 34 1 hf. International Economic Problems. (x) A survey will be made of the more important economic forms of society-the philosophies and programs. An analysis of securities and the principles underlying investments. Open to Juniors and Seniors. No pre-requisite. T-Th-S at 10. (x) A study of the principles of the organization of industrial enterprises. The purpose of the course is to explain the fundamentals of accounting statements, and the principles of analysis. M at 1, F 1 to 3. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. 17 50. Readings in Economics. 51 hf. Readings in Economics. 52 1 hf. Readings in Economics. 53 2 hf. Readings in Economics. Conference courses open to Juniors and Seniors who are interested in Economics and are willing to read extensively·. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. �18 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GOVERNMENT Economics-Government 1. (See under EcoNOMICS.) Government 21. Comparative Government. Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties. (Ix) Pre-requisites: At least three of the •following courses: History 25, Government 21, Government 31, Government 32. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Not open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (m) Theories o.f politics and of government from classical times to the present day, showing the evolution of systematic political thought, and the bases of modern political ideas. The ideas of political thinkers on such subjects as the origin of the state, bases of political authority, sovereignty, democracy, socialism, communism, fascism, and the like, will be studied. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 32. Government in the United States.] (m) A more advanced and systematic study of American political institutions and practices, with emphasis on constitutional development; relations between State and National governments; the growth of administrative activities ; political parties and other agencies. of public opinion. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 41. International Politics. l f Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law. Pre-requisites: at least two of the following courses: Government 21, Government 31, Economics 34 1 hf, History 38. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (xn) A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisites: At least three of the following courses : Economics-Government 1, Government 32, Economics 35, History 39. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *Government *Government *Government *Government 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY AND DR. DUNCAN. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (n) A survey of present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, armaments, trade rivalries, 'etc. ; the development of international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the League of Nations, the W arid Court, international conferences, and the evolution of a law of nations. (xn) The history, organization, functions, and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include -nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods, and the problems of government by public opinion. A survey of the types of modern government. Comparison of the structure and functioning of typical foreign governments with that of the United States. Required of all students majoring in Government. Government 31. History of Political Ideas. 19 HISTORY History 1. European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time. ( n~) A general survey of the political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Europe since 476 A. D. A pre-requisite for men majoring in history. M-W-F at 10. MR. RODGERS. �20 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 11. History of Greece and Rome. (x) T-Th_.S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (1v) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. M-W-F at 11. 22. Pre-requisite: History 25. M-W-F at 11~ PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 42. History of American Life.] (xrn) This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. MR. RODGERS. History (1v) The principal emphasis in this course will be placed upon the e~nomic and social aspects of American development .during the past seventy years. The political and social history of ancient times. History 21. Mediceval European History. History 39. History of the United States Since' 1865. 21 Modern European History. An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national · state to the present. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. i PROFESSOR HUNTER. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR HUNTER. [History 23. English History.] (m) The reading courses in history are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in history, and normally they are open only to such students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have completed three full courses 'in history, with grades qf B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. A survey of English history. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 25. The History of the United States. *History 50. Reading Course. *Hi'story 51 hf. Reading Course. (v) Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. *tHistory 6o. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [History 37. History of the Renaissance.] Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. History 38. History of Europe Since 1870. (xm) PHILOSOPHY Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. (1x) The study of the political and economic development of Europe since the unification of Germany and Italy, with particular attention to the post-war years and current development in world affairs. Pre-requisite: History 1 or History 22. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR HUNTER. (x1) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �22 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (xx) The course deals with such problems in philosophy as the origin and nature of human knowledge; the origin and development of life; the problem of matter and of mind and their relation ; God ; freedom ; and immortality. Open to qualified Freshmen after consdltation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 35 1 hf. History of Religion.] 23 (vn) A study of the development of religion including primitive religion (Mana, Fetiches, Magic), Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judai~m, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. M-W-F at 3. First half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 36 2 hf. Psychology and Philosophy of Religion.] (vn) The course falls into two parts : The psychology of religion in which are studied the contributions of modern psychology toward an understanding of religion and the different types of religious experience. 2. The philosophy of religion which tests the validity of the claim which religion makes, i. e., it wants to know whether that which religion claims is true. · 1. (xx) Philosophy 15. Ethics. A study of the moral development of mankind from primitive man to the present, with special emphasis on such outstanding ethical systems as Buddhism, Christianity, Gi::eek Ethics (Plato and Aristotle), Stoicism, Kant, etc. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR ALLES. Pre-requisite: A half-course in Philosophy or Psychology, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T -Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (vr) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-Fat2. Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 38. Conceptions of Immortality. (vr) A study of different conceptions of immortality covering primitive, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, early Christian, and Greek conceptions as well as those of outstanding western thinkers (philosophers and · scientists) down to the present. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf, or 31, or .35 1 hf, or the consent of the instructor. M-W at 2. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 41 1 hf. Plato. (vrr) An interpretation' of Plato's philo~ophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M"'W-F at 3. First half-year.. · PROFESSOR ALLES. �'I ' !. 24 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philosophy 42 2 hf. Schopenhauer. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (vn) An interpretation of Schopenhauer's philosophy based on the reading of THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Psychology 14 2 hf. Mental Hygiene. 25 (x1) This course, like Psychology 13 1hf, will be designed primarily for first and second year men. It will be only incidentally a course in abnormal psychology. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PROFESSOR ALLES. Psychology 27. Social Psychology. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. *tPhilosophy 60. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf.· Theses for Honors. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some field or on a subject chosen by the student after consultation with the instructor. PROFESSOR ALLES. Any student who wishes to take a year's work in Educational Psychology should, after securing permission from the instructor, register in Psychology 50. Psychology 13 I.hf must also be taken, unless the student already has credit for a Psychology course offered at St. John's College; and Psychology 14 2 hf should be taken. (x1) This is not to be a technical course either in what is called Educational Psychology or in what is called the History of Education. It is, rather, to be a survey from an historical point of view, and from a psychological and sociological point of view, of educational theories, and is designed primarily for first and second year students ; the purpose being to assist students as soon as possible after they enter college, to arrive at a workable and integrated understanding of the meaning of a liberal and humane education in a rapidly changing society. The basic text will probably be Joseph K. Hart's "Creative Moments in Education." PROFESSOR McLAREN. Pre-requisite: Either one year of Psychology, or one year of Biology, or one year of Philosophy. M-W-F at. 9. Psychology 29. General Psychology. *Note concerning Educational Psychology: T-Th-S at 11. A study of the integration and development of the human personality and character within a society. Emphasis will be placed upon the postulate that man is a socialized animal; and social psychology will be considered to be organismic and biological psychology, or bionomics. The different schools of social psychology will be examined and discussed. Open, with the consent of the instructor, to any Senior regardless of pre-requisite requirement. This course should be taken by Social Science majors. PROFESSOR McLAREN. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 13 1 hf. Introduction to Education. (11) (1v) A technical and scientific study of human behavior. Emphasis will be placed on a bio-social and physiological approach. The different modern schools of Psychology will be.discussed. Open; with the consent of the instructor, to any Senior, regardless of pre-requisite requirement. Pre-requisite: One year of Biology or one year of Philosophy. The pre-requisite course may be taken concurrently with the course. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR McLAREN. *Psychology 50. Reading Course. *Psychology 51 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 52 1 hf. Reading Course. *Psychology 53 2 hf. Reading Course. These reading courses are intended for students who are in earnest about reading inte~sively and extensively in the field of Psychology. �I I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 26 Conferences and assigned papers. Not open to students who have a grade below C in the pre-requisite courses. No examinations. Pre-requisite: Two full years of Psychology; or. one year· of Psychology and one year of Biology; or one year of Psychology and one year-of Philosophy. *Psychology 60. Theses for Honors. PRoFEssoR McLAREN. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS EASON (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, McFARLIN, RIDGELY, AND VEDOVA. Biology 10 hf. Biology and Human Social Welfare. Biology 1.4 1 hf. Readings in Biology. 27 (xn) . This course is intended for students who are not mai ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. [*Biology 15 2hf. Ecology.] Observation of local animals and plants in their native habitats, both land and water ; and an introduction to some methods of studying animal communities. BIOLOGY 2 I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (xrn) Population problems ; food supply; climate and the gecigraphical distribution of human progress ; heredity and environment; the effects of mal-nutrit!on, disease, parasites, war. T-Th from 2.30 to 4. Second half-year. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours· to be arranged (eight hours a week) . Second half-year. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 16 2hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of life and its relationship to the environment. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (IV, VIII) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, T -Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 19 2 hf. General Embryology. Studies in the cellular basis of development. An attempt to analyze the early formative processes in terms of hereditary and environmental factors. Pre-requisite : Biology 11. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged (eight hours a week). Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. �28 T BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Biology 20 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic positi~n. Many of the specimens t~ be used in the laboratory are deepsea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. 1 Histological and cytological methods, and their bearing on the study of protoplasmic structure. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 19 2 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. (III) PROFESSOR APPEL. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR APPEL. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen m developmental anatomy. An introduction to human biology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. ' PROFESSOR RIDGELY. The comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. *Biology 33 2 hf. Microscopical Technique. A history of the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. PROFESSOR APPEL. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of Vertebrates. 29 Pre-requisites: Biology 21 1 hf and 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitations, W-F at 8. Laboratory, M from 1to4, W from 7 to 10. First half-year. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. Omitted in 1934-35. Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1 1 J I Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 19 2hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. ( Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships i;>etween parasite and host. Internal parasites only; chiefly those of vertebrates. Laboratory work largely on the morphology and life history of representative �30 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE forms infesti~g mammals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Ordinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by ~ther courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2 hf will · be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work ~nd reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. BULLE-TIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (m) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND McFAR!.IN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. (nI) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted separately from Chemistry 1. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry r must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. (xn) The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In �I 32 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis of " unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 1. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. Pre-requisites : Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at 1. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. (Iv) An. introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory are designed to give a fundamental knowledge of the representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their reactions. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR· BERNHARD. PROFESSORS ALLEN AND MCFARLIN. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. terminations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry 33 Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (v) Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1to4. First half-year. (vm) Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite:. Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to I2. PROFESSOR ALLEN. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (I) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure pf matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes de- , Chemistry 43 1hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. (1v) The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures �BULLETIN OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 34 35 and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the o!iginal literature. processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Pre-requisites; Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Section A ; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9.· PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *Chemistry 52 1hf. Readings in Chemistry. Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. (vi) A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1hf and 33. M-W-F at 2. First half-:-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. *tChemisti;y 6o. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. Mathematics 2 2 (I) This course is required of all students who have not. offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. I Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (Ix) Pre-requisite : Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR \TEDOVA. Mathematics PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. . (Iv) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. hf. Plane Geometry. (rn) Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures and moments of inertia. ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, a,nd analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized : to enable the student to use mathematical 3J-. Higher Algebra. (xI) In this course such .topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. I �36 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. 37 *tMathematics 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be basea, if possible, upon the reading dbne in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre~requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. (vm) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive lrnowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. (m) *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-$ at 11. PROFESSOR PHYSICS V EDOVA. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section Bi Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (1) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be ai:>plied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. *Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. [Physics 41. Physical Optics.] This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation �38 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. *'t Physics 60. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. p E 39 Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. ROFESSOR PROFESSOR EASON. Lectures on the science of health. Biology ; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. · ASON. [Physics 42. Theory of Heat.] An attempt is made to acq~int the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1934-35. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 43. Electricity. (11) This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is, largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. *Physics 50. Reading Course. (xu) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. Theses for Honors. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the second Monday in October,. Required of all freshmen. M at4. DR. MURPHY. l Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus w6rk, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter ; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. LENTZ. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. LENTZ. �,i ! i 'I 40 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE , Economics. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Economics-Government 1 (advised) ; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics); Two of the Junior courses in Economics (full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Economics SO (Reading); Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophomore year) ; . One full course in Psychology or in Philosophy ; Students who major in Economics will be required to take a comprehensive written examination at the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed, but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expected. Biology. Four full courses (or their equivalent) in biology: Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, if possible, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics. Courses 20 lhf, 21 lhf, 22 2hf, and 30 lhf are primarily morphological; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry : Additional work may be recommended in analytical and physical chemistry; The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent) . A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) : Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis) ; Chemistry 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I) ; Chemistry 31 1hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2 hf (Physical Chemistry; Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2hf. Classics. , Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval qf the Adviser. 41 English. I English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 ( Shakespere) ; Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. At the end of the Senior year, they will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. See Romance Languages. �BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 42 German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought); A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. NOTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. Economics-Government 1 (advised); Government 21 (Comparative Government) ; Any three of the four Junior and Senior courses in Government; Economics 21 or a full year of Psychology or a full year of Sophomore History ; Economics 34 1hf (International Economic Problems) and Economics 35 2 hf (Government and Industry) or a full year of Junior History. Beginning in 1934-35, students who major in Government will be required to take a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses at the end of the Senior Year. History. History 1 (Historical Survey); History 21 (Mediceval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Modern European History); History 25 (History of the United States) ; Economics-Government 1, or Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Government 21 (Comparative Government) or a full course in Psychology exclusive. of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology recommended) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 2.1 ( Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) . 1 j ':j I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics~ Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry); Physics 21 (Elements of P.hysics). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Philosophy. Philosophy ll 1hf (Logic); Philosophy 15 (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy) ; Philosophy 34 2 hf (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) ; Philosophy 35 1hf (History of Religion) ; Philosophy 36 2 hf ('.Psychology and Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 1hf (Plato) ; Philosophy 42 2 hf (Schopenhauer) ; One full course or its equivalent in psychology or in history. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics); Physics 42 (Theory of }Jeat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Illtegral Calculu,s) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. 43· �-----T 44 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this major or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools : Two full courses in biology : Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerequisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these ianguage requirements may be counted toward distribution. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school h.e expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-requisite. For example, Latin is required for admission to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Some medical schools require "a reading knowledge" of French and German. Analytical chemistry is required in some schools, and, indeed, work in physical chemistry would be desirable. Psychology. Three full courses, or their equivalent, in psychology; Biology 11, either section A or section B; Philosophy 31. One additional full course, or the equivalent, in philosophy, or in biology, or in psychology; or a full course in physics; One additional full course or two half-courses to be elected from the following list : Any philosophy course; Any psychology course; ,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---- I BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 Biology 16 2hf; Biology 21 1 hf; Biology 22 2 hf; Biology 30 1 hf ; Biology 33 2 hf ; Biology 34 2hf ; Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2; Physics 21; Mathematics 26 2 hf ; Economics 38 1 hf and 39 2 hf; Economics 40; Greek 23 1 hf ; English 24 2 hf ; English 49; English SO. Any student who intends to do graduate work in psychology should learn to read both German and French. He should also take at least two full science courses or their equivalent. Two full years of biology and one of some other science, preferably physics, are recommended. The student should make as thorough a study as possible of physiology, especially the physiology of the nervous system and the ductless glands. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 17 does not count toward the major. Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government) ; History 1 (European History from the Fall of Rome to the Present Time); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology is recommended) ; Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. Spanish. See Romance Languages. �Room Assignments, 1934-35 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will meet at f and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ...................... McDowell 24 Biology, all courses . ..... Biology Building Chemistry, all courses . .... Humphrey's Hall Economics-Government 1 A ... McDowell 36 Economics-Government 1 B ... McDowell 36 Economics 21 ............... McDowell 33 Economics 32-lhf, 33-2hf ..... McDowell 21 Economics 34-lhf, 35- 2hf ..... McDowell 21 Economics 40 ............... McDowell 24 English l A ................ McDowell 36 English 1 B ................ McDowell 36 English 1 C ................ McDowell 32 English 1 D , ............... McDowell 21 English 21 .................. McDowell 32 English 23 .................. McDowell 24 English 29.l-1 hf, 29.2- 2hf .... McDowell 23 English 34-1 hf .............. McDowell 22 English 35 .................. McDowell 35 English 37-2hf ............... McDowell 32 English 45 .................. McDowell. 23 English 49 .................. McDowell 24 French 1 ................... McDowell 36 French 2 A ................. McDowell 34 French 2 B ................. McDowell 36 French 11 .................. McDowell 22 French 13 .................. McDowell 32 French 17 .................. McDowell 22 French 20 ................... McDowell 22 German 1 .................. McDowell 21 German 10 ................. McDowell 21 German 20 ................. McDowell 24 German 21 ................. McDowell 21 German 36 ................. McDowell 34 Government 21 .............. McDowell 33 Government 31 .............. McDowell 32 Government 41 .............. McDowell 31 Course Hall and Governme~t 43-1 hf, 44- 2hf .. '.. McDowell Greek 1 .................... McDowell History 1 ................... McDowell History 11 .................. McDowell History 21 .................. McDowell History 22 .................. McDowell History 25 .................. McDowell History 38 .................. McDowell History 39 .................. McDowell Hygiene 1 ...... Humphrey's Lecture R Latin 1 ..................... McDowell Mathematics 1-1 hf, 2- 2hf ..... McDowell Mathematics 11 A ........... McDowell Mathematics 11 B ........... McDowell Mathematics 11 C ........... McDowelll Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell Mathematics 25-1 hf, 26- 2hf ... McDowell Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell Mathematics 3·3 ............. McDowell Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell Mathematics 45 ............. McDowell Philosophy 11-lhf, 12- 2hf ..... McDowell Philosophy 15 ............... McDowell Philosophy 31 ... , ........... McDowell Philosophy 38 ............... McDowell Philosophy 4l-1hf, 42- 2hf ..... McDowell Physics, all courses . ....... Humphrey's H Psychology 13-lhf, 14- 2hf .. : .McDowell Psychology 27 ............... McDowell Psychology 29 .............. 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Dates of attendance Schools attended during past four years Date of proposed entrance to college ............................... Present age ................... . Please send me additional information concerning .............. : ........................ -.......... . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .. . . . I { dod~ot} wish an application for admission. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . (To be mailed to the Registrar, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland) �VOLUME VI MARCH, 1936 NUMBER 1. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1935-1936 • ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1936-1937 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Charff?red as St.Joh n's College, 1784 �r CONTENTS PAGE College Calendar 5 SCHEDULE OF ExAMINATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GoVERNORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 10 11 18 FACULTY . . . . • . . • . . . • . . • . . . . . . • • . • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE COLLEGE TODAY ~6t £orb ,@aftimort (prtn BALTIMORE, MD., U. S. A. I l Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The College Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The College Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Bachelor of Arts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lectures and Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Activities ........................., . . . . . . . . Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni _j\ssociation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30 ADMISSION . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS......................... 35 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Aw ARDS AND AIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 GENERAL REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS, 1935-36; 1936-37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 STUDENTS ENROLLED, 1935-36; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1934-35 ............................ 104 Index ............................................... 113 �1935 1937 1936 JANUARY JULY JANUARY JULY s\M\T/w\TjFls siMIT\wiTIFls sIM \1' lwJ Tl Fj s sIM\'1'lwlTl.1<' Is .. 7 14 21 28 2 9 16 23 29 30 l 8 15 22 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 .. .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 l 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 .. .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 .... .. .. . . 1 2 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . 31 .. .. .. .... . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . AUGUST .. .. .. . . 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 1516 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 FEBRUARY .. .... .. .. .. 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 21' 5 1112 18 19 25 26 4 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 SEPTEMBER 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 5 1112 18 l\J 25 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. . ... .. .. . . .. 2 9 16 23 80 MARCH 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 8 10 17 24 31 4 5 11 12 1819 25 26 . ... .... 7 1 14 6 7 8 21 13 14 15 28 20 21 22 .. 27 28 29 APRIL OCTOBER 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 .. .. .. .... 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 .. .. .. .. . . .. 2 9 16 23 30 .. MAY . ... . . . . . . 3 10 17 24 31 DECEMBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 4 5 6 7 1112 1314 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 . . .. .. 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 .. 7 H 21 28 .. 1 8 15 22 .. .. .. l 7 14 21 :38 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 80 . ... .... . ... .. 2 9 16 23 30 1 2 8 9 15 16 22, 23 29 30 .. 3 10 17 24 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 13 20 27 .. . ... . ... .... 6 1 13 6 7 8 20 13 14 15 27 20 21 22 27 28 29 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 . 5 6 1213 19 20 26 27 .. .. .... . . .. . .... .. :J 3 4 5 6 10 1112 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 31 .... .. . ... . ... . . 9 16 23 30 . ... . ... 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 . ... 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. .. 1 8 15 22 29 .. 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 .. . ... MAY .... . .. .. . . 7 . 14 2 3 4 21 9 10 11 28 16 \ 7 18 23 24 25 .. 80 31 .. DECEMBER 5 12 19 26 4 11 18 25 APRIL 3 10 17 24 31 NOVEMBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 MARCH . ... .. .. .. . ... .. JUNE .. 7 14 21 28 .. OCTOBER .... . ... . ... 1 2 7 14 7 8 9 21 14 15 16 28 21 22 23 28 29 30 2 9 16 23 30 ... . ... 4 . 11 4 5 18 1112 25 18 19 .... 25 26 3 10 17 24 . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . ... . ... NOVEMBER 6 13 20 27 1 8 15 22 29 SEPTEMBER 6 13 20 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . ... . . . ... .. .. .. FEBRUARY AUGUST 1 8 15 22 29 .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 8 15 22 29 . 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 1 7 8 1415 21 22 28 29 . ... . ... JUNE 5 12 19 26 .. . ... 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 .. 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 . ... . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. . ... .. i COLLEGE CALENDAR 1~5 r~6 Septe111,ber 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examinations for admission ......... September 2I Monday Monday September 24 . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of all students ........... September 22 Tuesday Tuesday A September 25 ...... Formal opening: first half-year begins ...... September 23 ~ Wednesday Wednesday Septeniber 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes begin ................. September 24 Thursday Thursday November 9 ......... November hour examinations end ......... N ovembrr I 4 ' Saturday Saturday l November 27 ........... Thanksgiving recess begins ............ November 25 , Wednesday (I2 m.) Wednesday (I2 m.) i December I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving recess ends ............. November 29 • Sunday (6 p.1n.) Sunday (6 p. m.) December 2I . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas recess begins ............. December 23 Saturday (I2 m.) Wednesday (I2 m.) I l 1936 1937 ' January 5 ................. Christmas recess ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 3 Sunday (6 p. m.) Sunday (6 p. m.) January I6 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-year examinations begin ............ January 2I Thursday Thursday January 2 5 ........... : . Mid-year examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 30 :;. Saturday Saturday January 27 ............... Second half-year begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February I Monday Monday February 22 . . . . • . . . . Washington's Birthday: a holiday ......... February 22 Saturday Monday March 2I . . . . . . • . . . . . . March hour examinations end ............. March 24 Saturday Wednesday April 8 ................... Easter recess begins ................. March 24 Wednesday (I2 m.) Wedn.esday (I2 m.) April IS ................... Easter recess ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JJ1arch JI Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) -May·2I ................. Final examinations begin ................. May 27 Thursday Thursday May 30 .................. Final examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 5 Saturday Saturday lune 3 ................... Commencement Day ................... June 9 Wednesday Wednesday ·I ., �· .CATALOGUE ·OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS * His Excellency, SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the reg1:J.lar class periods/ occurring at 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M;-W-F andT-Th-S. Groups XV and XVI are special. The following schedule has been found to meet the requirements of the student body and of the Faculty better than any other. Changes in: this schedule can be made only for most exceptional reasons. ' Day of Examination: Day of Examination: Examination 1936-37 Group Mid-Year Final Time Final Thursday, {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group VIII Thursday, Thursday, May21 ; 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group IX January 21 May27 1935-36 Mid-Year Thursday, January 16 7 HARRY W. N1cE ............... Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ex Officio. DR. AMos F. HUTCHINS .. 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md. Surgeon. Chairman. WALTER H. BucK .... 809 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. · Vice-Chairman. JR.... 15 East Saratoga Street, EDWIN W ARFIEW, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Secretary. Friday, January 17 Friday, May22 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group II 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group XVI Friday, January 22 Friday, May28 ' Saturday, January 18 Saturday, May23 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XV Saturday, January 23 Saturday, May29 JAMES Monday, January20 Monday, May25 {9 A. M.-12 M .....• Group III 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group VI Monday, January ZS Monday, May31 RIDGELY Tuesday, January21 Tuesday, May26 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XI 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group I Tuesday, January f6 Tuesday, June 1 ·Wednesday, January22 Wednesday, {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group V 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group X May 27 Wednesday, January 27 Wednesday, June2 * The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. Thursday, January23 Thursday, May28 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group IV · Thursday, January28 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group XIV Thursday, LANSDALE G. SAsscER, President of the Senate . ...... Upper Marlboro, Md. Friday, January24 Friday, May29 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XII 2 P. M.- S P. M ... Group VII Saturday, January25 Saturday, May30 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XIII A. WALTON ••••.••..•.••.•.••••.••.•• Annapolis, Md. Treasurer. P. MELVIN .......................... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. · ': June3 Friday, January 29 Friday, June4 Saturday, January 30 Saturday, JuneS EMANUEL GoRFINE, Speaker of the House of Delegates ..... . Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BOND, Chief Judge ........................... . Baltimore, BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Associalfe Judge .................. Salisbury, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ....................... . Frederick, W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge . ....................... Easton, T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .......................... Towson, WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ..................... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge .................... . Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE · 8 J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR ... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, J affiison Cold Storage Door Co. DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY 1015 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Physician. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. CHARLES B. GILLET ...... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. The Baltimore-Gillet Company, Investment Bankers. RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. WILLIAM H. STAYTON National Press Building, Washington,' D. C. CHARLES A. CUMMINS .. 20 East Franklin Street, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, Col'lsolidated Engineering Company, Baltimore. JUDGE RowLAND K. ADAMS ....... Court House, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. LUTHER S. TALL ......... 315 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. President, St. John's College Alumni Association, Inc. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Executive Committee MR. CUMMINS, Chairman DR. HUTCHINS MR. Burn: MR. MELVIN MR. w ARFIELD Buildings and Grounds MR. BucK, Chairman MR. MELVIN MR. CUMMINS MR. TALL MR. WALTON Degrees DR. MARBURY, Chairman JUDGE ADAMS MR. JAMISON MR. BUCK MR. CLEVELAND Elections to the Board MR. WARFIELD, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND MR. BucK MR. JAMISON Finance MR. PARSLY, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND MR. WALTON MR. JAMISON CAPTAIN STAYTON PRESIDENTS EMERITI THOMAS FELL ............................ Ruxton, Maryland. President Emeritus Graduate, Kin~'s College, London, 1876; 1 University of London, 1879; Ph', D., _St. Joh~ s College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889, Uruvers1ty of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland,· 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. · ENOCH BARTON GAREY ................. Lutherville, Maryland. President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35; Head, Maryland State Police, 1935-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION AMos WALTER WRIGHT WooDcocK, A. B., A. M., LL. B., LL. D. President 12 McDowell Hall DOUGLAS LEGATE How ARD ..............· ... 11 McDowell Hall Dean EVELYN ARNOLD HARRISON ................ 13 McDowell Hall Assistant to the President FACULTY .. AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WOODCOCK ............... Brice House Presiden,t A. B., St. John's College, 1903; LL. B., University of Maryland, 1910; A. M., Harvar" University, 1912; LL. D., Washington College, 1934. Lawyer, Ur.ited States Attorney (1922-30), Director of Prohibition (1930-33), Special Assistant tci the Attorney General of the United States (1933-34). President of St. John's College, 1934--. MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B .................... 11 McDowell Hall Registrar ELISABETH SHELLMAN RIDGELY ............ 11 McDowell Hall Secretary LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian MARGARET LEIB MATTHEWS, A. B ..... : ....... Woodward Hall Assistant Librarian HAZEL SEARS BowEN ..................... 13 McDowell Hall DOUGLAS LEGATE HOWARD ..................... 7 Acton Place Dean Graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1906; Graduate, United States Naval War College, 1931; Graduate, United States Army War College, 1932. Instructor, Department of Steam Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1911-13; Director of Athletics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-22; Executive Officer, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1925-26; Head, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28; Member, Academic Board, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28. Retired from the Naval Service, with the rank of Captain, on November 1, 1933. Dean of St. John's College, 1934--. Auditor RuBY IRENE SEARS ........................ 13 McDowell Hall Bookkeeper EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 13 McDowell Hall Superintendent }AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D ....................... Infirmary Colle'ge Physician ADOLPH ToROVSKY ....................... 79 Franklin Street Director of Music JACOB BERNARD SEGALL .............. 2o6 Prince George Street Professor of French B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .................... Gymnasium Head, Department of Physical Training CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ......... Bembe's Beach, Maryland VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S ......................... Gymnasium Professor Emeritus of History Assistant, Department of Physical Training B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics,_ St. John's College, 1904-12, -1916-23; Professor 0£ History, 1923-32. JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE, A. B ................... Gymnasium Assistant, Department of Physical Training �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, T I REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY Revell Street, West Annapolis, Maryland Professor of Biology B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. JAMES JosEPH MURPHY .........•..•.. I39 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene CATALOGUE OF. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 HERMANN BERNHARD •••...•........ 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry Student~ Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry' Swarthmore College, 1923-25 i Assistant Professor of, Chemistry, St. John'~ College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 191g--; Lecturer in Hygiene. St. John's College, 192g--. · GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .................. 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics MARION ALONZO EASON ................ Severnside, Maryland Associate Professor of Physics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; A~sistant m Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College: 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 192g--. E. E., University of Virginia, 1909· General Electric Company, 1909-II; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 19n-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Nava\ Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1934--. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ...................... :6rice House Professor of Mathematics B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. THOMAS AUSTIN FITZGERALD ................. 567 West Street Asso'C'iate Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 19II; A. B., University of ·Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, Madrid, 1929· Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 191418; Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-34; As- sociate Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1934--. ~925. JOSEPH BusH KINGSBURY ...................... 40 East Street Associate Professor of Government B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicag~, 1923: Fell?~ in P_olitical S~ienc~, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant m Political Science, Uruvers1ty of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Profess~r of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of ~ubhc Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Government, St. John'~ College, 1929-· JULIAN SMITH DUNCAN ........................ Brice House Assistant Profess<:>r of Economics and Government B. A., 1917, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D., Emory University, 1924; Ph. D., Columbia University, 1932; Instructor in Economics Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr Col~ lege, 1929-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C., 1930-31; Instructor in Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1931-34; Assistant Professor of Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1934--. ADAM ALLES ........................... Edgewater, Maryland Associate Professor of Philosophy B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellowship, Assistantship · in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellowship, 1925-26, Yale University; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1934--. �1l :1 ·1 ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PAUL ALLEN, JR .......................... 24 Murray Avenue Associate Professor of Chemistry FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL .............. 30 Maryland Avenue Associate Professor of Biology A. B.·, Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, P~. D.: 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York Um~ers1ty, 1923-24: Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. Johns College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1934-. Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1929-· 14 RICHARD SCOFIELD ....................... 5 Maryland A venue Associate Professor of Art and English ... B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University qf Californi~, 191_9~20.; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Umvers1te hbre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. *ROBERT WALLACE ELLIOTT, JR .................. Brice House Assistant Professor of French A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford Uni~ersity, 1926'. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of. English, 1?23-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. Johns College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph.D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute. of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 193<>-. VERTREES JUDSON WYCKOFF ............. I3 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of E.conomics, St. John's College, 1926-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .................. 8 Maryland Avenue Associate Professor of German Ph. D., University of ~ettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; . Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-. *On leave of absence during secortd semester of 1935-36; work taken by Mr. John McCleary, of the Johns Hopkins University. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ...........•....... 162 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 193<>-. FoRD KEELER BROWN ............... 243 King George Street Professor of English *Louis CLAIR HUNTER .................. 117 Spa View Avenue Assistant Professor of History 15 l Litt., B., Rutgers University, 1924; Diplome de fram;;ais, degre superieur, Universite de Dijoh, 1925; M.A., Princeton University, 1928. Master, Newark (New Jersey) Academy, 1924-25; Instructor in French, Princeton University, 1925-27 and 1928-32; Fellow in Modern Languages, Princeton University, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of French, St. John's College, 1932-. GEORGE HAROLD MCFARLIN .................... 23 State Circle Assistant Professor of Chemistry A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-. }OHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 238 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of Classical Languages A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN .............. 36 Maryland Avenue Instructor in English B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-. * On leave of absence during second semester of 1935-36; work taken by Professor Daniel Jordan, formerly of the Department of Modern Languages, United States Naval Academy. �1( CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE How ARD p ALMER JOHNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinkney Hall Instructor in History A. B., Yale University, 1931. Graduate. Scho~I, Ya.le University, 1?31-33; Larned-Abernethy Fellow, 1932-33; Assistant 111 History, ?t. ~ohn s. Co~­ lege, 1933-34; Research Assistant, History Department, Umvers1ty of Chicago, 1934-35; Instructor in H~story, St. John's College, 1935-. I ' PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF MAURICE T ALBO'l'T RIGGS .•.•...•......•••••. 450 West Street Director of Athletics; Head Coach of Football COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing PRESIDENT WOODCOCK, Chairman MR. FITZGERALD B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. Committee on Curriculum Chairman VALENTINE LENTZ • • • . . . . . . . . . . . The Pines, Arnold, Maryland Coach of Basketball; Assistant Coach of Foo~ball B. S., St. John's College, 1918. MR. RIDGELY PRESIDENT WooDcocK, MR. APPEL MR. KINGSBURY ]oHN CHARLES DONOHUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinkney Hall MR. SCOFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Assistant to Director of Athletics; Coach of Lacrosse A. B., St. John's College, 1935. Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOVA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairma.n MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman MR. KUEHNEMUND MR. TILGHMAN 17 �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In I 784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to early colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the College the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. . · A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract: CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. n5. Dread Sovereign . . • . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors aµd gener.ous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learnmg, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the ~ame, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school ; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it m~y be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominate~, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July z-9, z696. 19 WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States : f 1 l i ~ I IL Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have _been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend ; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. The " fundamental and inviolable principles " have been at all times maintained. An early map of Annapolis, preserved in the Offices of Administration, designates St. John's as the" Collegeall denominations." The College is, as it has at all times been, wholly non-denominational. �20 CATALOGUE OF ~T. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE educated at this seminary are numerous and evident; with respect to health, as far as a high and dry soil, with pure air, will contribute to its preservation, or restore it when impaired, few places can be put in competition with it, and none can excel it. The sessions of the general assembly and the meetings of the courts of appeals, chancery,_ and county, are so obviously beneficial to those young men who may be called to the public service, or enter into the profession of the law, that no parent, especially a citizen of our State, should hesitate a moment to send his son, whom he desires to become eminent in any of the professions, to a place where he is the most likely to acquire those qualifications which will render him useful _and distinguished as a statesman, or afford him the greatest chance of professional improvement." During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the College to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and su~cessful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the College. His successor, Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, also President Emeritus, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. In 1931, Douglas Huntly Gordon succeeded to the presidency. Upon Dr. Gordon's retiring in 1934, Colonel Woodcock, a graduate of St. John's in the class of 1903, became President. The names of the former Presidents of the College, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 18o7-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; William Rafferty, 1824-1831; Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling, 1867-1870 1; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-188o; John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas Fell, 1886-1923; Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1.929; and Douglas Huntly Gordon, 1931-1934. President Washington visited the College in 1791. After his visit he addressed this letter to the Faculty of the College: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE VlfASHlNGTON. April 17, 1791. He gave furtheri evidence of his interest by sending to the College in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, whose name may be found in the College records as a memoer of the class of 1799. In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as "Washington, sen., Virginia" and "Washington, jun., Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under the title, " An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among t_he petitioners for the College charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 17g6, and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britian, in 1811. Founded at a time when problems of self-government were uppermost in men's minds, the College was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. The advantageous location of St. John's College became increasingly apparent. As early as 1841, David Ridgely, in his "Annals of Annapolis," writes, " The peculiar advantages to youth in being 21 i �.22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATA.LOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. THE COLLEGE TODAY Location. St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty-five acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique as the visible expression of eighteenth-century American civilization. Annapolis lies at the mouth of the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and is not only the capital of Maryland but also the site of the United States Naval Academy, whose grounds and buildings have much to interest students of American Naval history. Within an hour one can reach either Baltimore or Washington. Students at the College have an opportunity to observe at first hand the houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executive departments of the National Government; likewise they can become familiar with the great collections in the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, and the various museums in the city. Baltimore also, with the Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters' Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and- the numerous concerts to be heard during the musical season, offers many resources to the student at. St. John's. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the Bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. The College Green. On the St. John's College Green stand many. reminders of the early history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its old trees, now known as the Liberty Poplar*, th.e colonists in 1652 concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped i~ Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 191 l to * This tree, which is marked by an appropriate tablet, has been preserved through the generosity of the late James T. Woodward, Esquire. 23 College Buildings. ·./. McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the College in 1784, it now houses the offices of administration, the class rooms, and the Student Union. The :enter portion of the first floor is occupied by tl::ie Great Hall, where, m 1824, two banquets and a grand ball were held in honor of General Lafayette. F1anking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, the Dean, and the Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, pri~ts, photog:ap~s, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation m 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room ; card room · l~unge, in whi.ch the daily papers and selected magazines are pro~ v1ded; the qmet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the College post office and the College book store. . Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June, 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and. laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with chemistry lecture table and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the ne~essities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. The Biology Building, on the corner of College A venue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building, which was acquired by the College in 1929, is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology Staff. Wo~dward H~Il, the College Library, erected in 1899, houses appr~x1mately :hirty thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that alr·eady contains many valuable books. Of ': 'I '' i ! �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to the addition of the Ashhurst Classical Library and to the Marcus H. Bienjamin, the Samuel Garner, Jr., the James D. Iglehart, and other gifts. The Library was helped materially in previous years by gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the College in 1926. As an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture, this house is open to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( 1740), and the Pinkney House ( 17 SO), are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary, in which there are three hospital wards, fwct private rooms, and an isolation ward, is housed in a separate building just across from the College Green on College A venue. Here the College Physician holds daily office hours. The Infirmary attendants, at least one of whom is always on duty, live in the building. The Gymnasium, built in 1910, is equipped with a maximumsize basketball floor, handball court, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the College has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on fhe College Green, Pinkney Hall (1855) and Randall Hall (1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses of the College. Randall Hall contains the College dining hall. On the southern side of the College Green is the State Memorial Hall of Records, which houses the office of the State Land Commissioner and the State archives. The· Bachelor of Arts Course. St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The purpose of the College is expressed in the charter granted originally to :King CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 William's School as "the education of youth in good letters and manners." To this end the College offers courses in the liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree covers the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of. Science, and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever that degree used to be required. Professional Preparation. Primarily a college of liberal arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. The degree from St John's is recognized everywhere by graduate schools, and in many cases work taken at St. John's is accepted for advanced standing at these institutions. The specific courses which . a student should take to prepare himself for graduate study in any department are indicated to some extent by the requirements for majors, described hereafter. The Faculty will be glad to entertain further inquiries, and to furnish information concerning preparation for any profession. For those who are interested, the following information may be offered here : Medicine. At St. John's, a specially planned program has been arranged for students who wish to go into medicine. This program, the essentials of which may be completed in two years, includes the work designated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the basic requirement for entrance into class A medical schools. Admission may be gained to some schools of medicine on the basis of the two-year course. The leading medical schools of the country, however, require more than the accepted minimum : they expect not only a grounding in the biological and physico-chemical sciences but also a broad and liberal general foundation. They recommend especially a thorough training in the use of the English language for the clear and accurate expression of ideas. The best medical schools require the bachelor's degree for admission. St. John's students are strongly urged to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation since, in four years, they can secure a thorough training which will fit them for entrance into any medical school in the United States. Each student is urged to choose as early as possible the medical school which he desires to enter so that he can fulfill its special �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE · A list is kept on file at the College showing the requirements. . h 1 . s ecific requirements of each medical sc ~o . . p · · The advisers of students intending to study engiEngmeermg. · d k . will lan programs of study covering the groun wor. nee;::~eads t:all branches of the profession. As man! non-t~chm­ wh 'ble will be recommended, for leading engineers al courses as possi . . · f c . th t it is unwise to work entirely in subjects o a procon~ide\ : t until general study has so broadened a student's fessiona c harahc er outlook valuable in itself as well as in assist. ws that e as an . · h · al ;ie . ak th ughtful choice of his precise field of tee me mghimtom ea 0 work· · S d t ho are planning to study law are a d vised ·to Law tu en s w 'd b . 'f. th . tudies as much as possible. It has. been sai y a diversi y eir s t r that no law student can a ff ord to ignore eco· . d ' · p rominent e uca 0 t psychology the methods of the natura1 sci. nomics governmen ' ' . h" d • E r h and American history. Courses m istory an ences, or ng is ommended as especially helpful in their profes. . f 'd . g overnment are rec . d d thorough training in the expression o i eas m sional stu y, an a · d' bl Th r h language is considered to be in ispensa e. - : conther courses in the Division of the Soc.ial Sciences the ~ngbis nectmn . etween d particular branches of the law wi b e pointed '11 · h and Phi1 osop y, an out to students by their Advisers. . . . · Admi'nistration Students preparing to enter busiBusmess · · d . ·h "thout training at graduate schools of business a ness wit or wi · courses . .' · h ld take work in the field of econom~cs. mmistration, s ou ·· · h' . · · ·11 be of aid in the years of busmess apprentices ip, m economics wi . · d f h lp to create that broad point of view expecte o t_ e andsh ould h e business executive. John Toohey, C.SS.R. (Acting Priest-in-Charge) ; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, Rabbi Morris E. Gordon. Chapel services are conducted in the Great Hall of the College on Tuesday of each week. 26 ° Church Attendance. es but does not compel, attendance at 1 The Co1ege enCourag ' . . h There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, churcf · h' h . vi"te attendance by students. The churches and their · all o w ic m · tors are as follows : St. Anne' s Protestant E piscopa1, respective pas · E piscopa1,_ th e · rd D Johnson · Calvary Methodist · ' . · D the Rev. D r. Ed wa .ggin · College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. r. Rev. E. Crans ton Ri ' . . Wilfred C. Tyler; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. James J. Co~le, t . , Evangelical Lutheran, the. Rev. Samuel G. Schick; St. M arms St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptonst Fathers), the Ver! Rev. Lectures and Concerts. A series of lectures and concerts, arranged to come at intervals throughout the year, is given, usually, in McDowell Hall. Although they are intended primarily for students, these occasional affairs are open to the friends of the College. The program of lectures for 1934-35 included Dr. R. T. H. Halsey on "Mount Vernon As Washington Knew It"; General John Philip Hill, "The Constitution: Protecto.r of Life, Liberty, and Property"; Dr. N. Bryllion Fagin, "Modern Tendencies in American Drama"; and Dr. Leonard B. White, "Civil Service As A Career for College Men." Piano recitals were presented by ·Austin Conradi and Amos Allen. Dr. Richard Kuehnemund, of the St. John's faculty, and Joseph M. Florestano, a recent St. John's graduate, gave an evening of piano and vocal music. Guest artists appeared also with the St. John's Symphony Orchestra, which presented three concerts during the year. Lectures on topics of current interest, by prominent authorities, are given throughout the year, on Friday evenings, at the United States Naval Academy. Library Lectures. Important in the life of the College are the informal meetings in the King William Room of the Library, arranged by the Librarian and her assistants. Tea is served and lectures on subjects of interest are given. Students, faculty, faculty wives and friends of the College find 'a common meeting ground in the College Library. During 1934-35, eleven lectures were given-five by members of the St. John's faculty and six by guest speakers. The program of lectures was as follows: Professor C. W. Stryker, " Old Maps and Ships "; Dr. .Ford K. Brown, "Victorianism before Victoria"; Dr. Richard Kuehnemund, "The Development of the Faust Legend"; Dr. Frederic Nelson, of the editorial staff of the Baltimore Sun, "Survival of Liberty"; Dr. Knight Dunlap, Professor of, Psychology at the Johns Hopkins University, " Some Phases of Psychology"; Professor John S. Kieffer, "We �, , I I 28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 Aryans"; President A. W.W. Woodcock," The Law of the Freedom of Speech"; Dr. Paul Homan, of the Brookings Institution, "The Future of the N.R.A."; Dean Douglas L. Howard, "The Influence of Japan in the Far East"; Mrs. Elizabeth Forman Lewis, "The Influence of Literature on Chinese Life"; and Mr. Melvin Hall, the Chief of the Eastern Section of the Bureau of Foreign Trade, "Adventures in the Near East." There are at St. John's four national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southern), Alpha Kappa Pi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and two local fraternities, Delta Psi Omega and the Key Society. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. Student Activities. Honorary Societies. The College encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Dean. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the College grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this· arrangement are referred to the Student Council. This Council, which meets weekly, has supervision particularly over questions of student conduct. A representative from each dormitory and from each fraternity comprise its membership. Officers for the year 1935-36 are: Thomas Warren Chandlee, '36, ~resi­ dent; Ralph Murray Schley, '36, Secretary. Fraternities. Delta Kappa Phi, an honorary scholastic society, recognizes high scholarship by electing to membership those Juniors who have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman and Sophomore years, and at mid-year of their Junior year; and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in the first group in at least two of these periods. Delta Omicron, another honorary organization, recognizes the . student's participation in extra-curricular activities. A point systerri devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. Athletics. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games, in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling, although intercollegiate schedu.les are not maintained in all of these sports. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All College students in good standing are permitted to. engage in varsity sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book,_ The RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. At St. John's the student publications are free from faculty control. The Osler Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the Liberal Club, the German Club, and the French Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. A dramatic club, managed by students, offers opportunity for acquiring experience in dramatics. The King William Players presented the following plays in 1934-35: Biography, by S. N. Behrman; Children of the Moon, by Martin Flavin; and Androcles and the Lion and The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, by George Bernard Shaw. Musical Organizations. Under the direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky, formerly a leader of the Naval Academy band, the students maintain a concert �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE orchestra and a band. Three concerts are given each year by the orchestra. A Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. M. Talbott Riggs, has recently been organized. 31 ADMISSION Alumni Association. The officers of the Association are Mr. Luther S. Tall, '21, President; Mr. William C. Purnell, '23, Vice-President; Mr. Max Glickman, '35, Secretary; and Mr. Robert F. Duer, Jr., ex-'22, Treasurer. The headquarters of the Association are at St. John's College. Local associations are organized throughout the country. i Routine of Admission. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the yeM in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of perso1;1s who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or head master, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondaryschool level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a seco1;1dary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see the " Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission." Admission by Certificate. , Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission. 2 �33 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission by Examination. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candi-. dates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schoolillg has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations, or may be admitted as special students, or may be admitted on trial, depending on the circumstances. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad ; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West rr7th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. general average of C at the en.d of the second year,* and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but not as candidates for graduate degrees. 32 Admission on Trial. Occasionally St. John's College admits "on trial" a limited number of applicants whose school work has been of a standard below that required by their principals for unqualified recommendation, but who give evidence of sufficient ability and determination to do satisfactory college work. Students who are admitted on trial are told, at the time of admission, exactly what prescriptions they must fulfill in order to make up their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from the" on trial" restriction and is placed in good standing. Admission as Special Students. Exceptional students who lack the requisite entrance units may be admitted as special students. If such students have attained a Summary of Subjects Which May: Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good standing t a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. Not fewer than two years of work (two units) and not more than four can be accepted in any one language, but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and , one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. · In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In " Problems of American Democracy " one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. · In economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. *For purposes of averaging the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, D 69-60. t In certain cases entrance insufficiencies may be made up after the student has entered college. Such make-up work is an entrance prescription, is stated as such at the time of admission, and i.s entered as such on the student's record. If the work done in college in fulfillment of entrance requirements may not be counted toward graduation from college, the student is so informed at the time of admission. = = = = �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S·COLLEGE CATALOGUE OFST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Science: Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science (one unit) in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one full science course in college. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS Routine of Admission. See "Admission." Drawing: One year of work (one-half unit) in free-hand drawing and one year of work (one-half unit) in mechanical drawing may be accepted. Admission of Students from Other Colleges. Students who traqsfer to St. John's from other colleges and universities should file applications for admission similar to those filed by other new students. The routine of admission is the same as that followed in admitting high school graduates, but the student's college record, not his high school record, furnishes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended, showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the courses he has pursued, with the grades attained. Advanced Standing. Students who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may petition for advanced standing on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. 35 • 1' ~- ·.~ Residence Assignments at the College. All students not living at home. are required to live in College buildings (all fraternities are housed in College buildings) and to take their meals in the College dining hall. The associations brought about by residence at the College are an essential part of college life. Most of the rooms in the residence halls are arranged so that two students may live together. A few rooms are arranged for three students. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the dormitories in. the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. They are urged to indicate on their applications for admission the names of other students with whom they would like to live. Students who have no acquaintances at the College are given tentative assignments which are subject to change after the student arrives at the College. It should be noted that no room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate for admission has paid to the College his matriculation fee of fifteen dollars. Room Furnishings. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chiffonier, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, dresser scarfs, and rugs. The student should consult his incoming room mate before decorating his room. The College maintains the care of the room. Arrival at the College. The residence halls and the dining room are ordinarily closed to students until noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College. Students usually arrive on Monday of opening week. All students. both new and old, are required to register for their �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE courses on Tuesday (registration day), and to attend thereafter such academic exercises as they may have. The regular academic engagements are listed in the College Calendar, which thus gives to old as well as to new students a notice of when to come to College. Special academic functions are announced by occasional notices. 37 FEES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $r5. This fee is ·due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. College Routine. The section of the Catalogue dealing with "General Regulations " furnishes much additional information for the entering student. Annual Fees. The fixed charges are those shown in the following table. They do not include special fees, nor the student's traveling expenses, laundry, and incidentals : Per year Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Student-activities fee....................... 10 Total ................................ $655 State appropriations and endowment funds enable the College to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. To facilitate payment, the Business Office maintains a schedule of quarterly assessments according to which the fixed charges become due as follows : * April 28 Sept. 24 Nov. 28 Feb. 13 Tuition ................ . $75 Room rent ............ . 37.50 Board ................ . 75 Medical fee ........... .. 5 Athletic fee ............ . 5 Student-activities fee ... . 5 $50 25 50 5 5 5 $50 25 50 Totals ............. $202.50 ,. $75 37.50 75 $187.50 $140 $125 * Students who enter at mid-years will be expected to pay one-half of the fixed charges in two equal assessments: one in February, the other in April. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 38 39 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Bills are issued in advance of the dates when they become due, except the first quarterly bill, which becomes payable when a student registers. Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, ahd physics, special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per fuU course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows : Nov. 30 For full courses ............................. half For half courses taken: ( r) In the first half-year ................... all (2) In the second half-year................ April 30 half all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May first. A WARDS AND AIDS Through fellowships, scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS The Senior Fellowships were created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November, 192R The resolution of the Board as amended. at the meeting in May, 1930, follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Re.solved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members 'of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4- That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the' Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall . be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at . St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws �i I 40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '3.2. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. 1932-33. John Boak Smith, '33. 1933-34. Robert Clifford Crawford, '~4. Jerome Daniel Goodman, '34. Henry Clay Smith, Jr., '34. 1934-35. Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr., '35. John Brophy O'Donnell, '35. Dalton Middlekauff Welty, '35. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 41 4. The faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other schol~r­ ships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the faculty are final. Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students, a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition. Holders of these scholarships may be. required to do five hours of work each week, assisting in the language departments, tutoring, and so on. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charges for board and room rent, the matriculation fee, the medical, the athletic, and the student-activities fees. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship Fund. To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. SCHOLARSHIPS AW ARD ED BY THE COLLEGE Merit Scholarships. To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. · Rules Governing these Awards: 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these" scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. The Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner Scholarship. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late· Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Ernest. The Jeremiah Hughes Scholarship. To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room· rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St.John's College from that section of.Maryland represented by.the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is renewable provided that the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Tuition Scholarships. 1. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship "-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for . this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other 'than regular tuition. 2. In addition, each County Superintendent of Public Education may designate one student from his county who may enter St. John's College with a credit of one hundred and fifty-five dollars upon his fees. Likewise, the Superintendent of Education for Baltimore City may designate one student from each of the six legislative districts of Baltimore to receive a similar benefit. 42 Scholarships of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to three students of unusual ability and integrity. The first scholarship, which is known as the Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America, has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. · The second scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, de Grasse Fowler Scholarship which is given by the Misses Alice Silvie and Amelie de Pau Fowler in memory of their father-covers tuition, board, and room rent. The third scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, Austin J. Flint Scholarship which is given by Mrs. Sherman Flint-has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. Applicants for these scholarships, which are awarded for four years unless the appointees fail to maintain the required standard in their academic record, are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and ,that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS Senatorial Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship "-providing free tuition, board, and room rent-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the. other counties should apply to. their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for the matriculation fee, laboratory fees, or the medical. athletic, and student-activities fees. 43 ASSISTANTSHIPS Applications for assistantships should be filed before May first of each year, on the regular Student-Aid blank which may be obtained at the Registrar's Office. Laboratory Assistantships. A few upperclassmen, at present five, are employed each year as technical assistants in the biology, chemistry,.and physics laboratories. The stipend, which varies according to the type of service rendered and the amount of time required, is credited to the student's account. The character and the academic record of the applicant as well as his financial status will be considered by the committee making the appointments. Students who file applications should indicate the departments in which they wish to assist. Men who have held assistantships previously must file new applications if they wish to be reappointed. Infirmary Assistantships. Two upperclassmen are appointed to take charge of the Infirmary and to assist the College Physician. The stipend is credited to the student's account in the Business Office. Students should consult the College Physician before applying. �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Library Assistantships. Three upperclassmen are employed as assistants in the College Library and the Carnegie Art Room. Students who are interested should consult the Librarian. 2. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, a prize of $25.00; offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is wi:-itten. Gymnasium Assistantship. A student is employed each year as an assistant in the Gymnasium. Students who are interested should consult the Assistant Director of Athletics. STUDENT SERVICE A number of students serve as waiters in the dining room. The stipend is credited toward the student's board. The waiters are upperclassmen who have proved themselves worthy of aid by their records in scholastic work and in student activities. Applications should be made on the regular Student-Aid form. ... ,> RETENTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OF OTHER FORMS OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE Holders of scholarships or of other forms of student assistance are required to maintain scholastic standing in the first three groups of the Rank List. · PRIZES The following prizes, some of them competitive, some honorary, are awarded each year. All but one are awarded in June, at the Commencement ; the last one, a prize for improvement, is awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Competitive Prizes. Essays and theses to be considered for these prizes must be submitted to the Chairman of the proper Division of the College on or bef ~re M.ay I 5, unless he announces a later date as a final limit. r. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 45 Merit Prizes.* 1. To that member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. 2. To that member of the graduating class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 3. To that student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the College during the year, a medal, offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity . 4. To that member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has exemplified those principles of love for and serviee to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 5. To some person not a student in the College but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 6. To the retiring President of the Student Council each year, a gavel, offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 7. To that member of the Senior Class who has excelled generally in athletics during his four years at St. John's, a medal, offered by the Key Society. *For the purpose of determining students' averages the mid-point of ea.ch grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B 89-So, C = 79-70, and D 6g-6o. = = = �46 CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 8. To that student who, in his record for the year, shows the greatest improvement over his record for the preceding year, $10.00 in currency. To be awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. 9.* Senior Cups: The Hodgson Cup-for excellence in English Presented by Richard Herman Hodgson, 1906; GENERAL REGULATIONS The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or add to any of them. I. HONOR REGULA TIO NS The Jamison Cup-for excellence in Biology Presented by J. Vincent Jamison, Jr., 1905; The Woodcock Cup-for excellence in Chemistry Presented by Charles A. Cummins, 1903; The Keene Cup-for excellence in Mathematics Presented by Marcel S. Keene, 1906; The Dearing Cup-for excellence in Economics Presented by Charles E. Dearing, II, 1934; t The Harrison Cup--for the best all-around student 47 (ath- letics, scholarship, and character) Presented by Evelyn A. Harrison, 1906. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS Scholarships in Engineering. Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are interested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Scholarship in Marine Biology. A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. * These cups remain at the College, the name of the honored student being engraved thereon each year. t This award carries with it a pair of gold cuff buttons. St. John's C.ollege aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a ·high standard of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required to withdraw from th~ College. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean of the College in enforcing the honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary ii.ction in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be required to withdraw from the College. II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the ·opening of College except in the case of men who are returning to College early with the permission of the President. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during the Christmas or the Easter recess. Assignment of Rooms. Before May first of each year the student may, if he wishes, indicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must file their applications concurrently. Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Change of Rooms. No student living in the dormitories may change his room except with the approval of the room-assignment officer. Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. College Rules for Dormitories. I. No radios, victrolas, or other instruments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormitories <;l,fter 7: 00 p. m. (Saturdays, 11 : 30 p. m.). Band instruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2 : oo p. m. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2. Intentional damage to College ·property is a serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to any person or persons whom the dormitory committee or the Student Council shall determine to have been responsible therefor. 4. The Stu~ent Council shall directly and through the dormitory committees enforce the above rules by disciplinary action taken at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurrently by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the object of such disciplinary action may appeal to the Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or if any matter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. Dining Hall. The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper on the Sunday preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter recess. ., r ' 49 III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and . selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. The Dean. In addition to the Advisers, there is the Dean who acts as counselor to all students and who enforces the general regulations of the College. \t• Counselor to the Freshman Class. The Assistant to the President acts as Special Counselor to the Freshman Class. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF SJ'. JOHN'S COLLEGE in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. Amount of Work Required. No regtllar student in any year may take fewer than four courses. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry 1·he requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from the Dean. Change of Program. During the first two weeks in either half-year students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean and with the approval of the Adviser. Except for extraordinary circumstances, after November I no course may be dropped until mid-year; and, in the second halfyear, -no course may be dropped after March I. · A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. Courses Required of Freshmen. The course in prescribed English composition is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and fot physical training. The student's other courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all new students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English I, will be required to register for an additional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the end of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. Physical Training and Hygiene Requirements. Two years of -physical training are required for the degree. These should be completed during the first two years of college work. A ten-week course in hygiene is also required, ordinarily during the first year. 51 Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, the requirements for promotion are as follows: I ' To the Sophomore Class : A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class: A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in eight of which his grades must be C or higher. Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1935, are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Oass: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class: A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in seven of which his grades must be C or higher. The consequences of failing to satisfy the promotion requirements are described under " probation." Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and at all other academic exercises is required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who ignore this rule, in warning them against further absences, and in placing on probation men who fail to cooperate. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Unexcused absence from classes either immediately before or immediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. promotion to the next higher class or, in the case of a Senior, to the degree. 52 Excused Absences. . Absence from classes because of illness or because of some unavoidable occurrence may be excused by the Dean. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the College Physician. See the section on " Infirmary Service," under "Residence Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final examinations. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. · Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent; , B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work ·is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the first six weeks of the following academic year .. Reports. Reports are sent to each student; to his parents, and to his Adviser after each grade period ; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to 53 The Rank List. After the mid-yea1 examinations and after the fina:l examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of a Ran.k List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except those men whose requirement for the Sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow : Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses) . Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Dean's List. The Dean's List consists of the names of a:ll students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarding attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may bring about the removal of any man's name from the Dean's List. Any man on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at the mid-year grade period a record which, if it were fina:l, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE -A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November or March hour-examinations ordinarily is warned by the Dean. However, if his record is exceedingly low, he may be placed on probation in November, or in March. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lower class and placed on probation. Continued Failure to Satisfy Promotion Requirements. Any student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to .the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a team; and, at the discretion of the Dean, he may be required to withdraw from non-athletic activities. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. A student may be placed on probation for ·failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship yvill, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. SS Repeating Courses. A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. ,., 'I Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English I but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior year, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. Transfer of Course Credits from Other Colleges. Stiidents who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Dean before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some time, the student is urged to submit his· transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, must pass seventeen (17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least eleven ( 11) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement and the requirements of· his major department. He must also secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). �,,, I I 56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A student entering St. John's before September, 1935, must pass seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the requirements of his major department and secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English 1 (unless anticipated). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription: of his major department (approximately six courses). 3. Any language courses prescribed by his major department. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. Foreign language work required for his degree. 6. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses,* exclusive of hygiene and physical training. 7. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the equivalent in physical training. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major subject. An instructor in that subject is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. Language Requirements. Candidates for the degree are required to have a reading knowledge of one foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied, preferably by the end of the sophomore year, either by passing *Except in those cases described on page 63 under the heading General Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive Examinations. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 a :vritten examinat.ion to be given each semester by a special committee, or by passmg with a grade of C or better any advanced language course.* In addition to the language requirement prescribed for the degree, some major departments have language requirements. Since the s~udent does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. Courses for Distribution. .1\ll. courses offered are grouped in three Divisions: ( 1) The D1v1s10n of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses taken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the major. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. Major Courses Counting for Distribution. No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may . be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full courses (or their equivalent) in biology: Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, if possible, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics. Courses 20 1 hf, 21 1 hf, 22 2 hf, and 30 lhf are primarily morphological; Two full cou:ses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry: Additional work may be recommended in analytical and physical chemistry; *An advanced language course is any course in language that is ,not a beginning course. �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent) . A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry ~2 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Nom.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2 hL Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1 ; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1 ; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in the Classics will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Economics. Ecohomics-Government 1 (advised); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the Junior courses in Economics (full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Economics SO (Reading) (advised); CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 Mathematics 26 2hf (Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophomore year) ; One full course in Psychology or in Philosophy ; *Students who major in Economics will be required to pass a comprehensive written examination toward the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expe~ted. English. English 21 (Survey of English. Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespeare) ; Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urg.ed that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. *Toward the end of the Senior year, they will be required to pass a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature.. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modem foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. ' See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought); A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in German will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. NOTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government. Economics-Government 1 (advised); Government 21 (Comparative Government); Any three of the four Junior and Senior courses in Government ; Economics 21 or a fulf year of Psychology or a full year of Sophomore History; Economics 34 1hf (International Economic Problems) and Economics 35 2hf (Government and Industry) or a full year of Junior History. *Beginning in 1934-35, students who major in Government will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus)· Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); ' Mathemat~cs 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mat~emattcs 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). _ · *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in Mathematics will be require~ to pa~s, toward the end of the Senior year, a compre?ensive written examination covering the field of their maJor courses. A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. History. History 1 (History of Western Civilization) ; History 21 (Medireval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Modern European History) ; History 25 (History of the United States); Economics-Government 1 or Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Government 21 (Comparative Government) or a full course in _Psychology exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology recommended) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in History will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; 61 Philosophy. Philosophy l l 1hf (Logic) ; Philosophy 12 2 hf (Introduction to Philosophy); Philosophy 27 1hf (Ethics); Ph~losophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Ph~losophy 34 2 hf (Locke; Berkeley; Hume) ; Philosophy 37 1 hf (Philosophy of Religion) · Philosophy 41 2 hf (Plato) ; ' One full course or its equivalent in psychology; One full course or its equivalent in history or economics. *Begin~ing in 1936-37, students who major in Philosophy will be requ~red to. pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 4~ (Theory. of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity) ; Math~matics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) . Reading k;nowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Each st~dent who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six ess~nbal courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this maior or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Social Sciences. on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools : Two full courses in biology : Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerea.uisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school he expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-requisite. For example, Latin is required for admission to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Some medical schools require " a reading knowledge" of French and German. Analytical chemistry is required in some schools, and, indeed, work in physical chemistry would be desirable. Psychology. Major temporarily discontinued; new requirements not yet determined. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 27 does not count toward the major. *Beginning in i936-37, students who major in Romance Languages will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination cover~ng the field of their major courses. 63 ,, ,·._ One course in each department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government); History 1 (History of Western Civilization) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology is recommended) ; ·· Three additional courses in the social sciences; Th~se three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. *Beginning i.n ·1936-37, students who major in Social Sciences will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Spanish. ·I. : See Romance Languages. *General Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive E;xaminations. In all cases where a student selects a major field in which a comprehensive examination is required for graduation, the Head of such Department will outline for him, at the beginning of the Sophomore year, a general course of study preparatory for such examination, and will at regular intervals confer with such student as to his progress. If, at any time, the Head of the Department is .convinced that such student is neglecting his preparation for the comprehensive examination, he will bring the matter to the attention of the Dean and, with the latter's approval, will remove such student from that major field, or will require other changes in his program for graduation. Notwithstanding the requirements specified above for compre~ hensi.ve examinations in the major fields of the Oassics, Economics, English, ~oman~e Languages, German, Government, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, and in lieu thereof beginning in 1936-37, a student may offer for graduation the com~ 3 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE pletion of twenty courses with grades of C or higher in thirteen of them, the majors beirig in the above fields, and the distribution being as described for the seventeen-course plan. The three additional courses must be selected with the approval of the Head of the Department wherein lies the major field. Under this plan the student would normally take five courses in each of the four years. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees "with honor" and " with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or '' cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. * For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B = 89-80, C 79-70, and D=69-60. = = 65 d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. Degrees with Distinction. A degree "with distinction" or "cum laude" will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees "with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. �66 [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1to19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk ( *). The reading courses are numbered in the fifties; the following regulations govern registration in such courses : 1. Juniors and Seniors in good standing who are in Group I or II of the Rank List may register for reading courses. 2. A Junior or Senior in Group III of the Rank List may be admitted to a reading course with the consent of the Department giving the course provided he has previously done B work or better in that Department. 3. With the consent of the instructor concerned, any Senior is eligible to take reading courses in his field of concentration. 4. No student may take more than two full reading courses or the equivalent in any year. The thesis courses, numbered in the sixties and marked by a dagger ( t), are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITzGERAI.D, KIEFFER, KuEHNE- MUND, SCOFIELD AND SEGALL, AND DR. TILGHMAN. ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. (m) A survey of the history of art in W estem Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. 67 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 33 1 hf. Nineteenth-Century Painting.] (n) From David to Cezanne. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 34 2hf. Contemporary Art. J (n) Studies in twentieth-century architecture, sculpture and painting. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. * Art 50. * Art 53 2 Reading Course. hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examiqation in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section A; B; C; D; M-W-F M-W-F T-Th-S T-Th-S at at at at 9. 2. 9. 10. DR. DR. DR. DR. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 21. Survey of English Literature. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (m) A study of the main tendencies of' English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (u) A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction and drama. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. English 24 hf. The Modern Drama. 2 ( rx) A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with, special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. English 29.1 1 hf. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. Great Books. (1v) at 11. (x) A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. * English 35. The Eighteenth Century. English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social and intellectual backgrounds. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry.] A course designed for students who would like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. M~W-F English 34 1hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. 69 (x) The chief, poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris and Rossetti. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR BROWN.· [*English 31.2 2 hf. Advanced Composition.] · (x) Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice compositiol!. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. (English 33. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.] (xrn) This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, :voya.ging ~arrati~es, pica· resque fiction and translations will be examined m their relation to the English Renaissance. T-Th from 2 to 3: 30. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. [English 38. American Literature.] (m) Puritan and Colonial writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman ; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] (v) M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR BROWN. I I I, �70 CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [English 41. Chaucer.] FRENCH (1v) The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, esp.ecially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. 71 French 1. Beginning French. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun.ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* M-Wat 11. Required of those English Majors who want the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. English 45. Shakespeare. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. in the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for J.11 eamre and the five great tragedies. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 49. The Novel. (1x) A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels. prohably selected from the works 6f Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. T-Th-S at9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. French 2. ·Intermediate French. (xm) Review of basic principles: grammar and compos1t1011, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A ;I M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* French 11. Advanced French Prose. (1v) Rapid reading from representative works of nineteenth-century prose ; . comprehensive collateral reading ; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGAJ,.L. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xm) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose ; oral reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* French 20. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good reading knowledge of Fr-ench is required. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *During the second semester of 1935-36, Professor Elliott's courses were taken by Professor Jordan. . �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Fr.ench 27. History of French Literature and Civilization. (m) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive out· side reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first .three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. l CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 73 GERMAN German 1. Beginning German. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] ( v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. NineteentlvCentury and Twentieth~Century French Literature. The literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, _·romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism and neoromantic!sm will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR SEGALL. German 10. Intermediate German. r (11) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite : German 1, or two years .of. high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 20. Modern Literature. (VI) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M.,.W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. (1x) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th at 9. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] Special pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL.. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Special pre-requisite: French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Required of German Majors. . Pre-requisite : Two years of college German or th~ equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*:j:German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civiliza(v) tion.] A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of " C" or better. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. "§German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought and art du~ing the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History 21. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] Open only to men majoring in German. (xvr) T at 3 : 00 p. m. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Special pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 50. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. § Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. :j: Given in 1935-36; to be omitted in 1936-37. T CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 75 GREEK See also History 11. Greek 1. Beginning Greek. (rv) Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple prose. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 21 1 hf. Xenophon, Ana basis.] The first four books of the ANABASIS (m) will be read. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 22 2 hf. Homer, the Iliad. Readings from the (v) ILIAD. P;e-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 1. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [*Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology.] (x) Study of the Myths as they appear in ancief!t and modern literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 24 1 hf. Homer, the Odyssey. Readings from the (v) ODYSSEY. , Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 1. First half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 25. New Testament and Patristic Greek.] (n) Readings in early Christian literature. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (n) Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy. Reaqings from the DIALOGUES 77 Latin 12 2 hf. Virgil, the Aeneid. of Plato and two tragedies. Reading of the first six books of the Pre-requisite: Greek 22 2hf, 24 1hf, or 25. M-W-F at9. AENEID. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin.· T-Th-S at 11. Second half-yea'r. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] (x) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. Latin 23 1hf. Letters 0£ Cicero and Pliny. (IX) Pre-requisite: Latin l l 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. T-T~-S at 10. Second half-year.. Omitted in 1935~36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence. [:j:Greek 35. Readings in Greek Literature.] A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite : Greek 1 and one additional year of college Greek. Hours to be arranged. · Omitted in 1936-37. . ~c PROFESSOR KIEFFER. )?re-requisite:. Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x) Readings in English from Justinian. Lectures on the history of Roman law. Open to Juniors and Seniors, with the consent of the instructor. (Ix) T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple texts. T-Th..:S at 9. Omitted in 1936-37. [Latin 35. Readings in Latin Literature.] PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Latin ll 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose. (XI) Subject matter of the course chosen from the historians and the legal writers. May be varied from year to year to suit needs of serious students. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. t Given 1. · *Latin 30. Roman Law. LATIN [:j: Latin 1. Beginning Latin.] (ix) Readings in Latin comedy. in 1935-36; to be omitted in 1936-37. A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite: :four years of high school Latin. ·Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Reading courses in the Classics will be offered, with the consent of the Department, upon the application of students eligible under the rules of the Faculty. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. Spanish 25 2 hf. (The same as Spanish 25 1 hf.) Second half-year. (1) Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, ;omposition. M-W-F at 8. A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; reports and discussions; individual collateral reading and reports. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama. J PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. (iv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (vn) '''Spanish SO. Readings on the Romantic Movement in Spain. Special pre-requisites: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. The student must be able to read Spanish fluently. Hours to be arranged. A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or the consent of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Culture. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD.' ' PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. ' (x) A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, ·of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, read· ings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen in September. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. 79 'tSpanish 60. Theses for Honors. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. 1 PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS WYCKOFF (Chairman), ALLES, DUNCAN, HUNTER, KIEFFER, KINGSBURY, AND MR. JOHNSON. ECONOMICS See also Mathematics 25 1 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics). Economics-Government 1. (n) (v1) An introduction to the study of the economic and political problems of today. This course, although not required, is strongly recommended for those Freshmen who expect to major in Economics or Government. Not open to Juniors or Seniors. Section A; M-W-F at 9. _PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Section B; M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR DuNCAN. Economics 21. General Principles. (1i1) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. M-W-Fat 10. PROFESSOR wYCKOFF. §Economics 32. Financial Problems. (v) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our commerdal and investment banking systems and their relations to business and social needs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 34 1 hf. International Economic Problems. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. §Omitted in 1935-36; to· be given in 1936-37. (111) This course will center its attention on the problems of government regulation of economic activity. It will begin with that portion of industry where Government supervision is now most extensive, namely, public utilities; it will conclude with a study of the increasing social control of all types of business enterprise. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. [*Economics 36 1 hf. Forms of Social Organization.] (x1) A survey will be made of the more _important economic forms of society-the philosophies and programs. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x1) Open to Juniors and Seniors, with permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. [*Economics 37 2 hf. Security Investment and Analysis. Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business. (1v) A study of the principles of industrial enterprises. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (111) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports and 'papers on selected problems in international business cycles, international control of raw materials and economic imperialism. M-W-Fat 10. First half-year. Economics 35 2 hf. Government and Industry. 81 Economics 39 2 hf. Social Problems of Industry. (1v) The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of our industrial system upon the community. Pre~requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. p W ROFESSOR YCKOFF. �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Government 32. Government in the United States. Economics 40. Advanced Economics. A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. T at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. 1, or Government 21. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (n) A survey of present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, armaments, trade rivalries, etc.; the development of international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the League of Nations, the World Court, international conferences and the evolution of a law of nations. Pre-requisites: at least two of the following courses: Government 21, Government 31, Economics 34 1 hf, History 38. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR \VYCKOFF. Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties. GOVERNMENT (Ix) A survey of the types of modern government. Comparison of the structure and functioning of typical foreign governments with that of the United States. Required of all students majoring in Government. Not open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 31. History of Political Ideas.) Economics~Government Government 41. International Politics. *Economics 51 hf. Readings in Economics. Special pre-requisite: Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics-Government 1. (See under ECONOMICS.) Government 21. Comparative Government. (ur) A more advanced and systematic study of American political institutions and practices, with emphasis on constitutional development; relations between State and National governments; the growth of administrative activities ; political parties and other agencies of public opinion. Pre-requisite: M-W-F at 10. *Economics 50. Readings in Economics. (Advised for all students majoring in Economics.) 83 (m) Theories of politics and of government frorr. classical times to the present day, showing the evolution of systematic political thought, and the bases of modern political ideas. The ideas of political thinkers on such subjects as the origin of the state, bases of political authority, sovereignty, democracy, socialism, communism, fascism, and the like, will be studied. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (xn) The history, organization, functions and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisites: At least three of the following courses: History 25, Government 21, Government 31, Government 32. T -Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law. (xn) A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisites: At least three of the following courses: Economics-Government 1, Government 32, Economics 35 2 hf, History 39. T-Th from 1 to 2: 30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. ' �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Government *Government *Government *Government History 25. History of the United States. 50. Reading .Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. 85 (v) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. M-W-F.at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* PROFESSORS KINGSBURY AND DUNCAN. History 34. American Economic History. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. A study of the conditions and development of our. economic life from · the colonial beginnings down to the present. Not open to freshmen except by special permission. ' PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. HISTORY History 1. History of Western Civilization. (m) A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from its be.. ginnings to the present, with particular emphasis placed upon modern times. A pre-requisite for men maj.oring in History, and especially designed for others who wish to take but a single course in History. M-W-F at 10. MR. JOHNSON. History 11. History of Greece and Rome. (x) The political and social history of ancient times. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. §History 21. Medireval European History. (IV) PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 22. Modern European History. (1x) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the present. T-Th-S at 9. [History 38. History of Europe Since 1870.] (1x) The study of the political and economic development of Europe since the unification of Germany and Italy, with particular attention to the post-war years and current development in world affairs. Pre-requisite : History 1 or History 22. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 19,35-36 and in 1936-37. History 39. History of the United States Since 1865. (rv) A survey of English history. M-W-Fat 11. Omitted in 1936-37. MR. JOHNSON. (xu) The principal emphasis in this course will be placed upon the economic and social aspects of American development during the past seventy years. Pre-requisite: History 25. T-Th from 1to2: 30. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* [History 42. History of American Life.] PROFESSOR HUNTER.* [History 23. English History.] PROFESSOR HUNTER.* PROFESSOR HUNTER. A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. M-W-F at 11. Hours to be arranged. (xm) ~his course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American hfe approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR HUNTER. *During the second semester of 1935-36, Professor Hunter's courses were taken by Mr. McQeary. §Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. *During the second semester of 1935-36, Professor Hunter's courses were taken by Mr. McQeary. �86 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOG.DE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. The reading courses in History are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in History, and normally they are open only to such Students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have completed three full courses in History, with grades of B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. T-Th.,.S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (IX) Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR ALLES. *t History 6o. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. PHILOSOPHY Philosophy 37 1 hf. Philosophy of Religion. (x1) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works . Oral and written reports. . MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. 87 (x1) The following are some of the problems discussed: the origin of the universe and of life; the nature of reality; mind; the origin and nature of human knowledge; God. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. (n) A study of religion from the historical, psychological, and philosophical points of view. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 27 1 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. §Philosophy 41 2 hf. Plato. (IX) An interpretation of ·Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. Philosophy 27 1 hf. Ethics. (1x) A survey of moral theory and practice with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Christianity, Kant, etc. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. *t Philosophy 6o. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf. Theses for Honors. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. § Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. 4 �\I l 88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 10 1 hf. Introduction tol Psychology. (m) A .study of reflexes, instincts, sensation, perception, memory, emotion and feeling, voluntary action, imagination, reasoning, personality. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Education 16 2 hf. History of Education. (m) A survey of European educational theories and practices from the early Greek period to the end of the nineteenth century (ending with Spencer) . M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR (Chairman), · Section B ; (Pre-medical students) . Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. *Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2:30. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Au.EN, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, EASON, MCFARLIN, RIDGELY AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 10 2 hf. Social Biology. (xm) T-Th from 2.30 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (IV, VIII) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and ·six hours of laboratory. · Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 15 1hf. Ecology. An introduction to some methods of studying animal populations in natural and controlled communities. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Population p.roblems; human ecology and human genetics. Three hours weekly. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (xu) This course is intended for students who are not maJ ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a, general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to· year. Three hours weekly. ALLEs. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS APPEL 89 *Biology 16 2hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of' protoplasm, and the relation of life to the environment. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. [:j:Biology 20 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] . The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. Many of the specimens to be used in the laboratory are deepsea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness t Given in 1935-36; to be omitted· in 1936-37. �90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 21 1hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (m) A history of· the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of Vertebrates. . Biology 30 1 hf. Histology; . The comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. · Pre-requisites: Comparative anatomy and embryology of the vertebrates. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 33 2 hf. Problems in Histology and Cytology. Individual laboratory projects in continuation of Biology 27 1 hf or 30 1 hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 27 1 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. Two hours of recitation and, six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 27 1 h£. Cytology of Development. Studies in the cytology of the germ cells and in the cellular patterns of development. A history of the attempt to analyze the early formative processes in terms of hereditary and environmental factors. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. 91 Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of th~se to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 27 1 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half~year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. §Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships between parasite and host. Internal parasites only; chiefly those of vertebrates. Two hours of recitation lJ_nd six J;i.ours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf recommended. § Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval .of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a full tuition scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Ordinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by other courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2 hf will be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite : Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. 93 CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (m) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. . PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry ; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted separately from Chemistry 1. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will he required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry I must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. The aim of this course is to give to the student. a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical �.. li CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 94 95 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory wotk is devoted to the qualitative analysis of " unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites; Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5; Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry terminations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitatjon, M at 1. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. · (1v) An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory work are designed to give a knowledge of the fundamental reactions and properties of representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their reactions. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR McFARLIN. (vrn) Conti.nuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in Chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1 to 4. ~irst half-year. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (v) PROFESSOR BERNHARD. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure of matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria ; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes de- Chemistry 43 1hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. (u) The topics treated include electrochemlstry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures �96 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. _Pre-requisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf ; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. *Chemistry 52 1 hf. Readings in Chemistry. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. 97 ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, a,nd analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to· use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cu_ltural value of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY, Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and 33. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. *tChemistry 6o. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSOR BERNHARD. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. (I) This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. Mathematics 2 2 hf. (I) This course is required of all students who have not offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. (IV) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. (1v) A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Plane Geometry. (m) Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, yolumes, centers of gravity, pressures and moments of inertia. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. - Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (Ix) An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. !' ;- " �98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 99 (xx) [*Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science'.] In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe, Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. Conference hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. fROFESSOR BINGLEY. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with, applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (xr) A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. (vm) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. , (m) The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part IL *tMathematics 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A ; Recitation, T -Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T -Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (r) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 100 101 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Physics [Physics 41 . Physical Optics.] (IX) This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 42. Theory of Heat. (u) An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 21 ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 43. Electricity.] (u) This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR EASON. 50. Reading Course. (xn) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Special pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. *'t Physics 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Monday in October. Required of all freshmen, and of transfer students who have not had an equivalent course. M at4. DR. MURPHY. Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus wtlrk, hand ball, .indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. LENTZ. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. LENTZ. �102 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Classroom Assignments, 1935-36 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will meet at time and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ..................... McDowell 24 Biology, all coitrses . ..... Biology Building Chemistry, all coitrses . ... Humphreys Hall Economics-Government 1 A .. McDowell 34 Economics-Government 1 B .. McDowell 34 Economics 21 ............... McDowell 35 Economics 34-2hf ........... McDowell 22 Economics 35- 2 hf ........... McDowell 34 Economics 36-lhf ........... McDowell 21 Economics 37-2hf ........... McDowell 36 Economics 38-lhf ........... McDowell-33 Economics 39- 2 hf ........... McDowell 32 English 1 A ................. McDowell 36 English 1 B ................. McDowell 36 English 1 C ................. McDowell 31 English 1 D ................. McDowell 21 English 21 ................. McDow.ell 22 English 23 .................. McDowell 32 English 24- 2hf ............... McDowell 21 English 29.Phf, 29.2- 2 hf ..... McDowell 31 English 34-1 hf .............. McDowell 24 English 35 ................. McDowell 23 English 45 ................. McDowell 23 English 49 .................. McDowell 24 French 1 ................... McDowell 36 French 2 A .................. McDowell 36 French 2 B .................. McDowell 36 French 11 .................. McDowell 22 French 13 .................. McDowell 32 French 17 (27) .............. McDowell 21 French 20 .................. McDowell 22 French 41 ................. Faculty Office German 1 .................. McDowell 33 German 10 ................. McDowell 21 German 20 ................. McDowell 24 German 21 ................. McDowell 21 German 35 ................. McDowell 34 Government 21 .............. McDowell 33 Government 32 .............. McDowell 32 Course Hall and Roo Government 41 .............. McDowell 2 Government 43- 1 hf, 44- 2 hf .... McDowell Greek 1 .................... McDowell Greek 22- 2hf ................ McDowell Greek 25 ................... McDowell Greek 35 ................... McDowell History 1 .................. McDowell History 11 ................. McDowell History 22 ................. McDowell History 23 .................. McDowell History 25 . : ............... McDowell History 34 .................. McDowell · . History 39 .................. McDowell Hygiene 1 ..... Humphreys Lecture Roa Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 2 Latin 10- 2hf ................ McDowell Latin ll- 1 hf ................ McDowell Mathematics l- 1 hf, 2- 2 hf. .... McDowell Mathematics 11 A ........... McDowell Mathematics 11 B ........... McDowell 3Mathematics 11' C ............ McDowell 3 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell Mathematics 25- 1 hf, 26- 2hf .... McDowell 3 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 3. Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 2 Philosophy 1l-1hf, 12- 2 hf. .... McDowell 3 Philosophy 15 ............... McDowell 3 Philosophy 31 ............... McDowell 3 Philosophy 34- 2 hf ........... McDowell 3 Philosophy 35-lhf, 36- 2 hf ..... McDowell 3 Physics, all courses ....... Humphreys H Psychology 10-1 hf ........... McDowell 3 Psychology 16- 2 hf (Education) McDowell 3 Spanish 1 .................. McDowell 3 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 3 Spanish 11 ................. McDowell 3 Spanish 25-lhf, 25-2hf ........ McDowell 3 Spanish 31 ................. McDowell 3 103 Classroom Assignments, 1936-37 N OTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, " Hours to be arranged" will meet at times d places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. ~ourse t 21 Hall and Room ..................... McDowell 24 logy, all wurses . ...... Biology Building emistry, all courses . ... Humphreys Hall onomics-Government 1 A .. McDowell 34 onomics-Government 1 B .. McDowell 34 nomics 21 ............... McDowell 35 32 .............. McDowell 21 34-lhf, 35-2hf ..... McDowell 32 38-lhf, 39-2hf ..... McDowell 32 onomics 40 ............... McDowell 24 glish 1 A ............. , ... McDowell 36 , lish 1 B ................. McDowell '36 lish 1 C ................. McDowell 31 lish 1 D ................. McDowell 21 lish 21 .................. McDowell 22 23 ................. McDowell 32 24-Zhf .............. McDowell 31 Z9.l-1hf, 29.2- 2hf ..... McDowell 22 lish 34-lhf .............. McDowell 24 lish 45 .................. McDowell 23 lish 49 ................. McDowell 24 nch 1 ................... McDowell 36 nch 2 A .................. McDowell 36 nch 2 B .................. McDowell 36 11 .................. McDowell 21 .................. McDowell 32 .................. McDowell 22 nch 27 (17) .............. McDowell 21 an 1 ................... McDo~ell 33 man 10 ................. McDowell 21 an 20 .................. McDowell 24 man 21 .................. McDowell 21 man 36 .................. McDowell 34 .............. McDowell 33 .............. McDowell 23 .............. McDowell 24 Course Hall and Room Government 43- 1 hf, 44- 2hf .... McDowell 22 Greek 1 .................... McDowell 23 Greek 22- 2hf, 24-lhf .......... McDowell 24 Greek 31 ................... McDowell 23 History 1 ................... McDowell 33 History 11 ................. McDowell 22 History 21 .................. McDowell 35 History 22 .................. McDowell 35 History 25 .................. McDowell 35 History, 39 .................. McDowell 35 Hygiene 1 ...... Humphreys Lecture Room Latin ll-1 hf, 12-2hf. ......... McDowell 23 Latin 23- 1 hf, 24- 2hf .......... McDowell 23 Latin 30 .................... McDowell 31 Mathematics l- 1 hf, 2-2hf. ..... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 A ............ McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 B ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 11 C ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 25- 1 hf, 26- 2 hf .... McDowell 34 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 ............. McDowell 22 Philosophy ll-1 hf, 12-2hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 27- 1 hf, 41- 2 hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 31 .............. McDowell 32 Philosophy 37- 1 hf ........... McDowell 35 Physics, all courses . ...... Humphreys Hall Psychology 10-1 hf ........... McDowell 31 Psychology 16- 2hf (Education) McDowell 31 Spanish 1 .................. McDowell 33 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 11 .................. McDowell 31 Spanish 25- 1 hf, 25- 2 hf ........ McDowell 33 Spanish 31 .................. McDowell 33 �104 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1935-36 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1936 John Reeves Blakistone James Pierce Bradley Lawrason Levering Crane William Robert Eaton Herbert Henry Eccleston Frank Richard Gessner, Jr. William Gottschalk Gideon Ralph Joseph Giordano Joseph Burnham Gray Edward Tyler Heise Paul Joseph· Kesmodel Charles Jacob Kibler Daniel Hutchinson Mathers Irving Kahler Meginnis W illiain Robert Miller Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr. Warcfer Robert Nethken James Andrew Phillips William Nelson Rairigh Ralph ·Murray Schley Richard Brooke Sellman Leroy Gardner Webster Charles Tylden Westcott Richard Talbot Williams Bushwood Alpha Kappa Pi House California Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Infirmary Chester Kappa Alpha House Alpha Kappa Pi House Hackensack, New Jersey Annapolis Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Brice House Newark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, R.F.D., No. 3 Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Greensboro Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 79 Shipwright Street Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Quantico Brice House Ridgely 24 Randall Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa' House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Poolesville Deal' s Island 16 Pinkney Hall ·Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Home, Waterbury . Waterbury JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1937 Willard Osborne Ash James McCombs Brown John Harrington Brown Thomas Warren Chandlee Garnett Yelverton Clark Herbert Keith Clayton John Raymond Cooper Ernest Neal Cory, Jr. Gilbert Albert Crandall Thompson Faxon Dow, Jr. Charles George Goy William Edward Harman Asher Hollander Jesse W. Holmes, Jr. Calvin Lewis Hom, Jr. Charles . David Hyson Samuel Milton Ivrey Norval Foard Kemp Franklin Earl Leslie Robert Levin Robert. Glyn Lewis Thomas Frank Lusby, II Harry Patrick Luz Okey Ellsworth Michael Robert Graham Moss Cumberland ·Delta Psi Omega House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Queen Anne Phi Sigma Kappa House Delta, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, 183 Prince George Street Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House College Park Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 50 State Circle South Portland, Maine Naval Reservation, Annapolis Nashua, New Hampshire 6 Pinkney Hall Accident Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 7 Pinkney Hall Cumberland Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Hampstead Delta. Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, 101 Compromise Street Relay 8 Randall Hall Towson Delta Psi Omega. House Baltimore 3 Pinkney Hall BCJltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Prince Frederick Alpha Kappa Pi House Woodmere, New York Phi Sigma Kappa. House Westernport Glenburnie Annapolis . Home, 83 Shipwright Street John Burneston Owens Charles Francis Peace, III Robert Bowie Sasscer Robert McCawley Snibbe Emanuel Philip Snyder William Burns Sohn John Ferguson Somerville, Jr. Cyrus William Straw Richard Brimmer Taylor Willard Nelson Todd Lester Aubrey Wall, Jr. William Plumer Wiseman Eastport Round Ba.y Upper Marlboro Catonsville Annapolis Towson Cumberland Scranton, Pennsylva·n,ia Lima, Ohio Elk Mills Baltimore Danville, Virginia 105 Kappa Alpha House Home, Round Bay Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Kappa Alpha House Home, 78 Maryland Avenue 8 Randall Hall Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Brice House 19 R,andall Hall Delta Psi Omega House Delta Psi Omega House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1938 Fred Alexander Ridgewood, New Jersey 13 Pinkney Hall Charles Chester Atwater Chestertown · Phi Sigma Kappa House David Nathan Bacharach, Jr. Baltimore 10 Pinkney Hall Thomas Gordon Baker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 32 Pinkney Hall William Dallas Baker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 32 Pinkney Hall Francis Elwood Barkman Cumberla;nd Delta Psi Omega House John N ebiolo Boeris Glastonbury, Connecticiit Alpha Kappa Pi House John Wheelwright Browne Merion, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma. Kappa House William Belden Burns Baltimore 45 Pinkney Hall Jacquelin Holland. Bushong Breathedsville 5 Randall Hall Harry Pattey Calhoun Ocean City Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, 'Jr.Baltimore Infirmary Gordon Croughwell Cooper Baltimore 6 Pinkney Hall George Tyler Coulson Middletown, Delaware Delta Psi Omega House Thomas Clay Cover, Jr. Easton Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Joseph Cqnningham Cumberland Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr. Pocomoke 12 Pinkney Hall Leonard Thomas DeLisio Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr. Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Coronado, California Alexander Rieman Early, Jr. Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Henry Paul Eichacker Brooklyn, New York 3 Randall Hall Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House John Donald Englar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Henry Herman Fahrig, Jr. Kappa Alpha House Bernard Gregory Fold Annapolis Home, 232 Main Street 10 Randall Hall Germantown, Pennsylvania John Daniel Friebely · Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr. Home, 116 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis Annapolis John Frederick Gray Home, 141 Monticello Avenue Salisbury Phi Sigma Kappa House Todd Grier Calvert Michel Haas Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Ross Warren Hammann Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Charles Parish Hebb 22 Randall Hall Northport, New York Russell Crispbell Henderson 9 Randall Hall Gustav Edward Herzer Baltimore 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Howard Palmer Hill Annapolis Home, 15 Maryland Avenue John Trenholm Hopkins Annapolis Home, 55 East Street Alexander Noble Jarrell East Orange, New Jersey 3 Pinkney Hall Nathan Bernard Kantor Annapolis Home, 232 Prince George Street William Joseph King River Edge, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House George Worthington Kopp 31 Pinkney Hall New London, Connecticut Edward Flint Lathrop, Jr. Huntington, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Holden L'Ecluse Clearfield, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Asbury Wright Lee, III 7 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Alvin Edward Levy �106 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Everett Paul Mason, Jr. James Scott Baker Middelton Harold Ashton Milstead Lewis Lee Moore, Jr. Arthur Kurtz Myers Andrew Joseph Naparano Christian Neumann William Edgar Nielsen Ferdinand Henry Noble. Albert Francis Patrick Alan Francis Pike Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr. William Reed Quimby Robert Henry Renshaw, III Edward Peyton Ritchings Julius Rosenberg William Taylor Ross, Jr. Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr. Charles Sprigg Sands Charles Schiff Everett Welcome Smith, Jr. Edward Charles Sommer James Alexander Stevens, II William Tayloe Francis James Townsend, Jr. John Henry VonDreele, III John Clark Wagner John Harry Wagner, Jr. Richard Lawrence Waters, Jr. Richard Wilton Wickes, Jr. Theodore Williams George Thomas Wingate Glenn Baker Zwiebel Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Towson Kappa Alpha House Chicamu:ren Delta Psi Omega House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cambridge Westminster 12 Pinkney Hali Newark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 44 Madison Street West Englewood, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Des Moines, Iowa 13 Randall Hall Yonkers, New York 2 Randall Hail Wethersfield, Con11ecticut Kappa Alpha House Cockeysville Kappa Alpha House Bar Harbor, Maine Delta Psi Omega House Baltimore 22 Pinkney Hall Anna.polis Home, 184 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore 35 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 44 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 144 Lafayette Avenue Gambrills Home, Gambrills Annapolis Home, 55 Southgate Avenue Annapolis Home, 61 College Avenue Wethersfield, Connecticut 16 Randall Hall Easton Sigma Alpha Epsilon House 44 Pinkney Hall Chatterto11, Virginia Ocean City Kappa Alpha House 23 Randall· Hall Baltimore Annapolis Home, 419 Poplar Avenue Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Rockville 11 Randall Hall Towson 40 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 19 Randall Hall Watertown, Connecticut FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1939 Edward Joseph Ack.er Rudolph Alhera Eugene Angyal Louis Bachmann, Jr. Frank Belding Bauer Lloyd Clay Beall, Jr. George Charles Beneze Kenneth Gordon Bennett William Randolph Benny Allen Alfred Bergner John Rankin Birmingham Charles Warren Blaney George Frederick Bonifant, Jr. M. Worthington Bordley, Jr. James Edward Boyle Leroy William Brooks Warner Knode Brown Hayes Moffett Bryan Frederick Robinson Buck Arthur Larry Budacz · William Baltzell Burch Miles Ross Carroll, Jr. Bruce Gray Caturani Setauket, New York 3 Randall Hall So,.th Glastonbury, Co1111ecticnt 17 Pinkney Hall 15 Pinkney Hall Elizabeth, New Jersey New York, New Y01·k Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Hartford, Connecticut 15 Randall Hall Ambridge, Pennsylooniw 11 Randall Hall Home, Ferry Farms Annapolis 14 Pinkney Hall Brooklyn Postoffice 18 Pinkney Hall Easton 27 Pinkney Hall Kankakee, Illinois 9 Randall Hall Baltimore 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall Colesville 30 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 25 Pinkney Hall Qi<een A1111e 4 Randall Hall Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Odenton 23 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 37 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Phoenix 15 Pinkney Hall New York, New York CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Samuel Salvadore Cerniglia Walter Russell Chance, Jr. Charles Thomas Clagett, Jr. Albert Patterson Close John Collinson, Jr. James Higgins Cook Joh~ William Cook Charles Arthur Criss Thomas Whittington Crockett Rocco John D' Alessio Fred Alvin Dammeyer Louis Dorsey Davis, Jr. Theodore Edward deDisse Charles Sherman Denny, Jr. Edward Simms Digges Arthur Wils~n Dowell, Jr. James Douglas DuShane George Seferen Ennis, Jr. Joseph Schussler Galloway Enoch Barton Garey, Jr. Sanford Roy Goodman Arthur Fairbank· Grace, Jr. Israel Greengold James Wiegand Gunn· William James Hall William Norman Hall Harry Lee Hamilton, Jr. James Ferdinand Hayward, Jr. Edward Willis Hearn Edwin Frederick Heinen John Bouton Heller Hector Ralph Hidalgo Joseph Carl Hill Cecil Delmore Hilles Charles Albert Hodges, Jr. Robert Felty Hodges William Joseph Hopps Robert Cecil Kanode Robert Lee Keyser, Jr. Clarence Louis Kibler Charles Franklin Koogle Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr. John James Lambros Richard Lee Layfield Edward Cuttle Lee Joseph William Lee Charles Gerhauser Lort Thomas Lyles MacNemar James Leonard McCully Kenneth Joseph McKinnon Paul . Francis McNellis Jame~ Russell McQueen, Jr. William David Macmillan, Jr. Malcolm Elmer May Ernest Leslie Medford, Jr. Edwin Gibson Meredith William Edward Miller Charles Albert Mosby George Robert Mowell 107 Salisbury Alpha Kappa Pi House Eastport Home, 201 Adams Street W ashingto11, District of Columbia Infirmary Bel Air 16 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 18 Randall Hali West A1111apolis Home, West Annapolis Frostburg Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 15 Randall Hall Williamston, North Carolina 22 Randall Hall Ne.wark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall An11a.polis Home, 570 West Street Towson Kappa Alpha House Baltimore · 22 Pinkney· Hall Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House LaPlata 26 Pinkney Hall Prince Frederick 27 Pinkney Hall Winchester, Virgi1'ia Infirmary Baltimore 36 Pinkney Hall Towson Kappa Alpha House Li<therville 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 4 Pinkney Hall Easton Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 50 West Street Baltimore 23 Pinkney Hall Barstow 20 Randall Hall Mt. Vemon, New York 33 Pinkney Hall Washington, District of Columbia 15 Randall Hall Baltimore 30 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 42 Pinkney Hall Bayshore, New York 14 Randall Hall Baltimore Brice House Annapolis Home, 87 Shipwright Street Rock Point 41 Pinkney Hall Upper "Darby, Pc1111sylva11ia 4 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 6 Revell Street Hagerstown 39 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 24 Randall Hall Catonsville 19 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Greensboro 25 Pinkney Hall Annapolis . Home, St. John's Campus Boonton, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Q11antico Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, Near Annapolis Edgewater Home, Edgewater Northeast Alpha Kappa Pi House Beacon, New York 14 Randall Hall Round Bay Home, Round Bay Dett'oit, Michigan 18 Pinkney Hall Chicago, Illinois 44 Pinkney Hall Silver Spring 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 23 Pinkney Hall Brooklyn, New York 5 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 144 Duke of Gloucester Street Centreville . 34 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, Wardour Jersey City, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Glencoe 19 Pinkney Hall �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 108 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philip Andrew Myers, II John Otto N eustadt Ashley Guy Ogden, Jr. William Councilman Owens George Austin Piersol David Berry Pomeroy John Owen Pope, Jr. Ernest Campbell Popplein, Jr. Joseph John Pulick Robert William Ramage Jam es Iglehart Randall Alton Francis Reed Robert David Rees Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. John Thomas Roberts, Jr. Maurice Raymond Roberts, Jr. William Elder Robertson James Harrison Rowe Samuel Schenker Grant Kenneth Schmick Mortimer Aaron Seidman John Graham Shannahan, Jr. N elsonl Earle Shawn Richard Fuller Shryock Malcolm Silver Peter Theodore Simopoulos Edward Cress Sledge Francis Irvin Smith Thomas Spence Smith, Jr. Richard Wilson Snibbe John Jacob Sowers Robert Henry Springer William Hait Spurgin William Vincent Stallings Tadeusz Stankiewicz LeRoy William Staylor Arthur Dunham Stout, Jr. Henry Jerome Stringer, Jr. George Edward Thomas James Milton Tindall, Jr. B. Johnson Todd Bernard Anthony Tuckey Jose Manuel Vieta Edmund Howell Volkart Richard Banks Warburton Robert Hinton Webster William Brayshaw Welling, Jr. Frank Anthony White, Jr. William Robert White Lewin Wethered Wickes, Jr. Thomas John Wright As.h/and, Ohio 41 Pinkney Hall Baltim<We 32 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Eastport Home, Boucher's Point Royal Oak 12 Randall Hall Media, Pennsylvania Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Reisterstown 39 Pinkney Hall Yonkers, New York 18 Randall Hall Indianapolis, Indiana 7 Randall Hall Baltimore Infirmary Revell Home, Revell New·Haven, Connecticut 21 Randall Hall Ellicott City 14 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 28 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 34 J;'inkney Hall Baltimore 33 Pinkney Hall Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 16 Market Space Preston 6 Randall Hall Brooklyn, New York 5 ·Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House West Annapolis Home, v.r est Annapolis Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Clifton, New Jersey 4 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Newport, Rhode Island Memphis, Tennessee 16 Randall Hall Edgewater Home, Edgewater Annapolis Home, 47 Southgate Avenue Catonsvi/le 33 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 44 Pinkney Hall Emmitsburg 37 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 40 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 102 Cathedral Street Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Ea.ston 7 R.rndall Hall Plainfield, New Jersey 10 Randall Hall Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Waterbury Home, Waterbury Hurlock 6 Randall Hall St. A/ban's, New YOTk 41 Pinkney Hall Caguas, Puerto Rico 17 Randall Hall Aberdeen 38 Pinkney Hall Elkton 5 Randall Hall Stemmer's Run 28 Pinkney Hall Sykesville 13 Randall Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Annapolis Chestertown Cherrydal.e, Virginia 205 Hanover Street, Annapolis Home, 104 Charles Street 12 Pinkney Hall 1 Randall Hall 109 Anthony Joseph Maggio Annapolis Home, 116 Charles Street William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey Glen Burnie Home; Glen Burnie Phippen Sanborn Boston, Massachusetts 1 Randall Hall Samuel Gottlieb Schick Annapolis Home, 16 Francis Street Joseph Charles Smith Annapolis Home, 217 Main Street Earle Cooper White, Jr. Annapolis Home, 111 McKendree Avenue John Young, Jr. Port Washington, New York ·42 Pinkney Hall UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS Joseph Merryman Coale, Jr. Lloyd Francis Taylor Baltimore Bridgeport, Connecticut 26 Pinkney Hall 21 Randall Hall NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS Annapolis John Henry Newton, Jr. Home, 81 Bowyer Road, U. 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Naval Academy SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS ••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 24 JUNIORS ••••• , • , ••••••...••••••••• , , . . . . . • , •••••.•••• , ••••• , •• •.•, •. , . , . , . , . 37 SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN SPECIAL ••••••.••••••••.•••.••••.•••••••••.••••••••••• •.•••••••••.•••.••• ································································· STUDENTS ••••.•••••••••••••..••••••.•••••••••••••••••.••••.••.•.••• UNCLASSIFIE.D STUDENTS ••.•.•.•••••••••••.•...•••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••• NON-MATRICULATED TOTAL STUDENTS 76 133 11 2 ••••••..••••••••.••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 284 SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Maryland . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 New York........................ 16 New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 13 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 9 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Illinois . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ohfo ............................. · 2 · Maine ...... ;..................... 2 California .. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 Deiaware ........................ . Indiana •....•.................... Iowa ............................ . Michigan ........................ . New Hampshire ................. . North Carolina .................. . Puerto Rico ............... ·...... . Rhode Island .................... . Tennessee Total 284 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 5, 1935 BACHELOR OF ARTS Magna cum Laude et cum Honore Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. (in Mathematics) ..........•............. Annapolis Magna cum Laude Dalton Middlekauff Welty ......................................... ; .... Funkstown SPECIAL STUDENTS Carlos Austin Downs Samuel Davis Foster, Jr. Edward Sargent Hill Harold Arthur Kenyon Odenton Home, Odenton Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Winchester, Massachusetts Infirmary New Bedford, .Massachusetts 10 Pinkney Hall Cum Laude John Brophy O'Donnell .............. ·............................ , ...... Baltimore Joseph ;Novey ...•.........•...............................•........... Baltimore Philip Joseph Russillo ........................................ Norwich, Connecticut Elmer Lacy Meredith ...••.........•.......................•......... Federalsburg �110 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Rite Charles Brooks Anderson ...............•.................... Glenmont, New York Carvil Reid Archer ....................................................... Bel Air Roland James Bailey, Jr ................................................. Hebron Melville Lewis Bisgyer ....................................... Brooklyn, New York Gordon Keith Boucher ................................................. Grantsville Allen Rexford Bradley ....................................... Cheshire, Connecticut Frank William Conner, Jr .................................... Wayne, Pennsylvania Edward DeLisio ................ : . ............... Washington, District of Columbia John Charles Donohue .................................................. Baltimore Louis Eickwort, III ...................................•...... Flushing, New York Walter Frederick William Evers ......................................... Baltimore Alphonse Emanuel Farone .............................. Saratoga Springs, New York Morton Norman Fine ................................................... Baltimore Max Glickman ... ·..................................................... Annapolis David Arthur Harkness .................................................. Mutual James Leslie Hays, III ................................................. Baltimore Francis Geoghegan Hurlock ............................................ Cambridge Clarence Leatherbury Johnson .................•......................... Annapolis Lawrence Kantor .....•••••... _ ............................ East Orange New Jersey James Richard Kelly .•••................................................ Thurmont Robert Henry Lampee ....................................... New York, New York William Calvin Lotz ••...•........................................... Ellicott City Henry David McCool. •..••............................. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Donald Edward Stuart McGarrow ....................................... Baltimore John Robinson Magruder ..•............................................. Baltimore David Eugene Nopper .................................................. Baltimore Roy Lewis Rascovar .••••......•........................................ Baltimore Ephraim Roy Shawn, Jr ....•........................................•••. Annapolis Louis Ambrose Snyder ............................................ ; .. Hagerstown Robert Noble Sosman ................. ·....................... Westfield, New Jersey David King Usher ...................................................... Baltimore Henry Reginald Weeks ..................................... Great Neck, New York Frank Kennedy Wilson, Jr .............................................. Baltimore James Cornelius Wilson; Jr ............................... Wethersfield, Connecticut Richard Sage Woodman ....................................... Tenafly, New Jersey Waitman Burgess Zinn ................ : .................. : ............. Baltimore DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) Harry Whinna Nice ........................................ Governor of Maryland Millard E. Tydings ......................... United States Senator from Maryland DOCTOR OF LETTERS (Honoris causa) Raymond Pearl ............................ Professor in the Department of Biology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 5, 1935 Visitors and Governors' Prize LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR, JR. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Prize DALTON' MIDDLEKAUFF WELTY Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Prize RoBERT NOBLE SosMAN Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art JOHN BROPHY O'DONNELL (Honorable Mention: ROBERT LEVIN and WILLIAM BURNS SOHN) Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In .the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics CHARLES DAVID HYSON Key Society Prize JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award WILLIAM CALVIN LOTZ Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award GEORGJ;l ALTHOFF BINGLEY Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award WILLIAM CALVIN LOTZ The Hodgson Cup JOHN BROPHY O'DONNELL DOCTOR OF MUSIC (Honoris causa) Austin Conradi ..... Member of the Piano Depa;tment, Peabody Conservatory of Music The Ja_mison Cup DALTON MIDDLEKAUFF WELTY MASTER OF ARTS (Honoris causa) Paul Landon Banfield .....•.................... Headmaster, Landon School for Boys The Woodcock Cup ELMER LACY MEREDITH 111 �CATALOGUE OF $T. JOHN'S COLLEGE 112 113 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Keene Cup LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR, JR. The Harrison Cup WILLIAM CALVIN LOTZ The Dearing Cup LOUIS AM!BROSE SNYDER HENRY REGINALD WEEKS Athletic Council Prize JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING .OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935 Sophomore Merit Scholarship EMANUEL PHIUP SNYDER Freshman Merit Scholarship GUSTAV EDWARD HERZER THEODORE WILLIAMS INDEX Absences, from class ............ Sl before and after holidays. . . . . . Sl Administration, officers of. . . . . . . 10 regulations of .............. ~ . 47 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 applications for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 by certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 by examination: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . 34 on trial ..................... 32 routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 si>ecial students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 subjects accepted ....... ' ..... 33 units ........................ 33 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Aids to students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Alumni association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Amou.nt of work carried. . . . . . . . . Sl permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl required for promotion. . . . . . . . Sl Applications, for admission ...... 31 for assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Arrival at college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S· Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Assignments, rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Athletic schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Attendance, church . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 classes ...................... Sl college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl official summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4 Awards, Commencement ·........ 111 competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Biology, courses in ............. 88 major in .................... S7 Board of Visitors and Governors. 7 Buildings, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Business Administration ........ 26 Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . . 4 college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Campus ....................... 22 Change of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . SO Change of registration. . . . . . . . . . SO Charges ....................... 37 Chemistry, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . 93 major in .................... S8 Churches, Annapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics, courses in ............. 7S major in .................... S8 Classroom Assignments 193S-36 ..................... 102 1936-37 ..................... 103 Clubs, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 College Entrance Examination Board ..................... 32 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 College Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Commencement ................ 109 Committees, of the Board. . . . . . . 9 of the Faculty ................ 17 Concerts, student orchestra. . . . . . 27 visiting performers . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Course numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses for distribution ......... S7 Courses of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses, repeated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Courses requiring consent of instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Credit Units, see requirements for the degree. Credits, entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Curriculum, see courses of instruction, regulations, requirements, etc. Dean .......................... 49 Dean's list ..................... S3 Degree, requirements for the. . . . SS Degrees, conferred ............. 109 offered ...................... 24 with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S with honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 �114 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Delta Kappa Phi. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 Delta Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Departments, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Biology ............. : . . . . . . . 88 Chemistry .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 93 -Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 English ..................... 67 French ...................... 71 German ..................... 73 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Greek ........................ 7S History ..................... 84 Latin ....................... 76 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Philosophy . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Physics ..................... 99 Psychology . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 88 Spanish ..................... 78 Description of the College .... : . . 18 of the courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Dining room . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Distribution, courses for. . . . . . . . . S7 of students, geographic ........ 109 Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art. .............. 66 of the Social Sciences and Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 of· the Sciences and Mathematics .................... 88 Dramatics ..................... 29 Economics, courses in ........... 80 major in .................... S8 Engineering, preparation for. . . . . 26 scholarships at Hopkins. . . . . . . 46 English, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 major in .................... S9 students sent back for work in. SS Entrance examinations . . . . . . . . . 32 Examination groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Excuse, for absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . S2 Exemption, from English 1 . . . . . . SO Expenses ...................... 37 Faculty ....................... 11 Fees, annual ................... 37 graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Filing of study cards ... : . . . . . . . SO Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 French, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 major: in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9 Freshmen, list of. .............. 106 Geographic distribution, students .109 German, courses in ............. 73 major in .................... S9 Good standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S2 Government, courses in. . . . . . . . . 82 major in .................... 60 Grades ........................ 'S2 Greek, courses in.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 7S major in ..................... S8 Hlistory, courses in ......... ; . . . . 84 major in .................... 60 of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Honor regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 system ...................... 47 Honors and prizes awarded ...... 111 Hygiene, course in ............. 101 Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Information, general . . . . . . . . . . . 22 procedure for new students. . . . 35 Juniors, list of. ................ 104 King William Players. . . . . . . . . . 29 King William's School. ........ 18 Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Language requirements .. ·. . . . . . . S6 Latin, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 major in .................... S8 Law, preparation for. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lectures, public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Library teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 List of students ................ 104 Literature, courses in ........... 67 Location of the College. : . . . . . . . . 22 Majors, requirements for ........ S7 Marine biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Marks ......................... S2 Mathematics, courses in. . . . . . . . . 96 major in .................... 60 CATALOGUE OF S.T. JOHN'S COLLEGE Matriculation .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . .. . 37 Medicine, preparation for. . . . . . . . 2S Music, college band ............. 29 public concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 student orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Numbering system, courses ...... 66 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. 47 Officers of administration ....... 10 Philosophy, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . 86 major in .................... 61 Physical training, courses ....... 101 requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Physics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 major in .................... 61 Pre-medical major ............. 61 Preparation for professional school ....................... 2S Presidents, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Emeriti ..................... 9 Prizes, awarded ................ 111 off'ered .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 44 Probation, disciplinary . . . . . . . . . S4 scholastic . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . S3 relief from .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . S4 Professional preparation . . . . . . . . 2S Promotion, requirements for. . . . . Sl Psychology, courses in .......... 88 major in .................... 62 Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . . 24 Rank list . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Rat-Tat ....................... 28 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 changes in .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. SO Regulations, dining-room ....... 48 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 honor ........................ 47 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 47 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . S4 Repeating courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S Reports ....................... S2 Requirements, admission . . . . . . . 31 distribution .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . .. . 57 for graduation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . SS for honors and distinction. . . . . 64 for promotion hygiene ..... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : la~uage ............ , ....... ma]or ....................... physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . specific courses Romance major .. : : ........ · · .. 115 5l SO 56 57 50 47 S6 62 3S 47 35 47 31 48 6 66 40 Rooms, assigned to n~~ ·s~~d~~~~: assigned to old students · furnishings .......... : : : : : : : : occupancy ................... Routine of admission . . Rules for dormitories. . ....... Schedules, examinatio~. : : : : : : : : : course.................. .Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sciences, courses in 88 Senior Fellowships . : : : : : : : : : : : : 39 Seniors, list of ................. 104 Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . 80 major ....................... 63 Sophomores, list of. ............ lOS Spanish, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 major in .................... 62 Speakers at the College. . . . . . . . . 27 Special students ................ 108 Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . 10 faculty ...................... 11 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Standing, rank-list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Student activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 aid ......................... 39 band ....................... 29 Council ..................... 28 orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 roll ......................... 104 Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO Summer school courses, credits. . SS Transfer of credits, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tuition ....................... 37 Work required ................. · Sl permitted ........... : .. , . . . . . 51 Year book .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 28 � '.L.l"\Q~ BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1935-1936 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1936-1937 i' I ; ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, 1936 .. '· �• -, '..~ ;;. ··: FORM FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Date) Name (Last name) (First name) (Middle name) Home address ................................ . Dates of attendance Schools attended during past four years Date of proposed entrance to college ............................... Present age ................... . Please send me additional information concerning .............. : ........................ -.......... . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .. . . . I { dod~ot} wish an application for admission. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . (To be mailed to the Registrar, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland) �VOLUME VI MARCH, 1936 NUMBER 1. BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1935-1936 • ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1936-1937 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Charff?red as St.Joh n's College, 1784 �r CONTENTS PAGE College Calendar 5 SCHEDULE OF ExAMINATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GoVERNORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 10 11 18 FACULTY . . . . • . . • . . . • . . • . . . . . . • • . • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE COLLEGE TODAY ~6t £orb ,@aftimort (prtn BALTIMORE, MD., U. S. A. I l Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The College Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The College Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Bachelor of Arts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lectures and Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Activities ........................., . . . . . . . . Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni _j\ssociation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30 ADMISSION . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS......................... 35 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Aw ARDS AND AIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 GENERAL REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS, 1935-36; 1936-37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 STUDENTS ENROLLED, 1935-36; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1934-35 ............................ 104 Index ............................................... 113 �1935 1937 1936 JANUARY JULY JANUARY JULY s\M\T/w\TjFls siMIT\wiTIFls sIM \1' lwJ Tl Fj s sIM\'1'lwlTl.1<' Is .. 7 14 21 28 2 9 16 23 29 30 l 8 15 22 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 .. .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 l 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 .. .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 .... .. .. . . 1 2 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . 31 .. .. .. .... . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . AUGUST .. .. .. . . 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 1516 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 FEBRUARY .. .... .. .. .. 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 21' 5 1112 18 19 25 26 4 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 SEPTEMBER 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 5 1112 18 l\J 25 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. . ... .. .. . . .. 2 9 16 23 80 MARCH 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 8 10 17 24 31 4 5 11 12 1819 25 26 . ... .... 7 1 14 6 7 8 21 13 14 15 28 20 21 22 .. 27 28 29 APRIL OCTOBER 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 .. .. .. .... 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 .. .. .. .. . . .. 2 9 16 23 30 .. MAY . ... . . . . . . 3 10 17 24 31 DECEMBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 4 5 6 7 1112 1314 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 . . .. .. 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 .. 7 H 21 28 .. 1 8 15 22 .. .. .. l 7 14 21 :38 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 80 . ... .... . ... .. 2 9 16 23 30 1 2 8 9 15 16 22, 23 29 30 .. 3 10 17 24 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 13 20 27 .. . ... . ... .... 6 1 13 6 7 8 20 13 14 15 27 20 21 22 27 28 29 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 . 5 6 1213 19 20 26 27 .. .. .... . . .. . .... .. :J 3 4 5 6 10 1112 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 31 .... .. . ... . ... . . 9 16 23 30 . ... . ... 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 . ... 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. .. 1 8 15 22 29 .. 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 .. . ... MAY .... . .. .. . . 7 . 14 2 3 4 21 9 10 11 28 16 \ 7 18 23 24 25 .. 80 31 .. DECEMBER 5 12 19 26 4 11 18 25 APRIL 3 10 17 24 31 NOVEMBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 MARCH . ... .. .. .. . ... .. JUNE .. 7 14 21 28 .. OCTOBER .... . ... . ... 1 2 7 14 7 8 9 21 14 15 16 28 21 22 23 28 29 30 2 9 16 23 30 ... . ... 4 . 11 4 5 18 1112 25 18 19 .... 25 26 3 10 17 24 . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . ... . ... NOVEMBER 6 13 20 27 1 8 15 22 29 SEPTEMBER 6 13 20 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . ... . . . ... .. .. .. FEBRUARY AUGUST 1 8 15 22 29 .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 8 15 22 29 . 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 1 7 8 1415 21 22 28 29 . ... . ... JUNE 5 12 19 26 .. . ... 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 .. 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 . ... . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. . ... .. i COLLEGE CALENDAR 1~5 r~6 Septe111,ber 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examinations for admission ......... September 2I Monday Monday September 24 . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of all students ........... September 22 Tuesday Tuesday A September 25 ...... Formal opening: first half-year begins ...... September 23 ~ Wednesday Wednesday Septeniber 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes begin ................. September 24 Thursday Thursday November 9 ......... November hour examinations end ......... N ovembrr I 4 ' Saturday Saturday l November 27 ........... Thanksgiving recess begins ............ November 25 , Wednesday (I2 m.) Wednesday (I2 m.) i December I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving recess ends ............. November 29 • Sunday (6 p.1n.) Sunday (6 p. m.) December 2I . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas recess begins ............. December 23 Saturday (I2 m.) Wednesday (I2 m.) I l 1936 1937 ' January 5 ................. Christmas recess ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 3 Sunday (6 p. m.) Sunday (6 p. m.) January I6 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-year examinations begin ............ January 2I Thursday Thursday January 2 5 ........... : . Mid-year examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 30 :;. Saturday Saturday January 27 ............... Second half-year begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February I Monday Monday February 22 . . . . • . . . . Washington's Birthday: a holiday ......... February 22 Saturday Monday March 2I . . . . . . • . . . . . . March hour examinations end ............. March 24 Saturday Wednesday April 8 ................... Easter recess begins ................. March 24 Wednesday (I2 m.) Wedn.esday (I2 m.) April IS ................... Easter recess ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JJ1arch JI Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) Wednesday ( 6 p. m.) -May·2I ................. Final examinations begin ................. May 27 Thursday Thursday May 30 .................. Final examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 5 Saturday Saturday lune 3 ................... Commencement Day ................... June 9 Wednesday Wednesday ·I ., �· .CATALOGUE ·OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS * His Excellency, SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the reg1:J.lar class periods/ occurring at 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M;-W-F andT-Th-S. Groups XV and XVI are special. The following schedule has been found to meet the requirements of the student body and of the Faculty better than any other. Changes in: this schedule can be made only for most exceptional reasons. ' Day of Examination: Day of Examination: Examination 1936-37 Group Mid-Year Final Time Final Thursday, {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group VIII Thursday, Thursday, May21 ; 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group IX January 21 May27 1935-36 Mid-Year Thursday, January 16 7 HARRY W. N1cE ............... Annapolis, Md. Governor of Maryland. President Ex Officio. DR. AMos F. HUTCHINS .. 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md. Surgeon. Chairman. WALTER H. BucK .... 809 Union Trust Building, Baltimore, Md. Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers. · Vice-Chairman. JR.... 15 East Saratoga Street, EDWIN W ARFIEW, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Secretary. Friday, January 17 Friday, May22 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group II 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group XVI Friday, January 22 Friday, May28 ' Saturday, January 18 Saturday, May23 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XV Saturday, January 23 Saturday, May29 JAMES Monday, January20 Monday, May25 {9 A. M.-12 M .....• Group III 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group VI Monday, January ZS Monday, May31 RIDGELY Tuesday, January21 Tuesday, May26 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XI 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group I Tuesday, January f6 Tuesday, June 1 ·Wednesday, January22 Wednesday, {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group V 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group X May 27 Wednesday, January 27 Wednesday, June2 * The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. Thursday, January23 Thursday, May28 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group IV · Thursday, January28 2 P. M.- S P. M .... Group XIV Thursday, LANSDALE G. SAsscER, President of the Senate . ...... Upper Marlboro, Md. Friday, January24 Friday, May29 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XII 2 P. M.- S P. M ... Group VII Saturday, January25 Saturday, May30 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XIII A. WALTON ••••.••..•.••.•.••••.••.•• Annapolis, Md. Treasurer. P. MELVIN .......................... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. · ': June3 Friday, January 29 Friday, June4 Saturday, January 30 Saturday, JuneS EMANUEL GoRFINE, Speaker of the House of Delegates ..... . Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BOND, Chief Judge ........................... . Baltimore, BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Associalfe Judge .................. Salisbury, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ....................... . Frederick, W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge . ....................... Easton, T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .......................... Towson, WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ..................... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge .................... . Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE · 8 J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR ... 102 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, J affiison Cold Storage Door Co. DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY 1015 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Physician. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. CHARLES B. GILLET ...... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. The Baltimore-Gillet Company, Investment Bankers. RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. WILLIAM H. STAYTON National Press Building, Washington,' D. C. CHARLES A. CUMMINS .. 20 East Franklin Street, Baltimore, Md. Vice-President, Col'lsolidated Engineering Company, Baltimore. JUDGE RowLAND K. ADAMS ....... Court House, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. LUTHER S. TALL ......... 315 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. President, St. John's College Alumni Association, Inc. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Executive Committee MR. CUMMINS, Chairman DR. HUTCHINS MR. Burn: MR. MELVIN MR. w ARFIELD Buildings and Grounds MR. BucK, Chairman MR. MELVIN MR. CUMMINS MR. TALL MR. WALTON Degrees DR. MARBURY, Chairman JUDGE ADAMS MR. JAMISON MR. BUCK MR. CLEVELAND Elections to the Board MR. WARFIELD, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND MR. BucK MR. JAMISON Finance MR. PARSLY, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND MR. WALTON MR. JAMISON CAPTAIN STAYTON PRESIDENTS EMERITI THOMAS FELL ............................ Ruxton, Maryland. President Emeritus Graduate, Kin~'s College, London, 1876; 1 University of London, 1879; Ph', D., _St. Joh~ s College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney College, 1889, Uruvers1ty of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland,· 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. · ENOCH BARTON GAREY ................. Lutherville, Maryland. President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35; Head, Maryland State Police, 1935-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION AMos WALTER WRIGHT WooDcocK, A. B., A. M., LL. B., LL. D. President 12 McDowell Hall DOUGLAS LEGATE How ARD ..............· ... 11 McDowell Hall Dean EVELYN ARNOLD HARRISON ................ 13 McDowell Hall Assistant to the President FACULTY .. AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WOODCOCK ............... Brice House Presiden,t A. B., St. John's College, 1903; LL. B., University of Maryland, 1910; A. M., Harvar" University, 1912; LL. D., Washington College, 1934. Lawyer, Ur.ited States Attorney (1922-30), Director of Prohibition (1930-33), Special Assistant tci the Attorney General of the United States (1933-34). President of St. John's College, 1934--. MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B .................... 11 McDowell Hall Registrar ELISABETH SHELLMAN RIDGELY ............ 11 McDowell Hall Secretary LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian MARGARET LEIB MATTHEWS, A. B ..... : ....... Woodward Hall Assistant Librarian HAZEL SEARS BowEN ..................... 13 McDowell Hall DOUGLAS LEGATE HOWARD ..................... 7 Acton Place Dean Graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1906; Graduate, United States Naval War College, 1931; Graduate, United States Army War College, 1932. Instructor, Department of Steam Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1911-13; Director of Athletics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-22; Executive Officer, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1925-26; Head, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28; Member, Academic Board, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28. Retired from the Naval Service, with the rank of Captain, on November 1, 1933. Dean of St. John's College, 1934--. Auditor RuBY IRENE SEARS ........................ 13 McDowell Hall Bookkeeper EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 13 McDowell Hall Superintendent }AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D ....................... Infirmary Colle'ge Physician ADOLPH ToROVSKY ....................... 79 Franklin Street Director of Music JACOB BERNARD SEGALL .............. 2o6 Prince George Street Professor of French B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. MAURICE TALBOTT RIGGS, B. S .................... Gymnasium Head, Department of Physical Training CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ......... Bembe's Beach, Maryland VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S ......................... Gymnasium Professor Emeritus of History Assistant, Department of Physical Training B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics,_ St. John's College, 1904-12, -1916-23; Professor 0£ History, 1923-32. JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE, A. B ................... Gymnasium Assistant, Department of Physical Training �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, T I REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY Revell Street, West Annapolis, Maryland Professor of Biology B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. JAMES JosEPH MURPHY .........•..•.. I39 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene CATALOGUE OF. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 HERMANN BERNHARD •••...•........ 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry Student~ Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry' Swarthmore College, 1923-25 i Assistant Professor of, Chemistry, St. John'~ College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 191g--; Lecturer in Hygiene. St. John's College, 192g--. · GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .................. 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics MARION ALONZO EASON ................ Severnside, Maryland Associate Professor of Physics B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; A~sistant m Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College: 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 192g--. E. E., University of Virginia, 1909· General Electric Company, 1909-II; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 19n-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Nava\ Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1934--. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ...................... :6rice House Professor of Mathematics B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. THOMAS AUSTIN FITZGERALD ................. 567 West Street Asso'C'iate Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 19II; A. B., University of ·Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, Madrid, 1929· Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 191418; Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-34; As- sociate Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1934--. ~925. JOSEPH BusH KINGSBURY ...................... 40 East Street Associate Professor of Government B. A., George Washington University, 1915; Ph.D., University of Chicag~, 1923: Fell?~ in P_olitical S~ienc~, University of Chicago, 1916-17; Assistant m Political Science, Uruvers1ty of Chicago, 1919-21; Assistant Profess~r of Political Science, Washington University, 1919-25; Bureau of ~ubhc Personnel Administration, Washington, D. C., National Civil Service Reform League, 1926-27; Associate Professor of Political Science St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Government, St. John'~ College, 1929-· JULIAN SMITH DUNCAN ........................ Brice House Assistant Profess<:>r of Economics and Government B. A., 1917, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D., Emory University, 1924; Ph. D., Columbia University, 1932; Instructor in Economics Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr Col~ lege, 1929-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C., 1930-31; Instructor in Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1931-34; Assistant Professor of Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1934--. ADAM ALLES ........................... Edgewater, Maryland Associate Professor of Philosophy B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellowship, Assistantship · in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellowship, 1925-26, Yale University; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1934--. �1l :1 ·1 ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PAUL ALLEN, JR .......................... 24 Murray Avenue Associate Professor of Chemistry FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL .............. 30 Maryland Avenue Associate Professor of Biology A. B.·, Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, P~. D.: 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York Um~ers1ty, 1923-24: Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. Johns College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1934-. Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1929-· 14 RICHARD SCOFIELD ....................... 5 Maryland A venue Associate Professor of Art and English ... B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University qf Californi~, 191_9~20.; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Umvers1te hbre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. *ROBERT WALLACE ELLIOTT, JR .................. Brice House Assistant Professor of French A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford Uni~ersity, 1926'. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of. English, 1?23-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. Johns College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph.D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute. of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 193<>-. VERTREES JUDSON WYCKOFF ............. I3 Thompson Street Associate Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of E.conomics, St. John's College, 1926-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .................. 8 Maryland Avenue Associate Professor of German Ph. D., University of ~ettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; . Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-. *On leave of absence during secortd semester of 1935-36; work taken by Mr. John McCleary, of the Johns Hopkins University. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ...........•....... 162 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 193<>-. FoRD KEELER BROWN ............... 243 King George Street Professor of English *Louis CLAIR HUNTER .................. 117 Spa View Avenue Assistant Professor of History 15 l Litt., B., Rutgers University, 1924; Diplome de fram;;ais, degre superieur, Universite de Dijoh, 1925; M.A., Princeton University, 1928. Master, Newark (New Jersey) Academy, 1924-25; Instructor in French, Princeton University, 1925-27 and 1928-32; Fellow in Modern Languages, Princeton University, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of French, St. John's College, 1932-. GEORGE HAROLD MCFARLIN .................... 23 State Circle Assistant Professor of Chemistry A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-. }OHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 238 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of Classical Languages A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN .............. 36 Maryland Avenue Instructor in English B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-. * On leave of absence during second semester of 1935-36; work taken by Professor Daniel Jordan, formerly of the Department of Modern Languages, United States Naval Academy. �1( CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE How ARD p ALMER JOHNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinkney Hall Instructor in History A. B., Yale University, 1931. Graduate. Scho~I, Ya.le University, 1?31-33; Larned-Abernethy Fellow, 1932-33; Assistant 111 History, ?t. ~ohn s. Co~­ lege, 1933-34; Research Assistant, History Department, Umvers1ty of Chicago, 1934-35; Instructor in H~story, St. John's College, 1935-. I ' PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF MAURICE T ALBO'l'T RIGGS .•.•...•......•••••. 450 West Street Director of Athletics; Head Coach of Football COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing PRESIDENT WOODCOCK, Chairman MR. FITZGERALD B. S., University of Maryland, 1920. Committee on Curriculum Chairman VALENTINE LENTZ • • • . . . . . . . . . . . The Pines, Arnold, Maryland Coach of Basketball; Assistant Coach of Foo~ball B. S., St. John's College, 1918. MR. RIDGELY PRESIDENT WooDcocK, MR. APPEL MR. KINGSBURY ]oHN CHARLES DONOHUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinkney Hall MR. SCOFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Assistant to Director of Athletics; Coach of Lacrosse A. B., St. John's College, 1935. Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VEDOVA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairma.n MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman MR. KUEHNEMUND MR. TILGHMAN 17 �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In I 784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to early colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the College the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. . · A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establishment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract: CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. n5. Dread Sovereign . . • . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors aµd gener.ous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learnmg, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the ~ame, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school ; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it m~y be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominate~, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July z-9, z696. 19 WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States : f 1 l i ~ I IL Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have _been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend ; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. The " fundamental and inviolable principles " have been at all times maintained. An early map of Annapolis, preserved in the Offices of Administration, designates St. John's as the" Collegeall denominations." The College is, as it has at all times been, wholly non-denominational. �20 CATALOGUE OF ~T. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE educated at this seminary are numerous and evident; with respect to health, as far as a high and dry soil, with pure air, will contribute to its preservation, or restore it when impaired, few places can be put in competition with it, and none can excel it. The sessions of the general assembly and the meetings of the courts of appeals, chancery,_ and county, are so obviously beneficial to those young men who may be called to the public service, or enter into the profession of the law, that no parent, especially a citizen of our State, should hesitate a moment to send his son, whom he desires to become eminent in any of the professions, to a place where he is the most likely to acquire those qualifications which will render him useful _and distinguished as a statesman, or afford him the greatest chance of professional improvement." During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he reorganized the College to meet changed conditions. The years since his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and su~cessful administration of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now President Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service to the College. His successor, Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, also President Emeritus, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. In 1931, Douglas Huntly Gordon succeeded to the presidency. Upon Dr. Gordon's retiring in 1934, Colonel Woodcock, a graduate of St. John's in the class of 1903, became President. The names of the former Presidents of the College, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 18o7-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; William Rafferty, 1824-1831; Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-1861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling, 1867-1870 1; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-188o; John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas Fell, 1886-1923; Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1.929; and Douglas Huntly Gordon, 1931-1934. President Washington visited the College in 1791. After his visit he addressed this letter to the Faculty of the College: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE VlfASHlNGTON. April 17, 1791. He gave furtheri evidence of his interest by sending to the College in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, whose name may be found in the College records as a memoer of the class of 1799. In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as "Washington, sen., Virginia" and "Washington, jun., Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under the title, " An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among t_he petitioners for the College charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 17g6, and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britian, in 1811. Founded at a time when problems of self-government were uppermost in men's minds, the College was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. The advantageous location of St. John's College became increasingly apparent. As early as 1841, David Ridgely, in his "Annals of Annapolis," writes, " The peculiar advantages to youth in being 21 i �.22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATA.LOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. THE COLLEGE TODAY Location. St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty-five acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique as the visible expression of eighteenth-century American civilization. Annapolis lies at the mouth of the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and is not only the capital of Maryland but also the site of the United States Naval Academy, whose grounds and buildings have much to interest students of American Naval history. Within an hour one can reach either Baltimore or Washington. Students at the College have an opportunity to observe at first hand the houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executive departments of the National Government; likewise they can become familiar with the great collections in the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, and the various museums in the city. Baltimore also, with the Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters' Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and- the numerous concerts to be heard during the musical season, offers many resources to the student at. St. John's. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the Bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. The College Green. On the St. John's College Green stand many. reminders of the early history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its old trees, now known as the Liberty Poplar*, th.e colonists in 1652 concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped i~ Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in 191 l to * This tree, which is marked by an appropriate tablet, has been preserved through the generosity of the late James T. Woodward, Esquire. 23 College Buildings. ·./. McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the College in 1784, it now houses the offices of administration, the class rooms, and the Student Union. The :enter portion of the first floor is occupied by tl::ie Great Hall, where, m 1824, two banquets and a grand ball were held in honor of General Lafayette. F1anking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, the Dean, and the Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, pri~ts, photog:ap~s, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation m 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room ; card room · l~unge, in whi.ch the daily papers and selected magazines are pro~ v1ded; the qmet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the College post office and the College book store. . Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June, 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and. laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with chemistry lecture table and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the ne~essities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. The Biology Building, on the corner of College A venue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building, which was acquired by the College in 1929, is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology Staff. Wo~dward H~Il, the College Library, erected in 1899, houses appr~x1mately :hirty thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that alr·eady contains many valuable books. Of ': 'I '' i ! �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to the addition of the Ashhurst Classical Library and to the Marcus H. Bienjamin, the Samuel Garner, Jr., the James D. Iglehart, and other gifts. The Library was helped materially in previous years by gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the College in 1926. As an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture, this house is open to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( 1740), and the Pinkney House ( 17 SO), are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary, in which there are three hospital wards, fwct private rooms, and an isolation ward, is housed in a separate building just across from the College Green on College A venue. Here the College Physician holds daily office hours. The Infirmary attendants, at least one of whom is always on duty, live in the building. The Gymnasium, built in 1910, is equipped with a maximumsize basketball floor, handball court, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the College has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on fhe College Green, Pinkney Hall (1855) and Randall Hall (1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses of the College. Randall Hall contains the College dining hall. On the southern side of the College Green is the State Memorial Hall of Records, which houses the office of the State Land Commissioner and the State archives. The· Bachelor of Arts Course. St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The purpose of the College is expressed in the charter granted originally to :King CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 William's School as "the education of youth in good letters and manners." To this end the College offers courses in the liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree covers the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of. Science, and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever that degree used to be required. Professional Preparation. Primarily a college of liberal arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. The degree from St John's is recognized everywhere by graduate schools, and in many cases work taken at St. John's is accepted for advanced standing at these institutions. The specific courses which . a student should take to prepare himself for graduate study in any department are indicated to some extent by the requirements for majors, described hereafter. The Faculty will be glad to entertain further inquiries, and to furnish information concerning preparation for any profession. For those who are interested, the following information may be offered here : Medicine. At St. John's, a specially planned program has been arranged for students who wish to go into medicine. This program, the essentials of which may be completed in two years, includes the work designated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the basic requirement for entrance into class A medical schools. Admission may be gained to some schools of medicine on the basis of the two-year course. The leading medical schools of the country, however, require more than the accepted minimum : they expect not only a grounding in the biological and physico-chemical sciences but also a broad and liberal general foundation. They recommend especially a thorough training in the use of the English language for the clear and accurate expression of ideas. The best medical schools require the bachelor's degree for admission. St. John's students are strongly urged to spend at least three and preferably four years in preparation since, in four years, they can secure a thorough training which will fit them for entrance into any medical school in the United States. Each student is urged to choose as early as possible the medical school which he desires to enter so that he can fulfill its special �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE · A list is kept on file at the College showing the requirements. . h 1 . s ecific requirements of each medical sc ~o . . p · · The advisers of students intending to study engiEngmeermg. · d k . will lan programs of study covering the groun wor. nee;::~eads t:all branches of the profession. As man! non-t~chm­ wh 'ble will be recommended, for leading engineers al courses as possi . . · f c . th t it is unwise to work entirely in subjects o a procon~ide\ : t until general study has so broadened a student's fessiona c harahc er outlook valuable in itself as well as in assist. ws that e as an . · h · al ;ie . ak th ughtful choice of his precise field of tee me mghimtom ea 0 work· · S d t ho are planning to study law are a d vised ·to Law tu en s w 'd b . 'f. th . tudies as much as possible. It has. been sai y a diversi y eir s t r that no law student can a ff ord to ignore eco· . d ' · p rominent e uca 0 t psychology the methods of the natura1 sci. nomics governmen ' ' . h" d • E r h and American history. Courses m istory an ences, or ng is ommended as especially helpful in their profes. . f 'd . g overnment are rec . d d thorough training in the expression o i eas m sional stu y, an a · d' bl Th r h language is considered to be in ispensa e. - : conther courses in the Division of the Soc.ial Sciences the ~ngbis nectmn . etween d particular branches of the law wi b e pointed '11 · h and Phi1 osop y, an out to students by their Advisers. . . . · Admi'nistration Students preparing to enter busiBusmess · · d . ·h "thout training at graduate schools of business a ness wit or wi · courses . .' · h ld take work in the field of econom~cs. mmistration, s ou ·· · h' . · · ·11 be of aid in the years of busmess apprentices ip, m economics wi . · d f h lp to create that broad point of view expecte o t_ e andsh ould h e business executive. John Toohey, C.SS.R. (Acting Priest-in-Charge) ; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, Rabbi Morris E. Gordon. Chapel services are conducted in the Great Hall of the College on Tuesday of each week. 26 ° Church Attendance. es but does not compel, attendance at 1 The Co1ege enCourag ' . . h There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, churcf · h' h . vi"te attendance by students. The churches and their · all o w ic m · tors are as follows : St. Anne' s Protestant E piscopa1, respective pas · E piscopa1,_ th e · rd D Johnson · Calvary Methodist · ' . · D the Rev. D r. Ed wa .ggin · College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. r. Rev. E. Crans ton Ri ' . . Wilfred C. Tyler; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. James J. Co~le, t . , Evangelical Lutheran, the. Rev. Samuel G. Schick; St. M arms St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptonst Fathers), the Ver! Rev. Lectures and Concerts. A series of lectures and concerts, arranged to come at intervals throughout the year, is given, usually, in McDowell Hall. Although they are intended primarily for students, these occasional affairs are open to the friends of the College. The program of lectures for 1934-35 included Dr. R. T. H. Halsey on "Mount Vernon As Washington Knew It"; General John Philip Hill, "The Constitution: Protecto.r of Life, Liberty, and Property"; Dr. N. Bryllion Fagin, "Modern Tendencies in American Drama"; and Dr. Leonard B. White, "Civil Service As A Career for College Men." Piano recitals were presented by ·Austin Conradi and Amos Allen. Dr. Richard Kuehnemund, of the St. John's faculty, and Joseph M. Florestano, a recent St. John's graduate, gave an evening of piano and vocal music. Guest artists appeared also with the St. John's Symphony Orchestra, which presented three concerts during the year. Lectures on topics of current interest, by prominent authorities, are given throughout the year, on Friday evenings, at the United States Naval Academy. Library Lectures. Important in the life of the College are the informal meetings in the King William Room of the Library, arranged by the Librarian and her assistants. Tea is served and lectures on subjects of interest are given. Students, faculty, faculty wives and friends of the College find 'a common meeting ground in the College Library. During 1934-35, eleven lectures were given-five by members of the St. John's faculty and six by guest speakers. The program of lectures was as follows: Professor C. W. Stryker, " Old Maps and Ships "; Dr. .Ford K. Brown, "Victorianism before Victoria"; Dr. Richard Kuehnemund, "The Development of the Faust Legend"; Dr. Frederic Nelson, of the editorial staff of the Baltimore Sun, "Survival of Liberty"; Dr. Knight Dunlap, Professor of, Psychology at the Johns Hopkins University, " Some Phases of Psychology"; Professor John S. Kieffer, "We �, , I I 28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 Aryans"; President A. W.W. Woodcock," The Law of the Freedom of Speech"; Dr. Paul Homan, of the Brookings Institution, "The Future of the N.R.A."; Dean Douglas L. Howard, "The Influence of Japan in the Far East"; Mrs. Elizabeth Forman Lewis, "The Influence of Literature on Chinese Life"; and Mr. Melvin Hall, the Chief of the Eastern Section of the Bureau of Foreign Trade, "Adventures in the Near East." There are at St. John's four national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southern), Alpha Kappa Pi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and two local fraternities, Delta Psi Omega and the Key Society. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. Student Activities. Honorary Societies. The College encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Dean. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the College grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this· arrangement are referred to the Student Council. This Council, which meets weekly, has supervision particularly over questions of student conduct. A representative from each dormitory and from each fraternity comprise its membership. Officers for the year 1935-36 are: Thomas Warren Chandlee, '36, ~resi­ dent; Ralph Murray Schley, '36, Secretary. Fraternities. Delta Kappa Phi, an honorary scholastic society, recognizes high scholarship by electing to membership those Juniors who have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman and Sophomore years, and at mid-year of their Junior year; and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in the first group in at least two of these periods. Delta Omicron, another honorary organization, recognizes the . student's participation in extra-curricular activities. A point systerri devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. Athletics. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games, in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling, although intercollegiate schedu.les are not maintained in all of these sports. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All College students in good standing are permitted to. engage in varsity sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book,_ The RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. At St. John's the student publications are free from faculty control. The Osler Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the Liberal Club, the German Club, and the French Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. A dramatic club, managed by students, offers opportunity for acquiring experience in dramatics. The King William Players presented the following plays in 1934-35: Biography, by S. N. Behrman; Children of the Moon, by Martin Flavin; and Androcles and the Lion and The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, by George Bernard Shaw. Musical Organizations. Under the direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky, formerly a leader of the Naval Academy band, the students maintain a concert �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE orchestra and a band. Three concerts are given each year by the orchestra. A Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. M. Talbott Riggs, has recently been organized. 31 ADMISSION Alumni Association. The officers of the Association are Mr. Luther S. Tall, '21, President; Mr. William C. Purnell, '23, Vice-President; Mr. Max Glickman, '35, Secretary; and Mr. Robert F. Duer, Jr., ex-'22, Treasurer. The headquarters of the Association are at St. John's College. Local associations are organized throughout the country. i Routine of Admission. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the yeM in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of perso1;1s who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or head master, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondaryschool level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a seco1;1dary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see the " Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission." Admission by Certificate. , Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission. 2 �33 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission by Examination. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candi-. dates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schoolillg has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations, or may be admitted as special students, or may be admitted on trial, depending on the circumstances. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad ; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West rr7th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. general average of C at the en.d of the second year,* and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but not as candidates for graduate degrees. 32 Admission on Trial. Occasionally St. John's College admits "on trial" a limited number of applicants whose school work has been of a standard below that required by their principals for unqualified recommendation, but who give evidence of sufficient ability and determination to do satisfactory college work. Students who are admitted on trial are told, at the time of admission, exactly what prescriptions they must fulfill in order to make up their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from the" on trial" restriction and is placed in good standing. Admission as Special Students. Exceptional students who lack the requisite entrance units may be admitted as special students. If such students have attained a Summary of Subjects Which May: Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good standing t a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. Not fewer than two years of work (two units) and not more than four can be accepted in any one language, but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and , one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. · In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In " Problems of American Democracy " one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. · In economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. *For purposes of averaging the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, D 69-60. t In certain cases entrance insufficiencies may be made up after the student has entered college. Such make-up work is an entrance prescription, is stated as such at the time of admission, and i.s entered as such on the student's record. If the work done in college in fulfillment of entrance requirements may not be counted toward graduation from college, the student is so informed at the time of admission. = = = = �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S·COLLEGE CATALOGUE OFST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Science: Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science (one unit) in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one full science course in college. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS Routine of Admission. See "Admission." Drawing: One year of work (one-half unit) in free-hand drawing and one year of work (one-half unit) in mechanical drawing may be accepted. Admission of Students from Other Colleges. Students who traqsfer to St. John's from other colleges and universities should file applications for admission similar to those filed by other new students. The routine of admission is the same as that followed in admitting high school graduates, but the student's college record, not his high school record, furnishes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended, showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the courses he has pursued, with the grades attained. Advanced Standing. Students who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may petition for advanced standing on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. 35 • 1' ~- ·.~ Residence Assignments at the College. All students not living at home. are required to live in College buildings (all fraternities are housed in College buildings) and to take their meals in the College dining hall. The associations brought about by residence at the College are an essential part of college life. Most of the rooms in the residence halls are arranged so that two students may live together. A few rooms are arranged for three students. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the dormitories in. the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. They are urged to indicate on their applications for admission the names of other students with whom they would like to live. Students who have no acquaintances at the College are given tentative assignments which are subject to change after the student arrives at the College. It should be noted that no room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate for admission has paid to the College his matriculation fee of fifteen dollars. Room Furnishings. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chiffonier, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, dresser scarfs, and rugs. The student should consult his incoming room mate before decorating his room. The College maintains the care of the room. Arrival at the College. The residence halls and the dining room are ordinarily closed to students until noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College. Students usually arrive on Monday of opening week. All students. both new and old, are required to register for their �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE courses on Tuesday (registration day), and to attend thereafter such academic exercises as they may have. The regular academic engagements are listed in the College Calendar, which thus gives to old as well as to new students a notice of when to come to College. Special academic functions are announced by occasional notices. 37 FEES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $r5. This fee is ·due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. College Routine. The section of the Catalogue dealing with "General Regulations " furnishes much additional information for the entering student. Annual Fees. The fixed charges are those shown in the following table. They do not include special fees, nor the student's traveling expenses, laundry, and incidentals : Per year Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Student-activities fee....................... 10 Total ................................ $655 State appropriations and endowment funds enable the College to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. To facilitate payment, the Business Office maintains a schedule of quarterly assessments according to which the fixed charges become due as follows : * April 28 Sept. 24 Nov. 28 Feb. 13 Tuition ................ . $75 Room rent ............ . 37.50 Board ................ . 75 Medical fee ........... .. 5 Athletic fee ............ . 5 Student-activities fee ... . 5 $50 25 50 5 5 5 $50 25 50 Totals ............. $202.50 ,. $75 37.50 75 $187.50 $140 $125 * Students who enter at mid-years will be expected to pay one-half of the fixed charges in two equal assessments: one in February, the other in April. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 38 39 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Bills are issued in advance of the dates when they become due, except the first quarterly bill, which becomes payable when a student registers. Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, ahd physics, special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per fuU course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows : Nov. 30 For full courses ............................. half For half courses taken: ( r) In the first half-year ................... all (2) In the second half-year................ April 30 half all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May first. A WARDS AND AIDS Through fellowships, scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS The Senior Fellowships were created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November, 192R The resolution of the Board as amended. at the meeting in May, 1930, follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Re.solved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members 'of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their course, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4- That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the' Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall . be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at . St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws �i I 40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '3.2. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. 1932-33. John Boak Smith, '33. 1933-34. Robert Clifford Crawford, '~4. Jerome Daniel Goodman, '34. Henry Clay Smith, Jr., '34. 1934-35. Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr., '35. John Brophy O'Donnell, '35. Dalton Middlekauff Welty, '35. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 41 4. The faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other schol~r­ ships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the faculty are final. Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students, a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition. Holders of these scholarships may be. required to do five hours of work each week, assisting in the language departments, tutoring, and so on. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charges for board and room rent, the matriculation fee, the medical, the athletic, and the student-activities fees. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship Fund. To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. SCHOLARSHIPS AW ARD ED BY THE COLLEGE Merit Scholarships. To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. · Rules Governing these Awards: 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these" scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. The Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner Scholarship. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late· Frederick Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Ernest. The Jeremiah Hughes Scholarship. To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room· rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Scholarship of the Southern Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St.John's College from that section of.Maryland represented by.the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is renewable provided that the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Tuition Scholarships. 1. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship "-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for . this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other 'than regular tuition. 2. In addition, each County Superintendent of Public Education may designate one student from his county who may enter St. John's College with a credit of one hundred and fifty-five dollars upon his fees. Likewise, the Superintendent of Education for Baltimore City may designate one student from each of the six legislative districts of Baltimore to receive a similar benefit. 42 Scholarships of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to three students of unusual ability and integrity. The first scholarship, which is known as the Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America, has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. · The second scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, de Grasse Fowler Scholarship which is given by the Misses Alice Silvie and Amelie de Pau Fowler in memory of their father-covers tuition, board, and room rent. The third scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, Austin J. Flint Scholarship which is given by Mrs. Sherman Flint-has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. Applicants for these scholarships, which are awarded for four years unless the appointees fail to maintain the required standard in their academic record, are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and ,that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS Senatorial Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship "-providing free tuition, board, and room rent-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the. other counties should apply to. their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for the matriculation fee, laboratory fees, or the medical. athletic, and student-activities fees. 43 ASSISTANTSHIPS Applications for assistantships should be filed before May first of each year, on the regular Student-Aid blank which may be obtained at the Registrar's Office. Laboratory Assistantships. A few upperclassmen, at present five, are employed each year as technical assistants in the biology, chemistry,.and physics laboratories. The stipend, which varies according to the type of service rendered and the amount of time required, is credited to the student's account. The character and the academic record of the applicant as well as his financial status will be considered by the committee making the appointments. Students who file applications should indicate the departments in which they wish to assist. Men who have held assistantships previously must file new applications if they wish to be reappointed. Infirmary Assistantships. Two upperclassmen are appointed to take charge of the Infirmary and to assist the College Physician. The stipend is credited to the student's account in the Business Office. Students should consult the College Physician before applying. �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Library Assistantships. Three upperclassmen are employed as assistants in the College Library and the Carnegie Art Room. Students who are interested should consult the Librarian. 2. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, a prize of $25.00; offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is wi:-itten. Gymnasium Assistantship. A student is employed each year as an assistant in the Gymnasium. Students who are interested should consult the Assistant Director of Athletics. STUDENT SERVICE A number of students serve as waiters in the dining room. The stipend is credited toward the student's board. The waiters are upperclassmen who have proved themselves worthy of aid by their records in scholastic work and in student activities. Applications should be made on the regular Student-Aid form. ... ,> RETENTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OF OTHER FORMS OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE Holders of scholarships or of other forms of student assistance are required to maintain scholastic standing in the first three groups of the Rank List. · PRIZES The following prizes, some of them competitive, some honorary, are awarded each year. All but one are awarded in June, at the Commencement ; the last one, a prize for improvement, is awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Competitive Prizes. Essays and theses to be considered for these prizes must be submitted to the Chairman of the proper Division of the College on or bef ~re M.ay I 5, unless he announces a later date as a final limit. r. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 45 Merit Prizes.* 1. To that member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. 2. To that member of the graduating class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 3. To that student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the College during the year, a medal, offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity . 4. To that member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has exemplified those principles of love for and serviee to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 5. To some person not a student in the College but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 6. To the retiring President of the Student Council each year, a gavel, offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 7. To that member of the Senior Class who has excelled generally in athletics during his four years at St. John's, a medal, offered by the Key Society. *For the purpose of determining students' averages the mid-point of ea.ch grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B 89-So, C = 79-70, and D 6g-6o. = = = �46 CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 8. To that student who, in his record for the year, shows the greatest improvement over his record for the preceding year, $10.00 in currency. To be awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. 9.* Senior Cups: The Hodgson Cup-for excellence in English Presented by Richard Herman Hodgson, 1906; GENERAL REGULATIONS The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or add to any of them. I. HONOR REGULA TIO NS The Jamison Cup-for excellence in Biology Presented by J. Vincent Jamison, Jr., 1905; The Woodcock Cup-for excellence in Chemistry Presented by Charles A. Cummins, 1903; The Keene Cup-for excellence in Mathematics Presented by Marcel S. Keene, 1906; The Dearing Cup-for excellence in Economics Presented by Charles E. Dearing, II, 1934; t The Harrison Cup--for the best all-around student 47 (ath- letics, scholarship, and character) Presented by Evelyn A. Harrison, 1906. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS Scholarships in Engineering. Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are interested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Scholarship in Marine Biology. A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. * These cups remain at the College, the name of the honored student being engraved thereon each year. t This award carries with it a pair of gold cuff buttons. St. John's C.ollege aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a ·high standard of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required to withdraw from th~ College. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean of the College in enforcing the honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary ii.ction in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be required to withdraw from the College. II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the ·opening of College except in the case of men who are returning to College early with the permission of the President. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during the Christmas or the Easter recess. Assignment of Rooms. Before May first of each year the student may, if he wishes, indicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must file their applications concurrently. Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Change of Rooms. No student living in the dormitories may change his room except with the approval of the room-assignment officer. Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. College Rules for Dormitories. I. No radios, victrolas, or other instruments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormitories <;l,fter 7: 00 p. m. (Saturdays, 11 : 30 p. m.). Band instruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2 : oo p. m. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2. Intentional damage to College ·property is a serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to any person or persons whom the dormitory committee or the Student Council shall determine to have been responsible therefor. 4. The Stu~ent Council shall directly and through the dormitory committees enforce the above rules by disciplinary action taken at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurrently by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the object of such disciplinary action may appeal to the Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or if any matter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. Dining Hall. The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper on the Sunday preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter recess. ., r ' 49 III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and . selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. The Dean. In addition to the Advisers, there is the Dean who acts as counselor to all students and who enforces the general regulations of the College. \t• Counselor to the Freshman Class. The Assistant to the President acts as Special Counselor to the Freshman Class. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF SJ'. JOHN'S COLLEGE in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. Amount of Work Required. No regtllar student in any year may take fewer than four courses. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry 1·he requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from the Dean. Change of Program. During the first two weeks in either half-year students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean and with the approval of the Adviser. Except for extraordinary circumstances, after November I no course may be dropped until mid-year; and, in the second halfyear, -no course may be dropped after March I. · A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. Courses Required of Freshmen. The course in prescribed English composition is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and fot physical training. The student's other courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all new students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English I, will be required to register for an additional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the end of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. Physical Training and Hygiene Requirements. Two years of -physical training are required for the degree. These should be completed during the first two years of college work. A ten-week course in hygiene is also required, ordinarily during the first year. 51 Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, the requirements for promotion are as follows: I ' To the Sophomore Class : A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class: A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in eight of which his grades must be C or higher. Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1935, are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Oass: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class: A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in seven of which his grades must be C or higher. The consequences of failing to satisfy the promotion requirements are described under " probation." Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and at all other academic exercises is required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who ignore this rule, in warning them against further absences, and in placing on probation men who fail to cooperate. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Unexcused absence from classes either immediately before or immediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. promotion to the next higher class or, in the case of a Senior, to the degree. 52 Excused Absences. . Absence from classes because of illness or because of some unavoidable occurrence may be excused by the Dean. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the College Physician. See the section on " Infirmary Service," under "Residence Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final examinations. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. · Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent; , B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work ·is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the first six weeks of the following academic year .. Reports. Reports are sent to each student; to his parents, and to his Adviser after each grade period ; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to 53 The Rank List. After the mid-yea1 examinations and after the fina:l examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of a Ran.k List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except those men whose requirement for the Sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow : Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses) . Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Dean's List. The Dean's List consists of the names of a:ll students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarding attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may bring about the removal of any man's name from the Dean's List. Any man on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at the mid-year grade period a record which, if it were fina:l, would entitle him to promotion, may be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE -A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November or March hour-examinations ordinarily is warned by the Dean. However, if his record is exceedingly low, he may be placed on probation in November, or in March. A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lower class and placed on probation. Continued Failure to Satisfy Promotion Requirements. Any student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to .the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a team; and, at the discretion of the Dean, he may be required to withdraw from non-athletic activities. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. A student may be placed on probation for ·failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship yvill, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. SS Repeating Courses. A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. ,., 'I Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English I but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior year, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. Transfer of Course Credits from Other Colleges. Stiidents who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Dean before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some time, the student is urged to submit his· transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, must pass seventeen (17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least eleven ( 11) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement and the requirements of· his major department. He must also secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). �,,, I I 56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A student entering St. John's before September, 1935, must pass seventeen ( 17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the requirements of his major department and secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English 1 (unless anticipated). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription: of his major department (approximately six courses). 3. Any language courses prescribed by his major department. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. Foreign language work required for his degree. 6. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a total of seventeen courses,* exclusive of hygiene and physical training. 7. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the equivalent in physical training. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major subject. An instructor in that subject is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. Language Requirements. Candidates for the degree are required to have a reading knowledge of one foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied, preferably by the end of the sophomore year, either by passing *Except in those cases described on page 63 under the heading General Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive Examinations. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 a :vritten examinat.ion to be given each semester by a special committee, or by passmg with a grade of C or better any advanced language course.* In addition to the language requirement prescribed for the degree, some major departments have language requirements. Since the s~udent does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. Courses for Distribution. .1\ll. courses offered are grouped in three Divisions: ( 1) The D1v1s10n of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses taken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the major. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. Major Courses Counting for Distribution. No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may . be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full courses (or their equivalent) in biology: Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, if possible, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics. Courses 20 1 hf, 21 1 hf, 22 2 hf, and 30 lhf are primarily morphological; Two full cou:ses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry: Additional work may be recommended in analytical and physical chemistry; *An advanced language course is any course in language that is ,not a beginning course. �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent) . A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry ~2 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of college German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Nom.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2 hL Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1 ; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1 ; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in the Classics will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Economics. Ecohomics-Government 1 (advised); Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the Junior courses in Economics (full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Economics SO (Reading) (advised); CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 Mathematics 26 2hf (Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophomore year) ; One full course in Psychology or in Philosophy ; *Students who major in Economics will be required to pass a comprehensive written examination toward the end of the Senior year. The courses of concentration will be stressed but familiarity with adjoining fields of knowledge will be expe~ted. English. English 21 (Survey of English. Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespeare) ; Four other full courses in the Department of English, exclusive of English 1. It is urg.ed that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. *Toward the end of the Senior year, they will be required to pass a comprehensive written examination covering the entire field of English literature.. Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the appreciation of literature. Some works and tendencies of modem foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. French. ' See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought); A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in German will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. NOTE.-German 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government. Economics-Government 1 (advised); Government 21 (Comparative Government); Any three of the four Junior and Senior courses in Government ; Economics 21 or a fulf year of Psychology or a full year of Sophomore History; Economics 34 1hf (International Economic Problems) and Economics 35 2hf (Government and Industry) or a full year of Junior History. *Beginning in 1934-35, students who major in Government will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus)· Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra); ' Mathemat~cs 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mat~emattcs 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). _ · *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in Mathematics will be require~ to pa~s, toward the end of the Senior year, a compre?ensive written examination covering the field of their maJor courses. A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. History. History 1 (History of Western Civilization) ; History 21 (Medireval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Modern European History) ; History 25 (History of the United States); Economics-Government 1 or Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or Government 21 (Comparative Government) or a full course in _Psychology exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology recommended) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). *Beginning in 1936-37, students who major in History will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; 61 Philosophy. Philosophy l l 1hf (Logic) ; Philosophy 12 2 hf (Introduction to Philosophy); Philosophy 27 1hf (Ethics); Ph~losophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Ph~losophy 34 2 hf (Locke; Berkeley; Hume) ; Philosophy 37 1 hf (Philosophy of Religion) · Philosophy 41 2 hf (Plato) ; ' One full course or its equivalent in psychology; One full course or its equivalent in history or economics. *Begin~ing in 1936-37, students who major in Philosophy will be requ~red to. pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Physics. Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 4~ (Theory. of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity) ; Math~matics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) . Reading k;nowledge of French and German. Pre-Medical Sciences. Each st~dent who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six ess~nbal courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this maior or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Social Sciences. on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools : Two full courses in biology : Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates); Two full courses in chemistry : Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics); NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is prerea.uisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college. In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school he expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-requisite. For example, Latin is required for admission to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Some medical schools require " a reading knowledge" of French and German. Analytical chemistry is required in some schools, and, indeed, work in physical chemistry would be desirable. Psychology. Major temporarily discontinued; new requirements not yet determined. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 27 does not count toward the major. *Beginning in i936-37, students who major in Romance Languages will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination cover~ng the field of their major courses. 63 ,, ,·._ One course in each department. The courses prescribed are : Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government); History 1 (History of Western Civilization) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of Educational Psychology (Social Psychology is recommended) ; ·· Three additional courses in the social sciences; Th~se three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. *Beginning i.n ·1936-37, students who major in Social Sciences will be required to pass, toward the end of the Senior year, a comprehensive written examination covering the field of their major courses. Spanish. ·I. : See Romance Languages. *General Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive E;xaminations. In all cases where a student selects a major field in which a comprehensive examination is required for graduation, the Head of such Department will outline for him, at the beginning of the Sophomore year, a general course of study preparatory for such examination, and will at regular intervals confer with such student as to his progress. If, at any time, the Head of the Department is .convinced that such student is neglecting his preparation for the comprehensive examination, he will bring the matter to the attention of the Dean and, with the latter's approval, will remove such student from that major field, or will require other changes in his program for graduation. Notwithstanding the requirements specified above for compre~ hensi.ve examinations in the major fields of the Oassics, Economics, English, ~oman~e Languages, German, Government, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, and in lieu thereof beginning in 1936-37, a student may offer for graduation the com~ 3 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE pletion of twenty courses with grades of C or higher in thirteen of them, the majors beirig in the above fields, and the distribution being as described for the seventeen-course plan. The three additional courses must be selected with the approval of the Head of the Department wherein lies the major field. Under this plan the student would normally take five courses in each of the four years. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees "with honor" and " with distinction." Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or '' cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. * For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B = 89-80, C 79-70, and D=69-60. = = 65 d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. Degrees with Distinction. A degree "with distinction" or "cum laude" will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees "with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with distinction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. �66 [Art 31. The History of Painting in Western Europe.] COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1to19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk ( *). The reading courses are numbered in the fifties; the following regulations govern registration in such courses : 1. Juniors and Seniors in good standing who are in Group I or II of the Rank List may register for reading courses. 2. A Junior or Senior in Group III of the Rank List may be admitted to a reading course with the consent of the Department giving the course provided he has previously done B work or better in that Department. 3. With the consent of the instructor concerned, any Senior is eligible to take reading courses in his field of concentration. 4. No student may take more than two full reading courses or the equivalent in any year. The thesis courses, numbered in the sixties and marked by a dagger ( t), are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITzGERAI.D, KIEFFER, KuEHNE- MUND, SCOFIELD AND SEGALL, AND DR. TILGHMAN. ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. (m) A survey of the history of art in W estem Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. 67 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (n) From the beginnings to impressionism. During the first half-year special attention will be given to the Sienese and Florentine primitives and to the great painters of the Renaissance in Italy; during the second half-year to the Flemish primitives and to the Flemish, Dutch and Spanish schools of the seventeenth century. Pre-requisite: Art 21. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 33 1 hf. Nineteenth-Century Painting.] (n) From David to Cezanne. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [Art 34 2hf. Contemporary Art. J (n) Studies in twentieth-century architecture, sculpture and painting. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. * Art 50. * Art 53 2 Reading Course. hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory examiqation in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section A; B; C; D; M-W-F M-W-F T-Th-S T-Th-S at at at at 9. 2. 9. 10. DR. DR. DR. DR. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 21. Survey of English Literature. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (m) A study of the main tendencies of' English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to major in English. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (u) A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction and drama. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ScoFIELD. English 24 hf. The Modern Drama. 2 ( rx) A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with, special attention to the period after Ibsen. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. English 29.1 1 hf. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. Great Books. (1v) at 11. (x) A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. Pre-requisite: English 21. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. * English 35. The Eighteenth Century. English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social and intellectual backgrounds. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry.] A course designed for students who would like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. M~W-F English 34 1hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. 69 (x) The chief, poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris and Rossetti. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. PROFESSOR BROWN.· [*English 31.2 2 hf. Advanced Composition.] · (x) Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice compositiol!. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. (English 33. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.] (xrn) This course will study the poetry and prose of England from 1485 to 1650. Various types such as lyric poetry, :voya.ging ~arrati~es, pica· resque fiction and translations will be examined m their relation to the English Renaissance. T-Th from 2 to 3: 30. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. [English 38. American Literature.] (m) Puritan and Colonial writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman ; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] (v) M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR BROWN. I I I, �70 CATALOGUE OF .ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [English 41. Chaucer.] FRENCH (1v) The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, esp.ecially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. 71 French 1. Beginning French. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun.ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* M-Wat 11. Required of those English Majors who want the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. English 45. Shakespeare. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. in the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for J.11 eamre and the five great tragedies. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 49. The Novel. (1x) A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels. prohably selected from the works 6f Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. T-Th-S at9. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. French 2. ·Intermediate French. (xm) Review of basic principles: grammar and compos1t1011, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A ;I M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* French 11. Advanced French Prose. (1v) Rapid reading from representative works of nineteenth-century prose ; . comprehensive collateral reading ; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGAJ,.L. French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xm) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose ; oral reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT.* French 20. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good reading knowledge of Fr-ench is required. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *During the second semester of 1935-36, Professor Elliott's courses were taken by Professor Jordan. . �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Fr.ench 27. History of French Literature and Civilization. (m) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive out· side reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first .three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. l CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 73 GERMAN German 1. Beginning German. (xvi) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. PROFESSOR SEGALL. [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] ( v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. NineteentlvCentury and Twentieth~Century French Literature. The literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, _·romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism and neoromantic!sm will be considered. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR SEGALL. German 10. Intermediate German. r (11) Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite : German 1, or two years .of. high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 20. Modern Literature. (VI) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M.,.W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. (1x) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th at 9. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] Special pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL.. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Special pre-requisite: French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Required of German Majors. . Pre-requisite : Two years of college German or th~ equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*:j:German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civiliza(v) tion.] A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of " C" or better. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. "§German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought and art du~ing the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History 21. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] Open only to men majoring in German. (xvr) T at 3 : 00 p. m. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Special pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 50. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special field chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. § Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. :j: Given in 1935-36; to be omitted in 1936-37. T CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 75 GREEK See also History 11. Greek 1. Beginning Greek. (rv) Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple prose. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 21 1 hf. Xenophon, Ana basis.] The first four books of the ANABASIS (m) will be read. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 22 2 hf. Homer, the Iliad. Readings from the (v) ILIAD. P;e-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 1. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [*Greek 23 1 hf. History of Classical Mythology.] (x) Study of the Myths as they appear in ancief!t and modern literature with discussion of the light they throw on early history and on social conditions. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 24 1 hf. Homer, the Odyssey. Readings from the (v) ODYSSEY. , Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 1. First half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 25. New Testament and Patristic Greek.] (n) Readings in early Christian literature. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (n) Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy. Reaqings from the DIALOGUES 77 Latin 12 2 hf. Virgil, the Aeneid. of Plato and two tragedies. Reading of the first six books of the Pre-requisite: Greek 22 2hf, 24 1hf, or 25. M-W-F at9. AENEID. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin.· T-Th-S at 11. Second half-yea'r. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] (x) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. Latin 23 1hf. Letters 0£ Cicero and Pliny. (IX) Pre-requisite: Latin l l 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. T-T~-S at 10. Second half-year.. Omitted in 1935~36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence. [:j:Greek 35. Readings in Greek Literature.] A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite : Greek 1 and one additional year of college Greek. Hours to be arranged. · Omitted in 1936-37. . ~c PROFESSOR KIEFFER. )?re-requisite:. Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x) Readings in English from Justinian. Lectures on the history of Roman law. Open to Juniors and Seniors, with the consent of the instructor. (Ix) T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple texts. T-Th..:S at 9. Omitted in 1936-37. [Latin 35. Readings in Latin Literature.] PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Latin ll 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose. (XI) Subject matter of the course chosen from the historians and the legal writers. May be varied from year to year to suit needs of serious students. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. t Given 1. · *Latin 30. Roman Law. LATIN [:j: Latin 1. Beginning Latin.] (ix) Readings in Latin comedy. in 1935-36; to be omitted in 1936-37. A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Pre-requisite: :four years of high school Latin. ·Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Reading courses in the Classics will be offered, with the consent of the Department, upon the application of students eligible under the rules of the Faculty. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. Spanish 25 2 hf. (The same as Spanish 25 1 hf.) Second half-year. (1) Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronun· ciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, ;omposition. M-W-F at 8. A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; reports and discussions; individual collateral reading and reports. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama. J PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. (iv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. (vn) '''Spanish SO. Readings on the Romantic Movement in Spain. Special pre-requisites: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. The student must be able to read Spanish fluently. Hours to be arranged. A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions ; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or the consent of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Culture. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD.' ' PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. ' (x) A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, ·of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, read· ings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen in September. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. 79 'tSpanish 60. Theses for Honors. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. 1 PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS WYCKOFF (Chairman), ALLES, DUNCAN, HUNTER, KIEFFER, KINGSBURY, AND MR. JOHNSON. ECONOMICS See also Mathematics 25 1 hf (The Mathematics of Finance), and Mathematics 26 2 hf (Statistics). Economics-Government 1. (n) (v1) An introduction to the study of the economic and political problems of today. This course, although not required, is strongly recommended for those Freshmen who expect to major in Economics or Government. Not open to Juniors or Seniors. Section A; M-W-F at 9. _PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Section B; M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR DuNCAN. Economics 21. General Principles. (1i1) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. M-W-Fat 10. PROFESSOR wYCKOFF. §Economics 32. Financial Problems. (v) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our commerdal and investment banking systems and their relations to business and social needs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 34 1 hf. International Economic Problems. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. §Omitted in 1935-36; to· be given in 1936-37. (111) This course will center its attention on the problems of government regulation of economic activity. It will begin with that portion of industry where Government supervision is now most extensive, namely, public utilities; it will conclude with a study of the increasing social control of all types of business enterprise. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. [*Economics 36 1 hf. Forms of Social Organization.] (x1) A survey will be made of the more _important economic forms of society-the philosophies and programs. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x1) Open to Juniors and Seniors, with permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. [*Economics 37 2 hf. Security Investment and Analysis. Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business. (1v) A study of the principles of industrial enterprises. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (111) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports and 'papers on selected problems in international business cycles, international control of raw materials and economic imperialism. M-W-Fat 10. First half-year. Economics 35 2 hf. Government and Industry. 81 Economics 39 2 hf. Social Problems of Industry. (1v) The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of our industrial system upon the community. Pre~requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. p W ROFESSOR YCKOFF. �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Government 32. Government in the United States. Economics 40. Advanced Economics. A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. T at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. 1, or Government 21. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (n) A survey of present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, armaments, trade rivalries, etc.; the development of international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the League of Nations, the World Court, international conferences and the evolution of a law of nations. Pre-requisites: at least two of the following courses: Government 21, Government 31, Economics 34 1 hf, History 38. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR \VYCKOFF. Government 43 1 hf. Political Parties. GOVERNMENT (Ix) A survey of the types of modern government. Comparison of the structure and functioning of typical foreign governments with that of the United States. Required of all students majoring in Government. Not open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. [Government 31. History of Political Ideas.) Economics~Government Government 41. International Politics. *Economics 51 hf. Readings in Economics. Special pre-requisite: Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics-Government 1. (See under ECONOMICS.) Government 21. Comparative Government. (ur) A more advanced and systematic study of American political institutions and practices, with emphasis on constitutional development; relations between State and National governments; the growth of administrative activities ; political parties and other agencies of public opinion. Pre-requisite: M-W-F at 10. *Economics 50. Readings in Economics. (Advised for all students majoring in Economics.) 83 (m) Theories of politics and of government frorr. classical times to the present day, showing the evolution of systematic political thought, and the bases of modern political ideas. The ideas of political thinkers on such subjects as the origin of the state, bases of political authority, sovereignty, democracy, socialism, communism, fascism, and the like, will be studied. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. (xn) The history, organization, functions and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisites: At least three of the following courses: History 25, Government 21, Government 31, Government 32. T -Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. Government 44 2 hf. Constitutional Law. (xn) A study of the leading cases in American constitutional law illustrating the evolution of governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the constitution. Pre-requisites: At least three of the following courses: Economics-Government 1, Government 32, Economics 35 2 hf, History 39. T-Th from 1 to 2: 30. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. ' �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Government *Government *Government *Government History 25. History of the United States. 50. Reading .Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. 85 (v) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. M-W-F.at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* PROFESSORS KINGSBURY AND DUNCAN. History 34. American Economic History. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. A study of the conditions and development of our. economic life from · the colonial beginnings down to the present. Not open to freshmen except by special permission. ' PROFESSOR KINGSBURY. HISTORY History 1. History of Western Civilization. (m) A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from its be.. ginnings to the present, with particular emphasis placed upon modern times. A pre-requisite for men maj.oring in History, and especially designed for others who wish to take but a single course in History. M-W-F at 10. MR. JOHNSON. History 11. History of Greece and Rome. (x) The political and social history of ancient times. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. §History 21. Medireval European History. (IV) PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 22. Modern European History. (1x) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the present. T-Th-S at 9. [History 38. History of Europe Since 1870.] (1x) The study of the political and economic development of Europe since the unification of Germany and Italy, with particular attention to the post-war years and current development in world affairs. Pre-requisite : History 1 or History 22. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 19,35-36 and in 1936-37. History 39. History of the United States Since 1865. (rv) A survey of English history. M-W-Fat 11. Omitted in 1936-37. MR. JOHNSON. (xu) The principal emphasis in this course will be placed upon the economic and social aspects of American development during the past seventy years. Pre-requisite: History 25. T-Th from 1to2: 30. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* [History 42. History of American Life.] PROFESSOR HUNTER.* [History 23. English History.] PROFESSOR HUNTER.* PROFESSOR HUNTER. A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. M-W-F at 11. Hours to be arranged. (xm) ~his course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American hfe approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite: History 25 or its equivalent. T from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR HUNTER. *During the second semester of 1935-36, Professor Hunter's courses were taken by Mr. McQeary. §Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. *During the second semester of 1935-36, Professor Hunter's courses were taken by Mr. McQeary. �86 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOG.DE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. The reading courses in History are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in History, and normally they are open only to such Students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have completed three full courses in History, with grades of B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. T-Th.,.S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (IX) Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR ALLES. *t History 6o. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. PHILOSOPHY Philosophy 37 1 hf. Philosophy of Religion. (x1) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (x) A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works . Oral and written reports. . MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. 87 (x1) The following are some of the problems discussed: the origin of the universe and of life; the nature of reality; mind; the origin and nature of human knowledge; God. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. (n) A study of religion from the historical, psychological, and philosophical points of view. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 27 1 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. §Philosophy 41 2 hf. Plato. (IX) An interpretation of ·Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. Philosophy 27 1 hf. Ethics. (1x) A survey of moral theory and practice with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Christianity, Kant, etc. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. *t Philosophy 6o. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf. Theses for Honors. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. § Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. 4 �\I l 88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 10 1 hf. Introduction tol Psychology. (m) A .study of reflexes, instincts, sensation, perception, memory, emotion and feeling, voluntary action, imagination, reasoning, personality. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Education 16 2 hf. History of Education. (m) A survey of European educational theories and practices from the early Greek period to the end of the nineteenth century (ending with Spencer) . M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR (Chairman), · Section B ; (Pre-medical students) . Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. *Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2:30. First half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Au.EN, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, EASON, MCFARLIN, RIDGELY AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 10 2 hf. Social Biology. (xm) T-Th from 2.30 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (IV, VIII) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and ·six hours of laboratory. · Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 15 1hf. Ecology. An introduction to some methods of studying animal populations in natural and controlled communities. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Population p.roblems; human ecology and human genetics. Three hours weekly. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. (xu) This course is intended for students who are not maJ ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a, general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to· year. Three hours weekly. ALLEs. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS APPEL 89 *Biology 16 2hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of' protoplasm, and the relation of life to the environment. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. [:j:Biology 20 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] . The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. Many of the specimens to be used in the laboratory are deepsea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness t Given in 1935-36; to be omitted· in 1936-37. �90 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 21 1hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (m) A history of· the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 22 2 hf. Embryology of Vertebrates. . Biology 30 1 hf. Histology; . The comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. · Pre-requisites: Comparative anatomy and embryology of the vertebrates. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 33 2 hf. Problems in Histology and Cytology. Individual laboratory projects in continuation of Biology 27 1 hf or 30 1 hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 27 1 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. Two hours of recitation and, six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 27 1 h£. Cytology of Development. Studies in the cytology of the germ cells and in the cellular patterns of development. A history of the attempt to analyze the early formative processes in terms of hereditary and environmental factors. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. 91 Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of th~se to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 27 1 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half~year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. §Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships between parasite and host. Internal parasites only; chiefly those of vertebrates. Two hours of recitation lJ_nd six J;i.ours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf recommended. § Omitted in 1935-36; to be given in 1936-37. �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval .of the department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a full tuition scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. *Biology 52 1 hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Ordinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by other courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2 hf will be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite : Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. 93 CHEMISTRY Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. (m) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. . PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. (m) A more comprehensive course in General Chemistry ; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted separately from Chemistry 1. The lectures and laboratory work will include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. Required of all students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An extra hour will he required of all students having difficulties with the course. Students who at the beginning of their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry I must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. The aim of this course is to give to the student. a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances. In the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical �.. li CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 94 95 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory wotk is devoted to the qualitative analysis of " unknowns " and to the separation and identification of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites; Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5; Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry terminations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. (v) The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alkalimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 21 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitatjon, M at 1. Laboratory, M from 2 to 4. W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. · (1v) An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory work are designed to give a knowledge of the fundamental reactions and properties of representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their reactions. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR McFARLIN. (vrn) Conti.nuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. During the second half-year students majoring in Chemistry are expected to concentrate on some small research problem. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1 to 4. ~irst half-year. Pre-requisite : Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (v) PROFESSOR BERNHARD. PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states ; the structure of matter ; energy changes ; chemical equilibria ; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes de- Chemistry 43 1hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. (u) The topics treated include electrochemlstry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures �96 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. _Pre-requisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf ; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. *Chemistry 52 1 hf. Readings in Chemistry. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. 97 ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, a,nd analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to· use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cu_ltural value of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY, Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Three hours. Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and 33. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. *tChemistry 6o. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSOR BERNHARD. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. (I) This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. Mathematics 2 2 hf. (I) This course is required of all students who have not offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. (IV) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. (1v) A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Plane Geometry. (m) Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, yolumes, centers of gravity, pressures and moments of inertia. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. - Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (Ix) An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. !' ;- " �98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 99 (xx) [*Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science'.] In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe, Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. Conference hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. fROFESSOR BINGLEY. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with, applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (xr) A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. (vm) Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. , (m) The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part IL *tMathematics 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A ; Recitation, T -Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T -Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (r) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 100 101 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *Physics [Physics 41 . Physical Optics.] (IX) This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 42. Theory of Heat. (u) An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 21 ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 43. Electricity.] (u) This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T -Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. PROFESSOR EASON. 50. Reading Course. (xn) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Special pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. *'t Physics 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Monday in October. Required of all freshmen, and of transfer students who have not had an equivalent course. M at4. DR. MURPHY. Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall ; apparatus wtlrk, hand ball, .indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. LENTZ. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. LENTZ. �102 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Classroom Assignments, 1935-36 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will meet at time and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ..................... McDowell 24 Biology, all coitrses . ..... Biology Building Chemistry, all coitrses . ... Humphreys Hall Economics-Government 1 A .. McDowell 34 Economics-Government 1 B .. McDowell 34 Economics 21 ............... McDowell 35 Economics 34-2hf ........... McDowell 22 Economics 35- 2 hf ........... McDowell 34 Economics 36-lhf ........... McDowell 21 Economics 37-2hf ........... McDowell 36 Economics 38-lhf ........... McDowell-33 Economics 39- 2 hf ........... McDowell 32 English 1 A ................. McDowell 36 English 1 B ................. McDowell 36 English 1 C ................. McDowell 31 English 1 D ................. McDowell 21 English 21 ................. McDow.ell 22 English 23 .................. McDowell 32 English 24- 2hf ............... McDowell 21 English 29.Phf, 29.2- 2 hf ..... McDowell 31 English 34-1 hf .............. McDowell 24 English 35 ................. McDowell 23 English 45 ................. McDowell 23 English 49 .................. McDowell 24 French 1 ................... McDowell 36 French 2 A .................. McDowell 36 French 2 B .................. McDowell 36 French 11 .................. McDowell 22 French 13 .................. McDowell 32 French 17 (27) .............. McDowell 21 French 20 .................. McDowell 22 French 41 ................. Faculty Office German 1 .................. McDowell 33 German 10 ................. McDowell 21 German 20 ................. McDowell 24 German 21 ................. McDowell 21 German 35 ................. McDowell 34 Government 21 .............. McDowell 33 Government 32 .............. McDowell 32 Course Hall and Roo Government 41 .............. McDowell 2 Government 43- 1 hf, 44- 2 hf .... McDowell Greek 1 .................... McDowell Greek 22- 2hf ................ McDowell Greek 25 ................... McDowell Greek 35 ................... McDowell History 1 .................. McDowell History 11 ................. McDowell History 22 ................. McDowell History 23 .................. McDowell History 25 . : ............... McDowell History 34 .................. McDowell · . History 39 .................. McDowell Hygiene 1 ..... Humphreys Lecture Roa Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 2 Latin 10- 2hf ................ McDowell Latin ll- 1 hf ................ McDowell Mathematics l- 1 hf, 2- 2 hf. .... McDowell Mathematics 11 A ........... McDowell Mathematics 11 B ........... McDowell 3Mathematics 11' C ............ McDowell 3 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell Mathematics 25- 1 hf, 26- 2hf .... McDowell 3 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 3. Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 2 Philosophy 1l-1hf, 12- 2 hf. .... McDowell 3 Philosophy 15 ............... McDowell 3 Philosophy 31 ............... McDowell 3 Philosophy 34- 2 hf ........... McDowell 3 Philosophy 35-lhf, 36- 2 hf ..... McDowell 3 Physics, all courses ....... Humphreys H Psychology 10-1 hf ........... McDowell 3 Psychology 16- 2 hf (Education) McDowell 3 Spanish 1 .................. McDowell 3 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 3 Spanish 11 ................. McDowell 3 Spanish 25-lhf, 25-2hf ........ McDowell 3 Spanish 31 ................. McDowell 3 103 Classroom Assignments, 1936-37 N OTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, " Hours to be arranged" will meet at times d places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. ~ourse t 21 Hall and Room ..................... McDowell 24 logy, all wurses . ...... Biology Building emistry, all courses . ... Humphreys Hall onomics-Government 1 A .. McDowell 34 onomics-Government 1 B .. McDowell 34 nomics 21 ............... McDowell 35 32 .............. McDowell 21 34-lhf, 35-2hf ..... McDowell 32 38-lhf, 39-2hf ..... McDowell 32 onomics 40 ............... McDowell 24 glish 1 A ............. , ... McDowell 36 , lish 1 B ................. McDowell '36 lish 1 C ................. McDowell 31 lish 1 D ................. McDowell 21 lish 21 .................. McDowell 22 23 ................. McDowell 32 24-Zhf .............. McDowell 31 Z9.l-1hf, 29.2- 2hf ..... McDowell 22 lish 34-lhf .............. McDowell 24 lish 45 .................. McDowell 23 lish 49 ................. McDowell 24 nch 1 ................... McDowell 36 nch 2 A .................. McDowell 36 nch 2 B .................. McDowell 36 11 .................. McDowell 21 .................. McDowell 32 .................. McDowell 22 nch 27 (17) .............. McDowell 21 an 1 ................... McDo~ell 33 man 10 ................. McDowell 21 an 20 .................. McDowell 24 man 21 .................. McDowell 21 man 36 .................. McDowell 34 .............. McDowell 33 .............. McDowell 23 .............. McDowell 24 Course Hall and Room Government 43- 1 hf, 44- 2hf .... McDowell 22 Greek 1 .................... McDowell 23 Greek 22- 2hf, 24-lhf .......... McDowell 24 Greek 31 ................... McDowell 23 History 1 ................... McDowell 33 History 11 ................. McDowell 22 History 21 .................. McDowell 35 History 22 .................. McDowell 35 History 25 .................. McDowell 35 History, 39 .................. McDowell 35 Hygiene 1 ...... Humphreys Lecture Room Latin ll-1 hf, 12-2hf. ......... McDowell 23 Latin 23- 1 hf, 24- 2hf .......... McDowell 23 Latin 30 .................... McDowell 31 Mathematics l- 1 hf, 2-2hf. ..... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 A ............ McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 B ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 11 C ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 25- 1 hf, 26- 2 hf .... McDowell 34 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 ............. McDowell 22 Philosophy ll-1 hf, 12-2hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 27- 1 hf, 41- 2 hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 31 .............. McDowell 32 Philosophy 37- 1 hf ........... McDowell 35 Physics, all courses . ...... Humphreys Hall Psychology 10-1 hf ........... McDowell 31 Psychology 16- 2hf (Education) McDowell 31 Spanish 1 .................. McDowell 33 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 11 .................. McDowell 31 Spanish 25- 1 hf, 25- 2 hf ........ McDowell 33 Spanish 31 .................. McDowell 33 �104 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1935-36 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1936 John Reeves Blakistone James Pierce Bradley Lawrason Levering Crane William Robert Eaton Herbert Henry Eccleston Frank Richard Gessner, Jr. William Gottschalk Gideon Ralph Joseph Giordano Joseph Burnham Gray Edward Tyler Heise Paul Joseph· Kesmodel Charles Jacob Kibler Daniel Hutchinson Mathers Irving Kahler Meginnis W illiain Robert Miller Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr. Warcfer Robert Nethken James Andrew Phillips William Nelson Rairigh Ralph ·Murray Schley Richard Brooke Sellman Leroy Gardner Webster Charles Tylden Westcott Richard Talbot Williams Bushwood Alpha Kappa Pi House California Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Infirmary Chester Kappa Alpha House Alpha Kappa Pi House Hackensack, New Jersey Annapolis Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Brice House Newark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Delta Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, R.F.D., No. 3 Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Greensboro Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 79 Shipwright Street Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Quantico Brice House Ridgely 24 Randall Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa' House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Poolesville Deal' s Island 16 Pinkney Hall ·Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Home, Waterbury . Waterbury JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1937 Willard Osborne Ash James McCombs Brown John Harrington Brown Thomas Warren Chandlee Garnett Yelverton Clark Herbert Keith Clayton John Raymond Cooper Ernest Neal Cory, Jr. Gilbert Albert Crandall Thompson Faxon Dow, Jr. Charles George Goy William Edward Harman Asher Hollander Jesse W. Holmes, Jr. Calvin Lewis Hom, Jr. Charles . David Hyson Samuel Milton Ivrey Norval Foard Kemp Franklin Earl Leslie Robert Levin Robert. Glyn Lewis Thomas Frank Lusby, II Harry Patrick Luz Okey Ellsworth Michael Robert Graham Moss Cumberland ·Delta Psi Omega House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Queen Anne Phi Sigma Kappa House Delta, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, 183 Prince George Street Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House College Park Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 50 State Circle South Portland, Maine Naval Reservation, Annapolis Nashua, New Hampshire 6 Pinkney Hall Accident Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 7 Pinkney Hall Cumberland Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Hampstead Delta. Psi Omega House Annapolis Home, 101 Compromise Street Relay 8 Randall Hall Towson Delta Psi Omega. House Baltimore 3 Pinkney Hall BCJltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Prince Frederick Alpha Kappa Pi House Woodmere, New York Phi Sigma Kappa. House Westernport Glenburnie Annapolis . Home, 83 Shipwright Street John Burneston Owens Charles Francis Peace, III Robert Bowie Sasscer Robert McCawley Snibbe Emanuel Philip Snyder William Burns Sohn John Ferguson Somerville, Jr. Cyrus William Straw Richard Brimmer Taylor Willard Nelson Todd Lester Aubrey Wall, Jr. William Plumer Wiseman Eastport Round Ba.y Upper Marlboro Catonsville Annapolis Towson Cumberland Scranton, Pennsylva·n,ia Lima, Ohio Elk Mills Baltimore Danville, Virginia 105 Kappa Alpha House Home, Round Bay Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Kappa Alpha House Home, 78 Maryland Avenue 8 Randall Hall Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Brice House 19 R,andall Hall Delta Psi Omega House Delta Psi Omega House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1938 Fred Alexander Ridgewood, New Jersey 13 Pinkney Hall Charles Chester Atwater Chestertown · Phi Sigma Kappa House David Nathan Bacharach, Jr. Baltimore 10 Pinkney Hall Thomas Gordon Baker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 32 Pinkney Hall William Dallas Baker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 32 Pinkney Hall Francis Elwood Barkman Cumberla;nd Delta Psi Omega House John N ebiolo Boeris Glastonbury, Connecticiit Alpha Kappa Pi House John Wheelwright Browne Merion, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma. Kappa House William Belden Burns Baltimore 45 Pinkney Hall Jacquelin Holland. Bushong Breathedsville 5 Randall Hall Harry Pattey Calhoun Ocean City Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, 'Jr.Baltimore Infirmary Gordon Croughwell Cooper Baltimore 6 Pinkney Hall George Tyler Coulson Middletown, Delaware Delta Psi Omega House Thomas Clay Cover, Jr. Easton Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Joseph Cqnningham Cumberland Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr. Pocomoke 12 Pinkney Hall Leonard Thomas DeLisio Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr. Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Coronado, California Alexander Rieman Early, Jr. Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Henry Paul Eichacker Brooklyn, New York 3 Randall Hall Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House John Donald Englar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Henry Herman Fahrig, Jr. Kappa Alpha House Bernard Gregory Fold Annapolis Home, 232 Main Street 10 Randall Hall Germantown, Pennsylvania John Daniel Friebely · Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr. Home, 116 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis Annapolis John Frederick Gray Home, 141 Monticello Avenue Salisbury Phi Sigma Kappa House Todd Grier Calvert Michel Haas Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Ross Warren Hammann Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Charles Parish Hebb 22 Randall Hall Northport, New York Russell Crispbell Henderson 9 Randall Hall Gustav Edward Herzer Baltimore 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Howard Palmer Hill Annapolis Home, 15 Maryland Avenue John Trenholm Hopkins Annapolis Home, 55 East Street Alexander Noble Jarrell East Orange, New Jersey 3 Pinkney Hall Nathan Bernard Kantor Annapolis Home, 232 Prince George Street William Joseph King River Edge, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House George Worthington Kopp 31 Pinkney Hall New London, Connecticut Edward Flint Lathrop, Jr. Huntington, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Holden L'Ecluse Clearfield, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Asbury Wright Lee, III 7 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Alvin Edward Levy �106 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Everett Paul Mason, Jr. James Scott Baker Middelton Harold Ashton Milstead Lewis Lee Moore, Jr. Arthur Kurtz Myers Andrew Joseph Naparano Christian Neumann William Edgar Nielsen Ferdinand Henry Noble. Albert Francis Patrick Alan Francis Pike Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr. William Reed Quimby Robert Henry Renshaw, III Edward Peyton Ritchings Julius Rosenberg William Taylor Ross, Jr. Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr. Charles Sprigg Sands Charles Schiff Everett Welcome Smith, Jr. Edward Charles Sommer James Alexander Stevens, II William Tayloe Francis James Townsend, Jr. John Henry VonDreele, III John Clark Wagner John Harry Wagner, Jr. Richard Lawrence Waters, Jr. Richard Wilton Wickes, Jr. Theodore Williams George Thomas Wingate Glenn Baker Zwiebel Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Towson Kappa Alpha House Chicamu:ren Delta Psi Omega House Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cambridge Westminster 12 Pinkney Hali Newark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 44 Madison Street West Englewood, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Des Moines, Iowa 13 Randall Hall Yonkers, New York 2 Randall Hail Wethersfield, Con11ecticut Kappa Alpha House Cockeysville Kappa Alpha House Bar Harbor, Maine Delta Psi Omega House Baltimore 22 Pinkney Hall Anna.polis Home, 184 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore 35 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 44 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 144 Lafayette Avenue Gambrills Home, Gambrills Annapolis Home, 55 Southgate Avenue Annapolis Home, 61 College Avenue Wethersfield, Connecticut 16 Randall Hall Easton Sigma Alpha Epsilon House 44 Pinkney Hall Chatterto11, Virginia Ocean City Kappa Alpha House 23 Randall· Hall Baltimore Annapolis Home, 419 Poplar Avenue Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Rockville 11 Randall Hall Towson 40 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 19 Randall Hall Watertown, Connecticut FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1939 Edward Joseph Ack.er Rudolph Alhera Eugene Angyal Louis Bachmann, Jr. Frank Belding Bauer Lloyd Clay Beall, Jr. George Charles Beneze Kenneth Gordon Bennett William Randolph Benny Allen Alfred Bergner John Rankin Birmingham Charles Warren Blaney George Frederick Bonifant, Jr. M. Worthington Bordley, Jr. James Edward Boyle Leroy William Brooks Warner Knode Brown Hayes Moffett Bryan Frederick Robinson Buck Arthur Larry Budacz · William Baltzell Burch Miles Ross Carroll, Jr. Bruce Gray Caturani Setauket, New York 3 Randall Hall So,.th Glastonbury, Co1111ecticnt 17 Pinkney Hall 15 Pinkney Hall Elizabeth, New Jersey New York, New Y01·k Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Hartford, Connecticut 15 Randall Hall Ambridge, Pennsylooniw 11 Randall Hall Home, Ferry Farms Annapolis 14 Pinkney Hall Brooklyn Postoffice 18 Pinkney Hall Easton 27 Pinkney Hall Kankakee, Illinois 9 Randall Hall Baltimore 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall Colesville 30 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 25 Pinkney Hall Qi<een A1111e 4 Randall Hall Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Odenton 23 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 37 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Phoenix 15 Pinkney Hall New York, New York CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Samuel Salvadore Cerniglia Walter Russell Chance, Jr. Charles Thomas Clagett, Jr. Albert Patterson Close John Collinson, Jr. James Higgins Cook Joh~ William Cook Charles Arthur Criss Thomas Whittington Crockett Rocco John D' Alessio Fred Alvin Dammeyer Louis Dorsey Davis, Jr. Theodore Edward deDisse Charles Sherman Denny, Jr. Edward Simms Digges Arthur Wils~n Dowell, Jr. James Douglas DuShane George Seferen Ennis, Jr. Joseph Schussler Galloway Enoch Barton Garey, Jr. Sanford Roy Goodman Arthur Fairbank· Grace, Jr. Israel Greengold James Wiegand Gunn· William James Hall William Norman Hall Harry Lee Hamilton, Jr. James Ferdinand Hayward, Jr. Edward Willis Hearn Edwin Frederick Heinen John Bouton Heller Hector Ralph Hidalgo Joseph Carl Hill Cecil Delmore Hilles Charles Albert Hodges, Jr. Robert Felty Hodges William Joseph Hopps Robert Cecil Kanode Robert Lee Keyser, Jr. Clarence Louis Kibler Charles Franklin Koogle Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr. John James Lambros Richard Lee Layfield Edward Cuttle Lee Joseph William Lee Charles Gerhauser Lort Thomas Lyles MacNemar James Leonard McCully Kenneth Joseph McKinnon Paul . Francis McNellis Jame~ Russell McQueen, Jr. William David Macmillan, Jr. Malcolm Elmer May Ernest Leslie Medford, Jr. Edwin Gibson Meredith William Edward Miller Charles Albert Mosby George Robert Mowell 107 Salisbury Alpha Kappa Pi House Eastport Home, 201 Adams Street W ashingto11, District of Columbia Infirmary Bel Air 16 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 18 Randall Hali West A1111apolis Home, West Annapolis Frostburg Kappa Alpha House Baltimore 15 Randall Hall Williamston, North Carolina 22 Randall Hall Ne.wark, New Jersey 35 Pinkney Hall An11a.polis Home, 570 West Street Towson Kappa Alpha House Baltimore · 22 Pinkney· Hall Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House LaPlata 26 Pinkney Hall Prince Frederick 27 Pinkney Hall Winchester, Virgi1'ia Infirmary Baltimore 36 Pinkney Hall Towson Kappa Alpha House Li<therville 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 4 Pinkney Hall Easton Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 50 West Street Baltimore 23 Pinkney Hall Barstow 20 Randall Hall Mt. Vemon, New York 33 Pinkney Hall Washington, District of Columbia 15 Randall Hall Baltimore 30 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 42 Pinkney Hall Bayshore, New York 14 Randall Hall Baltimore Brice House Annapolis Home, 87 Shipwright Street Rock Point 41 Pinkney Hall Upper "Darby, Pc1111sylva11ia 4 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 6 Revell Street Hagerstown 39 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 24 Randall Hall Catonsville 19 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Greensboro 25 Pinkney Hall Annapolis . Home, St. John's Campus Boonton, New Jersey Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Q11antico Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, Near Annapolis Edgewater Home, Edgewater Northeast Alpha Kappa Pi House Beacon, New York 14 Randall Hall Round Bay Home, Round Bay Dett'oit, Michigan 18 Pinkney Hall Chicago, Illinois 44 Pinkney Hall Silver Spring 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 23 Pinkney Hall Brooklyn, New York 5 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 144 Duke of Gloucester Street Centreville . 34 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, Wardour Jersey City, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Glencoe 19 Pinkney Hall �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 108 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Philip Andrew Myers, II John Otto N eustadt Ashley Guy Ogden, Jr. William Councilman Owens George Austin Piersol David Berry Pomeroy John Owen Pope, Jr. Ernest Campbell Popplein, Jr. Joseph John Pulick Robert William Ramage Jam es Iglehart Randall Alton Francis Reed Robert David Rees Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. John Thomas Roberts, Jr. Maurice Raymond Roberts, Jr. William Elder Robertson James Harrison Rowe Samuel Schenker Grant Kenneth Schmick Mortimer Aaron Seidman John Graham Shannahan, Jr. N elsonl Earle Shawn Richard Fuller Shryock Malcolm Silver Peter Theodore Simopoulos Edward Cress Sledge Francis Irvin Smith Thomas Spence Smith, Jr. Richard Wilson Snibbe John Jacob Sowers Robert Henry Springer William Hait Spurgin William Vincent Stallings Tadeusz Stankiewicz LeRoy William Staylor Arthur Dunham Stout, Jr. Henry Jerome Stringer, Jr. George Edward Thomas James Milton Tindall, Jr. B. Johnson Todd Bernard Anthony Tuckey Jose Manuel Vieta Edmund Howell Volkart Richard Banks Warburton Robert Hinton Webster William Brayshaw Welling, Jr. Frank Anthony White, Jr. William Robert White Lewin Wethered Wickes, Jr. Thomas John Wright As.h/and, Ohio 41 Pinkney Hall Baltim<We 32 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Eastport Home, Boucher's Point Royal Oak 12 Randall Hall Media, Pennsylvania Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Reisterstown 39 Pinkney Hall Yonkers, New York 18 Randall Hall Indianapolis, Indiana 7 Randall Hall Baltimore Infirmary Revell Home, Revell New·Haven, Connecticut 21 Randall Hall Ellicott City 14 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 28 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 34 J;'inkney Hall Baltimore 33 Pinkney Hall Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 16 Market Space Preston 6 Randall Hall Brooklyn, New York 5 ·Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House West Annapolis Home, v.r est Annapolis Baltimore Delta Psi Omega House Clifton, New Jersey 4 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Newport, Rhode Island Memphis, Tennessee 16 Randall Hall Edgewater Home, Edgewater Annapolis Home, 47 Southgate Avenue Catonsvi/le 33 Pinkney Hall Cumberland 44 Pinkney Hall Emmitsburg 37 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 40 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 102 Cathedral Street Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Ea.ston 7 R.rndall Hall Plainfield, New Jersey 10 Randall Hall Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Waterbury Home, Waterbury Hurlock 6 Randall Hall St. A/ban's, New YOTk 41 Pinkney Hall Caguas, Puerto Rico 17 Randall Hall Aberdeen 38 Pinkney Hall Elkton 5 Randall Hall Stemmer's Run 28 Pinkney Hall Sykesville 13 Randall Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Annapolis Chestertown Cherrydal.e, Virginia 205 Hanover Street, Annapolis Home, 104 Charles Street 12 Pinkney Hall 1 Randall Hall 109 Anthony Joseph Maggio Annapolis Home, 116 Charles Street William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey Glen Burnie Home; Glen Burnie Phippen Sanborn Boston, Massachusetts 1 Randall Hall Samuel Gottlieb Schick Annapolis Home, 16 Francis Street Joseph Charles Smith Annapolis Home, 217 Main Street Earle Cooper White, Jr. Annapolis Home, 111 McKendree Avenue John Young, Jr. Port Washington, New York ·42 Pinkney Hall UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS Joseph Merryman Coale, Jr. Lloyd Francis Taylor Baltimore Bridgeport, Connecticut 26 Pinkney Hall 21 Randall Hall NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS Annapolis John Henry Newton, Jr. Home, 81 Bowyer Road, U. S. Naval Academy SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS ••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 24 JUNIORS ••••• , • , ••••••...••••••••• , , . . . . . • , •••••.•••• , ••••• , •• •.•, •. , . , . , . , . 37 SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN SPECIAL ••••••.••••••••.•••.••••.•••••••••.••••••••••• •.•••••••••.•••.••• ································································· STUDENTS ••••.•••••••••••••..••••••.•••••••••••••••••.••••.••.•.••• UNCLASSIFIE.D STUDENTS ••.•.•.•••••••••••.•...•••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••• NON-MATRICULATED TOTAL STUDENTS 76 133 11 2 ••••••..••••••••.••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 284 SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Maryland . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 New York........................ 16 New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 13 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 9 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Illinois . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ohfo ............................. · 2 · Maine ...... ;..................... 2 California .. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 Deiaware ........................ . Indiana •....•.................... Iowa ............................ . Michigan ........................ . New Hampshire ................. . North Carolina .................. . Puerto Rico ............... ·...... . Rhode Island .................... . Tennessee Total 284 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 5, 1935 BACHELOR OF ARTS Magna cum Laude et cum Honore Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. (in Mathematics) ..........•............. Annapolis Magna cum Laude Dalton Middlekauff Welty ......................................... ; .... Funkstown SPECIAL STUDENTS Carlos Austin Downs Samuel Davis Foster, Jr. Edward Sargent Hill Harold Arthur Kenyon Odenton Home, Odenton Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Winchester, Massachusetts Infirmary New Bedford, .Massachusetts 10 Pinkney Hall Cum Laude John Brophy O'Donnell .............. ·............................ , ...... Baltimore Joseph ;Novey ...•.........•...............................•........... Baltimore Philip Joseph Russillo ........................................ Norwich, Connecticut Elmer Lacy Meredith ...••.........•.......................•......... Federalsburg �110 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Rite Charles Brooks Anderson ...............•.................... Glenmont, New York Carvil Reid Archer ....................................................... Bel Air Roland James Bailey, Jr ................................................. Hebron Melville Lewis Bisgyer ....................................... Brooklyn, New York Gordon Keith Boucher ................................................. Grantsville Allen Rexford Bradley ....................................... Cheshire, Connecticut Frank William Conner, Jr .................................... Wayne, Pennsylvania Edward DeLisio ................ : . ............... Washington, District of Columbia John Charles Donohue .................................................. Baltimore Louis Eickwort, III ...................................•...... Flushing, New York Walter Frederick William Evers ......................................... Baltimore Alphonse Emanuel Farone .............................. Saratoga Springs, New York Morton Norman Fine ................................................... Baltimore Max Glickman ... ·..................................................... Annapolis David Arthur Harkness .................................................. Mutual James Leslie Hays, III ................................................. Baltimore Francis Geoghegan Hurlock ............................................ Cambridge Clarence Leatherbury Johnson .................•......................... Annapolis Lawrence Kantor .....•••••... _ ............................ East Orange New Jersey James Richard Kelly .•••................................................ Thurmont Robert Henry Lampee ....................................... New York, New York William Calvin Lotz ••...•........................................... Ellicott City Henry David McCool. •..••............................. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Donald Edward Stuart McGarrow ....................................... Baltimore John Robinson Magruder ..•............................................. Baltimore David Eugene Nopper .................................................. Baltimore Roy Lewis Rascovar .••••......•........................................ Baltimore Ephraim Roy Shawn, Jr ....•........................................•••. Annapolis Louis Ambrose Snyder ............................................ ; .. Hagerstown Robert Noble Sosman ................. ·....................... Westfield, New Jersey David King Usher ...................................................... Baltimore Henry Reginald Weeks ..................................... Great Neck, New York Frank Kennedy Wilson, Jr .............................................. Baltimore James Cornelius Wilson; Jr ............................... Wethersfield, Connecticut Richard Sage Woodman ....................................... Tenafly, New Jersey Waitman Burgess Zinn ................ : .................. : ............. Baltimore DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) Harry Whinna Nice ........................................ Governor of Maryland Millard E. Tydings ......................... United States Senator from Maryland DOCTOR OF LETTERS (Honoris causa) Raymond Pearl ............................ Professor in the Department of Biology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 5, 1935 Visitors and Governors' Prize LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR, JR. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Prize DALTON' MIDDLEKAUFF WELTY Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Prize RoBERT NOBLE SosMAN Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art JOHN BROPHY O'DONNELL (Honorable Mention: ROBERT LEVIN and WILLIAM BURNS SOHN) Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In .the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics CHARLES DAVID HYSON Key Society Prize JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award WILLIAM CALVIN LOTZ Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award GEORGJ;l ALTHOFF BINGLEY Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award WILLIAM CALVIN LOTZ The Hodgson Cup JOHN BROPHY O'DONNELL DOCTOR OF MUSIC (Honoris causa) Austin Conradi ..... Member of the Piano Depa;tment, Peabody Conservatory of Music The Ja_mison Cup DALTON MIDDLEKAUFF WELTY MASTER OF ARTS (Honoris causa) Paul Landon Banfield .....•.................... Headmaster, Landon School for Boys The Woodcock Cup ELMER LACY MEREDITH 111 �CATALOGUE OF $T. JOHN'S COLLEGE 112 113 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Keene Cup LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR, JR. The Harrison Cup WILLIAM CALVIN LOTZ The Dearing Cup LOUIS AM!BROSE SNYDER HENRY REGINALD WEEKS Athletic Council Prize JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING .OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935 Sophomore Merit Scholarship EMANUEL PHIUP SNYDER Freshman Merit Scholarship GUSTAV EDWARD HERZER THEODORE WILLIAMS INDEX Absences, from class ............ Sl before and after holidays. . . . . . Sl Administration, officers of. . . . . . . 10 regulations of .............. ~ . 47 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 applications for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 by certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 by examination: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . 34 on trial ..................... 32 routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 si>ecial students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 subjects accepted ....... ' ..... 33 units ........................ 33 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Aids to students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Alumni association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Amou.nt of work carried. . . . . . . . . Sl permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl required for promotion. . . . . . . . Sl Applications, for admission ...... 31 for assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Arrival at college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S· Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Assignments, rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Athletic schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Attendance, church . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 classes ...................... Sl college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl official summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4 Awards, Commencement ·........ 111 competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Biology, courses in ............. 88 major in .................... S7 Board of Visitors and Governors. 7 Buildings, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Business Administration ........ 26 Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . . 4 college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Campus ....................... 22 Change of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . SO Change of registration. . . . . . . . . . SO Charges ....................... 37 Chemistry, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . 93 major in .................... S8 Churches, Annapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics, courses in ............. 7S major in .................... S8 Classroom Assignments 193S-36 ..................... 102 1936-37 ..................... 103 Clubs, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 College Entrance Examination Board ..................... 32 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 College Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Commencement ................ 109 Committees, of the Board. . . . . . . 9 of the Faculty ................ 17 Concerts, student orchestra. . . . . . 27 visiting performers . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Course numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses for distribution ......... S7 Courses of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses, repeated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Courses requiring consent of instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Credit Units, see requirements for the degree. Credits, entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Curriculum, see courses of instruction, regulations, requirements, etc. Dean .......................... 49 Dean's list ..................... S3 Degree, requirements for the. . . . SS Degrees, conferred ............. 109 offered ...................... 24 with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S with honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 �114 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Delta Kappa Phi. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 Delta Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Departments, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Biology ............. : . . . . . . . 88 Chemistry .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 93 -Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 English ..................... 67 French ...................... 71 German ..................... 73 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Greek ........................ 7S History ..................... 84 Latin ....................... 76 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Philosophy . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Physics ..................... 99 Psychology . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 88 Spanish ..................... 78 Description of the College .... : . . 18 of the courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Dining room . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Distribution, courses for. . . . . . . . . S7 of students, geographic ........ 109 Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art. .............. 66 of the Social Sciences and Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 of· the Sciences and Mathematics .................... 88 Dramatics ..................... 29 Economics, courses in ........... 80 major in .................... S8 Engineering, preparation for. . . . . 26 scholarships at Hopkins. . . . . . . 46 English, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 major in .................... S9 students sent back for work in. SS Entrance examinations . . . . . . . . . 32 Examination groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Excuse, for absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . S2 Exemption, from English 1 . . . . . . SO Expenses ...................... 37 Faculty ....................... 11 Fees, annual ................... 37 graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Filing of study cards ... : . . . . . . . SO Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 French, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 major: in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9 Freshmen, list of. .............. 106 Geographic distribution, students .109 German, courses in ............. 73 major in .................... S9 Good standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S2 Government, courses in. . . . . . . . . 82 major in .................... 60 Grades ........................ 'S2 Greek, courses in.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 7S major in ..................... S8 Hlistory, courses in ......... ; . . . . 84 major in .................... 60 of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Honor regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 system ...................... 47 Honors and prizes awarded ...... 111 Hygiene, course in ............. 101 Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Information, general . . . . . . . . . . . 22 procedure for new students. . . . 35 Juniors, list of. ................ 104 King William Players. . . . . . . . . . 29 King William's School. ........ 18 Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Language requirements .. ·. . . . . . . S6 Latin, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 major in .................... S8 Law, preparation for. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lectures, public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Library teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 List of students ................ 104 Literature, courses in ........... 67 Location of the College. : . . . . . . . . 22 Majors, requirements for ........ S7 Marine biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Marks ......................... S2 Mathematics, courses in. . . . . . . . . 96 major in .................... 60 CATALOGUE OF S.T. JOHN'S COLLEGE Matriculation .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . .. . 37 Medicine, preparation for. . . . . . . . 2S Music, college band ............. 29 public concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 student orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Numbering system, courses ...... 66 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. 47 Officers of administration ....... 10 Philosophy, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . 86 major in .................... 61 Physical training, courses ....... 101 requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Physics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 major in .................... 61 Pre-medical major ............. 61 Preparation for professional school ....................... 2S Presidents, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Emeriti ..................... 9 Prizes, awarded ................ 111 off'ered .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 44 Probation, disciplinary . . . . . . . . . S4 scholastic . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . S3 relief from .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . S4 Professional preparation . . . . . . . . 2S Promotion, requirements for. . . . . Sl Psychology, courses in .......... 88 major in .................... 62 Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . . 24 Rank list . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Rat-Tat ....................... 28 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 changes in .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. SO Regulations, dining-room ....... 48 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 honor ........................ 47 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 47 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . S4 Repeating courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S Reports ....................... S2 Requirements, admission . . . . . . . 31 distribution .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . .. . 57 for graduation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . SS for honors and distinction. . . . . 64 for promotion hygiene ..... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : la~uage ............ , ....... ma]or ....................... physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . specific courses Romance major .. : : ........ · · .. 115 5l SO 56 57 50 47 S6 62 3S 47 35 47 31 48 6 66 40 Rooms, assigned to n~~ ·s~~d~~~~: assigned to old students · furnishings .......... : : : : : : : : occupancy ................... Routine of admission . . Rules for dormitories. . ....... Schedules, examinatio~. : : : : : : : : : course.................. .Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sciences, courses in 88 Senior Fellowships . : : : : : : : : : : : : 39 Seniors, list of ................. 104 Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . 80 major ....................... 63 Sophomores, list of. ............ lOS Spanish, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 major in .................... 62 Speakers at the College. . . . . . . . . 27 Special students ................ 108 Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . 10 faculty ...................... 11 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Standing, rank-list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Student activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 aid ......................... 39 band ....................... 29 Council ..................... 28 orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 roll ......................... 104 Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO Summer school courses, credits. . SS Transfer of credits, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tuition ....................... 37 Work required ................. · Sl permitted ........... : .. , . . . . . 51 Year book .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 28 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis: Catalogue Number for 1935-1936, Announcements for 1936-1937 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1936-1937 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1937-1938 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, I~ 1937 �~~ ~~::;f·:~-;---~~""""'~ . /;" "' FORM FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Date) Name · · · · · · (L;.; ~~,;.~)· .......... . . . . . . . . .................................................... . (Middle name) (First name) Home address ................................ . Schools attended during past four years Dates of attendance Date of proposed entrance to college ............................... Present age ................... . 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JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1936-1937 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1937-1938 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St.John's College, 1784 �,, 'i I CONTENTS PAGE College Calendar 5 SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS . • . • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • 6 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • 7 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION •.•••••......•..••.......• 10 FACULTY .•••..••..••••••••••.••••••••••••.••..•..••• 11 18 A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ••...••.•.....• THE COLLEGE TODAY ~6t £oTl) @l'lffimoTt (pTtH BALTIMORE, MD., U. S • .&.. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The College Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The College Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Bachelor of Arts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Professional Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lectures and Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Athletics ... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 28 Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ADMISSION • . . . • • • • . • • • . • • • • . • . • . . • • • • . . . • • • . • . • • • • • • • 31 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS......................... 35 FEES . . . • • . . • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . • . • 37 39 47 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. • . . • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • 66 CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS, 1936-37; 1937-38 .............. 104 STUDENTS ENROLLED, 1936-37 ; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1935-36 ............................ 106 Index ............................................... 114 Aw ARDS AND Arns. • . • . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . • • • • • • . . . • • • • GENERAL REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . • . . . : . . . . . • • • . . • • . • • • • 0 �COLLEGE CALENDAR 1936 1937 ,. JULY September 21 ............. Examinations for admission ......... September 20 Ji.donday Ji.donday September 22 ........... Registration of all students ........... September 21 Tuesday Tuesday September 23 ...... Formal opening: first half-year begins ....... September 22 Wednesday Wednesday September 24 ................. Classes begin ................. September 23 Thursday Thursday November l 4 ........ November hour examinations end. . . . . . . . November l 3 Saturday Saturday November 25 ........... Thanksgiving recess begins. . . . . . . . . . . November 2 4 Wednesday ( l 2 m.) Wednesday (I 2 m.) November 29 ............ Thanksgiving recess ends ............ November 28 Sunday (6 p. m.) Sunday (6 p. m.) December 22 ............. Christmas recess begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . December 22 Tuesday (4 p. m.) Wednesday ( I2 ni.) JANUARY JULY JANUARY 1937 1938 s!MIT Jwl Tl FJ s sjMjTJw\TjF Is s\MIT/w jTjFJ s sJMjT\wJTIFls .. 1 2 3 4 . ... .. .. .. 1 2 . ... .... 1 2 3 .... .. .. .... 1 .. .. 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 .... .... 9 16 23 30 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 1516 11 12 13 1415 16 17 9 10 1112 13 14 15 l 7 18 24 25 31 .. . ... .. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 2122 23 2.1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. . ... .. 30 31 . ... .. .. .. .. AUGUST .... .. .. 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 . . .. .. .. 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 .. 2 9 16 23 30 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY 1 8 15 22 29 4 5 6 11 1213 18 19 20 25 26 27 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 .. .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 .... 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 .. .. .... 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 3 10 11 12 13 5 17 18 19 20 12 24 25 26 27 19 .. 26 31 ••loo 6 13 20 27 7 8 9 10 11 1415 16 17 18 21 22 2:-l 24 25 28 29 30 ... 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 6 13 20 27 .... .. .. .. .. DECEMBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 4 5 9 10 1112 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 .... 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 1 8 15 22 29 4 11 18 25 .. .. 1 5 12 5 6 7 8 19 12 13 14 15 26 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 DECEMBER 3 10 17 24 31 .. 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 . ... . . 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 .. .. .. .... . ... .. . ... 2 9 16 23 30 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 ~ MAY 6 13 20 27 .. .. 1937 APRIL .... . ... .. NOVEMBER 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 10 11 12 1718 1\1 24 25 26 31 . ... .. .. . ... . . ... . ... .. JUNE .... . . . ... 3 . ... .. .. .. 1 2 10 g 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .. 31 .. .. . ... . MAY .... .. .. .. .. 7 14 2 3 4 5 6 21 9 10 11 12 13 28 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 .. 30 31 .. .. .. 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 OCTOBER APRIL NOVEMBER .... 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 5 12 19 26 MARCH SEPTEMBER 4 .... 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 .. .. . . 1 2 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8 15 22 29 4 11 18 25 MARCH OCTOBER 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 3 10 17 24 . .... . .... .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 .. . ... .. .. .. , ... .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. .... .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. . . . ... .. .. .... .. SEPTEMBER .... 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 . .. 6 7 1S 14 20 21 27 28 .. . ... .. JUNE 4 . ... 11 5 6 18 12 13 25 19 20 .. 26 27 . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . ... . . .. .. .. . ... .. .. 1 2 7 8 9 1415 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 .. 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 . ... .. .. . ... 1938 January 3 ................. Christmas recess ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2 Sunday·(6p.m.) Sunday (6p.m.) January 2 l . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-year examinations begin. . . . . . . . . . . . January 20 Thursday Thursday January 30 ............. Mid-year examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29 Saturday Saturday February I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second half-year begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 3 l JYlonday JYlonday February 22 ......... Washington's Birthday: a holiday ......... February 22 Ji.d~~ Tu~~ March 24 ............. March hour examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26 Wednesday Saturday lYlarch 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Easter recess begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April I 3 Wednesday (I 2 m.) Wednesday (I 2 m.) March 31 .................. Easter recess ends ................... April 20 Wednesday (6 p. m.) Wednesday (6 p. m.) JYlay 27 ................. Final examinations begin ................. May 26 Thursday Thursday June 5 ................... Final examinations end ................... June 4 Saturday Saturday June 9 ................... Commencement Day ................... June 8 Wednesday ~Vednesday �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 6 7 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS His Excellency, HARRY W. Nrrn ............... Annapolis, Md. The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the regular class perio occurring at 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M-W-F and T-Th-S. Groups X and XVI are special. The following schedule has been found to meet the requir ments of the student body and of the Faculty better than any other. Changes i this schedule can be made only for most exceptional reasons. Day of Examination: 1936-37 Mid-Year Thursday, January 21 Final Thursday, May27 Day of Examination: 1937-38 Examination Group Final Mid-Year Time Thursday, {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group VIII Thursday, January 20 May26 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group IX {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group II 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group XVI Friday, January 21 Friday, May27 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XV Saturday, January 22 Saturday, May28 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group III 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group VI Monday, January 24 Monday, May30 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XI 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group I Tuesday, January 25 Tuesday, May31 Wednesday, {9 A.M.-12 M ...... GroupV June 2 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group X Wednesday, January 26 Wednesda June 1 Thursday, January 28 Thursday, June 3 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group IV 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group XIV Thursday, January 27 Thursday, June2 Friday, January 29 Friday, June 4 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XII 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ... Group VII Friday, January 28 Friday, June3 Saturday, January 30 Saturday, JuneS Saturday, January 29 Saturday, June4 Friday, January 22 Friday, May28 Saturday, January 23 Saturday, May29 Monday, January25 Monday, May31 Tuesday, January 26 Tuesday, June 1 Wednesday, January 27 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XIII • Governor of Maryland. President Ex Officio. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS .. 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md. Surgeon. Chairman. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR .... 15 East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Secretary~ JAMES A. wALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. Treasurer. RIDGELY P. MELVIN .......................... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR ... I02 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. *The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. LANSDALE G. SAsscER, President of the Senate ...... . Upper Marlboro, Md. EMANUEL GoRFINE, Speaker of the House of Delegates ...... Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BOND, Chief Judge . ........................... Baltimore, BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Assocfote Judge ................ .. Salisbury, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge .. , .................... . Frederick, W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge ........................ Easton, T. ScoIT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .............. ............ Towson, WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ..................... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge . .................... Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md �.~ I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY IOI5 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS 8 Physician. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200.Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. The Chairman of the Board is a member ex officio of all committees. On the Executive Committee he acts as chairman. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. JuDGE ROWLAND K. ADAMS ....... Court House, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. LUTHER S. TALL ......... 315 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Payne & Merrill, Clothiers. FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER ....................... Fairfax, Va. 9 Executive Committee MR. CLEVELAND DR. HUTCHINS MR. w ARFIELD MR. MELVIN MR. p ARSLy Buildings and Grounds MR. WALTON, Chairman MR. MELVIN DR. MARBURY MR. TALL Degrees DR. MARBURY, Chairman JUDGE ADAMS MR. MILLER MR. CLEVELAND MR. JAMISON Elections to the Board MR. WARFIELD, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND JUDGE ADAMS MR. }AMISON MR. PARSLY Finance MR. PARSLY, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND MR. }AMISON MR. WALTON PRESIDENTS EMERITI THOMAS FELL ............................ Ruxton, Maryland. President Emeritus Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney· College, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. 1879; 1889, C. L., 1923. ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................... Towson, Maryland. President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35; Head, Maryland State Police, 1935-37. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION AMos WALTER WRIGHT WooDcocK, A. B., A. M., LL. B., LL. D. President 12 McDowell Hall *DouGLAS LEGATE HowARD ................ 11 McDowell Hall Dean PAUL ALLEN, JR., A. B., A. M., PH. D ...... 11 McDowell Hall Acting Dean EVELYN ARNOLD HARRISON ................ 13 McDowell Hall Assistant to the President MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B .................... 11 McDowell Hall Registrar ELISABETH SHELLMAN RIDGELY ............ 11 McDowell Hall Secretary LULU VIOLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian MARGARET LEIB MATTHEWS, A. B ............. Woodward Hall Assistant Librarian FACULTY AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WooDCOCK ............... Brice House President A. B., St. John's College, 1903; LL. B., University of Maryland, 1910; A. M., Harvard University, 1912; LL. D., Washington College, 1934. Lawyer, United States Attorney (1922-30), Director of Prohibition (1930-33), Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States (1933-34). President of St. John's College, 1934--. *DOUGLAS LEGATE How ARD .................... 7 Acton Place Dean Graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1906; Graduate, United States Naval War College, 1931; Graduate, United States Army War College, 1932. Instructor, Department of Steam Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1911-13; Director of Athletics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-22; Executive Officer, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1925-26; Head, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28; Member, Academic Board, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28. Retired from the Naval Service, with the rank of Captain, on November 1, 1933. Dean of St. John's College, 1934-36. HAZEL SEARS BowEN ..................... 13 McDowell Hall Auditor PAUL ALLEN, JR .......................... 24 Murray Avenue Acting Dean and Associate Professor of Chemistry RUBY IRENE SEARS ........................ 13 McDowell Hall Bookkeeper A. B., Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, Ph.D., 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1934--. EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 13 McDowell Hall Superintendent ]AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D ....................... Infirmary College Physician ADOLPH ToROVSKY ....................... 79 Franklin Street Director of Music VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S ......................... Gymnasium Head, Department of Physical Training JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE, A. B ................... Gymnasium Assistant, Department of Physical Training *Died, December 14, 1936. JACOB BERN ARD SEGALL ......................... Brice House Professor of French B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. *Died, December 14, 1936. �·~ 'I I CATALOGUE OF ST .. JOHN'S COLLEGE lJ 13 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CLAllENCE WILSON STRYKER .... ; .•.. Bembe's Beach, Maryland Professor Emeritus of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY Revell Street, West Annapolis, Maryland Professor of Biology B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's Co11ege; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. }AMES JosEPH MURPHY ••••..•......•. 139 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. Co11ege Physician, St. John's College, 1919--; Lecturer in Hygiene. St. John's College, 1929--· MARION ALONZO EASON .......... , ..... Severnside, Maryland Associate Professor of Physics THOMAS AUSTIN FITZGERALD ..............•.. 567 West Street Assoc-iate Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911 ; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921 ; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, ·Madrid, 1929. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, .Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 191418 · Terriil School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, U~iversity of Illinois, 1920-21 ; Assistant Professor of S~anis?, Univ~si~y of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, Umvers1ty of Illmo1s, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1934--. HERMANN BERNHARD ....•••..•..... 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry Student Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., Universitr of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute ~f Agricu~ture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor. m Chem1str~, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professo~ of· Chemistry,, St. Johns College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John s College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930---. E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. General Electric Company, 1909-1!; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, l9n-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics ~nd · Physics, Naval ·Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's Co11ege, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1934--. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY •..................... Brice House Professor of Mathematics i I GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .............•... . 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics JuLIAN SMITH DuNCAN ....................... Ferry Farms Associate Professor of Political Scie11:ce B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 19r5-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27.; Associate Professor of Mathematics, ·St. John's College, 1927-31 ; Prof~ssor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. B. A., 1917, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D.,_ Emory ~ni­ versity, 1924; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1932. Instructor m Economics, Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 192g-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C., 1930-31 · Instructor in Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1931-34; Assistant Professor of Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1934-36; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1936-. B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia Unive.rsity, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 19~4-19; Ass1st~nt in Mathematics Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor m Mathematics, Columbia Univ~rsity, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 192g-. �-~;11 I 15 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADAM ALLES ........................... Edgewater, Maryland Associate Professor of Philosophy RrcHARD KuEHNEMUND ............... 235 King George Street Associate Professor of German B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellowship, Assistantship in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellowship, 1925-26, Yale University: Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1934-. Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Lan- guages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 192g-. 14 RICHARD ScoFIELD ........................... 22 State Circle Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. FoRD KEELER BROWN ............... 243 King George Street Professor of English FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ................ 35 Murray Avenue Associate Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's ·College, 1929-; Investigator, The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (summers), 1934-. WrLLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ..............•.... 162 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-· B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930-. *Lours CLAIR HUNTER .................. 117 Spa View Avenue Associate Professor of History RoBERT WALLACE ELLIOTT, JR ........ 236 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of French A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph.D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1930-36; Associate Professor of History, St. John's College, 1937-. Litt., B., Rutgers University, 1924; DiplOme de fram;;ais, degre· superieur, Universite de Dijon, 1925; M. A., Princeton University, 1928; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1936. Master, Newark (New Jersey) Academy, 1924-25; Instructor in French, Princeton University, 1925-27 and 1928-32; Fellow in Modern languages, Princeton University, 1927-28; Assistant Professor ol French, St. John's College, 1932-; Visiting Professor of French, The Summer School of Rutgers University, 1935-. VERTREES JunsoN WYCKOFF ............. r3 Thompson Street Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-36; Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1936-. *On leave of absence during first semester of 1936-37. GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN .................... 23 State Ci rel" Assistant Professor of Chemistry . A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Oiicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; As.iistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-;-. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE JOHN McCLEARY ............................... Brice House Instructor in History A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1930. Assistant, University of WiSconsin, 1929-31; Fellow in the Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1930-31; the President Adams Fellowship in History, University of Wisconsin, 1931-32 (resigned) ; Assistant in History, Johns Hopkins University, 1931-32; Junior Instructor in History, Johns Hopkins University, 1932-35; Visiting Professor of History, St. Johns College, 1935-36; Instructor in History, St. Johns College, 1936-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............. 243 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of Classical, Languages COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing PRESIDENT WooncocK, Chairman MR. FITZGERALD A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's .College, 1929-34 ; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ...•.......... 36 Maryland Avenue Committe·e on Curriculum PRESIDENT WooncocK, Chairman MR. APPEL MR. SCOFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Instructor in English B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-. MR. RIDGELY · Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VJIDoVA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF v ALENTINE LENTZ .............. The Pines, r Arnold, Maryland Director of Athletics; Coach of Football, Basketball, and Baseball B. S., St. John's College, 1918. JOHN CHARLES Do NO HUE ...................... Pinkney Hall Assistant to Director of Athletics; Coach of Lacrosse A. B., St. John's College, 1935. JosEPH FrnMs ......................... U. S. Naval Academy Coach, of Fencing JOHN McCLEARY ............................... Brice House Coach of Tennis [Instructor in History, St. John's College.] A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1930. Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairman MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman MR. KuEHNEMUND MR. TILGHMAN 17 �:~ ! 18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establish~ ment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract : . CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. :l. fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . • . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend · father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school ; and· that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July I-9, I696: CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to early colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the College the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for 'the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend ; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. The " fundamental and inviolable principles " have been at all times maintained. An early map of Annapolis, preserved in the Offices of Administration, designates St. John's as the " Collegeall denominations." The College is, as it has at all times been, wholly non-denominational. �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE President Washington visited the College in 1791. After hi& visit he addressed this letter to the Faculty of the College: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. · The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE VV'ASHINGTON. April 17, 1791. .I He gave further evidence of his interest by sending to the College in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, whose name may be found in the College records as a member of the class of 1799· In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as "Washington, sen., Virginia" and "Washington, jun., Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under the title, " An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the College charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 17¢, and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britian, in l8II. Founded at a time when problems of self-government were uppermost in men's minds, the College was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. The advantageous location of St. John's College became increasingly apparent. As early as 1841, David Ridgely, in his "Annals of Annapolis,"· writes, " The peculiar advantages to youth in being CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 educated at this seminary are numerous and evident; with respect to health, as far as a high and dry soil, with pure air, will contribute to its preservation, or restore it when impaired, few places can be put in competition with it, and none can excel it. The sessions of the general assembly and the meetings of the courts of appeals, chancery, and county, are so obviously beneficial to those young men who may be called to the public service, or enter into the profession of the law, that no parent, especially a citizen of our State, should hesitate a moment to send his son, whom he desires to become eminent in any of the professions, to a place where he is the most likely to acquire those qualifications which will :ender him useful and distinguished as a statesman, or afford him the ' greatest chance of professional improvement." . During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he r~organi.zed th~ College to ~eet changed conditions. The years smce his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and su~cessful administrat~on of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now Presi~ent Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service the Coll_ege. His successor, Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, also President Ementus, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. In 1931, Douglas Huntly Gordon succeeded to the presidency. Upon Dr. Gordon's retiring in 1934, Colonel Woodcock, a graduate of St. John's in the class of 1903, became President. The names of the former Presidents of the College, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 18o7-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; Willia~ Rafferty, 1824-1831 · Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-~861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling, 1867-1870; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-188o; John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas Fell, 1886-1923; Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1929; and Douglas Huntly Gordon, 1931-1934. :o �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE COLLEGE TODAY Location. St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty-five acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique as the visible expression of eighteenth-century American civilization. Annapolis lies at the mouth of the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and is not only the capital of Maryland but also the site of the United States Naval Academy, whose grounds and buildings have much to interest students of American Naval history. Within an hour one can reach either Baltimore or Washington. Students at the College have an opportunity to observe at first hand the houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executive departments of the National Government; likewise they can become familiar with the great collections in the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, and the various museums in the city. Baltimore also, with the Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters' Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the numerous concerts to be heard during the musical season, offers many resources to the student at St. John's. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the Bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. The College Green. On the St. John's College Green stand many reminders of the early history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its old trees, now known as the Liberty Poplar*, the colonists in 1652 concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in l9II to * This tree, which is marked by an appropriate tablet, has been preserved through the generosity of the late James T. Woodward, Esquire. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. College Buildings. McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the College in 1784, it now houses the offices of administration, the class rooms, and the Student Union. The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the Great Hall, where, in 1824, two banquets and a grand ball were held in honor of General Lafayette. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, the Dean, and the Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room ; card room; lounge, in which the daily papers and selected magazines are provided; the quiet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the College post office and the College book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June, 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with chemistry lecture table, and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. The Biology Building, on the corner of College Avenue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building, which was acquired by the College in 1929, is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology Staff. Woodward Hall, the College Library, erected in 1899, houses approximately thirty-two thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to the addition of the Ashhurst Classical Library and to the Marcus H. Benjamin, the Samuel Garner, Jr., the James D. Iglehart, and other gifts. The Library was helped materially in previous years by gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the College in 1926. As an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture, this house is open to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( 1740), and the Pinkney House ( 17 SO), are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary, in which there are two hospital wards, an isolation ward and a dispensary, is housed in a separate building just across from the College Green on St. John's Street. Here the College Physician holds daily office hours. The Infirmary attendants, at least one of whom is always on duty, live in the building. The Gymnasium, built in 19rn, is equipped with a maximumsize basketball floor, handball court, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the College has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall ( 1855) and Randall Hall ( 1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses of the College. Randall Hall contains the College dining hall. On the southern side of the College Green is the State Memorial Hall of Records, which houses the office of the State Land Commissioner and the State archives. William's School as "the education of youth in good letters and manners." To this end the College offers courses in the liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree covers the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science, and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever that degree used to be required. 24 The Bachelor of Arts Course. St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The purpose of the College is expressed in the charter granted originally to King 25 Professional Preparation. Primarily a college of liberal arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. The degree from St John's is recognized everywhere by graduate schools, and in many cases work taken at St. John's is accepted for advanced standing at these institutions. The specific courses which a student should take to prepare himself for graduate study in any department are indicated to some extent by the requirements for majors, described hereafter. The Faculty will be glad to entertain further inquiries, and to furnish information concerning preparation for any profession. For those who are interested, the following information may be offered here : Medicine. At St. John's, a specially planned program, the essentials of which may be completed in two years, includes the work designated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the basic requirement for entrance into class A medical schools. The leading medical schools of the country, however, require the bachelor's degree for admission. They expect not only a grounding in the biological and physico-chemical sciences but also a broad and liberal general foundation. They recommend especially a thorough training in the use of the English language for the clear and accurate expression of ideas. Each student is urged to choose as early as possible the medical school which he desires to enter so that he can fulfill its special requirements. Engineering. The advisers of students intending to study engineering will plan programs of study covering the groundwork which leads to all branches of the profession. As many non-technical courses as possible will be recommended, for leading engineers consider that it is unwise to work entirely in subjects of a professional character until general study has so broadened a student's �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE views that he has an outlook valuable in itself as well as in assisting him to make a thoughtful choice of his precise field of technical work. Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to diversify their studies as much as possible. It has been said by a prominent educator, that no law student can afford to ignore economics, government, psychology, the methods of the natural sciences, or English and American history. Courses in history and government are recommended as especially helpful. A thorough training in the expression of ideas in the English language is considered to be indispensable. The connection between other courses in the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and particular branches of the law will be pointed out to students oy their Advisers. Business Administration. Students preparing to enter business, with or without training at graduate schools of business administration, should take work in the field of economics. Courses in economics will be of aid in the years of business apprenticeship, and should help to create that broad point of view expected of the business executive. Church Attendance. The College encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. E. Cranston Riggin; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. Roger I. Berghauser; Fii-st Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. James J. Coale; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Harry G. Yaggi; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Gallagher, C.SS.R. ; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, Rabbi Morris E. Gordon. Chapel services are conducted in the Great Hall of the College on Tuesday of each week. Lectures and Concerts. A series of lectures and concerts, arranged to come at intervals throughout the year, is given, usually in McDowell Hall. Although CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 they are intended primarily for students, these occasional affairs are open to the friends of the College. The program of lectures for 1935-36 included Sir Herbert Ames on " The League of Nations and the Abyssinian Dispute " and Antonio Cuturi Italian Consul in Baltimore, on " Historical Aspects of the Italo-Ethiopian Question." Lectures given under the auspices of the various departmental and student clubs were also open to all members of the College. A piano recital was presented by Austin Conradi; George and Elizabeth Bolek gave a joint voice and piano recital. Dr. Richard Kuehnemund of the St. John's Faculty, inaugurating a series of Sunday evening musicales, presented a piano recital. Guest artists appeared also with the St. John's Symphony Orchestra, which presented three concerts during the year. Lectures on topics of current interest, by prominent authorities, are given throughout the year, on Friday evenings, at the United States Naval Academy. Library Lectures. Important in the life of the College are the informal meetings in the King William Room of the Library, arranged by the Librarian and her assistants. Tea is served and lectures on subjects of interest are given. Students, Faculty, Faculty wives and friends of the College find a common meeting ground in the College Library. During 1935-36, six lectures were giventwo by members of the St. John's College Faculty, and four by guest speakers. The program of lectures was as follows: Dr. F. W. Appel, Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, "The Rise and Fall of Population"; Dr. Kent Roberts Greenfield, Professor of Modern European History, Johns Hopkins University, "Italy in Browning"; Dr. Joseph T. Singewald, Professor of Geology, Johns Hopkins University, "From Cape Town to Cairo" (illustrated) ; Dr. Katherine Jeanne Gallagher, Professor of History, Goucher College, " Some Recent Phases of International Politics " ; Mr. C. R. Walther Thomas, United States Naval Academy, " National Socialism in Germany"; Dr. Ford K. Brown, Professor of English, St. John's College, "Paradise Lost". �l 28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Student Activities. The College encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Dean. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the College grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. This Council, which meets weekly, has supervision particularly over questions of student conduct. A representative from each dormitory and from each fraternity comprise its membership. Officers for the year 1936-37 are: Ernest Neal Cory, Jr., '37, President; James Harrison Rowe, '38, Secretary. Athletics. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games, in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling, although intercollegiate schedules are not maintained in all of these sports. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All College students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The. RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. At St. John's the student publications are free from faculty control. Fraternities. There are at St. John's five national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southern), Alpha Kappa Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Phi Alpha. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 Honorary Societies. Delta Kappa Phi, an honorary scholastic society, recognizes high scholarship by electing to membership those Juniors who have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman and Sophomore years, and at mid-year of their Junior year; and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in the first group in at least two of these periods. Delta Omicron, another honorary organization, recognizes the student's participation in extra-curricular activities. A point system devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. The Osler Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the Liberal Club, the German Club, and the French Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. The King William Players is a dramatic group which is managed by the students. For the last few years its productions have been directed by Professor Ford K. Brown, head of the Department of English. The Players welcome to their organization anyone who is interested in dramatics. During the year 1935-36 they presented the following plays: The Bishop Misbehaves by Frederick Jackson, and The Circle by Somerset Maugham. Musical Organizations. Under the direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky, formerly a leader of the Naval Academy band, the students maintain a concert orchestra and a band. Three concerts are given each year by the orchestra. A Glee Club, organized in 1935-36, continues its activities under the direction of Mr. Joseph M. Florestano. In 1936-37, as in 1935-36, a group of Christmas carols was presented on the steps of McDowell Hall. Plans have been made for out-of-town concerts. I '· �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE' 31 Alumni Association. The officers of the Association are Mr. Francis W. Hill, Jr., '13, President; Mr. Roland N. King, '25, Vice-President; Mr. R. Tilghman Brice, III, '31, Secretary; and Mr. Robert F. Duer, Jr., ex-'22, Treasurer. The headquarters of the Association are at St. John's College, where Mr. Edward W. Hearn, '39, acts as ExecutiveSecretary. Local associations are organized throughout the countrv. ADMISSION Routine of Admission. Application for ad·mission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the yeOIY in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principaJ of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in !?ecuring the proper .credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for (I) the recommendation of the school principal or head master, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondaryschool level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a secondary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see the "Summary of Subjects Which May be Offered for Admission". Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records. cover fully the fifteen units required for admission. 2 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission by Examin;;ition. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations, or may be admitted as special students, or may be admitted on trial, depending on the circumstances. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. general average of C at the end of the second year,* and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but not as candidates for graduate degrees. Admission on Trial. Occasionally St. John's College admits " on trial " a limited number of applicants whose school work has been of a standard below that required by their principals for unqualified recommendation, but who give evidence of sufficient ability and determination to do satisfactory college work. Students who are admitted on trial are told, at the time of admission, exactly what prescriptions they must fulfill in order to make up their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from the "on trial" restriction and is placed in good standing. Admission as Special Students. Exceptional students who lack the requisite entrance units may be admitted as special students. If such students have attained a 33 Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good stanqing t a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. At least two years of work (two units) in a single language are required. Not more than four can be accepted in any one language, but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In " Problems of American Democracy " one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In economics one year o( work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. *For purposes of averaging the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, D 69-60. t In certain cases entrance insufficiencies may be made up after the student has entered college. Such make-up work is an entrance prescription, is stated as such at the time of admission, and is entered as such on the student's record. If the work done in college in fulfillment of entrance requirements may not be counted toward graduation from college, the student is so informed at the time of admission. = = = = �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Science: Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science (one unit) in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one foll science course in college. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Miscellaneous: Electives totaling not more than three and onehalf years of work (three .and one-half units) may be accepted from the following schedule: Subject Amount of work accepted Music ...................... A half or a whole unit. Art ........................ A half or a whole unit. Typewriting .............. , . A half unit. Stenography . . . . . . . . • • • . • • • A whole unit. Commercial Arithmetic ...... A half or a whole unit. (Machine) Design .......... A half or a whole unit. Shopwork ................... A half or a whole unit. Bookkeeping ................ A whole unit. Drawing (Freehand or Mechanical) ......... A half or a whole unit, or two half units. Admission of Students from Other Colleges. Students who transfer to St. John's from other colleges and universities should file applications for admission similar to those filed by other new students. The routine of admission is the same as that followed in admitting high school graduates, but the student's college record, not his high school record, furnishes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended, showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the courses he has pursued, with the grades attained. Advanced Standing. Students who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may petition for advanced standing on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. CATALOGUE OF ST, JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS Routine of Admission. See " Admission ". Residence Assignments at the College. All students not living at home are required to live in College buildings (all fraternities are housed in College buildings) and to take their meals in the College dining hall. The associations brought about by residence at the College are an essential part of college life. Most of the rooms in the residence halls are arranged so that two students may live together. A few rooms are arranged for three students. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the dormitories in the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. They are urged to indicate on their applications for admission the names of other students with whom they would like to live. Students who have no acquaintances at the College are given tentative assignments which are subject to change after the student arrives at the College. It should be noted that no room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate for admission has paid to the College his matriculation fee of fifteen dollars. Room Furnishings. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chiffonier, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, dresser scarfs, and rugs. The student should consult his incoming room mate before decorating his room. The College maintains the care of the room. Arrival at. the College. The residence halls and the dining room are ordinarily closed to students until noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College. Students usually arrive on Monday of opening week. All students. both new and old, are required to register for their �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE courses on Tuesday (registration day), and to attend thereafter such academic exercises as they may have. The regular academic engagements are listed in the College Calendar, which thus gives to old as well as to new students a notice of when to come to College. Special academic functions are announced by occasional notices. College Routine. The section of the Catalogue deii.ling with "General Regulations " furnishes much additional information for the entering student. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 37 FEES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $15. This fee is due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admittirig and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. Annual Fees. The fixed charges are those shown in the following table. They do not include special fees, nor the student's traveling expenses, laundry, and incidentals : . • Per year Tmhon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Student-activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 Total ................................ $655 State appropriations and endowment funds enable the College to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. To facilitate payment, the Business Office maintains a schedule of quarterly assessments according to which the fixed charges become due as follows : * Sept. 24 April 28 Nov. 27 Feb. 15 TJJition ................. $75 Room rent ............. 37.50 Board .... ············· 75 Medical fee ............. 5 5 Athletic fee ............. Student-activities fee .... 5 $75 37.50 75 $50 25 50 5 5 5 $50 25 50 Totals ............. $202.50 $187.50 $140 $125 * Students who enter at mid-years will be expected to pay one-half of the fixed charges in two equal assessments: one in February, the other in April. �:~ ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE Bills are issued in advance of the dates when they become due, except the first quarterly bill, which becomes payable when a student registers. A WARDS AND AIDS 38 Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, and physics, special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per full course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows : Nov. 30 For full courses ........................ ···· .half For· half courses taken: (1) In the first,half-year ................... all (2) In the second half-year .............. .. April 30 half all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $rn.oo and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May first. 39 Through fellowships, scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS The Senior Fellowships were created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November, 1928. The resolution of the Board as amended at the meeting in May, 1930, follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Resolved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall ·be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their cour~e, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure. of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '32. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. 1932-33. John Boak Smith, '33. 1933-34. Robert Clifford Crawford, '34. Jerome Daniel Goodman, '34. Henry Clay Smith, Jr., '34. 1934-35. Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr., '35. John Brophy O'Donnell, '35. Dalton Middlekauff Welty, '35. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE Merit Scholarships. To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. Rules Governing these Awards: 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not 'clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 41 4. The faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. ' 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other scholarships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the faculty are final. Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students, a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition. Holders of these scholarships may be required to do five hours of work each week, assisting in the language departments, tutoring, and so on. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charges for board and room rent, the matriculation fee, the medical, the athletic, and the student-activities fees. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship Fund. To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. The Frie!ilrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner Scholarship. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. The Jeremiah Hughes Scholarship. To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. Scholarship of the Southern 'Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's College from that sectiOn of Maryland represented �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is renewable provided that the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Tuition Scholarships. 1. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimo_re City, a " tuition scholarship "-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. 2. In addition, each County Superintendent of Public Education may designate one student from his county who may enter St. John's College with a credit of one hundred and fifty-five dollars upon his fees. Likewise, the Superintendent of Education for Baltimore City may designate one student from each of the six legislative districts of Baltimore to receive a similar benefit. 42 Scholarships of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to four students of unusual ability and integrity. The first scholarship, which is known as the Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America, has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. The second scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, de Grasse Fowler Scholarship which is given by the Misses Alice Silvie and Amelie de Pau Fowler in memory of their father-covers tuition, board, and room rent. The third scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, Austin J. Flint Scholarship which is given by Mrs. Sherman Flint-has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. The fourth scholarship, is given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler in memory of their son, Arthur Butler, Jr., and having a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars, was awarded to Edward Willis Hearn, '39, for the 'academic year 1936-37. Applicants for these scholarships, which are awarded for four years unless the appointees fail to maintain the required standard in their academic record, are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. MARYLAND ST A TE SCHOLARSHIPS Senatorial Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a " senatorial scholarship "-providing free tuition, board, and room rent-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for the matriculation fee, laboratory fees, or the medical. athletic, and student-activities fees. 43 ASSIST ANTS HIPS Applications for assistantships should be filed before May first of each year, on the regular Student-Aid blank which may be obtained at the Registrar's Office. Laboratory Assistantships. A few upperclassmen are employed each year as technical assistants in the biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories. The stipend, which varies according to the type of service rendered and the amount of time required, is credited to the student's account. The character and the academic record of the applicant as well as his financial status will be considered by the committee making the appointments. Students who file applications should indicate the departments in which they wish to assist. Men who have held. assistantships previously must file new applications if they wish to be reappointed. Infirmary Assistantships. Two upperclassmen are appointed to take charge of the Infirmary and to assist the College Physician. The stipend is credited to the student's account in the Business Office. Students should consult the College Physician before applying. �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Library Assistantships. A number of students are employed as assistants in the College Library and the Carnegie Art Room. Students who are interested should consult the Librarian. Gymnasium Assistantship. A student is employed each year as an assistant in the Gymnasmm. Students who are interested should consult the Director of Athletics. STUDENT SERVICE A number of students serve as waiters in the dining room. The stipend is credited toward the student's board. The waiters are upperclassmen who have proved themselves worthy of aid by their records in scholastic work and in student activities. Applications should be made on the regular Student-Aid form. RETENTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OF OTHER FORMS OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE Holders of scholarships or of other forms of student assistance are required to maintain scholastic standing in the first three groups of the Rank List. PRIZES The following prizes, some of them competitive, some honorary, are awarded each year. All but one are awarded in June, at the Commencement; the last one, a prize for improvement, is awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Competitive Prizes. Essays and theses to be considered for these prizes must be submitted to the Chairman of the proper Division of the College on or before May IS, unless he announces a later date as a final limit. r. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 2. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. Merit Prizes.* 1. To that member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. 2. To that member of the Graduating Class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 3. To that student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the College during the year, a medal, offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. 4. To that member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 5. To some person not a student in the College but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 6. To the retiring President of the Student Council each year, a gavel, offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 7. To that member of the Senior Class who has excelled generally in athletics during his four years at St. John's, a medal, offered by the Phi Alpha Fraternity. 8. To that student who, in his record for the year, shows the greatest improvement over his record for the preceding year, $ro.oo *For the purpose of determining students' averages the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used: A = 100-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, and D = 69-60. �• 46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in currency. To be awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. 9.* Senior Cups: The Hodgson Cup-for excellence in English Presented by Richard Herman Hodgson, 1906; The Jamison Cup-for excellence in Biology Presented by J. Vincent Jamison, Jr., 1905; The Woodcock Cup-for excellence in Chemistry Presented by Charles A. Cummins, 1903; The Keene Cup-for excellence in Mathematics Presented by Marcel S. Ke~ne, 1906; The Dearing Cup-for excellence in Economics Presented by Charles E. Dearing, II, 1934; The Harrison Cup-for the best all-around student ( athletics, scholarship, and character). This award carries with it a pair of gold cuff buttons. Presented by Evelyn A. Harrison, 1906. 10. To that member of the Graduating Class who has demonstrated the greatest interest in general reading, a twenty-inch bookshelf, offered by a member of the Board of Visitors and Governors. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS Scholarships in Engineering. Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are interested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Scholarship in Marine Biology. A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. *These cups remain at the College, the name of the honored student being engraved thereon each year. · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 47 GENERAL REGULATIONS The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or add to any of them. I. HONOR REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a high standard of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required tn withdraw from the College. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean of the College in enforcing the .honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary action in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be required to withdraw from the College. II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College except in the case of men who are returning to College early with the permission of the President. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during the Christmas or the Easter recess. Assignment of Rooms. Before May first of each year the student may, if he wi~hes, indicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must file their applications concurrently. Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Change of Rooms. No student living in the dormitories may change his room except with the approval of the room-assignment officer. Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. 48 College Rules for Dormitories. r. No radios, victrolas, or other instruments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormitories after 7: 00 p. m. (Saturdays, 11: 30 p. m.). Band instruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2 : oo p. m. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to any person or persons whom the dormitory committee or the Student Council shall determine to have been responsible therefor. 4. The Student Council shall directly and through the dormitory committees enforce the above rules by disciplinary action taken at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurrently by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the object of such disciplinary action may appeal to the Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or. if any matter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. Dining Hall. · The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper on the Sunday preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter' recess. 49 III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. The Dean. In addition to the Advisers, there is the Dean who acts as counselor to all students and .who enforces the general regulations of the College. Counselor to the Freshman Class. The Assistant to the President acts as Special Counselor to the Freshman Class. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register· at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated �so CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. Amount of Work Required. No regular student in any year may take fewer than four courses. If the number of courses rieeded for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from the Dean. Change of Program. During the first two weeks in either half-year students rnay drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean and with the approval of the Adviser. Except for extraordinary circumstances, after November I no course may be dropped until mid-year; and, in the second halfyear, no course may be dropped after March r. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. Courses Required of Freshmen. 51 Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, the .requirements for promotion are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class : A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in eight of which his grades must be C or higher. Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1935, are as follows: The course in prescribed English composition is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and fot physical training. The student's other courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all new students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English I, will be required to register for an additional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the end of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class : A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in seven of which his grades must be C or higher. Physical Training and Hygiene Requirements. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and at all other academic exercises 1s required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who ignore this rule, in warning them against further absences, and in placing on probation men who fail to cooperate. Two years of physical training are required for the degree. These. should be completed during the first two years of college work. A ten-week course in hygiene is also required, ordinarily during the first year. The consequences of failing to satisfy the promotion requirements are described under " probation." Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Unexcused absence from classes either immediately before or immediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Excused Absences. Absence from classes because of illness or because of some unavoidable occurrence may be excused by the Dean. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the College Physician. See the section on " Infirmary Service," under " Residence Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final examinations. Final examinations for full cour~es, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent ; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory;, F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the · first six weeks of the folfowing academic year. Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, ·and to his Adviser after each grade period; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 53 promotion to the next higher class or, in the case of a Senior, to the degree. The Rank List. After the mid-year examinations and after the final examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of a Rank List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except tho_se men whose requirement for the Sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow : Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses). Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Dean's List. The Dean's List consists of the names of all students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarding attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may bring about the rem~val of any man's name from the Dean's List. Any man on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at the mid-year grade period a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may'be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. �CATALOGUE 9F ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November or March hour-examinations ordinarily is warned by the Dean. However, if his record is exceedingly low, he may be placed on probation in November, or in March. 1 A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lower class and placed on probation. Repeating Courses. A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. 54 Continued Failure to Satisfy Promotion Requirements. Any student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a team; and, at the discretion of the Dean, he may be required to withdraw from non-athletic activities. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. A student may be placed on probation for failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactorv record is then achieved. 55 Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English I but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior ye~r, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. Transfer of Course Credits from Other Colleges. Students who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Dean before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some time, the student is urged to submit his transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, must pass seventeen (17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least eleven ( 11) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement and the requirements of his major department. He must also secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). �si CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A student entering St. John's before September, 1935, must pass seventeen (17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the requirements of his major department and secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). a written examination to be given each semester by a special committee, or by passing with a grade of C or better any advanced language course.* In addition to the language requirement prescribed for the degree, some major departments have language requirem~nts. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. 56 Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English 1 (unless anticipated). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses). 3· Any language courses prescribed by his major department. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) · 5. Foreign language work required for his degree. 6. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a tot~l. of seventeen courses,* exclusive of hygi~ne and physical trammg. 7. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the equivalent in physical training. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : (I) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, (2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses taken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the major. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one coUege course in a laboratory science. Major Courses Counting for Distribution. No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major subject. An instructor in that subject is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the · courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full laboratory courses (or their equivalent) in biology. Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics, is advised. Courses 20 ~hf, 21 'hf, 22 'hf, and 30 'hf are primarily morphological. Two full courses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry. Language Requirements. Candidates for the degree are required to have a reading knowl- · edge of one foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied,· preferably by the end of the sophomore year, either by passing *Except in those cases described on page 63 under the heading General ' Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive Examinations. Additional work is advised in analytical and physical chemistry. *An advanced language course is any course in language that is not a beginning course. , ,. �,• 58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent). A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken iri satisfaction of these language . requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; · Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of c9llege German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2hf. Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1 ; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history .. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Economics. Economics-Government 1 (advised) [Discontinued after 193637; s~bstitute History lA and History 1B (advised) J; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the Junior courses in economics (full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Econom\cs SO (Reading) (advised); Political Science 40 (International Relations) (advised, beginning in 1937-38) ; CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 Mathematics 26 2 hf ;(Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophomore year) ; One full course in psychology or in philosophy ; A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63) . English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespeare) ; Four other full courses in the Department of ·English, exclusive of English 1. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the apprecia..: tion of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought) ; A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). NoTE.-Germa:n 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. [Discontinued after 1936-37; see "Political Science."] Economics-Government 1 (advised) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government); Any three of the four Junior and Senior courses in government ; Economics 21 or a full year of psychology or a full year of Sophomore history ; �--. 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 34 1hf (International Economic Problems) and Economics 35 2 hf (Government and Industry) or a full year of Junior history. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). History.· History 1 (History of Western Civilization); History 21 (Medireval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Europe Since 1815) ; History 25 (History of the United States); Economics-Government 1 or Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or GovernmeQt 21 (Comparative Government) or a full course in psychology exclusive of educational psychology (social psychology recommended) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). A comprehensive written examination (seep. 63). Major requirements beginning in 1937-38: History 1-A (History of Western Civilization-to the Seventeenth Century); History 1-B (History of Western Civilization-Since the Seventeenth Century) ; History 25 (History of the United States); Three additional courses in history of which two shall be of Junior or Senior grade; Economics 21 (General Principles) or Political Science 21 (Comparative Government) or Psychology 36 1hf (Introduction to Social Psychology) and Political Science 39 'hf (Political Psychology); A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) ; Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Philosophy. Philosophy ll 1hf (Logic); Philosophy 12 2 hf (Introduction to Philosophy); Philosophy 27 1hf (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Philosophy 34 2hf (Locke; Berkeley; Hume) ; Philosophy 37 1 hf (Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 2hf (Plato) ; One full course or its equivalent in psychology; One full course or its equivalent in history or economics. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Physics. Physics "21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Political Science (beginning in 1937-38). History 1-A (History of Western Civilization to the Seventeenth Century) [see History 1J ; Political Science 21 (Comparative Government) ; Any two of the three Junior courses in political science ; Economics 21 (General Principles) or a full year of psychology or a full year of Sophomore history ; Biology 10 2 hf (Social Biology) and Economics 39 2 hf (Social Problems of Industry) or a full year of Junior history; Political Science 40 (International Relations) ; A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Rre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this major or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school he expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-reqiiisite. Two full courses in biology: Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two full courses in chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; N OTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is pre-requisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college; In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. Psychology. Major temporarily discontinued; new requirements not yet determined. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 27 does not count toward the major. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 63 Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are: Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government) [Political Science 21}; History 1-A (History of Western Civilization to the Seventeenth Century); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of educational psychology (social psychology is recommended) ; Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Spanish. See Romance Languages. General Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive Examinations. In all cases where a student selects a major field in which a comprehensive examination is required for graduation, the Head of such Department will outline for him, at the beginning of the Sophomore year, a general course of study preparatory for such examination, and will at regular intervals confer with such student as to his progress. If, at any time, the Head of the Department is convinced that such student is neglecting his preparation for the comprehensive examination, he will bring the matter to the attention of the Dean and, with the latter's approval, will remove such student from that major field, or will require other changes in his program for graduation. Notwithstanding the requirements specified above for comprehensive examinations in the major fields of the Classics, Economics, English, Romance Languages, German, Government, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Social Sciences, and.in lieu thereof, beginning in 1936-37, a student may offer for graduation the completion of twenty courses with grades of C or 3 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE higher in thirteen of them, the majors being in the above fields, and the distribution being as described for the seventeen-course plan. The three additional courses must be selected with the approval of the Head of the Department wherein lies the major field. Under this plan the student would normally take five courses in. each of the four years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order· to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees" with honor" and " with distinction ". Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree " with honor" or " cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. * For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A = 100-90, B = Sg-80, C = 79-70, and D=69-6o. 65 Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, ·during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees " with great distinction,'' or .. magna cum laude,'' will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with disti~ction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE * Art SO. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class ; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is tequired for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses are numbered in the fifties; the following regulations govern registration in such courses : 1. Juniors and Seniors in good standing who are in Group I or II of the Rank List may register for reading courses. 2. A Junior or Senior in Group III of the Rank List may be admitted to a reading course with the consent of the Department giving the course provided he has previously done B work or better in that Department. 3. With the consent of the instructor concerned, any Senior is eligible to take reading cour:ses in his field of concentration. 4. No student may take more than two full reading courses or the equivalent in any year. The thesis courses, numbered in the sixties and marked by a dagger (t), are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors. I. DIVISION OF THE LAN GU AGES, * Art 53 2 67 Reading Course. hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory exami~tion in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section A; B; C; D; M-W-F at M-W-F at T-Th-S at T-Th-S at 9. 2. 9. 10. DR. DR. DR. l)R. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. English 21. Survey of English Literature. (rn) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writen and in ~oci?l back~rounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to maJor m Enghsh. M-W-F at 10. (M-W-F at 9 in 1937-38: Exam. Group II). PROFESSOR BROWN (PROFESSOR SCOFIELD IN 1937-38). English 23. Contemporary Literature. ( n) A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction and drama. M-W-F at 9. (M-W-F at 10 in 1937-38: Exam. Group III). PROFESSOR SCOFIELD (PROFESSOR BROWN IN 1937-38). LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITZGERALD, KIEFFER, KuEHNE- MUND, SCOFIELD AND SEGALL, AND DR. TILGHMAN. (m) · A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (vn) A course. in ra~id reading i~ the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. English 24 2hf. The Modern Drama. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 29.1 1 hf. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. Great Books. (1v) A course designed for students who would. like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. M-W-F at 11. (vn) Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. (vn) From Tennyson to Shaw. Chiefly the poetry and fiction of the period, with a study of the social and intellectual backgrounds. Hours to be arranged. To be given in 1937-38. (x) T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [_English 38. American Literature.] (rn) Puritan and Colonial writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (v1) English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social and intellectual backgrounds. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 36.2' 2 hf. Victorian Literature. The chief poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris and Rossetti. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-Fat 3. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. M from 2 to 4. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. Hours to be arranged. To be given in 1937-38. lEnglish 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry.] A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. *English 35. The Eighteenth Century English literature from 1781 to 1825. The "Romantic Revolt", with chief emphasis on Blake, Wordsworth, and Shelley; readings in social and intellectual backgrounds. PROFESSOR BROWN. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. English 36.1 1.hf. The Romantic Period. PROFESSOR BROWN. PROFESSOR BROWN. [*English 31.11.hf. Advanced Composition.] 69 M-W-F at 10. Orn\tted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR BROWN. (v) �70 CATALOGUE OF ST.· JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FRENCH (1v) [English 41. Chaucer.] The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-Watll. Required of those English Majors who want the recomme~­ dation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. English 45. ·Shakespeare. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure and the five great tragedies. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. 71 French 1. Beginning French. (rv) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 2. Intermediate French. (xrv) Review of basic principles• grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. SectionA;M-W-Fat 9. PROFESSORELLIOTT. , Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 11. Advanced French Prose. (rv) Rapid reading from representative works of modern prose; comprehensive collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. M~W-F (v1) English 49. The Novel. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xrv) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; oral reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. Open only to students whose previous work in French has been of at least C quality. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 20. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good reading knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~ ! 72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S 'COLLEGE French 27. History of French Literature and Civilization. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (rn) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. 73 GERMAN German 1. Beginning German. (1v) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation,. conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL.' [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. (v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and . political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Twentieth-Century French Literature. The literary tendencies of tlie age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism and neoromanticism will be considered. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. Special pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Special pre-requisite: .French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. German 10. Intermediate German. (u) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition ; conversation ; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German 1, ortwo years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 20. Modern Literature. (v1) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. (rx) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th at 9: PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation. (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing " and speaking German. Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civiliza(v) tion.] GREEK A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to becom,e acquainted with German life, thought and art up to the end of the eighteenth century, Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of C or better. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History 2r. M-W-F at 1. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] Open only to men majoring in German. (xiv) Tat 3. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. See also History 11. Greek 1. Beginning Greek. 75 (1v) Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple prose. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 21 1 hf. Xenophon, Anabasis.] The first four books of the ANABASIS (11) will be read. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-Fat 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 22 2 hf. Homer, the Iliad. Readings from the (11) ILIAD. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 24 1 hf. Homer, the Odyssey. Readings from the (v) ODYSSEY. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-Fat 1. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 25. New Testament and Patristic Greek.] (11) Readings in early Christian literature. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Special pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 50. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special fi~ld chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy.] Readings from the DIALOGUES of Plato and two tragedies.· Pre-requisite: Greek 22 2 hf, 24 1 hf, or 25. M-W-F at9. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (u) �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] [Latin 21 1 hf. Poetry of the Golden Age.] (x) Pre-requisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Latin 22 2 hf. Silver Latin: Tacitus and Martial. (x1) Pre-requisite: Latin l l 1hf;or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFEsSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 35. Readings in Greek Literature.] A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Latin 23 1 hf. Letters of. Cicero and Pliny. (ix) Pre-requisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Pre-requisite: Greek 1 and one additional year of college Greek. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. LATIN [Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence.] (1x) Pre-requisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x1) Subject matter of the course chosen from the historians and the legal writers. May be varied from year to year to suit needs of serious students. *Latin 30. Roman Law. [Latin 12 hf. Virgil, the Aeneid.] Reading of the first six books of the T-Th-S at 10. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Latin 35. Readings in Latin Literature.] A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. (xi) AENEID. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x) Readings in English from Justinian. Lectures on the history of Roman law. Open to Juniors and Seniors, with the consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite: L~tin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. 2 (x) Readings in Latin comedy. Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple texts. Latin ll 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose. ( x) Readings from Catullus, Vergil, Horace. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. Latin 1. Beginning Latin. 77 Pre-requisite: Four years of high school Latin. Hours to be arranged. Omitted 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. • Reading courses in the Classics will be offered, with the consent of the Department, upon the application of students eligible under the rules of the Faculty. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Spanish 25 2hf. (The ·same as Spanish 25 1 hf.) Second half-year. SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (1) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR Fi:TZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition ; conversation ; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9· PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. (Iv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] (vn) A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or the consent of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Culture. (x) A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, readings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen in September. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 79 Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. (xI) A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, ,or four years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *Spanish SO. Readings on the Romantic Movement in Spain. Special pre-requisites: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. The student must be able to read Spanish fluently. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *tSpanish 60. Theses for Honors. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS HUNTER (Chairman), ALLES, DUNCAN, KIEFFER, WYCKOFF, AND MR. MdCLEARY. ECONOMICS Economics-Government 1. ( 11) An introduction to the study of the economic and political problems of today. This course, although not required, is strongly recommended for those Freshmen who expect to major in Economics or Government. Not open to Juniors or Seniors. Discontinued after 1936-37. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. I i ' ·I I I ii Ii �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 21. General Principles. CATALOGU'E OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (m) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 32. Finaneial Problems. (v) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our commercial and investment banking systems and their relations to business and social needs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 34 1 hf. International Economic Problems. (xrn) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports and papers on selected problems in international business cycles, international control of raw materials and economic imperialism. T-Th from 2: 30 to 4: 00. Discontinued after 1936-37. First half-year. Economics 40. Advanced Economics. 81 (x1) A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. T at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 50. Readings in Economics. (Advised for students majoring in Economics who intend to take the comprehensive examination.) *Economics 51 hf. Readings in Economics. Special pre-requisite: Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *Economics 37 2 hf. Security Investment and Analysis. (v) Open to Juniors and Seniors, with permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 1. Second half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business. A study of the principles of industrial enterprises. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 39 2 hf. Social Problems of Industry. The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of our industrial system upon the community. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. p W ROFESSOR YCKOFF. GOVERNMENT The courses in Government will be discontinued after 1936-37; see " Political Science ". Economics-Government 1. (See under EcoNOMICs.) Government 21. Comparative Government. (1x) A survey of the types of modern government. Comparison of the structure and functioning of typical foreign governments with that of the United States. Required of all students majoring in Government. Not-open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Government 32. Government in the United States. (111) A more advanced and systematic study of American political institutions and practices, with emphasis on constitutional development; relations between State and National governments; the growth of adminis trative activities; political parties and other agencies of public opinion. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 38 1 hf. International Politics. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (vr) A survey of present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, armaments, trade rivalries, etc. ; the development of international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the League of Nations, the World Court, international conferences and the evolution of a law of nations. Pre-requisites : at least two of the following courses : Government 21, Government 31, Economics 34 1 hf, History 38. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. western western History History 83 civilization up to the seventeenth century, the latter surveying civilization since the seventeenth century. History 1-A and 1-B are requisite for students majoring in history. Hours: 1-A, M-W-F at 10 (III); History 1-B, M-W-F at 9 (II). M-W-F at 10. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [History lL History of Greece and Rome.] (x) The political and social history of ancient times. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Government 43 2 hf. Political Parties. (vr) The history, organization, functions and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisites : At least three of the following courses : History 25, Government 21, Government 31, Government 32. M-W-Fat2. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *Government *Government *Government *Government 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. History 21. Medireval European History. M-W-F at 11. Given in 1936-37; omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. History 22. Europe Since 1815. MR. McCLEARY. History 23. English History. (rv) A survey of English history. M-W-F at 11. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. MR. McCLEARY. History 24 2 hf. The History of American Expansion. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. HISTORY History 1. History of Western Civilization. (rx) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the present. In 1937-38, this course will be entitled, "Europe Since 1914 ". It will be a study of Europe during and since the Great War. Pre-requisite: History 1-A. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. (IV) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire. in the west to the establishment of the national state. (m) A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from its beginnings to the present, with particular emphasis placed upon modern times. A pre-requisite for men majoring in History, and especially designed for others who wish to take but a single course in History. In 1937-38, this course will be expanded into History 1-A (Professor Kieffer) and History 1-B (Mr. McOeary), the former surveying (x) This course deals with American territorial expansion, both overland and overseas, since 1783. It will emphasize particularly the westward movement, imperialism, and the causes, conditions; and processes of expansion studied in relation to the basic economic and political trends of the nation. Not open to Freshmen. T at 10, Th from 10 to 12. Given in 1936-37. In 1937-38, this course will be given as History 24 1 hf. and History 24 2 hf., meeting T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR HUNTER. �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ' 84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 25. History of the United States. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (v) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. ,I M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* History 30. French History. Internal history of France, especially the revolutionary movement of· 1789-1870: its background, stages, and effects on present-day French society and government. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [History 34. American Economic History.] A study of the conditions and development of our economic life from the colonial beginnings down to the present. Not open to freshmen, except by special permission. 85 [History 42. History of American Life.] This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite : History 25 or its equivalent. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in the first half of 1936-37; but given, in the second half-year, as History 42 2 hf. To be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR HUNTER. *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. The reading courses in History are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in History, and normally they are open only to such students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have completed three full courses in History, with grades of B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. *t History 60. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf .. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR HUNTER. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [History 38. History of Europe Since 1870.] (1x) The study of the political and economic development of Europe since the unification of Germany and Italy, with particular attention to the post-war years and current development in world affairs. Pre-requisite : History 1 or History 22. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1936-37. Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. (XI) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 39. History of the United States Since 1865. PHILOSOPHY (xn) The principal emphasis in this course will be placed upon the economic and social aspects of American development during the past seventy years. Pre-requisite: History 25. T-Th from 1 to 2': 30. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* *During the first semester of 1936-37, Professor Hunter's courses were taken by Mr. McCleary. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (x1) The following are some of the problems discussed : the origin of the universe and of life ; the nature of reality; mind ; the origin and nature of human knowledge; God. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �86 CATALOGUE OF ST.· JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (1x) Philosophy 27 1 hf. Ethics. A survey of moral theory and practice with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Christianity, Kant, etc. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. (x) Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (1x) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. [Philosophy 39 2 hf. Present-Day Tendencies in Philosophy.] (II) A survey of philosophical trends since 1860. Special emphasis will be placed on America's contribution. Pre-requisite: One full course, or the equivalent, in Philosophy (preferably, Philosophy 31). M-W-Fat 9. . Second half-year. To be given in 1938-39, and in alternate years thereafter. Philosophy 41 2 hf. Plato. (1x) An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR ALLES. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 37 1 hf. Philosophy of Religion. 87 (11) A study of religion from the historical, psychological, and philosophical points of view. *t Philosophy 60. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf. Theses for Honors. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSO~ ALLES. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 27 1 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. POLITICAL SCIENCE [Beginning in 1937-38.] History 1 (See History) . [Philosophy 38.1 2 hf. The Fundamentals of Christianity.] (11) A study of the basic teachings of Jesus and St. Paul. Consideration will be given to the Jewish and Hellenistic background and influences M-W-Fat9. Second half-year. To be given in 1937-38, and in alternate years thereafter. PROFESSOR ALLES. Political Science 21. Comparativ-e Government. (ix) !he s~ructure and functioning of government in the United States, and m typical countries in Europe. Not open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. 4 �88 CATALOGUE OF ST.. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Political Science 34 1 hf. Government and Economic Life. Pre-requisites : ·History 1-A or Economics-Government 1 ; and Political Science 21 or Economics 21. T -Th from 2 : 30 to 4 : 00. First half-year. PROFESSOR PSYCHOLOGY (xm) Problems considered will include social regulation of wages and hours, declining competition between business enterprises, ~ov~rn~ent ownership with special emphasis on the development of msbtubons for the general coordination of business activity. 89 Psychology 10 1 hf. Introduction td Psychology. (rn) A study of reflexes, instincts, sensation, perception, memory, emotion and feeling, voluntary action, imagination, reasoning, personality.. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. DuNCA.N. Political Science 35 2 hf. Comparative Political Parties. Education 16 2 hf. History of Education. (XIII) The ideologies, composition, and techniques of political parties, in the United States and in Europe. Pre-requisites: History 1-A or Economics-Government 1; and Political Science 21 or Economics 21. T-Th from 2: 30 to 4: 00. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Political Science 39 2 hf. Political Psychology. (1v) This course will consider such problems as the psychology of public opinion, political parties and the psychological preconceptions of law and jurisprudence. Pre-requisite: Psychology 36 1 hf ( 37 2 hf). M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Political Science 40. International Relations. A study of contemporary problems in world-power politics considered from the standpoint of both economics and politics. Pre-requisite: One Junior course in political science or economics or history. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *Political Science SO. Reading Course. *Political Science 52 1 hf. Reading Course. *Political Science 53 2 hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *tPolitical Science 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. A survey of European educational theories and practices from the early Greek period to the end of the nineteenth century (ending with Spencer) . M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Psychology 36 1 hf. Introduction to Social Psychology.] (1v) This course, in 1937-38, will take the place of Psychology 37 2hf, "Introduction to Social Psychology·'', as given in 1936-37. Open to Juniors and Seniors who have completed three courses in the social sciences. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR (v1) (rn) DUNCAN. *Psychology 37 2 hf. Introduction to Social Psychology. (xrn) Open, wi1;h the consent of the instructor, to all Seniors who are majoring in the social sciences, and to Juniors who have completed three full courses or the equivalent in the social sciences. Given in 1936-37; to be discontinued thereafter (see Psychology 36 1hf). T-Th from 2: 30 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Education 53 2 hf. Readings in Education. Given in 1936-37 only. PROFESSOR ALLES. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 90 III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS ALLEN (Chairman), APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, EASON, MCFARLIN, RIDGELY AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 1 2 hf. History of the Earth and Its Inhabitants. T-Th from 1to2: 30. Second half-year, beginning in 1937-38. (xm) The biology\ of population groups, as distinguished from th~ b~ology of the individual. Special attention to the quantitative and qualitative study of mankind; human ecology and human genetics. Three hourn weekly. Open to both science and non-science students. T-Th from 2.30 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (IV, vni:) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc:, a~d a surv~y of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. *Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. *Biology 15 1 hf. Ecology. An introduetion to some methods of studying animal populations in natural and controlled communities. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a. general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. (XII) A course of readings for both science and non-science students. Evidences of successive changes in the geological and biological world; theories of such changes. Three hours a week. Biology 10 2 hf. Social Biology. 91 (xn) This course is intended for students who are not maJ ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 16 2 hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of protoplasm, and the relation of life to the environment. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. [Biology 20 1hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. Many of the specimens to be used in the laboratory are deepsea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. (Omitted m 1936-37; to be given in '1937-38.) PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. I �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (m) A history of the successive types of structure found in the ~ig~er animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of rec1tat1on and six hours of laboratory. 93 *Biology 33 2 hf. Problems in Histology and Cytology. (v) Individual laboratory projects in continuation of Biology 27 1hf or 30 1hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 27 1 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. M-W from 1to5. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F ~t 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFE;SOR APPEL. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. Biology 22 2hf, Embryology of Vertebrates. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. Two hours of recitation and, six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 27 1 hf. The Mechanism of Development. (v) Studies on the germ cells and on developing eggs, emphasizing the interrelations of embryology, genetics, cytology, and physiology. A history of the attempt to analyse the early formative processes in terms of preformation and epigenesis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. M-W from 1 to 5. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. (v) The comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Comparative anatomy and embryology of the vertebrates. Laboratory fee, $10.00. M-W from 1 to 5. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. · Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 27 1 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships between parasite and host. Internal parasites only ; chiefly those of vertebrates. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. (Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38.) PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 94 95 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for 'a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a full tuition scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. · *Biology 52 1hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Oldinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by other courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2hf will be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. (rn) PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND MCFARLIN (PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND MCFARLIN, IN Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY (m) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W;.F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. General Chemistry for Science Students. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. 2. A mo~ cornpr~hensive course in General Chemistry ; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted ~eparately ~rom <;J1emistr! 1. The lectures and laboratory work will mclude topics which are m part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours ?f lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory.. Required of all stu?ents majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and ~hys1~s. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the cou~se. Studen~s who at the beginning of' their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry 1 must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. 1937-38). Chemistry 21 1hf. Qualitative Analysis. (I) !he aim ?f _this c_ourse is to give to the student a thorough grounding m the prme1ples mv_olv~d in th~ detection of unknown substances. In the lect~res and rec1t~~ons special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analyt1chl chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to ~he ~uali~ative analysis of " unknowns " · and to the separation and 1de~tlficat10~ of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorgamc cJ;iem1stry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. · Pre-requisites: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. .Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry 22 2hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (xn) T~e. theory of volu.metric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in ac1d1metry and alkahmetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2l 1hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND McFARLIN. 1 I �·1 I 96 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Laboratory, M from 2 to 4, W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR McFARLIN. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (v) Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. 97 (vm) Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. PROFESSOR BERNHARD (PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN, IN 1937-38). PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. *Chemistry 50. Problems in Chemistry. A laboratory course devoted to small research problems. Eight hours of laboratory and library work. This course may not be taken by candidates for honors. PROFESSOR ALLEN. (1v) Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory work are designed to give a knowledge of the fundamental reactions and properties of representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ALLEN (PROFESSOR BERNHARD IN (n) The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. Pre-requisites: Chemisty 32 2 hf and Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Hours to be arranged. (To be given in 1937-38 and thereafter). MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *Chemistry 52 1 hf. Readings in Chemistry. A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Thre.e hours. 1937-38). Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and 33. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. �l , I I I 98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *tChemistry 60. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. 99 (1v) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. Mathematics 2 2 hf. Plane Geometry. (I) This course is required of all students who have not offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. (Iv) ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, and analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S .at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY, Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. (xI) In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (m) Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (1x) Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. I �l 100 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. (xr) A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. ( vm) Intended primarily for the _student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (m) *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. [*Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science.] A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. _ Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *tMathematics 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. j 101 PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T -Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (1) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites : Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 41. Physical Optics.] (1x) This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR EASON. �l 102 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Physics 42. Theory of Heat. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (n) 103 Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise ; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 21 ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-.F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Tuesday in October. Required of all freshmen, and of transfer students who have not had an equivalent course. Tat 4. DR. MURPHY. PROFESSOR EASON. (n) [Physics 43. Electricity.] This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account· of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR EASON. *Physics 50. Reading Course. (xn) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Special pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. *tPhysics 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. LENTZ. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1.. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. LENTZ. �104 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 105 Classroom Assignments, 1936-37 Classroom Assignments, 1937-38 N OTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, " Hours to be arranged " will meet at times and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ..................... McDowell 24 Biology, all courses . ...... Biology Building Chemistry, all courses . ... Humphreys Hall , Economics-Government 1 .... McDowell 34 Economics 21 ............... McDowell 35 Economics 32 .............. McDowell 21 Economics 34- 1 hf ............ McDowell 22 Economics 38-1 hf, 39- 2hf ..... McDowell 32 Economics 40 ............... McDowell 24 English 1 A ................. McDowell 21 English 1 B ................. McDowell 36 English 1 C ................. McDowell 31 English 1 D ................. McDowell 21 English 21 .................. McDowell 22 English 23 ................. McDowell 32 English 24- 2hf ............... McDowell 34 English 29.l- 1 hf, 29.2-2hf ..... McDowell 22 English 34- 1 hf ............... McDowell 34 English 35 .................. Faculty Office English 45 .................. McDowell 23 English 49 .................. McDowell 34 French 1 ................... McDowell 36 French 2 A .................. McDowell 36 French 2 B .................. McDowell 36 French 11 .................. McDowell 21 French 13 .................. McDowell 32 French 20 .................. Faculty Office French 27 ................... McDowell 21 French 41 .................. Faculty Office German 1 ................... McDowell 33 German 10 .................. McDowell 31 German 20 .................. McDowell 24 German 21 .................. McDowell 24 German 33 .............. Instructor's Study German 36 .................. McDowell 34 Government 21 .............. McDowell 33 Government 32 .............. McDowell 32 Government 38- 1 hf .......... McDowell 23 Government 43- 2hf .......... McDowell 24 Course Hall and Room Greek .................... McDowell 23 Greek 22- 2hf ................. McDowell 23 Greek 24- 1 hf ................. McDowell 23 History 1 ................... McDowell 33 History 21 .................. McDowell 24 History 22 .................. McDowell 35 History 23 .................. McDowell 35 History 24- 2hf ............... McDowell 35 History 25 .................. McDowell 33 History, 39 .................. McDowell 35 History 42- 2 hf ............... McDowell 22 Hygiene 1 ...... Humphreys Lecture Room Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 23 Latin ll- 1 hf ................. McDowell 23' Latin 22- 2 hf ................. McDowell 23 Latin 23- 1 hf ................. McDowell 24 Latin 30 .................... McDowell 23 Mathematics l- 1 hf, 2- 2 hf. ..... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 A ............ McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 B ............ McDowell 34 . Mathematics 11 C ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 25- 1 hf, 26- 2 hf. ... McDowell 34 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 34 • Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 ............. Faculty Office Philosophy ll- 1 hf, 12- 2 hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 27- 1 hf, 41- 2hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 31 .............. McDowell 32 Philosophy 37- 1 hf ........... McDowell 35 Physics, all courses . ...... Humphreys Hall Psychology 10-1 hf ........... McDowell 31 Psychology 16- 2hf(Education) McDowell 31 · Psychology 37- 2 hf ........... MtDowell 23 Spanish 1 .................. McDowell 33 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 25-1 hf, 25- 2 hf ........ McDowell 33 Spanish 31 .................. McDowell 33 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will meet at times and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ...................... McDowell 24 Biology, all courses . ...... Biology Building Chemistry, all courses . ..... Humphreys Hali' Economics 21 ............... McDowell 35 Economics 32 ............... McDowell 21 Economics 38-'hf, 39-'hf ...... McDowell 32 Economics 40 ............... McDowell 24 English 1 A ................. McDowell 21 English 1 B ................. McDowell 36 English 1 C ................. McDowell 31 English 1 D ................. McDowell 21 English 21 .................. McDowell 32 English 23 .................. McDowell 32 English 24-'hf ............... McDowell 32 English 29.1-'hf, 29.2-'hf ...... McDowell 22 English 31.1-'hf ............. McDowell 32 English 45 .................. McDowell 23 ' , English 49 .. , ............... McDowell 32 French 1 .................... McDowell 36 French 2 A .................. McDowell 36 French 2 B .................. McDowell 36 French 11 ................... McDowell 21 French 13 ................... McDowell 32 French 20 ................... McDowell 22 French 27 ................... McDowell 22 French 31 ................... McDowell 22 German 1 ................... McDowell 33 German 10 .................. McDowell 31 German 20 .................. McDowell 24 German 21 .................. McDowell 24 German 35 .................. McDowell 34 German 40 .................. McDowell 23 Greek 1 ..................... McDowell 23 Greek 21-'hf, 22- 2 hf. .......... McDowell 23 History 1 A ..\ .............. McDowell 33 History 1 B ................. McDowell 35 Course Hall and Room History 22 .................. McDowell 35 History 23 .................. McDowell 35 History 24-'hf ............... McDowell 22 History 25 .................. McDowell 35 History 39 .................. McDowell 35 History 42 .................. McDowell 22 Hygiene 1 ....... Humphreys Lecture Room Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 23 Latin 21-'hf, 24-'hf ........... McDowell 23 Mathematics 1-'hf, 2-'hf ...... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 A ............ McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 B ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 11 C ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 21 .............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 25-'hf, 26 2hf. .... McDowell 34 Mathematics 31 ..... '. ........ McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 .............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 41 .............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 .............. McDowell 22 Philosophy 11-'hf, 12-'hf. ..... McDowell 32 Philosophy 27-'hf, 34-'hf. ..... McDowell 32 Philosophy 31 ............... McDowell 32 Philosophy 37-'hf, 38.1-'hf. ... McDowell 34 Physics, all courses . ....... Humphreys Hall Political Science 21 ........... McDowell 33 Political Science 34-'hf, 35-'hf. . McDowell 24 Political Science 39-'hf. ....... McDowell 24 Political Science 40 ........... McDowell 23 Psychology 10-'hf ........... McDowell 31 Psychology 16-'hf (Education) McDowell 31 Psychology 36-'hf ............ McDowell 24 Spanish 1 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 11 .................. McDowell 31 Spanish 25-'hf, 25-'hf ......... McDowell 33 Spanish 31 ................... McDowell 33 �..I! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 106 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1936-37 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1937 Willard Osborne Ash Charles Chester Atwater John Harrington Brown Herbert Keith Clayton John Raymond Cooper Ernest Neal Cory, Jr. Charles Joseph Cunningham Thompson Faxon Dow, Jr. William Edward Harman Russell Crispbell Henderson Asher Hollander Jesse W. Holmes, Jr. Charles David Hyson Norval Foard Kemp Franklin Earl Leslie Robert Levin Thomas Frank Lusby, II Everett Paul Mason, Jr. Okey Ellsworth Michael Robert Graham Moss William Edgar Nielsen John Burneston Owens Albert Francis Patrick Alan Francis Pike Robert Bowie Sasscer Robert McCawley Snibbe Emanuel Philip Snyder William Burns Sohn John Ferguson Somerville, Jr. Edward Charles Sommer Cyrus William Straw Willard Nelson Todd Lester Aubrey Wall, Jr. 0 Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Phi Sigma Kappa House Chestertown Phi Sigma Kappa House Queen Anne Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House College Park Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Naval Reservation, Annapolis South Portland, Maine Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Accident 12 Randall Hall Northport, New York 7 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Cumberland 14 Randall Hall Hampstead 16 Randall Hall Relay 10 Randall Hall Towson Phi Alpha House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Prince Frederick Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 3 Randall Hall fVesternport Annapolis Home, 206 King George Street West Englewood, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Kappa Alpha House Eastport 21 Randall Hall Yonkers, New York Kappa Alpha House W ethersfi.eld, Connecticut Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Upper Marlboro Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Home, 78 Maryland Avenue Annapolit 16 Randall Hall Towson Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Phi Sigma Kappa House W ethers/ield, Connecticut Claude House Scranton, Pennsylvania 41 Pinkney Hall Elk Mills 14 Randall Hall Baltimore JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1938 13 Pinkney Hall Ridgewood, New Jersey Fred Alexander Phi Alpha House Baltimore David Nathan Bacharach, Jr. Claude House Cumberland Francis Elwood Barkman Alpha Kappa Pi House Glastonbury, Connecticut John Nebiolo Boeris Claude Haus~ Baltimore William Belden Burns 5 Randall Hall Breathedsville Jacquelin Holland Bushong 19 Randall Hall Ocean City Harry Pattey Calhoun Claude House Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, Jr.Baltimore 5 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Gordon Croughwell Cooper 12 Pinkney Hall Pocomoke City Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr. Washington, District of Columbia Leonard Thomas DeLisio Kappa Alpha House Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Charles Sherman Denny, Jr. Alpha Kappa Pi House Centreville Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr. 7 Randall Hall. Brooklyn, New York Henry Paul Eichacker 10 Randall Hall Salisbury John DoJ;1B.ld Englar CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Merrill Morse Goldstein Todd Grier Ross Warren Hammann Charles Parish Hebb Sanford Michael Hecht Gustav Edward Herzer Howard Palmer Hill Alexander N able Jarrell Harold Arthur Kenyon George Worthington Kopp Edward Flint Lathrop, Jr. Holden L'Ecluse Alvin Edward Levy Jam es Scott Baker Middelton Harold Ashton Milstead Lewis Lee Moore, Jr. Arthur Kurtz Myers Christian Neumann Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr. Robert Henry Renshaw, III Edward Peyton Ritchings Julius Rosenberg William Taylor Ross, Jr. Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr, Everett Welcome Smith, Jr. Francis James Townsend, Jr. John Clark Wagner Richard Lawrence Waters, Jr. Theodore Williams 107 New York, New York Phi Alpha House 19 Pinkney Hall Salisbury Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Phi Alpha House Brooklyn, New York Claude House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Home, 55 East Street Annapolis 10 Pinkney Hall New Bedford, Massachusetts Alpha Kappa Pi House River Edge, New Jersey New London, Connectic"t Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Phi Sigma Kappa House Huntington, New York Phi Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Aberdeen Claude House Chicamu..-en Cambridge 24 Randall Hall 12 Pinkney Hall Westminster Home, 44 Madison Street Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Cockeysvi//e 23 Pinkney Hall Ru..-ton Home, 184 Duke of Gloucester Street Anna.polis Phi Alpha House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Claude House Ocean City Home, 419 Poplar Avenue Annapolis Alpha Kappa Pi House Rockville 5 Randall Hall Annapolis SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1939 Rudolph Albera Eugene Angyal Frank Belding Bauer John Rankin Birmingham James Edward Boyle Leroy William Brooks Hayes Moffett Bryan Fred Robinson Buck William Baltzell Burch 9, Walter Russell Chance, Jr. Charles Thomas Clagett, Jr. Albert Patterson ,Close Garner Fawcett Collins Ralph Cresap Davis Theodore Edward deDisse George Seferen Ennis, Jr. Stanley Nathan Fisher Bernard Gregory Fold Samuel Davis Foster, Jr. John Daniel Friebely Joseph Schussler Galloway Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr. John Frederick Gray William James Hall William Norman Hall South Glastonbury, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House 12 Pinkney Hall Eli;abeth, New Jersey 15 Randall Hall Hartford, Connecticut Claude House Baltimore 14 Pinkney Hall Queen Anne Washington.. District of Columbia Alpha Kappa Pi House 23 Randatr Hall Odenton Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, 201 Adams Street Eastpo1·t Claude House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Bel Air 3 Pinkney Hall Rockville Home, 4 Oklahoma Terrace Annapolis 40 East Street, Annapolis Baltimore 36 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 9 Randall Hall Hanover, Massach.,setts Home, 232 Main Street Annapolis Phi Sigma Kappa House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Claude House Germantown, Pennsyl=ia Kappa Alpha House Towson Home, 116 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis Home, 141 Monticello Avenue Annapolis · 23 Randall Hall Barstow 40 East Street, Annapolis Mt. Vernon, New York ',I 'I I I I I ~i �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. i! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 108 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Harry Lee Hamilton, Jr. Edward Willis Hearn Edwin Frederick Heinen Robert Felty Hodges John Trenholm Hopkins William Joseph Hopps Robert Cecil Kanode Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr. John James Lambros Thomas Lyles MacNemar Kenneth Joseph McKinnon James Russell McQueen, Jr. Malcolm Elmer May Ernest Leslie Medford, Jr. Charles Albert Mosby Philip Andrew Myers, II John Otto N eustadt William Councilman Owens George Austin Piersol Ernest Campbell Popplein, Jr. Joseph John Pulick James Iglehart Randall Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. James Harrison Rowe Charles Sprigg Sands Grant Kenneth Schmick Nelson Earle Shawn Louis Harry Shuman Peter Theodore Simopoulos Richard Wilson Snibbe Robert Henry Springer LeRoy William Staylor James Alexander Stevens, II George Edward Thomas James Milton Tindall, Jr. B. Johnson Todd Bernard Anthony Tuckey Edmund Howell Volkart Richard Banks Warburton William Brayshaw Welling, Jr. Lewin Wethered Wickes, Jr. Glenn Baker Zwiebel Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Bay Shore, New York 22 Randall Hall Hagerstown Alpha Kappa Pi House Home, 15 Maryland Avenue Annapolis Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House 26 Pinkney Hall Catonsville Phi Sigma Kappa House Boonton, New Jersey Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 1 Randall Hall Millersville 16 Pinkney Hall Det<·oit, Michigan Kappa Alpha House Silver Spring Phi Alpha House Brooklyn., New York Annapolis Home, 144 Duke of Gloucester Street Alpha Kappa Pi House Jersey City, New Jersey 33 Pinkney Hall Ashland, Ohio 33 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Eastport Royal Oak Claude House Alpha Kappa Pi House Reisterstown 18 Randall Hall Yonkers, New York Claude.House Baltimore Ellicott City 16 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Gambrills Preston 4 Randall Hall Home, West Annapolis West Annapolis Phi Alpha House Scotland Kappa Alpha House Newport, Rhode Island Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Emmitsburg 40 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 8 Randall Hall 24 Randall Hall Easton Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, Waterbury Waterbury Hurlock 4 Randall Hall St. A/ban's, New York 32 Pinkney Hall Aberdeen Kappa Alpha House 11 Randall Hall Elkton Sykesville 37 Pinkney Hall Chestertown 6 Pinkney Hall 3 Randall Hall Watertown, Connecticut FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1940 Gerard Jordan Alexander Addison Stuart Archie, Jr. William Ra.ymond Atkinson William Welch Bagby Walter Antony Bara Richard Wyndham Barton Lloyd Clay Beall, Jr. George Charles Beneze Kenneth Gordon Bennett William Randolph Benny Webster Strayer Blades, Jr. George Frederick Bonifant, Jr. West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Westerly, Rhode Island 34 Pinkney Hall Doylestown. Pennsylvania 28 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 186 Duke of Gloucester Street South River, New Jers-ey 35 Pinkney Hall Alexandria, Virginia 29 Pinkney Hall Ambridge, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, Ferry Farms Brooklyn Home, Brooklyn Easton 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Silver Spring 32 Pinkney Hall M. Worthington Bordley, Jr. Donald Hanks Brightbill John Henri Brown, Jr. Arthur Larry Budacz William Steele Callender Ballard Crooker Campbell William Allen Carter Bruce Gray Caturani Bryson Gill Christhilf Warren Wynne Clements John Collinson, Jr. Robert William Conrad James Higgins Cook John William Cook Herman Cooper Rocco John D'Alessio Hunting Davis Edward Simms Digges Arthur Wilson Dowell, Jr. James Douglas DuShane Charles Osborne Duvall Allan Paul Evans Harry Gordon FauntLeRoy Frederick Feldmeyer, Jr. Charles Armstrong Forbes, Jr. Charles Tillson Fox Joesph Mathew Ganey, Jr. Enoch Barton Garey, Jr. Sanford Roy Goodman James Wiegand Gunn Julian Sleeper Hartwell James Ferdinand Hayward, Jr. Cecil Delmore Hilles Charles Albert Hodges, Jr. William Thurman Hopkins Irvin Gorman Hoyt George Edward Hugg Thomas Johnson Robert Lee Keyser, Jr. Kent Kitchel Cecil Claggett Knighton Reginald Clair Lamb, Jr. Edward Cuttle Lee Jacques Evon Lenmark Harry Pindell Levely, Jr. Oscar Louis Lord, Jr. George Taylor Lyon, Jr. Frank Henry McDonald . \ William David Macmillan, Jr. Wilbur Matz George Ro bert Mowell Henry Benjamin Myers John David Myers Fred Ellwin Neil George Robert North Ellsworth Bassford Nowell Samuel Perlman Edward Herbert Porter Baltimore Reading, Pennsylvania Santurce, Puerto Rico Baltimore Chester, Connecticut Passaic, New Jersey Pocomoke City New York, New York Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Annapolis Annapolis Frostburg Annapolis Newark, New Jersey Parole La.Plata Prince Frederick .109 23 Pinkney Hall 27 Pinkney Hall 22 Pinkney Hall 40 Pinkney Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House 27 Pinkney Hall 38 Pinkney Hall 15 Pinkney Hall Claude House 25 Pinkney Hall 31 Pinkney Hall Home, 121 Spa View Avenue Home, 14 Chesto;,, Avenue Kappa Alpha House Home, 101 Main Street 5 Pinkney Hall Home, Parole 32 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Winchester, Virginia Claude House Annapolis Home, 99 Cathedral Street Arnold Home, Arnold Baltimore 18 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 107 Archwood Avenue Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 2 Taney Avenue New London, Connecticut 8 Pinkney Hall Lutherville 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Belmont, Massachusetts 38 Pinkney Hall ·Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Upper Darby, Pennsylvania 8 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 6 Revell Street Salisbury 4 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 45 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 12 Ridgewood Avenue Bradley Junction, Florida 40 East Street, Annapolis Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Ridley Park, Pennsylvania 42 Pinkney Hall Edgewater Home, Edgewater Annapolis Home, 149 Monticello Avenue Annapolis Home, Near Annapolis Eau Claire, Wisconsin 3 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 32 Murray A~enue Templeville 4 Pinkney Hall Havre de Grace 25 Pinkney Hall Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 28 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Phi Alpha House Glencoe 26 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 47 Amos Garrett Boulevard East Orange, New Jersey 22 Pinkney Hall Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 17 Pinkney Hall Glen Burnie Home, Glen Burnie Linthicum Heights Home, Linthicum Heights Kingstmi, New York 30 Pinkney Hall Boston, Massachusetts 13 Randall Hall �~, ,I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 110 111 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1i Emanuel Pushkin Walter Leland Richards, Jr. Theodore Jerome Ritter Henry Martyn Robert, 3d John Thomas Roberts, Jr. William Henry Rullman William Edward Seamon George Jess Silkworth Norman Traverse Slater John Lee Smith, Jr. William Hair Spurgin William Vincent Stallings Arthur Dunham Stout, Jr. Thomas Edward Strange, Jr. Henry Jerome Stringer, Jr. John Marion Taylor, Jr. Hall Everett Timamts Robert Hinton Webster Bowen Pattison Weisheit George Thomas W eschler Frank Anthony White, Jr. William Robert White Stanley Alfred Wilkinson Thomas John Wright Annapolis Home, 452 West Street Baltimore 37 Pinkney Hall New York, New York 42 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 53 Southgate Avenue Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Home, 8 Franklin Street Annapolis Alpha Kappa Pi House New York, New York Kingston, New Y01·k 6 Pinkney Hall Port Chester, New York 17 Randall Hall Baltimore 18 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Alpha Kappi Pi House Plainfield, New Jersey Claude House Home, 3 Murray Avenue Anna,polis Claude House Baltimore Annapolis Home, 188 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore 39 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall 45 Pinkney Hall Pears01i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Annapolis Home, 104 Charles Street Phi Sigma Kappa House Hartford, Connecticut Arlington, Virginia 2 Randall Hall Washington, District of Columbia 41 Pinkney Hall Bay Ridge Home, Bay Ridge Winchester, Massachusetts 32 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis Annapolis Charles Franklin Koogle Home, St. John's Campus Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. Annapolis Home, 13 3 Duke· of Gloucester Street Phippen Sanborn Boston, Massachusetts ' Alpha Kappa Pi House Joseph Charles Smith Annapolis Home, 217 Main Street Ferr'is Thomsen Annapolis Home, 160 Prince George Street John Young, Jr. Great Neck, New York Sigma Alpha Epsilon House John Edward Duffy William Charles Gloth Edward Sargent Hill UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS Bridgeport, Connecticut 6 Randall Hall NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS Boston, Massachusetts William Francis Driscoll 3 Colonial Avenue, Annapolis SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES ......................... ": ..................................... . FRESHMEN SPECIAL STUDENTS UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS NON-MATRICULATED TOTAL .............•.....•...•................•..•....•...• STUDENTS Maryland , ...... , ............... . 175 New York ................... , .. . 18 Connecticut ..................... . 11 New Jersey ..... , ............... . 11 10 Pennsylvania 7 Massachusetts 5 District of Columbia .............. . Virginia ........................ . 3 Rhode Island .................... . 2 Florida Maine Michigan ........................ Ohio ...... , ...... , .............. Puerto Rico ..................... West Virginia ................... Wisconsin Total I I I i I! . . . . 249 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 3, 1936 BACHELOR OF ARTS Magna cum Laude Joseph Burnham Gray ...... , ............................................ Annapolis Magna crnn Laiide et cum Honore Edward Tyler Heise (in French) ........................................ . Anna,polis Cum Laude Charles Jacob Kibler ............. , ............................. , , ..... Greensboro SPECIAL STUDENTS Lloyd Francis Taylor SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 33 44 67 94 9 1 .............................................•• ............................................................. 249 Rite John Reeves Blakistone, ...................... , , .............. , .......... B ushwood James Pierce Bradley .... ,. ......... , ...................... , ............. California James McCombs Brown .................................. , .............. Baltimore Thomas Warren Chandlee .......................... , ............ Delta, Pennsylvania Garnett Yelverton Clark ..................... , , ......... , ................ Annapolis Gilbert Albert Crandall .... , ............................................ Annapolis Lawrason Levering Crane . ............................................... Baltimore Herbert Henry Eccleston ................. , ................ , Hackensack, New Jersey Frank Richard Gessner, Jr .... , ................ , ....... · ........... · ..... Annapolis William Gottschalk Gideon .............................................. , Baltimore Ralph Joseph Giordano ........ , ......... ,., ................... Newark, New Jersey Charles George Goy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........•.... Nashua, New Hampshire Calvin Lewis Horn, Jr ............................. , .................... Baltimore Samuel Milton Ivrey .......................... , .. , ...................... Annapolis Paul Joseph Kesmodel. ........ , .................. , ...................... Baltimore Robert Glyn Lewis .............................. , ....................... Baltimore Harry Patrick Luz ......................... , ................ Woodmere, New York Daniel Hutchinson Mathers.,.,, .......................... , ........ ·, ... Annapolis Irving Kahler Meginnis ........................................... , ..... Baltimore William Robert Miller .......... , ........................................ Baltimore Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr ............................ , ......... , ....... Baltimore Warder Re>bert Nethken ................................................. Baltimore Charles Francis Peace, III ............................................. Round Bay James Andrew Phillips .................. ·~ ........ , ..... , .. ., ............ Quantico William Nelson Rairigh ........ , ..... , .................................... Ridgely Ralph Murray Schley ............... '.' ................................... Baltimore Richard Brooke Sellman ................................................ Poolesville Leroy Gardner Webster .............................................. Deal's Island Charles Tylden Westcott, ... , ........................................... Baltimore Richard Talbot Williams .......... , .................... , ......... , ..... Waterbury George Thomas Wingate ... , ............................................. Baltimore �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 112 113 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Jamison Cup DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) RICHARD TALBOT WILLIAMS Thomas Parran, Jr ........ Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service The Woodcock Cup BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES CONFERRED, OCTOBER 1, 1936 William Robert Eaton ..................................................... Chester Richard Brimmer Taylor ......... _ ...................................... Lima, Ohio John Henry Von Dreele, III. ............................................ Baltimore William Plumer Wiseman ....................................... Danville, Virginia HONORS AND PRIZES AW ARD ED, JUNE 3, 1936 Visitors and GovernorS' Prize JOSEPH BURNHAM GRAY Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Prize HERBERT HENRY .ECCLESTON JOSEPH BURNHAM GRAY The Keene Cup JOSEPH BURNHAM GRAY The Harrison Cup LA WRASON LEVERING CRANE The Dearing Cup LEROY GARDNER WEBSTER MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936 Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Prize Sophomore Merit Scholarship GEORGE TYLER COULSON GUSTAV EDWARD HERZER Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. Freshman Merit Scholarship In the Division of the Languages, Literatiire, and Art GUSTAV EDWARD HERZER (Honorable Mention: Edward Tyler Heise and Robert Levin) WILLIAM COUNCILMAN OWENS I i 1 Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In .the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics RoBERT GRAHAM Moss Board Member's Prize CHARLES TYLDEN WESTCOTT Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award AMOS FRANCIS HUTCHINS Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award THOMAS WARREN CHANDLEE The Hodgson Cup EDWARD TYL.ER HEISE ',1 �114 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absences, from class. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 before and after holidays. . . . . . 51 Administration, officers of. . . . . . . 10 regulations of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Admission •'· .................. 31 advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 applications for .............. 31 by certificate ................ 31 by examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . 34 on trial ..................... 32 routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 special students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 subjects accepted ............. 33 units ........ ; ............... 33 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Advisers ...... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Aids to students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Alumni association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Amount of work carried. . . . . . . . . 51 permitted .................... 51 required for promotion ........ 51 Applications, for admission. . . . . . 31 for assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Arrival at college ............... 35 Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Assignments, rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Athletic schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Attendance, church . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 classes ....................... 51 college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 official summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Awards, Commencement ....... 112 competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Biology, courses in ............. 90 major in .................... 57 Board of Visitors and Governors. 7 Buildings, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Business Administration . . . . . . . . 26 Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . . 4 college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Campus ....................... 22 Change of Program. . . • . . . . . . . • 50 Change of registration. . . . . . . . . . 50 Charges ....................... 37 Chemistry, courses in ........... 94 .major in .................... 58 Churches, Annapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics, .courses in ............. 75 major in .................... 58 Classroom Assignments 1936-37 ..................... 104 1937-38 ..................... 105 Clubs, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 College Entrance Examillation Board ...................•. 32 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 College Routine . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . • 35 College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Commencement ................ 111 Committees, of the Board....... 9 of the Faculty ................ 17 Concerts, student orchestra. . . . . . 27 visiting performers . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Course numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses for distribution ......... 57 Courses of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses, repeated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Courses requiring consent of instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Credit Units, see requirements for the degree. Credits, entrance ............... 31 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Curriculum, see courses of in. struction, regulations, re- · quirements, etc. · Dean .......................... 49 Dean's list ................... : . 53 Degree, requirements for the. . . . 55 Degrees, conferred ............. 111 offered ............. , . . . . . . . . 24 with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '65 with honor . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Delta Kappa Phi. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 29 Delta Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Departments, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Biology ..................... 90 Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 English ..................... 67 French: ...................... 71 German ..................... 73 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Greek ....................... 75 History ..................... 82 Latin ....................... ~ 76 Mathematics' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Philosophy . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . 85 Physics ..................... 101 Psychology .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. 89 Spanish ..................... 78 Description of the College. . . . . . . 18 of the courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Distribution, courses for. . . . . . . . . 57 of students, geographic ....... 111 Division of the Languages, Literatu.re, and Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 of the Social Sciences and Philosophy .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 79 of the Sciences and Mathematics .................... 90 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Economics, courses in ........... 79 major in .................... 58 Engineering, preparation for. . . . . 26 scholarships at HoJ.lkins. . . . . . . 46 English, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 major in .................... 59 students.sent back for work in. 55 Entrance examinations . . . . . . . . . 32 Examination groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Excuse, for absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Exemption, from English 1. . . . . . 50 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Faculty ....................... 11 Fees, annual ................... 37 graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 115 laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fellowships ................... 39 Filing of study cards . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 French, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 majori in .................... 59 Freshmen, list of. .............. 108 Geographic distribution, students .111 German, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 major in .................... 59 Good standing .. : .. . .. .. .. . . . . . 52 Government, courses in ........ , 81 major in .................... 59 Grades ........................ 52 Greek, courses in ............... 75 major in .................... 58 History, courses in ............. 82 major in .................... 60 of the College ................ 18 Honor regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 system ...................... 47 Honors and prizes awarded ..... 112 Hygiene, course in ............. 103 Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Information, general . . . . . . . . . . . 22 p~9;cedure for new students . . . . 35 Juniors, list of. ................ 106 King William Players .......... 29 King William's School ......... 18 Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Language requirements . . . . . . . . . 56 Latin, courses in ................ 76 major in .................... 58 Law, preparation for. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lectures, public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Library teas. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 List of students ................ 106 Literature, courses in ........... 67 Location of the College ..... : . . . . 22 Majors, requirements for ........ 57 Marine biology .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . 46 Marks ........................ 52 Mathematics, courses in ......... 98 major in ..................... 60 l :I iI !. I �116 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Medicine, preparation for. . . . . . . . 2S Music, college band ............. 29 public concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 student orchestra ............ •29 Numbering system, courses. . . . . . 66 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. 47 Officers of administration ....... 10 Philosophy, courses in .......... 8S major in .................... 61 Physical training, courses ....... 103 requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO staff ........................ 16 Physics, courses in ............. 101 major in .................... 61 Political Science, courses in. . . . . 87 major in .................... 61 Pre-medical major ............. 62 Preparation for professional school ....................... 2S Presidents, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Emeriti ..................... 9 Prizes, awarded ............... 112 offered ...................... 44 Probation, disciplinary . . . . . . . . . S4 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 relief from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4 Professional preparation ........ 2S Promotion, requirements for ..... Sl Psychology, courses in .......... 89 major in .................... 62 Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . . 24 Rank list . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Rat-Tat ....................... 28 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 changes in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO Regulations, dining-room ....... 48 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 honor ....................... 47 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . S4 Repeating courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Reports ....................... S2 Requirements, admission ....... 31 distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S7 for graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS for honors and distinction ..... 64 for promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl hygiene ..................... SO language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 major ....................... S7 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 specific courses .............. 56 Romance major ................ 62 Rooms, assigned to new students. 35 assigned to old students. . . . . . . . 47 furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Routine of admission ........... 31 Rules for dormitories. . . . . . . . . . . 48 Schedules, examination . . . . . . . . . 6 course ....................... 66 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Sciences, courses in ............. 88 Senior Fellowships ............ 39. Seniors, list of ................. 106 Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . 80 major ....................... 63 Sophomores, list of. ............ 107 Spanish, courses in ............. 78 major in .................... 62 Speakers at the College ......... 27 Special students ............... 110 Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . 10 faculty ...................... 11 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Standing, rank-list ............. 52 Student activities .............. 28 aid ......................... 39 band ....................... 29 Council ..................... 28 orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 roll ......................... 106 Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Summer school courses, credits. . 5S Transfer of credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tuition ....................... 37 Work required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Year book . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 28 � ~e.,e ~eAMe_\.;j ,~~~ ~ ARCHIVAL · MATERIAL BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1936-1937 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1937-1938 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, I~ 1937 �~~ ~~::;f·:~-;---~~""""'~ . /;" "' FORM FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Date) Name · · · · · · (L;.; ~~,;.~)· .......... . . . . . . . . .................................................... . (Middle name) (First name) Home address ................................ . Schools attended during past four years Dates of attendance Date of proposed entrance to college ............................... Present age ................... . Please send me additional information concerning ................ · . : .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... •,• I { dod~ot } wish an application for admission. (To be mailed to the Registrar, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland) --· ---~A �·ii VOLUME VII MARCH, 1937 NUMBER 1 BULLETIN OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR 1936-1937 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1937-1938 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St.John's College, 1784 �,, 'i I CONTENTS PAGE College Calendar 5 SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS . • . • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • 6 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • 7 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION •.•••••......•..••.......• 10 FACULTY .•••..••..••••••••••.••••••••••••.••..•..••• 11 18 A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ••...••.•.....• THE COLLEGE TODAY ~6t £oTl) @l'lffimoTt (pTtH BALTIMORE, MD., U. S • .&.. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The College Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The College Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Bachelor of Arts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Professional Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Church Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lectures and Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Athletics ... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 28 Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Musical Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ADMISSION • . . . • • • • . • • • . • • • • . • . • . . • • • • . . . • • • . • . • • • • • • • 31 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS......................... 35 FEES . . . • • . . • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . • . • 37 39 47 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. • . . • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • 66 CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS, 1936-37; 1937-38 .............. 104 STUDENTS ENROLLED, 1936-37 ; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1935-36 ............................ 106 Index ............................................... 114 Aw ARDS AND Arns. • . • . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . • • • • • • . . . • • • • GENERAL REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . • . . . : . . . . . • • • . . • • . • • • • 0 �COLLEGE CALENDAR 1936 1937 ,. JULY September 21 ............. Examinations for admission ......... September 20 Ji.donday Ji.donday September 22 ........... Registration of all students ........... September 21 Tuesday Tuesday September 23 ...... Formal opening: first half-year begins ....... September 22 Wednesday Wednesday September 24 ................. Classes begin ................. September 23 Thursday Thursday November l 4 ........ November hour examinations end. . . . . . . . November l 3 Saturday Saturday November 25 ........... Thanksgiving recess begins. . . . . . . . . . . November 2 4 Wednesday ( l 2 m.) Wednesday (I 2 m.) November 29 ............ Thanksgiving recess ends ............ November 28 Sunday (6 p. m.) Sunday (6 p. m.) December 22 ............. Christmas recess begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . December 22 Tuesday (4 p. m.) Wednesday ( I2 ni.) JANUARY JULY JANUARY 1937 1938 s!MIT Jwl Tl FJ s sjMjTJw\TjF Is s\MIT/w jTjFJ s sJMjT\wJTIFls .. 1 2 3 4 . ... .. .. .. 1 2 . ... .... 1 2 3 .... .. .. .... 1 .. .. 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 .... .... 9 16 23 30 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 1516 11 12 13 1415 16 17 9 10 1112 13 14 15 l 7 18 24 25 31 .. . ... .. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 2122 23 2.1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. . ... .. 30 31 . ... .. .. .. .. AUGUST .... .. .. 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 . . .. .. .. 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 .. 2 9 16 23 30 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY 1 8 15 22 29 4 5 6 11 1213 18 19 20 25 26 27 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31 4 5 1112 18 19 25 26 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 .. .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 .... 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 .. .. .... 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 3 10 11 12 13 5 17 18 19 20 12 24 25 26 27 19 .. 26 31 ••loo 6 13 20 27 7 8 9 10 11 1415 16 17 18 21 22 2:-l 24 25 28 29 30 ... 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 6 13 20 27 .... .. .. .. .. DECEMBER 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 4 5 9 10 1112 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 .... 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 1 8 15 22 29 4 11 18 25 .. .. 1 5 12 5 6 7 8 19 12 13 14 15 26 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 DECEMBER 3 10 17 24 31 .. 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 . ... . . 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 .. .. .. .... . ... .. . ... 2 9 16 23 30 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 ~ MAY 6 13 20 27 .. .. 1937 APRIL .... . ... .. NOVEMBER 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 10 11 12 1718 1\1 24 25 26 31 . ... .. .. . ... . . ... . ... .. JUNE .... . . . ... 3 . ... .. .. .. 1 2 10 g 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .. 31 .. .. . ... . MAY .... .. .. .. .. 7 14 2 3 4 5 6 21 9 10 11 12 13 28 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 .. 30 31 .. .. .. 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 OCTOBER APRIL NOVEMBER .... 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 5 12 19 26 MARCH SEPTEMBER 4 .... 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 .. .. . . 1 2 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8 15 22 29 4 11 18 25 MARCH OCTOBER 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 3 10 17 24 . .... . .... .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 .. . ... .. .. .. , ... .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. .... .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. . . . ... .. .. .... .. SEPTEMBER .... 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 . .. 6 7 1S 14 20 21 27 28 .. . ... .. JUNE 4 . ... 11 5 6 18 12 13 25 19 20 .. 26 27 . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . ... . . .. .. .. . ... .. .. 1 2 7 8 9 1415 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 .. 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 . ... .. .. . ... 1938 January 3 ................. Christmas recess ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2 Sunday·(6p.m.) Sunday (6p.m.) January 2 l . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-year examinations begin. . . . . . . . . . . . January 20 Thursday Thursday January 30 ............. Mid-year examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29 Saturday Saturday February I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second half-year begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 3 l JYlonday JYlonday February 22 ......... Washington's Birthday: a holiday ......... February 22 Ji.d~~ Tu~~ March 24 ............. March hour examinations end. . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26 Wednesday Saturday lYlarch 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Easter recess begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April I 3 Wednesday (I 2 m.) Wednesday (I 2 m.) March 31 .................. Easter recess ends ................... April 20 Wednesday (6 p. m.) Wednesday (6 p. m.) JYlay 27 ................. Final examinations begin ................. May 26 Thursday Thursday June 5 ................... Final examinations end ................... June 4 Saturday Saturday June 9 ................... Commencement Day ................... June 8 Wednesday ~Vednesday �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 6 7 BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS* SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS His Excellency, HARRY W. Nrrn ............... Annapolis, Md. The first fourteen examination groups correspond to the regular class perio occurring at 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3 o'clock on M-W-F and T-Th-S. Groups X and XVI are special. The following schedule has been found to meet the requir ments of the student body and of the Faculty better than any other. Changes i this schedule can be made only for most exceptional reasons. Day of Examination: 1936-37 Mid-Year Thursday, January 21 Final Thursday, May27 Day of Examination: 1937-38 Examination Group Final Mid-Year Time Thursday, {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group VIII Thursday, January 20 May26 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group IX {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group II 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group XVI Friday, January 21 Friday, May27 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XV Saturday, January 22 Saturday, May28 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group III 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group VI Monday, January 24 Monday, May30 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XI 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group I Tuesday, January 25 Tuesday, May31 Wednesday, {9 A.M.-12 M ...... GroupV June 2 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group X Wednesday, January 26 Wednesda June 1 Thursday, January 28 Thursday, June 3 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group IV 2 P. M.- 5 P. M .... Group XIV Thursday, January 27 Thursday, June2 Friday, January 29 Friday, June 4 {9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XII 2 P. M.- 5 P. M ... Group VII Friday, January 28 Friday, June3 Saturday, January 30 Saturday, JuneS Saturday, January 29 Saturday, June4 Friday, January 22 Friday, May28 Saturday, January 23 Saturday, May29 Monday, January25 Monday, May31 Tuesday, January 26 Tuesday, June 1 Wednesday, January 27 9 A. M.-12 M ...... Group XIII • Governor of Maryland. President Ex Officio. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS .. 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md. Surgeon. Chairman. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR .... 15 East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. Editor. Secretary~ JAMES A. wALTON .......................... Annapolis, Md. Treasurer. RIDGELY P. MELVIN .......................... Annapolis, Md. Attorney-at-Law. J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR ... I02 Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Md. President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co. *The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. LANSDALE G. SAsscER, President of the Senate ...... . Upper Marlboro, Md. EMANUEL GoRFINE, Speaker of the House of Delegates ...... Baltimore, Md. Judges of the Court of Appeals CARROLL T. BOND, Chief Judge . ........................... Baltimore, BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Assocfote Judge ................ .. Salisbury, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge .. , .................... . Frederick, W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge ........................ Easton, T. ScoIT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .............. ............ Towson, WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ..................... . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ................ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge . .................... Cumberland, Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md �.~ I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE DR. CHARLES c. MARBURY IOI5 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS 8 Physician. LEWIS W. BALDWIN .. 2200.Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. The Chairman of the Board is a member ex officio of all committees. On the Executive Committee he acts as chairman. President, Missouri Pacific Railroad. ELMER G. PARSLY ......... 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers. RICHARD F. CLEVELAND ... Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Lawyer. JuDGE ROWLAND K. ADAMS ....... Court House, Baltimore, Md. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. LUTHER S. TALL ......... 315 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Payne & Merrill, Clothiers. FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER ....................... Fairfax, Va. 9 Executive Committee MR. CLEVELAND DR. HUTCHINS MR. w ARFIELD MR. MELVIN MR. p ARSLy Buildings and Grounds MR. WALTON, Chairman MR. MELVIN DR. MARBURY MR. TALL Degrees DR. MARBURY, Chairman JUDGE ADAMS MR. MILLER MR. CLEVELAND MR. JAMISON Elections to the Board MR. WARFIELD, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND JUDGE ADAMS MR. }AMISON MR. PARSLY Finance MR. PARSLY, Chairman MR. CLEVELAND MR. }AMISON MR. WALTON PRESIDENTS EMERITI THOMAS FELL ............................ Ruxton, Maryland. President Emeritus Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sidney· College, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. 1879; 1889, C. L., 1923. ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................... Towson, Maryland. President Emeritus B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35; Head, Maryland State Police, 1935-37. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION AMos WALTER WRIGHT WooDcocK, A. B., A. M., LL. B., LL. D. President 12 McDowell Hall *DouGLAS LEGATE HowARD ................ 11 McDowell Hall Dean PAUL ALLEN, JR., A. B., A. M., PH. D ...... 11 McDowell Hall Acting Dean EVELYN ARNOLD HARRISON ................ 13 McDowell Hall Assistant to the President MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B .................... 11 McDowell Hall Registrar ELISABETH SHELLMAN RIDGELY ............ 11 McDowell Hall Secretary LULU VIOLA EBAUGH ........................ Woodward Hall Librarian MARGARET LEIB MATTHEWS, A. B ............. Woodward Hall Assistant Librarian FACULTY AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WooDCOCK ............... Brice House President A. B., St. John's College, 1903; LL. B., University of Maryland, 1910; A. M., Harvard University, 1912; LL. D., Washington College, 1934. Lawyer, United States Attorney (1922-30), Director of Prohibition (1930-33), Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States (1933-34). President of St. John's College, 1934--. *DOUGLAS LEGATE How ARD .................... 7 Acton Place Dean Graduate, United States Naval Academy, 1906; Graduate, United States Naval War College, 1931; Graduate, United States Army War College, 1932. Instructor, Department of Steam Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1911-13; Director of Athletics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-22; Executive Officer, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1925-26; Head, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28; Member, Academic Board, United States Naval Academy, 1926-28. Retired from the Naval Service, with the rank of Captain, on November 1, 1933. Dean of St. John's College, 1934-36. HAZEL SEARS BowEN ..................... 13 McDowell Hall Auditor PAUL ALLEN, JR .......................... 24 Murray Avenue Acting Dean and Associate Professor of Chemistry RUBY IRENE SEARS ........................ 13 McDowell Hall Bookkeeper A. B., Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, Ph.D., 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1934--. EVERETT WELCOME SMITH ................. 13 McDowell Hall Superintendent ]AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D ....................... Infirmary College Physician ADOLPH ToROVSKY ....................... 79 Franklin Street Director of Music VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S ......................... Gymnasium Head, Department of Physical Training JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE, A. B ................... Gymnasium Assistant, Department of Physical Training *Died, December 14, 1936. JACOB BERN ARD SEGALL ......................... Brice House Professor of French B. L. and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. *Died, December 14, 1936. �·~ 'I I CATALOGUE OF ST .. JOHN'S COLLEGE lJ 13 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CLAllENCE WILSON STRYKER .... ; .•.. Bembe's Beach, Maryland Professor Emeritus of History B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY Revell Street, West Annapolis, Maryland Professor of Biology B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's Co11ege; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. }AMES JosEPH MURPHY ••••..•......•. 139 King George Street Lecturer in Hygiene M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. Co11ege Physician, St. John's College, 1919--; Lecturer in Hygiene. St. John's College, 1929--· MARION ALONZO EASON .......... , ..... Severnside, Maryland Associate Professor of Physics THOMAS AUSTIN FITZGERALD ..............•.. 567 West Street Assoc-iate Professor of Spanish Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911 ; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921 ; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, ·Madrid, 1929. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, .Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 191418 · Terriil School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, U~iversity of Illinois, 1920-21 ; Assistant Professor of S~anis?, Univ~si~y of Kansas, 1921-23; Instructor in Romance Languages, Umvers1ty of Illmo1s, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1934--. HERMANN BERNHARD ....•••..•..... 176 Prince George Street Professor of Chemistry Student Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., Universitr of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute ~f Agricu~ture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor. m Chem1str~, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professo~ of· Chemistry,, St. Johns College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John s College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930---. E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. General Electric Company, 1909-1!; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, l9n-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics ~nd · Physics, Naval ·Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's Co11ege, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1934--. GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY •..................... Brice House Professor of Mathematics i I GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA .............•... . 73 Conduit Street Assistant Professor of Mathematics JuLIAN SMITH DuNCAN ....................... Ferry Farms Associate Professor of Political Scie11:ce B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 19r5-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27.; Associate Professor of Mathematics, ·St. John's College, 1927-31 ; Prof~ssor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. B. A., 1917, M.A., 1919, University of Mississippi; B. D.,_ Emory ~ni­ versity, 1924; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1932. Instructor m Economics, Hunter College, Feb. to June 1929; Lecturer in Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 192g-30; Research Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C., 1930-31 · Instructor in Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1931-34; Assistant Professor of Economics and Government, St. John's College, 1934-36; Associate Professor of Political Science, St. John's College, 1936-. B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia Unive.rsity, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 19~4-19; Ass1st~nt in Mathematics Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor m Mathematics, Columbia Univ~rsity, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 192g-. �-~;11 I 15 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADAM ALLES ........................... Edgewater, Maryland Associate Professor of Philosophy RrcHARD KuEHNEMUND ............... 235 King George Street Associate Professor of German B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellowship, Assistantship in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellowship, 1925-26, Yale University: Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1934-. Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Lan- guages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 192g-. 14 RICHARD ScoFIELD ........................... 22 State Circle Associate Professor of Art and English B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. FoRD KEELER BROWN ............... 243 King George Street Professor of English FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ................ 35 Murray Avenue Associate Professor of Biology Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's ·College, 1929-; Investigator, The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (summers), 1934-. WrLLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ..............•.... 162 Green Street Assistant Professor of Biology A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-· B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930-. *Lours CLAIR HUNTER .................. 117 Spa View Avenue Associate Professor of History RoBERT WALLACE ELLIOTT, JR ........ 236 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of French A. B., Knox College, 1920; A. M., 1923, Ph.D., 1928, Harvard University. Instructor in American Economics and Social History, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of History, Smith College, 1929-30; Assistant Professor of History, St. John's College, 1930-36; Associate Professor of History, St. John's College, 1937-. Litt., B., Rutgers University, 1924; DiplOme de fram;;ais, degre· superieur, Universite de Dijon, 1925; M. A., Princeton University, 1928; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1936. Master, Newark (New Jersey) Academy, 1924-25; Instructor in French, Princeton University, 1925-27 and 1928-32; Fellow in Modern languages, Princeton University, 1927-28; Assistant Professor ol French, St. John's College, 1932-; Visiting Professor of French, The Summer School of Rutgers University, 1935-. VERTREES JunsoN WYCKOFF ............. r3 Thompson Street Professor of Economics B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-36; Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1936-. *On leave of absence during first semester of 1936-37. GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN .................... 23 State Ci rel" Assistant Professor of Chemistry . A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Oiicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; As.iistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-;-. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE JOHN McCLEARY ............................... Brice House Instructor in History A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1930. Assistant, University of WiSconsin, 1929-31; Fellow in the Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1930-31; the President Adams Fellowship in History, University of Wisconsin, 1931-32 (resigned) ; Assistant in History, Johns Hopkins University, 1931-32; Junior Instructor in History, Johns Hopkins University, 1932-35; Visiting Professor of History, St. Johns College, 1935-36; Instructor in History, St. Johns College, 1936-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............. 243 Prince George Street Assistant Professor of Classical, Languages COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Committee on Admission and Advanced Standing PRESIDENT WooncocK, Chairman MR. FITZGERALD A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's .College, 1929-34 ; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ...•.......... 36 Maryland Avenue Committe·e on Curriculum PRESIDENT WooncocK, Chairman MR. APPEL MR. SCOFIELD MR. WYCKOFF Instructor in English B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-. MR. RIDGELY · Committee on Scholarships and Prizes MR. VJIDoVA, Chairman MR. BAYLIFF MR. KIEFFER PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF v ALENTINE LENTZ .............. The Pines, r Arnold, Maryland Director of Athletics; Coach of Football, Basketball, and Baseball B. S., St. John's College, 1918. JOHN CHARLES Do NO HUE ...................... Pinkney Hall Assistant to Director of Athletics; Coach of Lacrosse A. B., St. John's College, 1935. JosEPH FrnMs ......................... U. S. Naval Academy Coach, of Fencing JOHN McCLEARY ............................... Brice House Coach of Tennis [Instructor in History, St. John's College.] A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1930. Committee on the Library MR. BROWN, Chairman MR. BERNHARD MR. HUNTER Committee on Lectures and Concerts MR. BINGLEY, Chairman MR. KuEHNEMUND MR. TILGHMAN 17 �:~ ! 18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The story of St. John's College begins in 1696 with the establish~ ment at Annapolis of King William's School. In that year an act was passed of which the following is an extract : . CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. :l. fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . • . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said freeschool, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend · father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school ; and· that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July I-9, I696: CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 King William's School, established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to early colonial times. The General Assembly wrote into the charter of the College the principles of freedom which have earned for Maryland the name of the Land of Sanctuary. WHEREAS, Institutions for 'the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: II. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, the said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend ; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. The " fundamental and inviolable principles " have been at all times maintained. An early map of Annapolis, preserved in the Offices of Administration, designates St. John's as the " Collegeall denominations." The College is, as it has at all times been, wholly non-denominational. �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE President Washington visited the College in 1791. After hi& visit he addressed this letter to the Faculty of the College: To the Faculty of St. John's College: GENTLEMEN :-The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. · The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me) with the hope of an early and at the same time a mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward myself inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care. GEORGE VV'ASHINGTON. April 17, 1791. .I He gave further evidence of his interest by sending to the College in 1798, his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, whose name may be found in the College records as a member of the class of 1799· In 1794 President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, attended the " school for grammar and the English language " and are inscribed as "Washington, sen., Virginia" and "Washington, jun., Do." in the roster of that school, which was printed in 1794 under the title, " An Address of the Visitors and Governors of St. John's College to the Senate of Maryland." Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors in the early days of St. John's, as did also John Eager Howard. A fourth signer, William Paca, was among the petitioners for the College charter. Francis Scott Key was graduated from St. John's in 17¢, and Reverdy Johnson, Ambassador to Great Britian, in l8II. Founded at a time when problems of self-government were uppermost in men's minds, the College was, until the Civil War, a training school for many who were prominent in state and national affairs. The advantageous location of St. John's College became increasingly apparent. As early as 1841, David Ridgely, in his "Annals of Annapolis,"· writes, " The peculiar advantages to youth in being CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 educated at this seminary are numerous and evident; with respect to health, as far as a high and dry soil, with pure air, will contribute to its preservation, or restore it when impaired, few places can be put in competition with it, and none can excel it. The sessions of the general assembly and the meetings of the courts of appeals, chancery, and county, are so obviously beneficial to those young men who may be called to the public service, or enter into the profession of the law, that no parent, especially a citizen of our State, should hesitate a moment to send his son, whom he desires to become eminent in any of the professions, to a place where he is the most likely to acquire those qualifications which will :ender him useful and distinguished as a statesman, or afford him the ' greatest chance of professional improvement." . During the Civil War, St. John's was used as a Union Army hospital. At the close of the war Dr. Henry Barnard, later United States Commissioner of Education, accepted the presidency. During his brief administration he r~organi.zed th~ College to ~eet changed conditions. The years smce his presidency are chiefly marked by the long and su~cessful administrat~on of Dr. Thomas Fell, inaugurated in 1886. Dr. Fell, now Presi~ent Emeritus, retired in 1923, after thirty-seven years of service the Coll_ege. His successor, Dr. Enoch Barton Garey, also President Ementus, a St. John's man of the class of 1903, served until June, 1929. In 1931, Douglas Huntly Gordon succeeded to the presidency. Upon Dr. Gordon's retiring in 1934, Colonel Woodcock, a graduate of St. John's in the class of 1903, became President. The names of the former Presidents of the College, with the dates of their services, follow: John McDowell, 1789-1807; Bethel Judd, 18o7-1820; Henry Lyon Davis, 1820-1824; Willia~ Rafferty, 1824-1831 · Hector Humphreys, 1831-1857; Cleland Kinloch Nelson, 1857-~861. (The college was closed for five years during the Civil War.) Henry Barnard, 1866-1867; James Clark Welling, 1867-1870; James Mercer Garnett, 1870-188o; John McDowell Leavitt, 1880-1884; William Hersey Hopkins, 1884-1886; Thomas Fell, 1886-1923; Enoch Barton Garey, 1923-1929; and Douglas Huntly Gordon, 1931-1934. :o �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE COLLEGE TODAY Location. St. John's College is situated on a campus of thirty-five acres in the city of Annapolis. This beautiful town, so rich in tradition and in stately pre-Revolutionary buildings, is unique as the visible expression of eighteenth-century American civilization. Annapolis lies at the mouth of the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and is not only the capital of Maryland but also the site of the United States Naval Academy, whose grounds and buildings have much to interest students of American Naval history. Within an hour one can reach either Baltimore or Washington. Students at the College have an opportunity to observe at first hand the houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executive departments of the National Government; likewise they can become familiar with the great collections in the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, and the various museums in the city. Baltimore also, with the Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters' Gallery, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the numerous concerts to be heard during the musical season, offers many resources to the student at St. John's. Annapolis is in close touch with the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ferry and bus connect the city with points across the Bay and with Southern Maryland on the mainland. The College Green. On the St. John's College Green stand many reminders of the early history of Maryland. It is said that under the most ancient of its old trees, now known as the Liberty Poplar*, the colonists in 1652 concluded a treaty of peace with the Susquehannock Indians. During the troubled days before the Revolution, the patriots gathered there to discuss their wrongs. The Annapolitans assembled there to greet General Lafayette in 1824. In 1781 French forces under Rochambeau camped in Annapolis on their way to Yorktown. A memorial was erected in l9II to * This tree, which is marked by an appropriate tablet, has been preserved through the generosity of the late James T. Woodward, Esquire. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 perpetuate the memory of the French soldiers and sailors who were buried on the campus. College Buildings. McDowell Hall, the central building on the College Green, was begun in 1744 by Thomas Bladen as the Governor's Palace. Taken over by the College in 1784, it now houses the offices of administration, the class rooms, and the Student Union. The center portion of the first floor is occupied by the Great Hall, where, in 1824, two banquets and a grand ball were held in honor of General Lafayette. Flanking the Great Hall on either side are the offices of the President, the Dean, and the Registrar, and the offices of the Auditor. The upper floors include class rooms and the Carnegie Art Room. The latter contains a fine collection of books, prints, photographs, and textiles, given to the college by the Carnegie Foundation in 1926. The ground floor is given over entirely to the Student Union. Here are to be found rooms for the recreation of students-pool and game room ; card room; lounge, in which the daily papers and selected magazines are provided; the quiet room, in which quiet must be maintained at all times; and rest rooms. Here, also, in the Student Union are situated the College post office and the College book store. Humphreys Hall, built in 1835, was used as a hall of residence until June, 1929, when it was completely renovated. It now houses the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. On the ground floor are the Physics lecture room and laboratory ; on the second and third floors are the Chemistry laboratories ; and on the fourth floor a large lecture room equipped with chemistry lecture table, and at the same time a stage, which is fully provided with the necessities for dramatic presentations. Each of the instructors in the Chemistry and Physics Departments has his individual private laboratory and office in this building. The Biology Building, on the corner of College Avenue and King George Street, houses the laboratories and lecture rooms of the Biology Department. This building, which was acquired by the College in 1929, is provided with new equipment. Here also are the offices of the Biology Staff. Woodward Hall, the College Library, erected in 1899, houses approximately thirty-two thousand volumes, the nucleus of a rapidly growing collection that already contains many valuable books. Of �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE great historical interest are four hundred books surviving from the library selected by Bishop Bray and given in 1696 to the Maryland clergy. Among the subscribers who paid for the books was Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, for whom Annapolis was named. The books were early placed in the care of King William's School and were a part of the school's property transferred to St. John's in 1785. The growth of the library in recent years has been largely due to the addition of the Ashhurst Classical Library and to the Marcus H. Benjamin, the Samuel Garner, Jr., the James D. Iglehart, and other gifts. The Library was helped materially in previous years by gifts from the Carnegie Corporation. The Matthias Hammond House (also known as the Harwood House) was built during the years 1770 to 1774 and was bought by the College in 1926. As an unsurpassed example of southern Georgian architecture, this house is open to students of American history and the fine arts. The Brice House ( 1740), and the Pinkney House ( 17 SO), are also recent additions to the college property. The Infirmary, in which there are two hospital wards, an isolation ward and a dispensary, is housed in a separate building just across from the College Green on St. John's Street. Here the College Physician holds daily office hours. The Infirmary attendants, at least one of whom is always on duty, live in the building. The Gymnasium, built in 19rn, is equipped with a maximumsize basketball floor, handball court, running track, boxing and wrestling rooms, and apparatus. For intramural and varsity sports the College has football, soccer, and lacrosse fields and tennis courts. There are two halls of residence on the College Green, Pinkney Hall ( 1855) and Randall Hall ( 1903), in addition to the five fraternity houses of the College. Randall Hall contains the College dining hall. On the southern side of the College Green is the State Memorial Hall of Records, which houses the office of the State Land Commissioner and the State archives. William's School as "the education of youth in good letters and manners." To this end the College offers courses in the liberal arts and sciences leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This degree covers the work formerly covered by the degree of Bachelor of Science, and is accepted by institutions of advanced learning wherever that degree used to be required. 24 The Bachelor of Arts Course. St. John's is a non-sectarian college for men. The purpose of the College is expressed in the charter granted originally to King 25 Professional Preparation. Primarily a college of liberal arts, St. John's prepares its graduates to enter professional schools. The degree from St John's is recognized everywhere by graduate schools, and in many cases work taken at St. John's is accepted for advanced standing at these institutions. The specific courses which a student should take to prepare himself for graduate study in any department are indicated to some extent by the requirements for majors, described hereafter. The Faculty will be glad to entertain further inquiries, and to furnish information concerning preparation for any profession. For those who are interested, the following information may be offered here : Medicine. At St. John's, a specially planned program, the essentials of which may be completed in two years, includes the work designated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the basic requirement for entrance into class A medical schools. The leading medical schools of the country, however, require the bachelor's degree for admission. They expect not only a grounding in the biological and physico-chemical sciences but also a broad and liberal general foundation. They recommend especially a thorough training in the use of the English language for the clear and accurate expression of ideas. Each student is urged to choose as early as possible the medical school which he desires to enter so that he can fulfill its special requirements. Engineering. The advisers of students intending to study engineering will plan programs of study covering the groundwork which leads to all branches of the profession. As many non-technical courses as possible will be recommended, for leading engineers consider that it is unwise to work entirely in subjects of a professional character until general study has so broadened a student's �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE views that he has an outlook valuable in itself as well as in assisting him to make a thoughtful choice of his precise field of technical work. Law. Students who are planning to study law are advised to diversify their studies as much as possible. It has been said by a prominent educator, that no law student can afford to ignore economics, government, psychology, the methods of the natural sciences, or English and American history. Courses in history and government are recommended as especially helpful. A thorough training in the expression of ideas in the English language is considered to be indispensable. The connection between other courses in the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and particular branches of the law will be pointed out to students oy their Advisers. Business Administration. Students preparing to enter business, with or without training at graduate schools of business administration, should take work in the field of economics. Courses in economics will be of aid in the years of business apprenticeship, and should help to create that broad point of view expected of the business executive. Church Attendance. The College encourages, but does not compel, attendance at church. There are six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite attendance by students. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. E. Cranston Riggin; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. Roger I. Berghauser; Fii-st Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. James J. Coale; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Harry G. Yaggi; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Gallagher, C.SS.R. ; Kenesth Israel Synagogue, Rabbi Morris E. Gordon. Chapel services are conducted in the Great Hall of the College on Tuesday of each week. Lectures and Concerts. A series of lectures and concerts, arranged to come at intervals throughout the year, is given, usually in McDowell Hall. Although CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 they are intended primarily for students, these occasional affairs are open to the friends of the College. The program of lectures for 1935-36 included Sir Herbert Ames on " The League of Nations and the Abyssinian Dispute " and Antonio Cuturi Italian Consul in Baltimore, on " Historical Aspects of the Italo-Ethiopian Question." Lectures given under the auspices of the various departmental and student clubs were also open to all members of the College. A piano recital was presented by Austin Conradi; George and Elizabeth Bolek gave a joint voice and piano recital. Dr. Richard Kuehnemund of the St. John's Faculty, inaugurating a series of Sunday evening musicales, presented a piano recital. Guest artists appeared also with the St. John's Symphony Orchestra, which presented three concerts during the year. Lectures on topics of current interest, by prominent authorities, are given throughout the year, on Friday evenings, at the United States Naval Academy. Library Lectures. Important in the life of the College are the informal meetings in the King William Room of the Library, arranged by the Librarian and her assistants. Tea is served and lectures on subjects of interest are given. Students, Faculty, Faculty wives and friends of the College find a common meeting ground in the College Library. During 1935-36, six lectures were giventwo by members of the St. John's College Faculty, and four by guest speakers. The program of lectures was as follows: Dr. F. W. Appel, Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, "The Rise and Fall of Population"; Dr. Kent Roberts Greenfield, Professor of Modern European History, Johns Hopkins University, "Italy in Browning"; Dr. Joseph T. Singewald, Professor of Geology, Johns Hopkins University, "From Cape Town to Cairo" (illustrated) ; Dr. Katherine Jeanne Gallagher, Professor of History, Goucher College, " Some Recent Phases of International Politics " ; Mr. C. R. Walther Thomas, United States Naval Academy, " National Socialism in Germany"; Dr. Ford K. Brown, Professor of English, St. John's College, "Paradise Lost". �l 28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Student Activities. The College encourages students to take part in activities outside the curriculum. New student organizations must receive the approval of the Dean. Student Council. In matters not related to the curriculum the College grants the students a large measure of self-government. All questions arising under this arrangement are referred to the Student Council. This Council, which meets weekly, has supervision particularly over questions of student conduct. A representative from each dormitory and from each fraternity comprise its membership. Officers for the year 1936-37 are: Ernest Neal Cory, Jr., '37, President; James Harrison Rowe, '38, Secretary. Athletics. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; informal games, in baseball and tennis. The students also engage in cross-country running, track, boxing, fencing, and wrestling, although intercollegiate schedules are not maintained in all of these sports. Two athletic fields provide facilities for outdoor athletics. Indoor sports are held in a new and well-equipped gymnasium. All College students in good standing are permitted to engage in varsity sports. Publications. The members of the Junior Class publish a year-book, The. RatTat. The Collegian is a newspaper published by the undergraduates. At St. John's the student publications are free from faculty control. Fraternities. There are at St. John's five national fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha (Southern), Alpha Kappa Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Phi Alpha. From one-third to one-half of the students are fraternity men. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 Honorary Societies. Delta Kappa Phi, an honorary scholastic society, recognizes high scholarship by electing to membership those Juniors who have been in the first group of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman and Sophomore years, and at mid-year of their Junior year; and those Seniors who have been in the first or second groups of the Rank List at the end of their Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, and at mid-year of their Senior year, and who have been in the first group in at least two of these periods. Delta Omicron, another honorary organization, recognizes the student's participation in extra-curricular activities. A point system devised by this fraternity evaluates the worth of each position or membership held by the student. Clubs. The Osler Club, the Erlenmeyer Chemical Club, the Liberal Club, the German Club, and the French Club provide interesting programs for their members. Dramatics. The King William Players is a dramatic group which is managed by the students. For the last few years its productions have been directed by Professor Ford K. Brown, head of the Department of English. The Players welcome to their organization anyone who is interested in dramatics. During the year 1935-36 they presented the following plays: The Bishop Misbehaves by Frederick Jackson, and The Circle by Somerset Maugham. Musical Organizations. Under the direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky, formerly a leader of the Naval Academy band, the students maintain a concert orchestra and a band. Three concerts are given each year by the orchestra. A Glee Club, organized in 1935-36, continues its activities under the direction of Mr. Joseph M. Florestano. In 1936-37, as in 1935-36, a group of Christmas carols was presented on the steps of McDowell Hall. Plans have been made for out-of-town concerts. I '· �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE' 31 Alumni Association. The officers of the Association are Mr. Francis W. Hill, Jr., '13, President; Mr. Roland N. King, '25, Vice-President; Mr. R. Tilghman Brice, III, '31, Secretary; and Mr. Robert F. Duer, Jr., ex-'22, Treasurer. The headquarters of the Association are at St. John's College, where Mr. Edward W. Hearn, '39, acts as ExecutiveSecretary. Local associations are organized throughout the countrv. ADMISSION Routine of Admission. Application for ad·mission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the yeOIY in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principaJ of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in !?ecuring the proper .credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for (I) the recommendation of the school principal or head master, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondaryschool level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a secondary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see the "Summary of Subjects Which May be Offered for Admission". Admission by Certificate. Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records. cover fully the fifteen units required for admission. 2 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission by Examin;;ition. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations, or may be admitted as special students, or may be admitted on trial, depending on the circumstances. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. general average of C at the end of the second year,* and have completed the requirements for promotion to the Junior Class, they will be given full Junior rating and will be allowed to continue in college. Students who have graduated from an approved college may also be admitted as special students, but not as candidates for graduate degrees. Admission on Trial. Occasionally St. John's College admits " on trial " a limited number of applicants whose school work has been of a standard below that required by their principals for unqualified recommendation, but who give evidence of sufficient ability and determination to do satisfactory college work. Students who are admitted on trial are told, at the time of admission, exactly what prescriptions they must fulfill in order to make up their deficiencies. As soon as these prescriptions are fulfilled and the student has presented a satisfactory record in his college work, he is relieved from the "on trial" restriction and is placed in good standing. Admission as Special Students. Exceptional students who lack the requisite entrance units may be admitted as special students. If such students have attained a 33 Summary of Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good stanqing t a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. At least two years of work (two units) in a single language are required. Not more than four can be accepted in any one language, but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In " Problems of American Democracy " one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In economics one year o( work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. *For purposes of averaging the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A 100-90, B 89-80, C 79-70, D 69-60. t In certain cases entrance insufficiencies may be made up after the student has entered college. Such make-up work is an entrance prescription, is stated as such at the time of admission, and is entered as such on the student's record. If the work done in college in fulfillment of entrance requirements may not be counted toward graduation from college, the student is so informed at the time of admission. = = = = �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Science: Unless the student has passed in his school work at least one full year of science (one unit) in which he has himself performed the laboratory work, he will be required to elect one foll science course in college. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Miscellaneous: Electives totaling not more than three and onehalf years of work (three .and one-half units) may be accepted from the following schedule: Subject Amount of work accepted Music ...................... A half or a whole unit. Art ........................ A half or a whole unit. Typewriting .............. , . A half unit. Stenography . . . . . . . . • • • . • • • A whole unit. Commercial Arithmetic ...... A half or a whole unit. (Machine) Design .......... A half or a whole unit. Shopwork ................... A half or a whole unit. Bookkeeping ................ A whole unit. Drawing (Freehand or Mechanical) ......... A half or a whole unit, or two half units. Admission of Students from Other Colleges. Students who transfer to St. John's from other colleges and universities should file applications for admission similar to those filed by other new students. The routine of admission is the same as that followed in admitting high school graduates, but the student's college record, not his high school record, furnishes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended, showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the courses he has pursued, with the grades attained. Advanced Standing. Students who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may petition for advanced standing on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. CATALOGUE OF ST, JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS Routine of Admission. See " Admission ". Residence Assignments at the College. All students not living at home are required to live in College buildings (all fraternities are housed in College buildings) and to take their meals in the College dining hall. The associations brought about by residence at the College are an essential part of college life. Most of the rooms in the residence halls are arranged so that two students may live together. A few rooms are arranged for three students. Freshmen are assigned to rooms in the dormitories in the order of their acceptance by the Committee on Admission. They are urged to indicate on their applications for admission the names of other students with whom they would like to live. Students who have no acquaintances at the College are given tentative assignments which are subject to change after the student arrives at the College. It should be noted that no room assignment can be made and no reservation held until the candidate for admission has paid to the College his matriculation fee of fifteen dollars. Room Furnishings. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chiffonier, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, dresser scarfs, and rugs. The student should consult his incoming room mate before decorating his room. The College maintains the care of the room. Arrival at. the College. The residence halls and the dining room are ordinarily closed to students until noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College. Students usually arrive on Monday of opening week. All students. both new and old, are required to register for their �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE courses on Tuesday (registration day), and to attend thereafter such academic exercises as they may have. The regular academic engagements are listed in the College Calendar, which thus gives to old as well as to new students a notice of when to come to College. Special academic functions are announced by occasional notices. College Routine. The section of the Catalogue deii.ling with "General Regulations " furnishes much additional information for the entering student. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 37 FEES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $15. This fee is due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admittirig and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. Annual Fees. The fixed charges are those shown in the following table. They do not include special fees, nor the student's traveling expenses, laundry, and incidentals : . • Per year Tmhon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 Room rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Medical fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Athletic fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Student-activities fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 Total ................................ $655 State appropriations and endowment funds enable the College to maintain its faculty, its living conditions, and its physical plant at these reasonable charges. To facilitate payment, the Business Office maintains a schedule of quarterly assessments according to which the fixed charges become due as follows : * Sept. 24 April 28 Nov. 27 Feb. 15 TJJition ................. $75 Room rent ............. 37.50 Board .... ············· 75 Medical fee ............. 5 5 Athletic fee ............. Student-activities fee .... 5 $75 37.50 75 $50 25 50 5 5 5 $50 25 50 Totals ............. $202.50 $187.50 $140 $125 * Students who enter at mid-years will be expected to pay one-half of the fixed charges in two equal assessments: one in February, the other in April. �:~ ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE Bills are issued in advance of the dates when they become due, except the first quarterly bill, which becomes payable when a student registers. A WARDS AND AIDS 38 Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, and physics, special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per full course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows : Nov. 30 For full courses ........................ ···· .half For· half courses taken: (1) In the first,half-year ................... all (2) In the second half-year .............. .. April 30 half all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $rn.oo and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May first. 39 Through fellowships, scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS The Senior Fellowships were created by the Board of Visitors and Governors in November, 1928. The resolution of the Board as amended at the meeting in May, 1930, follows: For the purpose of improving the scholarship and elevating the intellectual outlook of the student body of St. John's College, and for the further purpose of making clear the difference between academic freedom as a reality and academic freedom as a mere form of words, it is Resolved: 1. That there are hereby established the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College. 2. That annually there shall ·be elected at the last quarterly meeting of the Board, before Commencement of each year, not more than three members of the Junior Class of that year, to be Senior Fellows of St. John's College during the following year. 3. That election to the Senior Fellowship shall be made by the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College, upon the nomination and recommendation of the President and Faculty. In making nominations and recommendations for the Senior Fellowships the President and Faculty shall take into consideration, and be guided by, not merely the academic grades attained by the students during the first three years of their cour~e, though due weight shall be given to these grades; but also, and chiefly, by the interest in, devotion to, and promise of notable achievement in the intellectual life, as evidenced by the work and attitudes of the students during the first three years of their course. 4. That the sole requirement which shall be made of a Senior Fellow after his election shall be that he must be in residence at St. John's College during the academic year following his election. During the year of tenure. of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall not be required to attend classes, or to take examinations, or to pay any fees whatever to the college. At the end of the year of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given his degree in course. During the tenure of his Fellowship, the Fellow shall be given complete and absolute freedom to pursue the intellectual life in residence at St. John's College in whatever manner and direction he himself chooses, as the guest of the college. 5. That a Senior Fellowship can be terminated during the year of its tenure only because of the commission of a crime, as defined by the laws �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE of the State of Maryland, by the Fellow; or because the Fellow becomes insane, as defined by the laws of the State of Maryland. 6. That this resolution shall become operative and go into effect immediately upon its passage, and that announcement of the existence of the Senior Fellowships of St. John's College, and the conditions of their award and tenure shall be made in all future catalogues of the college. HOLDERS OF SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1929-30. Robert John Klingenburg, '30. 1930-31. Philip Irvin Bowman, '31. Samuel Peaco Chew, Jr., '31. 1931-32. Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr., '32. Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr., '32. 1932-33. John Boak Smith, '33. 1933-34. Robert Clifford Crawford, '34. Jerome Daniel Goodman, '34. Henry Clay Smith, Jr., '34. 1934-35. Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr., '35. John Brophy O'Donnell, '35. Dalton Middlekauff Welty, '35. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE Merit Scholarships. To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. Rules Governing these Awards: 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not 'clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 41 4. The faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. ' 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other scholarships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the faculty are final. Foreign Scholarships. To foreign students, a limited number of scholarships providing free tuition. Holders of these scholarships may be required to do five hours of work each week, assisting in the language departments, tutoring, and so on. The scholar is expected to pay the regular charges for board and room rent, the matriculation fee, the medical, the athletic, and the student-activities fees. The Clifton C. Roehle Scholarship Fund. To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. The Frie!ilrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner Scholarship. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. The Jeremiah Hughes Scholarship. To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES The Matthew Fontaine Maury Scholarship. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. Scholarship of the Southern 'Maryland Society. Awarded by the Southern Maryland Society to a student who enters St. John's College from that sectiOn of Maryland represented �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE by the Southern Maryland Society. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is renewable provided that the appointee makes a creditable record in his college work. Tuition Scholarships. 1. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimo_re City, a " tuition scholarship "-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. 2. In addition, each County Superintendent of Public Education may designate one student from his county who may enter St. John's College with a credit of one hundred and fifty-five dollars upon his fees. Likewise, the Superintendent of Education for Baltimore City may designate one student from each of the six legislative districts of Baltimore to receive a similar benefit. 42 Scholarships of the Colonial Dames of America. Awarded by the Colonial Dames of America to four students of unusual ability and integrity. The first scholarship, which is known as the Scholarship of the Colonial Dames of America, has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. The second scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, de Grasse Fowler Scholarship which is given by the Misses Alice Silvie and Amelie de Pau Fowler in memory of their father-covers tuition, board, and room rent. The third scholarship-the Colonial Dames of America, Austin J. Flint Scholarship which is given by Mrs. Sherman Flint-has, at the present time, a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars. The fourth scholarship, is given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler in memory of their son, Arthur Butler, Jr., and having a monetary value of two hundred and fifty dollars, was awarded to Edward Willis Hearn, '39, for the 'academic year 1936-37. Applicants for these scholarships, which are awarded for four years unless the appointees fail to maintain the required standard in their academic record, are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. MARYLAND ST A TE SCHOLARSHIPS Senatorial Scholarships. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a " senatorial scholarship "-providing free tuition, board, and room rent-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination ; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for the matriculation fee, laboratory fees, or the medical. athletic, and student-activities fees. 43 ASSIST ANTS HIPS Applications for assistantships should be filed before May first of each year, on the regular Student-Aid blank which may be obtained at the Registrar's Office. Laboratory Assistantships. A few upperclassmen are employed each year as technical assistants in the biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories. The stipend, which varies according to the type of service rendered and the amount of time required, is credited to the student's account. The character and the academic record of the applicant as well as his financial status will be considered by the committee making the appointments. Students who file applications should indicate the departments in which they wish to assist. Men who have held. assistantships previously must file new applications if they wish to be reappointed. Infirmary Assistantships. Two upperclassmen are appointed to take charge of the Infirmary and to assist the College Physician. The stipend is credited to the student's account in the Business Office. Students should consult the College Physician before applying. �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Library Assistantships. A number of students are employed as assistants in the College Library and the Carnegie Art Room. Students who are interested should consult the Librarian. Gymnasium Assistantship. A student is employed each year as an assistant in the Gymnasmm. Students who are interested should consult the Director of Athletics. STUDENT SERVICE A number of students serve as waiters in the dining room. The stipend is credited toward the student's board. The waiters are upperclassmen who have proved themselves worthy of aid by their records in scholastic work and in student activities. Applications should be made on the regular Student-Aid form. RETENTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OF OTHER FORMS OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE Holders of scholarships or of other forms of student assistance are required to maintain scholastic standing in the first three groups of the Rank List. PRIZES The following prizes, some of them competitive, some honorary, are awarded each year. All but one are awarded in June, at the Commencement; the last one, a prize for improvement, is awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. Competitive Prizes. Essays and theses to be considered for these prizes must be submitted to the Chairman of the proper Division of the College on or before May IS, unless he announces a later date as a final limit. r. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. 2. To the student who shall write the best essay on a subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 a prize of $25.00, offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. A term thesis, written in satisfaction of the regular course requirements, may be accepted in lieu of an essay provided it is graded B or higher by the instructor for whom it is written. Merit Prizes.* 1. To that member of the Senior Class who attains the highest average in his four years' academic work, a gold medal offered by the Board of Visitors and Governors. 2. To that member of the Graduating Class intending to study medicine and having the highest standing in courses in the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics, $10.00 in currency, offered by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 3. To that student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has contributed most to the College during the year, a medal, offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. 4. To that member of the Senior Class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 5. To some person not a student in the College but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award, offered annually by the New York Southern Society in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. 6. To the retiring President of the Student Council each year, a gavel, offered by the Beta Mu Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 7. To that member of the Senior Class who has excelled generally in athletics during his four years at St. John's, a medal, offered by the Phi Alpha Fraternity. 8. To that student who, in his record for the year, shows the greatest improvement over his record for the preceding year, $ro.oo *For the purpose of determining students' averages the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used: A = 100-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, and D = 69-60. �• 46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in currency. To be awarded in September, at the formal opening of College. 9.* Senior Cups: The Hodgson Cup-for excellence in English Presented by Richard Herman Hodgson, 1906; The Jamison Cup-for excellence in Biology Presented by J. Vincent Jamison, Jr., 1905; The Woodcock Cup-for excellence in Chemistry Presented by Charles A. Cummins, 1903; The Keene Cup-for excellence in Mathematics Presented by Marcel S. Ke~ne, 1906; The Dearing Cup-for excellence in Economics Presented by Charles E. Dearing, II, 1934; The Harrison Cup-for the best all-around student ( athletics, scholarship, and character). This award carries with it a pair of gold cuff buttons. Presented by Evelyn A. Harrison, 1906. 10. To that member of the Graduating Class who has demonstrated the greatest interest in general reading, a twenty-inch bookshelf, offered by a member of the Board of Visitors and Governors. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS Scholarships in Engineering. Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are interested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Scholarship in Marine Biology. A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. *These cups remain at the College, the name of the honored student being engraved thereon each year. · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 47 GENERAL REGULATIONS The regulations and provisions contained in this Catalogue and constituting the basis for the governance of the College are subject at all times to the right of the Visitors and Governors and to the right of the Faculty to repeal, change, or add to any of them. I. HONOR REGULATIONS St. John's College aims to develop in its students a sense of responsibility to the community as well as a high standard of scholarship. To this end student self-government is encouraged. Each student is expected to conduct himself as a gentleman. Any student who is guilty of any dishonesty will be required tn withdraw from the College. The Student Council cooperates with the Dean of the College in enforcing the .honor regulations. The Student Council has power, accordingly, to take disciplinary action in any case of misconduct by any student. Any student who is unable to cooperate with the Student Council may be required to withdraw from the College. II. RESIDENCE REGULATIONS All students not living with parents or guardians are required to live in College buildings and to take their meals in the College dining hall. Occupancy of Rooms. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied before noon of the Saturday preceding the opening of College except in the case of men who are returning to College early with the permission of the President. Rooms in the halls of residence may not be occupied during the Christmas or the Easter recess. Assignment of Rooms. Before May first of each year the student may, if he wi~hes, indicate his desire concerning his rooming arrangement for the next year. For this purpose application blanks will be distributed by the Auditor's Office. Men who wish to room together must file their applications concurrently. Assignments are usually announced before May fifteenth. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Change of Rooms. No student living in the dormitories may change his room except with the approval of the room-assignment officer. Infirmary Service. Any illness must be reported to the Infirmary promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician, or until sent home. The College Physician maintains office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are available without charge, since a medical fee covering this service is paid by all students. 48 College Rules for Dormitories. r. No radios, victrolas, or other instruments may be played, nor may any loud noise be made, in the College dormitories after 7: 00 p. m. (Saturdays, 11: 30 p. m.). Band instruments may be played in the dormitories only between 2 : oo p. m. and the time when supper is served in the College dining room. 2. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense against discipline, and is forbidden. 3. Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the hall, in which the damage occurs, or to any person or persons whom the dormitory committee or the Student Council shall determine to have been responsible therefor. 4. The Student Council shall directly and through the dormitory committees enforce the above rules by disciplinary action taken at executive meetings to be attended only by those summoned by the Council. Such action shall be announced concurrently by the Student Council and by the College Office. 5. Any student who has been the object of such disciplinary action may appeal to the Dean for a change in the action taken. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room, if any tacks have been driven into the walls, or. if any matter has been pasted upon the walls, or if the walls are damaged in any other way. Dining Hall. · The dining hall may be closed at any time when College is not in session, except for a holiday of only one day. Only breakfast and luncheon will be served on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving recess and only supper on the Sunday preceding the resumption of classes after Thanksgiving. Only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes. A similar schedule will be maintained before and after the Easter' recess. 49 III. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS Advisers. Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is furnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympathetic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one subject in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the department of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. The Dean. In addition to the Advisers, there is the Dean who acts as counselor to all students and .who enforces the general regulations of the College. Counselor to the Freshman Class. The Assistant to the President acts as Special Counselor to the Freshman Class. Registration. All students, both new and old, are required to register· at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated �so CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. Amount of Work Required. No regular student in any year may take fewer than four courses. If the number of courses rieeded for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four, the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from the Dean. Change of Program. During the first two weeks in either half-year students rnay drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean and with the approval of the Adviser. Except for extraordinary circumstances, after November I no course may be dropped until mid-year; and, in the second halfyear, no course may be dropped after March r. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. Courses Required of Freshmen. 51 Requirements for Promotion. For all students entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, the .requirements for promotion are as follows: To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class : A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in eight of which his grades must be C or higher. Requirements for promotion of all students entering before September, 1935, are as follows: The course in prescribed English composition is required of every Freshman unless he satisfies the Department of English by examination that the prescription is not necessary in his case. In addition, every Freshman should register for hygiene and fot physical training. The student's other courses may be elected from any of the courses regularly open to Freshmen. An examination for exemption from the prescribed course in English composition is required of all new students on the day of the formal opening of College. Students who originally register for only four courses, and who gain exemption from English I, will be required to register for an additional course, since no student may take fewer than four courses. At the end of the year credit for one full course in English will be entered on the records of exempted Freshmen. To the Sophomore Class: A student must have passed in at least four courses, in two of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Junior Class: A student must have passed in at least nine courses, in five of which his grades must be C or higher. To the Senior Class : A student must have passed in at least thirteen courses, in seven of which his grades must be C or higher. Physical Training and Hygiene Requirements. Attendance at College Exercises. Attendance at all classes and at all other academic exercises 1s required. The Dean will exercise his discretion in summoning men who ignore this rule, in warning them against further absences, and in placing on probation men who fail to cooperate. Two years of physical training are required for the degree. These. should be completed during the first two years of college work. A ten-week course in hygiene is also required, ordinarily during the first year. The consequences of failing to satisfy the promotion requirements are described under " probation." Amount of Work Permitted. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Unexcused absence from classes either immediately before or immediately after holidays or recesses will at all times be subject to discipline. Excused Absences. Absence from classes because of illness or because of some unavoidable occurrence may be excused by the Dean. Absence because of illness is excused by the Dean only on the recommendation of the College Physician. See the section on " Infirmary Service," under " Residence Regulations." Examinations. Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first halfyear. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final examinations. Final examinations for full cour~es, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. Grades. Students are graded by letter grades as follows : A, Excellent ; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory;, F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods : at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the · first six weeks of the folfowing academic year. Reports. Reports are sent to each student, to his parents, ·and to his Adviser after each grade period; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of grades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid. Good Standing. In order to remain in good standing, a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 53 promotion to the next higher class or, in the case of a Senior, to the degree. The Rank List. After the mid-year examinations and after the final examinations each student whose record is not unsatisfactory is assigned to one of the four groups of a Rank List on the basis of the work he has accomplished in the preceding half-year. Each student is ranked according to the grades attained in his best four courses except tho_se men whose requirement for the Sophomore year is five courses. Grades required for standing in each of the groups follow : Group I. Excellence. A minimum of three grades of A and one of B (with no failures in entire record). Group II. Distinction. A minimum of three grades of B and one of C (with no grades of D in best four courses). Group III. Satisfactory. A minimum of three grades of C and one of D. Group IV. Passing. A minimum which will satisfy promotion requirements but not high enough to fulfill the requirements of a higher group. The Dean's List. The Dean's List consists of the names of all students who have attained places in Groups I or II of the Rank List. Men on the Dean's List are trusted by the Dean with greater responsibility and discretion in the ordering of their college work; they are allowed to observe as they may wish the rules regarding attendance, and are not subject to discipline because of absences. Abuse of these privileges over an extended time may bring about the rem~val of any man's name from the Dean's List. Any man on the List who for any reason is placed on probation automatically loses the aforesaid privileges. Probation because of Unsatisfactory Scholarship. A student who fails to make at the mid-year grade period a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion, may'be placed on probation and warned by the Dean that unless his record improves, his probation may be closed. �CATALOGUE 9F ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A student whose record is unsatisfactory as a result of the November or March hour-examinations ordinarily is warned by the Dean. However, if his record is exceedingly low, he may be placed on probation in November, or in March. 1 A student who at the end of the year fails to make a record which entitles him to promotion is dropped to the next lower class and placed on probation. Repeating Courses. A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. 54 Continued Failure to Satisfy Promotion Requirements. Any student who has been dropped to the next lower class because of his failure to satisfy his promotion requirements, and who during his second year in the same class again fails to satisfy requirements for promotion to the next higher class, will have his connection with the College finally severed. Men on Probation. Men who are placed on probation are expected to exert every effort to regain good standing at the earliest possible moment. A student on probation for any cause will be required to maintain a perfect record in attendance. He may not participate in any athletic contest as a member of a team; and, at the discretion of the Dean, he may be required to withdraw from non-athletic activities. If the student is reported for any matter of discipline while on probation, his probation will, in most cases, be closed without further warning. Probation as Discipline. A student may be placed on probation for failure to maintain a satisfactory attendance record. Unsatisfactory conduct or neglect of any summons from a College officer may also bring the penalty of probation. Relief from Probation. A student who has been placed on probation for disciplinary reasons is relieved from probation promptly when he has demonstrated that he no longer should be on probation. A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will, in most cases, be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactorv record is then achieved. 55 Continuation of Work in Prescribed English Composition. A student who has passed English I but who still needs training in writing English may, at any time during his Sophomore or Junior ye~r, be required by any instructor, with the consent of the Dean, to return to the English Department for supplementary work, and may be required to continue this work without credit until excused by the English Department or by the Dean. Transfer of Course Credits from Other Colleges. Students who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Dean before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some time, the student is urged to submit his transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, or thereafter, must pass seventeen (17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least eleven ( 11) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement and the requirements of his major department. He must also secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). �si CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A student entering St. John's before September, 1935, must pass seventeen (17) full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least nine (9) of these seventeen courses. Further, he must satisfy the requirements of his major department and secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the courses in physical training (two years of work). a written examination to be given each semester by a special committee, or by passing with a grade of C or better any advanced language course.* In addition to the language requirement prescribed for the degree, some major departments have language requirem~nts. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. 56 Courses Required for the Degree. During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses: 1. English 1 (unless anticipated). 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major department (approximately six courses). 3· Any language courses prescribed by his major department. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) · 5. Foreign language work required for his degree. 6. In addition to the above, elective courses sufficient to make a tot~l. of seventeen courses,* exclusive of hygi~ne and physical trammg. 7. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the equivalent in physical training. Courses for Distribution. All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions : (I) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, (2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two divisions, in not less than two departments which are not represented by courses taken or to be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the major. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one coUege course in a laboratory science. Major Courses Counting for Distribution. No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may be used for distribution unless the major includes more than six full courses. Major Courses. At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major subject. An instructor in that subject is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the · courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS Biology. Four full laboratory courses (or their equivalent) in biology. Some work in each of the basic branches of the subject, such as ecology, physiology, embryology, morphology, and genetics, is advised. Courses 20 ~hf, 21 'hf, 22 'hf, and 30 'hf are primarily morphological. Two full courses (or their equivalent) in chemistry including comprehensive general chemistry and organic chemistry. Language Requirements. Candidates for the degree are required to have a reading knowl- · edge of one foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied,· preferably by the end of the sophomore year, either by passing *Except in those cases described on page 63 under the heading General ' Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive Examinations. Additional work is advised in analytical and physical chemistry. *An advanced language course is any course in language that is not a beginning course. , ,. �,• 58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The language requirements are two years of college French (or their equivalent) and two years of college German (or their equivalent). A reading knowledge of these languages is desirable as a preparation for graduate study. (Courses taken iri satisfaction of these language . requirements may be counted toward distribution.) Chemistry. Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry) ; Chemistry 21 1 hf (Qualitative Analysis); Chemistry 22 2 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part I); Chemistry 31 1 hf (Quantitative Analysis, Part II); Chemistry 32 2hf (Physical Chemistry, Part I); Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; · Chemistry 42 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; The language requirements are two years of college French or their equivalent and two years of c9llege German or their equivalent. It is strongly urged that the German requirement be fulfilled before the end of the Junior year. (Courses taken in satisfaction of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution.) NoTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 21 1 hf. Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) is a pre-requisite for Chemistry 32 2hf. Classics. Three full courses (or their equivalent) in Latin, above Latin 1; Two full courses (or their equivalent) in Greek, above Greek 1 ; A full course (or its equivalent) in ancient history .. Two electives selected with the approval of the Adviser. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Economics. Economics-Government 1 (advised) [Discontinued after 193637; s~bstitute History lA and History 1B (advised) J; Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) ; Two of the Junior courses in economics (full courses or the equivalent) ; Economics 40 (Advanced Economics) ; Econom\cs SO (Reading) (advised); Political Science 40 (International Relations) (advised, beginning in 1937-38) ; CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 Mathematics 26 2 hf ;(Statistics) (This should be taken in the Sophomore year) ; One full course in psychology or in philosophy ; A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63) . English. English 21 (Survey of English Literature) ; English 45 (Shakespeare) ; Four other full courses in the Department of ·English, exclusive of English 1. English 41 (Chaucer) must be taken by students who wish the recommendation of the Department for graduate study. By the end of their Junior year, students who major in English must have a reading knowledge of either French or German. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Papers will be set in the history of English literature, and in the apprecia..: tion of literature. Some works and tendencies of modern foreign literature will be included in the latter paper, and some of the questions will be set in French or German. It is urged that students majoring in English elect History 23 (English History), preferably in their Sophomore year. French. See Romance Languages. German. Four full courses in German beyond German 10 (Intermediate German), including German 40 (Problems of Current German Life and Thought) ; A course in mediaeval European history and a course in modern European history or their equivalents. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). NoTE.-Germa:n 21 (Scientific German) does not count toward the major. Government. [Discontinued after 1936-37; see "Political Science."] Economics-Government 1 (advised) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government); Any three of the four Junior and Senior courses in government ; Economics 21 or a full year of psychology or a full year of Sophomore history ; �--. 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 34 1hf (International Economic Problems) and Economics 35 2 hf (Government and Industry) or a full year of Junior history. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). History.· History 1 (History of Western Civilization); History 21 (Medireval European History) or History 23 (English History) ; History 22 (Europe Since 1815) ; History 25 (History of the United States); Economics-Government 1 or Economics 21 (General Principles of Economics) or GovernmeQt 21 (Comparative Government) or a full course in psychology exclusive of educational psychology (social psychology recommended) ; English 21 (Survey of English Literature) or Art 21 (Introduction to Art) or Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy). A comprehensive written examination (seep. 63). Major requirements beginning in 1937-38: History 1-A (History of Western Civilization-to the Seventeenth Century); History 1-B (History of Western Civilization-Since the Seventeenth Century) ; History 25 (History of the United States); Three additional courses in history of which two shall be of Junior or Senior grade; Economics 21 (General Principles) or Political Science 21 (Comparative Government) or Psychology 36 1hf (Introduction to Social Psychology) and Political Science 39 'hf (Political Psychology); A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Mathematics. Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus); Mathematics 31 (Mathematical Analysis, Part I); Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics); Mathematics 41 (Mathematical Analysis, Part II); Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). Or: Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) ; CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) ; Mathematics 33 (Higher Algebra) ; Mathematics 35 (The Elements of Mechanics) ; Mathematics 43 (Introduction to Modern Geometry) ; Physics 21 (Elements of Physics). A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). A reading knowledge of French or German is advised. Philosophy. Philosophy ll 1hf (Logic); Philosophy 12 2 hf (Introduction to Philosophy); Philosophy 27 1hf (Ethics) ; Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); Philosophy 34 2hf (Locke; Berkeley; Hume) ; Philosophy 37 1 hf (Philosophy of Religion) ; Philosophy 41 2hf (Plato) ; One full course or its equivalent in psychology; One full course or its equivalent in history or economics. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Physics. Physics "21 (Elements of Physics) ; Physics 31 (Electricity and Magnetism) ; Physics 41 (Physical Optics) ; Physics 42 (Theory of Heat) or Physics 43 (Electricity); Mathematics 21 (Differential and Integral Calculus) ; Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry). Reading knowledge of French and German. Political Science (beginning in 1937-38). History 1-A (History of Western Civilization to the Seventeenth Century) [see History 1J ; Political Science 21 (Comparative Government) ; Any two of the three Junior courses in political science ; Economics 21 (General Principles) or a full year of psychology or a full year of Sophomore history ; Biology 10 2 hf (Social Biology) and Economics 39 2 hf (Social Problems of Industry) or a full year of Junior history; Political Science 40 (International Relations) ; A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Rre-Medical Sciences. Each student who wishes to study medicine is advised to take the six essential courses of the pre-medical major, whether he selects this major or some other. These are the courses stipulated by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association as the minimal requirements for admission to the medical schools. The student should become familiar with the specific requirements of the professional school he expects to enter, where additional requirements may be pre-reqiiisite. Two full courses in biology: Biology 11 (Beginning Zoology), Biology 21 1 hf (Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates), and Biology 22 2 hf (Embryology of Vertebrates) ; Two full courses in chemistry: Chemistry 2 (Comprehensive General Chemistry), and Chemistry 33 (Organic Chemistry) ; One full course in physics: Physics 21 (Elements of Physics) ; N OTE.-Mathematics 11 (Introduction to Mathematical Analysis) is pre-requisite to Physics 21. One full course in English, which must be actually taken in college; In addition, two years of college German or their equivalent and two years of college French, or their equivalent, are required. Courses taken in fulfillment of these language requirements may be counted toward distribution. Psychology. Major temporarily discontinued; new requirements not yet determined. Romance Languages. Four full courses in one Romance language above French 2 or Spanish 2 (intermediate courses). One of these four must be a course in composition and conversation. In addition, two full courses in another Romance language. French 27 does not count toward the major. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 63 Social Sciences. One course in each department. The courses prescribed are: Economics 21 (General Principles) ; Government 21 (Comparative Government) [Political Science 21}; History 1-A (History of Western Civilization to the Seventeenth Century); Philosophy 31 (History of Philosophy); One full course in psychology, exclusive of educational psychology (social psychology is recommended) ; Three additional courses in the social sciences. These three courses must be distributed over three departments and must have the approval of the departments concerned. A comprehensive written examination (see p. 63). Spanish. See Romance Languages. General Regulations in Respect to Comprehensive Examinations. In all cases where a student selects a major field in which a comprehensive examination is required for graduation, the Head of such Department will outline for him, at the beginning of the Sophomore year, a general course of study preparatory for such examination, and will at regular intervals confer with such student as to his progress. If, at any time, the Head of the Department is convinced that such student is neglecting his preparation for the comprehensive examination, he will bring the matter to the attention of the Dean and, with the latter's approval, will remove such student from that major field, or will require other changes in his program for graduation. Notwithstanding the requirements specified above for comprehensive examinations in the major fields of the Classics, Economics, English, Romance Languages, German, Government, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Social Sciences, and.in lieu thereof, beginning in 1936-37, a student may offer for graduation the completion of twenty courses with grades of C or 3 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE higher in thirteen of them, the majors being in the above fields, and the distribution being as described for the seventeen-course plan. The three additional courses must be selected with the approval of the Head of the Department wherein lies the major field. Under this plan the student would normally take five courses in. each of the four years. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. VI. DEGREES WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION In order· to encourage high scholarship and serious interest in learning, the college in 1927 established degrees" with honor" and " with distinction ". Degrees with Honor. Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the major department and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree " with honor" or " cum honore " are as follows : a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department of his major. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in his major department. * For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used : A = 100-90, B = Sg-80, C = 79-70, and D=69-6o. 65 Degrees with Distinction. A degree " with distinction " or " cum laude " will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, ·during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees " with great distinction,'' or .. magna cum laude,'' will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both " with disti~ction " in general studies and" with honor" in his major subject. �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE * Art SO. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second half-year are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class ; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is tequired for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk (*). The reading courses are numbered in the fifties; the following regulations govern registration in such courses : 1. Juniors and Seniors in good standing who are in Group I or II of the Rank List may register for reading courses. 2. A Junior or Senior in Group III of the Rank List may be admitted to a reading course with the consent of the Department giving the course provided he has previously done B work or better in that Department. 3. With the consent of the instructor concerned, any Senior is eligible to take reading cour:ses in his field of concentration. 4. No student may take more than two full reading courses or the equivalent in any year. The thesis courses, numbered in the sixties and marked by a dagger (t), are open only to Seniors who are candidates for departmental honors. I. DIVISION OF THE LAN GU AGES, * Art 53 2 67 Reading Course. hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. ENGLISH English 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen unless they pass an anticipatory exami~tion in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section A; B; C; D; M-W-F at M-W-F at T-Th-S at T-Th-S at 9. 2. 9. 10. DR. DR. DR. l)R. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. TILGHMAN. English 21. Survey of English Literature. (rn) A study of the main tendencies of English Literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writen and in ~oci?l back~rounds. Required of all Sophomores who propose to maJor m Enghsh. M-W-F at 10. (M-W-F at 9 in 1937-38: Exam. Group II). PROFESSOR BROWN (PROFESSOR SCOFIELD IN 1937-38). English 23. Contemporary Literature. ( n) A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction and drama. M-W-F at 9. (M-W-F at 10 in 1937-38: Exam. Group III). PROFESSOR SCOFIELD (PROFESSOR BROWN IN 1937-38). LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), ELLIOTT, FITZGERALD, KIEFFER, KuEHNE- MUND, SCOFIELD AND SEGALL, AND DR. TILGHMAN. (m) · A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (vn) A course. in ra~id reading i~ the nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. ART Art 21. Survey of the History of Art. English 24 2hf. The Modern Drama. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 29.1 1 hf. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. Great Books. (1v) A course designed for students who would. like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. M-W-F at 11. (vn) Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. M-W-F at 3. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. (vn) From Tennyson to Shaw. Chiefly the poetry and fiction of the period, with a study of the social and intellectual backgrounds. Hours to be arranged. To be given in 1937-38. (x) T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. [_English 38. American Literature.] (rn) Puritan and Colonial writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise as the expression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (v1) English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writers of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revolution will be studied with their political, social and intellectual backgrounds. PROFESSOR BROWN. English 36.2' 2 hf. Victorian Literature. The chief poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris and Rossetti. Pre-requisite: English 21. M-W-Fat 3. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. M from 2 to 4. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. Hours to be arranged. To be given in 1937-38. lEnglish 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry.] A study of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to Sheridan. *English 35. The Eighteenth Century English literature from 1781 to 1825. The "Romantic Revolt", with chief emphasis on Blake, Wordsworth, and Shelley; readings in social and intellectual backgrounds. PROFESSOR BROWN. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. English 34 1 hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800. English 36.1 1.hf. The Romantic Period. PROFESSOR BROWN. PROFESSOR BROWN. [*English 31.11.hf. Advanced Composition.] 69 M-W-F at 10. Orn\tted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR BROWN. [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR BROWN. (v) �70 CATALOGUE OF ST.· JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FRENCH (1v) [English 41. Chaucer.] The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-Watll. Required of those English Majors who want the recomme~­ dation of the Department for graduate study. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. English 45. ·Shakespeare. (v) A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first half-year the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure and the five great tragedies. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR BROWN. 71 French 1. Beginning French. (rv) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 2. Intermediate French. (xrv) Review of basic principles• grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. SectionA;M-W-Fat 9. PROFESSORELLIOTT. , Section B; M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 11. Advanced French Prose. (rv) Rapid reading from representative works of modern prose; comprehensive collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL. M~W-F (v1) English 49. The Novel. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoy, Dostoievsky, Turgeniev, Balzac and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. *English 50. Reading Course. *English 53 2 hf. Reading Course. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *tEnglish 60. Theses for Honors. *tEnglish 63 2hf. Theses for Honors. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *French 13. French Composition and Conversation. (xrv) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; oral reports in French. Required of French Majors. Pre-requisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. Open only to students whose previous work in French has been of at least C quality. Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ELLIOTT. French 20. Survey of French Literature. (v) A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good reading knowledge of French is required. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR SEGALL. �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~ ! 72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S 'COLLEGE French 27. History of French Literature and Civilization. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (rn) From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list, and not open to Freshmen. May not be counted toward the major in French. M-W-F at 10. 73 GERMAN German 1. Beginning German. (1v) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation,. conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR SEGALL.' [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. (v1) The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and . political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 2. Omitted in 1936-37. PROFESSOR SEGALL. French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Twentieth-Century French Literature. The literary tendencies of tlie age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism and neoromanticism will be considered. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Pre-requisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *French 50. Reading Course. Subject to be arranged. Special pre-requisite: French 20. PROFESSOR SEGALL. *tFrench 62 1 hf. Theses for Honors. Special pre-requisite: .French 20. First half-year. PROFESSOR SEGALL. German 10. Intermediate German. (u) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition ; conversation ; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: German 1, ortwo years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. German 20. Modern Literature. (v1) Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. German 21. Scientific German. (rx) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Pre-requisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. T-Th at 9: PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation. (vn) Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing " and speaking German. Required of German Majors. Pre-requisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4: 30. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civiliza(v) tion.] GREEK A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to becom,e acquainted with German life, thought and art up to the end of the eighteenth century, Pre-requisite: History 1 passed with grade of C or better. M-W-F at 1. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. *German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. ( v) A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Pre-requisite: German 35, or History 2r. M-W-F at 1. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. [German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought.] Open only to men majoring in German. (xiv) Tat 3. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KUEHNEMUND. See also History 11. Greek 1. Beginning Greek. 75 (1v) Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple prose. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 21 1 hf. Xenophon, Anabasis.] The first four books of the ANABASIS (11) will be read. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-Fat 9. First half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 22 2 hf. Homer, the Iliad. Readings from the (11) ILIAD. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 24 1 hf. Homer, the Odyssey. Readings from the (v) ODYSSEY. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-Fat 1. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 25. New Testament and Patristic Greek.] (11) Readings in early Christian literature. *German 50. Readings in German Literature and History. Special pre-requisite: A fluent reading knowledge of German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. *tGerman 60. Thesis for Honors. This course is to be taken in connection with either German 40 or German 50. The work consists in the writing of a thesis in some special fi~ld chosen by the student with the approval of the instructor. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Pre-requisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy.] Readings from the DIALOGUES of Plato and two tragedies.· Pre-requisite: Greek 22 2 hf, 24 1 hf, or 25. M-W-F at9. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (u) �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Greek 34 2hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] [Latin 21 1 hf. Poetry of the Golden Age.] (x) Pre-requisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Latin 22 2 hf. Silver Latin: Tacitus and Martial. (x1) Pre-requisite: Latin l l 1hf;or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFEsSOR KIEFFER. [Greek 35. Readings in Greek Literature.] A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. Latin 23 1 hf. Letters of. Cicero and Pliny. (ix) Pre-requisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Pre-requisite: Greek 1 and one additional year of college Greek. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. LATIN [Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence.] (1x) Pre-requisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x1) Subject matter of the course chosen from the historians and the legal writers. May be varied from year to year to suit needs of serious students. *Latin 30. Roman Law. [Latin 12 hf. Virgil, the Aeneid.] Reading of the first six books of the T-Th-S at 10. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [Latin 35. Readings in Latin Literature.] A conference course with material adapted to the needs of individual students. May be taken in successive years by properly qualified students. (xi) AENEID. Pre-requisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (x) Readings in English from Justinian. Lectures on the history of Roman law. Open to Juniors and Seniors, with the consent of the instructor. Pre-requisite: L~tin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. 2 (x) Readings in Latin comedy. Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple texts. Latin ll 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose. ( x) Readings from Catullus, Vergil, Horace. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. Latin 1. Beginning Latin. 77 Pre-requisite: Four years of high school Latin. Hours to be arranged. Omitted 1936-37. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. • Reading courses in the Classics will be offered, with the consent of the Department, upon the application of students eligible under the rules of the Faculty. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Spanish 25 2hf. (The ·same as Spanish 25 1 hf.) Second half-year. SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (1) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 8. PROFESSOR Fi:TZGERALD. Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. (n) Review of basic principles : grammar and composition ; conversation ; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Pre-requisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9· PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. (Iv) A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite : Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 13. Spanish Composition and Conversation.] (vn) A study of Spanish syntax ; original compositions; practice in speaking Spanish. Required of all men majoring in Spanish. Pre-requisite: Spanish 2, or the consent of the instructor. M-W-F at 3. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Culture. (x) A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, readings, discussions, reports. Not open to Freshmen in September. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 79 Spanish 31. Modern Spanish Novel. (xI) A study of the development of the Spanish novel from the nineteenth century on. Reading of novels from the more important authors ; reports and discussions ; individual collateral reading and reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, ,or four years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Spanish 41. Spanish Drama.] Lectures on the literary movements affecting the drama. Reading of representative plays from the Golden Age to the present; discussion; collateral reading; reports. Pre-requisite: Spanish 11, or four years of high-school Spanish. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *Spanish SO. Readings on the Romantic Movement in Spain. Special pre-requisites: Spanish 11, or its equivalent. The student must be able to read Spanish fluently. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. *tSpanish 60. Theses for Honors. Subject to be chosen after conference between student and instructor. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSORS HUNTER (Chairman), ALLES, DUNCAN, KIEFFER, WYCKOFF, AND MR. MdCLEARY. ECONOMICS Economics-Government 1. ( 11) An introduction to the study of the economic and political problems of today. This course, although not required, is strongly recommended for those Freshmen who expect to major in Economics or Government. Not open to Juniors or Seniors. Discontinued after 1936-37. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. I i ' ·I I I ii Ii �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Economics 21. General Principles. CATALOGU'E OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (m) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 32. Finaneial Problems. (v) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our commercial and investment banking systems and their relations to business and social needs. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 34 1 hf. International Economic Problems. (xrn) This course will consist of discussions, readings, reports and papers on selected problems in international business cycles, international control of raw materials and economic imperialism. T-Th from 2: 30 to 4: 00. Discontinued after 1936-37. First half-year. Economics 40. Advanced Economics. 81 (x1) A conference course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. Open only to Seniors majoring in Economics. T at 11, and individual conferences. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Economics 50. Readings in Economics. (Advised for students majoring in Economics who intend to take the comprehensive examination.) *Economics 51 hf. Readings in Economics. Special pre-requisite: Economics 21. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *tEconomics 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *Economics 37 2 hf. Security Investment and Analysis. (v) Open to Juniors and Seniors, with permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 1. Second half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business. A study of the principles of industrial enterprises. Pre-requisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Economics 39 2 hf. Social Problems of Industry. The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of our industrial system upon the community. Pre-requisite : Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. p W ROFESSOR YCKOFF. GOVERNMENT The courses in Government will be discontinued after 1936-37; see " Political Science ". Economics-Government 1. (See under EcoNOMICs.) Government 21. Comparative Government. (1x) A survey of the types of modern government. Comparison of the structure and functioning of typical foreign governments with that of the United States. Required of all students majoring in Government. Not-open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. *Government 32. Government in the United States. (111) A more advanced and systematic study of American political institutions and practices, with emphasis on constitutional development; relations between State and National governments; the growth of adminis trative activities; political parties and other agencies of public opinion. Pre-requisite: Economics-Government 1, or Government 21. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Government 38 1 hf. International Politics. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (vr) A survey of present-day factors affecting international relations: nationalism, imperialism, armaments, trade rivalries, etc. ; the development of international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, with particular reference to the League of Nations, the World Court, international conferences and the evolution of a law of nations. Pre-requisites : at least two of the following courses : Government 21, Government 31, Economics 34 1 hf, History 38. M-W-F at 2. First half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. western western History History 83 civilization up to the seventeenth century, the latter surveying civilization since the seventeenth century. History 1-A and 1-B are requisite for students majoring in history. Hours: 1-A, M-W-F at 10 (III); History 1-B, M-W-F at 9 (II). M-W-F at 10. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [History lL History of Greece and Rome.] (x) The political and social history of ancient times. T-Th-S at 10. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Government 43 2 hf. Political Parties. (vr) The history, organization, functions and methods of political parties particularly in the United States. Topics studied will include nominating and election methods, the boss, the machine, the spoils system, campaign methods and the problems of government by public opinion. Pre-requisites : At least three of the following courses : History 25, Government 21, Government 31, Government 32. M-W-Fat2. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *Government *Government *Government *Government 50. Reading Course. 51 hf. Reading Course. 52 1 hf. Reading Course. 53 2 hf. Reading Course. History 21. Medireval European History. M-W-F at 11. Given in 1936-37; omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. History 22. Europe Since 1815. MR. McCLEARY. History 23. English History. (rv) A survey of English history. M-W-F at 11. *tGovernment 6o. Theses for Honors. MR. McCLEARY. History 24 2 hf. The History of American Expansion. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. HISTORY History 1. History of Western Civilization. (rx) An outline of the history of Europe from the emergence of the national state to the present. In 1937-38, this course will be entitled, "Europe Since 1914 ". It will be a study of Europe during and since the Great War. Pre-requisite: History 1-A. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. (IV) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire. in the west to the establishment of the national state. (m) A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from its beginnings to the present, with particular emphasis placed upon modern times. A pre-requisite for men majoring in History, and especially designed for others who wish to take but a single course in History. In 1937-38, this course will be expanded into History 1-A (Professor Kieffer) and History 1-B (Mr. McOeary), the former surveying (x) This course deals with American territorial expansion, both overland and overseas, since 1783. It will emphasize particularly the westward movement, imperialism, and the causes, conditions; and processes of expansion studied in relation to the basic economic and political trends of the nation. Not open to Freshmen. T at 10, Th from 10 to 12. Given in 1936-37. In 1937-38, this course will be given as History 24 1 hf. and History 24 2 hf., meeting T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR HUNTER. �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ' 84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History 25. History of the United States. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (v) A survey of United States history from colonial times to the present. ,I M-W-F at 1. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* History 30. French History. Internal history of France, especially the revolutionary movement of· 1789-1870: its background, stages, and effects on present-day French society and government. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. [History 34. American Economic History.] A study of the conditions and development of our economic life from the colonial beginnings down to the present. Not open to freshmen, except by special permission. 85 [History 42. History of American Life.] This course will deal with a selected phase of the history of American life approached from the point of view of the common man. Pre-requisite : History 25 or its equivalent. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in the first half of 1936-37; but given, in the second half-year, as History 42 2 hf. To be given in 1937-38. PROFESSOR HUNTER. *History 50. Reading Course. *History 51 hf. Reading Course. The reading courses in History are intended particularly for Seniors who are majoring in History, and normally they are open only to such students. To be eligible for a reading course, a student must have completed three full courses in History, with grades of B or better in two of them. The approval of the Department is also necessary in each case. Oral and written reports. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. *t History 60. Theses for Honors. *tHistory 61 hf .. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR HUNTER. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. [History 38. History of Europe Since 1870.] (1x) The study of the political and economic development of Europe since the unification of Germany and Italy, with particular attention to the post-war years and current development in world affairs. Pre-requisite : History 1 or History 22. T-Th-S at 9. Omitted in 1936-37. Philosophy l l 1hf. Logic. (XI) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. PROFESSOR HUNTER. History 39. History of the United States Since 1865. PHILOSOPHY (xn) The principal emphasis in this course will be placed upon the economic and social aspects of American development during the past seventy years. Pre-requisite: History 25. T-Th from 1 to 2': 30. PROFESSOR HUNTER.* *During the first semester of 1936-37, Professor Hunter's courses were taken by Mr. McCleary. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 12 2hf. Introduction to Philosophy. (x1) The following are some of the problems discussed : the origin of the universe and of life ; the nature of reality; mind ; the origin and nature of human knowledge; God. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. �86 CATALOGUE OF ST.· JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (1x) Philosophy 27 1 hf. Ethics. A survey of moral theory and practice with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Christianity, Kant, etc. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. (x) Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Philosophy 34 2 hf. Locke; Berkeley; Hume.] (1x) An interpretation of their philosophy based on the reading of their works. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1936-37; to be given in 1937-38. [Philosophy 39 2 hf. Present-Day Tendencies in Philosophy.] (II) A survey of philosophical trends since 1860. Special emphasis will be placed on America's contribution. Pre-requisite: One full course, or the equivalent, in Philosophy (preferably, Philosophy 31). M-W-Fat 9. . Second half-year. To be given in 1938-39, and in alternate years thereafter. Philosophy 41 2 hf. Plato. (1x) An interpretation of Plato's philosophy based on the reading of his dialogues including the REPUBLIC. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 31, or the permission of the instructor. T-Th-S at 9. Second half-year. Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38. PROFESSOR ALLES. *Philosophy 50. Reading in Philosophy. *Philosophy 51 hf. Reading in Philosophy. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSOR ALLES. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 37 1 hf. Philosophy of Religion. 87 (11) A study of religion from the historical, psychological, and philosophical points of view. *t Philosophy 60. Theses for Honors. *tPhilosophy 61 hf. Theses for Honors. Field or subject to be determined after consultation with the student. PROFESSO~ ALLES. Pre-requisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 27 1 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. POLITICAL SCIENCE [Beginning in 1937-38.] History 1 (See History) . [Philosophy 38.1 2 hf. The Fundamentals of Christianity.] (11) A study of the basic teachings of Jesus and St. Paul. Consideration will be given to the Jewish and Hellenistic background and influences M-W-Fat9. Second half-year. To be given in 1937-38, and in alternate years thereafter. PROFESSOR ALLES. Political Science 21. Comparativ-e Government. (ix) !he s~ructure and functioning of government in the United States, and m typical countries in Europe. Not open to Freshmen. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. 4 �88 CATALOGUE OF ST.. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Political Science 34 1 hf. Government and Economic Life. Pre-requisites : ·History 1-A or Economics-Government 1 ; and Political Science 21 or Economics 21. T -Th from 2 : 30 to 4 : 00. First half-year. PROFESSOR PSYCHOLOGY (xm) Problems considered will include social regulation of wages and hours, declining competition between business enterprises, ~ov~rn~ent ownership with special emphasis on the development of msbtubons for the general coordination of business activity. 89 Psychology 10 1 hf. Introduction td Psychology. (rn) A study of reflexes, instincts, sensation, perception, memory, emotion and feeling, voluntary action, imagination, reasoning, personality.. M-W-F at 10. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. DuNCA.N. Political Science 35 2 hf. Comparative Political Parties. Education 16 2 hf. History of Education. (XIII) The ideologies, composition, and techniques of political parties, in the United States and in Europe. Pre-requisites: History 1-A or Economics-Government 1; and Political Science 21 or Economics 21. T-Th from 2: 30 to 4: 00. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Political Science 39 2 hf. Political Psychology. (1v) This course will consider such problems as the psychology of public opinion, political parties and the psychological preconceptions of law and jurisprudence. Pre-requisite: Psychology 36 1 hf ( 37 2 hf). M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Political Science 40. International Relations. A study of contemporary problems in world-power politics considered from the standpoint of both economics and politics. Pre-requisite: One Junior course in political science or economics or history. M-W-F at 2. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *Political Science SO. Reading Course. *Political Science 52 1 hf. Reading Course. *Political Science 53 2 hf. Reading Course. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. *tPolitical Science 60. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. A survey of European educational theories and practices from the early Greek period to the end of the nineteenth century (ending with Spencer) . M-W-F at 10. Second half-year. PROFESSOR ALLES. [Psychology 36 1 hf. Introduction to Social Psychology.] (1v) This course, in 1937-38, will take the place of Psychology 37 2hf, "Introduction to Social Psychology·'', as given in 1936-37. Open to Juniors and Seniors who have completed three courses in the social sciences. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR (v1) (rn) DUNCAN. *Psychology 37 2 hf. Introduction to Social Psychology. (xrn) Open, wi1;h the consent of the instructor, to all Seniors who are majoring in the social sciences, and to Juniors who have completed three full courses or the equivalent in the social sciences. Given in 1936-37; to be discontinued thereafter (see Psychology 36 1hf). T-Th from 2: 30 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR DUNCAN. Education 53 2 hf. Readings in Education. Given in 1936-37 only. PROFESSOR ALLES. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 90 III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSORS ALLEN (Chairman), APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY, EASON, MCFARLIN, RIDGELY AND VEDOVA. BIOLOGY Biology 1 2 hf. History of the Earth and Its Inhabitants. T-Th from 1to2: 30. Second half-year, beginning in 1937-38. (xm) The biology\ of population groups, as distinguished from th~ b~ology of the individual. Special attention to the quantitative and qualitative study of mankind; human ecology and human genetics. Three hourn weekly. Open to both science and non-science students. T-Th from 2.30 to 4. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. (IV, vni:) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc:, a~d a surv~y of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Section B; (Pre-medical students). Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. *Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1 to 2 :30. First half-year. *Biology 15 1 hf. Ecology. An introduetion to some methods of studying animal populations in natural and controlled communities. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a. general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. (XII) A course of readings for both science and non-science students. Evidences of successive changes in the geological and biological world; theories of such changes. Three hours a week. Biology 10 2 hf. Social Biology. 91 (xn) This course is intended for students who are not maJ ormg in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be PROFESSOR APPEL. *Biology 16 2 hf. Physiology. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of protoplasm, and the relation of life to the environment. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. [Biology 20 1hf. Invertebrate Zoology.] The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. Many of the specimens to be used in the laboratory are deepsea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. (Omitted m 1936-37; to be given in '1937-38.) PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. I �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (m) A history of the successive types of structure found in the ~ig~er animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of rec1tat1on and six hours of laboratory. 93 *Biology 33 2 hf. Problems in Histology and Cytology. (v) Individual laboratory projects in continuation of Biology 27 1hf or 30 1hf. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 27 1 hf or 30 1 hf. Laboratory fee, $10.00. M-W from 1to5. Second half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F ~t 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. PROFE;SOR APPEL. Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. Biology 22 2hf, Embryology of Vertebrates. (m) A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. Two hours of recitation and, six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. *Biology 27 1 hf. The Mechanism of Development. (v) Studies on the germ cells and on developing eggs, emphasizing the interrelations of embryology, genetics, cytology, and physiology. A history of the attempt to analyse the early formative processes in terms of preformation and epigenesis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. M-W from 1 to 5. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. (v) The comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Comparative anatomy and embryology of the vertebrates. Laboratory fee, $10.00. M-W from 1 to 5. First half-year. PROFESSOR APPEL. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. · Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 27 1 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships between parasite and host. Internal parasites only ; chiefly those of vertebrates. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. (Given in 1936-37; to be omitted in 1937-38.) PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Marine Biology. Advanced students, particularly biology majors, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 94 95 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Chemistry department courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for 'a biology major, or the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a full tuition scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. · *Biology 52 1hf. Readings for Advanced Students. A three-hour course of intensive independent reading, with conferences weekly. Oldinarily topics will be assigned, but students may choose topics of their own on suitable subjects not covered by other courses. Students who wish to prepare for Biology 63 2hf will be assigned readings leading to thesis subjects. First half-year. Individual conferences. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. (rn) PROFESSORS BERNHARD, ALLEN, AND MCFARLIN (PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND MCFARLIN, IN Individual problems involving laboratory work and reading equivalent in amount to the work of an eight-hour laboratory course. A short thesis will be required of each student, summarizing the results of his work. Pre-requisite: Three years of college biology. PROFESSORS RIDGELY, APPEL, AND BAYLIFF. CHEMISTRY (m) An introductory course in which phenomena of chemistry and the underlying principles are studied. Lectures are given with experiments on the elements and their compounds. This is a cultural course intended for students who will not take their major in the sciences. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the course. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W;.F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. General Chemistry for Science Students. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. Section B; Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Make-up for both sections, M at 1. *tBiology 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. Chemistry 1. General Chemistry. 2. A mo~ cornpr~hensive course in General Chemistry ; the same course as Chemistry 1 with the exception that the Friday recitation is conducted ~eparately ~rom <;J1emistr! 1. The lectures and laboratory work will mclude topics which are m part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours ?f lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory.. Required of all stu?ents majoring in Biology, Chemistry, and ~hys1~s. An extra hour will be required of all students having difficulties with the cou~se. Studen~s who at the beginning of' their Sophomore year choose a science as their major and have taken Chemistry 1 must take the one-hour recitation given in Chemistry 2 on Friday. 1937-38). Chemistry 21 1hf. Qualitative Analysis. (I) !he aim ?f _this c_ourse is to give to the student a thorough grounding m the prme1ples mv_olv~d in th~ detection of unknown substances. In the lect~res and rec1t~~ons special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analyt1chl chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to ~he ~uali~ative analysis of " unknowns " · and to the separation and 1de~tlficat10~ of the metals and acid radicals usually met with in inorgamc cJ;iem1stry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. · Pre-requisites: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. .Recitation, W-F at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. PROFESSOR MCFARLIN. Chemistry 22 2hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (xn) T~e. theory of volu.metric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in ac1d1metry and alkahmetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 2l 1hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T at 1. PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND McFARLIN. 1 I �·1 I 96 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Laboratory, M from 2 to 4, W-F from 1 to 4. Second half-year. Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. PROFESSOR McFARLIN. Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part II. (v) Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alloys. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-W-F from 1 to 4. First half-year. 97 (vm) Selected topics of organic chemistry are discussed in greater detail. Readings in the original literature are assigned. The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quantitative organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. PROFESSOR BERNHARD (PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN, IN 1937-38). PROFESSOR ALLEN. Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1) Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter; energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form the basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties. etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, W 1 to 5. Second half-year. Pre-requisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. PROFESSOR ALLEN. *Chemistry 50. Problems in Chemistry. A laboratory course devoted to small research problems. Eight hours of laboratory and library work. This course may not be taken by candidates for honors. PROFESSOR ALLEN. (1v) Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory work are designed to give a knowledge of the fundamental reactions and properties of representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Chemistry 1 or 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1 to 4. PROFESSOR ALLEN (PROFESSOR BERNHARD IN (n) The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. Pre-requisites: Chemisty 32 2 hf and Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Hours to be arranged. (To be given in 1937-38 and thereafter). MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. *Chemistry 52 1 hf. Readings in Chemistry. A reading and seminar course in the history of chemistry. Thre.e hours. 1937-38). Pre-requisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and 33. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. PROFESSOR BERNHARD. �l , I I I 98 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE *tChemistry 60. Thesis and Laboratory Work. *tChemistry 61 hf. Thesis and Laboratory Work. Laboratory fee, $25.00 for the full course (eight hours) ; $15.00 for the half-course (four hours). PROFESSOR BERNHARD. Mathematics 25 1hf. The Mathematics of Finance. 99 (1v) Derivation and application of general formulas for the value of single sums of money, annuities certain, life annuities, and life insurance. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. MATHEMATICS Mathematics l 1hf. Algebra. Mathematics 26 2 hf. Statistical Methods. This course is required of students who have failed to present sufficient algebra for admission. The subject matter of secondary school algebra through the solution of quadratic equations is thoroughly reviewed. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. First half-year. A study of the classical and recent statistical methods. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. Mathematics 2 2 hf. Plane Geometry. (I) This course is required of all students who have not offered plane geometry for admission. No credit toward the degree. M-W-F at 8. Second half-year. (Iv) ( xn) This course aims to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, and analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable him to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. Section A; M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Section B; T-Th-S .at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY, Section C; T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. (xI) In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations, forms, etc., are studied with a view to preparing the student for further work in pure mathematics. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (m) Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the simpler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures and moments of inertia. Pre-requisite : Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (1x) Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (x) The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. I �l 100 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. (xr) A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. ( vm) Intended primarily for the _student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to impart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 8. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. (m) *Mathematics 50. Reading Course. The subject or subjects will be determined in consultation with the instructor. M-W-F at 10. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. [*Mathematics 53 2 hf. Selected Topics in the History of Science.] A reading course in topics selected from the history of the natural sciences and mathematics of the Greek period, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Conference hours to be arranged. _ Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *tMathematics 63 2 hf. Theses for Honors. The subject of each thesis will be decided upon after consultation with the instructor, and will be based, if possible, upon the reading done in Mathematics 50. Conference hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR V EDOVA. j 101 PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (vm) This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Section B ; Recitation, T -Th-S at 8. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. (1) Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites : Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 8. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. PROFESSOR EASON. [Physics 41. Physical Optics.] (1x) This course deals with the subject of light very thoroughly, both from the physical and mathematical points of view and terminates with a short study of the theory of relativity. The student must realize that the subject of light is a broad one and requires thorough preparation in mathematics and chemistry. He will be expected to read much from the available literature and to do considerable laboratory work. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 31 (which may be taken concurrently) ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR EASON. �l 102 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Physics 42. Theory of Heat. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (n) 103 Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modern theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by text-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide ; food and the digestion of foods ; heat regulation of the body ; removal of waste material from the body ; physical exercise ; the nervous system ; mental hygiene ; diseases in general ; particular diseases. Pre-requisites: Physics 21 ; Mathematics 21 ; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-.F at 9. Laboratory, W-F from 2 to 4. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Tuesday in October. Required of all freshmen, and of transfer students who have not had an equivalent course. Tat 4. DR. MURPHY. PROFESSOR EASON. (n) [Physics 43. Electricity.] This is an advanced course in Electricity. The treatment is largely mathematical supplemented with appropriate laboratory experiments. The historical development of the subject is followed closely. Some account· of positive ray analysis, isotopes, and the modern theory of the atom is included. The latter part of the course is devoted to the study of the theory and practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Pre-requisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21. It is strongly advised that Mathematics 31 be taken concurrently. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1936-37 and in 1937-38. PROFESSOR EASON. *Physics 50. Reading Course. (xn) Independent reading of books and current periodicals covering some particular field of physics. Frequent conferences. Special pre-requisite: Physics 21. Tat 1. PROFESSOR EASON. *tPhysics 6o. Theses for Honors. PROFESSOR EASON. Physical Training 1. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering men. All men competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Section A; M-W-F at 3. Section B; M-W-F at 4. MR. LENTZ. Physical Training 2. Advanced course in physical training. Two years of physical training are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1.. T-Th from 3 to 4.30. MR. LENTZ. �104 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 105 Classroom Assignments, 1936-37 Classroom Assignments, 1937-38 N OTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, " Hours to be arranged " will meet at times and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ..................... McDowell 24 Biology, all courses . ...... Biology Building Chemistry, all courses . ... Humphreys Hall , Economics-Government 1 .... McDowell 34 Economics 21 ............... McDowell 35 Economics 32 .............. McDowell 21 Economics 34- 1 hf ............ McDowell 22 Economics 38-1 hf, 39- 2hf ..... McDowell 32 Economics 40 ............... McDowell 24 English 1 A ................. McDowell 21 English 1 B ................. McDowell 36 English 1 C ................. McDowell 31 English 1 D ................. McDowell 21 English 21 .................. McDowell 22 English 23 ................. McDowell 32 English 24- 2hf ............... McDowell 34 English 29.l- 1 hf, 29.2-2hf ..... McDowell 22 English 34- 1 hf ............... McDowell 34 English 35 .................. Faculty Office English 45 .................. McDowell 23 English 49 .................. McDowell 34 French 1 ................... McDowell 36 French 2 A .................. McDowell 36 French 2 B .................. McDowell 36 French 11 .................. McDowell 21 French 13 .................. McDowell 32 French 20 .................. Faculty Office French 27 ................... McDowell 21 French 41 .................. Faculty Office German 1 ................... McDowell 33 German 10 .................. McDowell 31 German 20 .................. McDowell 24 German 21 .................. McDowell 24 German 33 .............. Instructor's Study German 36 .................. McDowell 34 Government 21 .............. McDowell 33 Government 32 .............. McDowell 32 Government 38- 1 hf .......... McDowell 23 Government 43- 2hf .......... McDowell 24 Course Hall and Room Greek .................... McDowell 23 Greek 22- 2hf ................. McDowell 23 Greek 24- 1 hf ................. McDowell 23 History 1 ................... McDowell 33 History 21 .................. McDowell 24 History 22 .................. McDowell 35 History 23 .................. McDowell 35 History 24- 2hf ............... McDowell 35 History 25 .................. McDowell 33 History, 39 .................. McDowell 35 History 42- 2 hf ............... McDowell 22 Hygiene 1 ...... Humphreys Lecture Room Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 23 Latin ll- 1 hf ................. McDowell 23' Latin 22- 2 hf ................. McDowell 23 Latin 23- 1 hf ................. McDowell 24 Latin 30 .................... McDowell 23 Mathematics l- 1 hf, 2- 2 hf. ..... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 A ............ McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 B ............ McDowell 34 . Mathematics 11 C ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 21 ............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 25- 1 hf, 26- 2 hf. ... McDowell 34 Mathematics 31 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 ............. McDowell 34 • Mathematics 41 ............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 ............. Faculty Office Philosophy ll- 1 hf, 12- 2 hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 27- 1 hf, 41- 2hf. .... McDowell 32 Philosophy 31 .............. McDowell 32 Philosophy 37- 1 hf ........... McDowell 35 Physics, all courses . ...... Humphreys Hall Psychology 10-1 hf ........... McDowell 31 Psychology 16- 2hf(Education) McDowell 31 · Psychology 37- 2 hf ........... MtDowell 23 Spanish 1 .................. McDowell 33 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 25-1 hf, 25- 2 hf ........ McDowell 33 Spanish 31 .................. McDowell 33 NoTE.-Courses bearing the announcement, "Hours to be arranged" will meet at times and places designated by the instructor in consultation with the Registrar. Course Hall and Room Art 21 ...................... McDowell 24 Biology, all courses . ...... Biology Building Chemistry, all courses . ..... Humphreys Hali' Economics 21 ............... McDowell 35 Economics 32 ............... McDowell 21 Economics 38-'hf, 39-'hf ...... McDowell 32 Economics 40 ............... McDowell 24 English 1 A ................. McDowell 21 English 1 B ................. McDowell 36 English 1 C ................. McDowell 31 English 1 D ................. McDowell 21 English 21 .................. McDowell 32 English 23 .................. McDowell 32 English 24-'hf ............... McDowell 32 English 29.1-'hf, 29.2-'hf ...... McDowell 22 English 31.1-'hf ............. McDowell 32 English 45 .................. McDowell 23 ' , English 49 .. , ............... McDowell 32 French 1 .................... McDowell 36 French 2 A .................. McDowell 36 French 2 B .................. McDowell 36 French 11 ................... McDowell 21 French 13 ................... McDowell 32 French 20 ................... McDowell 22 French 27 ................... McDowell 22 French 31 ................... McDowell 22 German 1 ................... McDowell 33 German 10 .................. McDowell 31 German 20 .................. McDowell 24 German 21 .................. McDowell 24 German 35 .................. McDowell 34 German 40 .................. McDowell 23 Greek 1 ..................... McDowell 23 Greek 21-'hf, 22- 2 hf. .......... McDowell 23 History 1 A ..\ .............. McDowell 33 History 1 B ................. McDowell 35 Course Hall and Room History 22 .................. McDowell 35 History 23 .................. McDowell 35 History 24-'hf ............... McDowell 22 History 25 .................. McDowell 35 History 39 .................. McDowell 35 History 42 .................. McDowell 22 Hygiene 1 ....... Humphreys Lecture Room Latin 1 ..................... McDowell 23 Latin 21-'hf, 24-'hf ........... McDowell 23 Mathematics 1-'hf, 2-'hf ...... McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 A ............ McDowell 22 Mathematics 11 B ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 11 C ............ McDowell 34 Mathematics 21 .............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 25-'hf, 26 2hf. .... McDowell 34 Mathematics 31 ..... '. ........ McDowell 22 Mathematics 35 .............. McDowell 34 Mathematics 41 .............. McDowell 22 Mathematics 45 .............. McDowell 22 Philosophy 11-'hf, 12-'hf. ..... McDowell 32 Philosophy 27-'hf, 34-'hf. ..... McDowell 32 Philosophy 31 ............... McDowell 32 Philosophy 37-'hf, 38.1-'hf. ... McDowell 34 Physics, all courses . ....... Humphreys Hall Political Science 21 ........... McDowell 33 Political Science 34-'hf, 35-'hf. . McDowell 24 Political Science 39-'hf. ....... McDowell 24 Political Science 40 ........... McDowell 23 Psychology 10-'hf ........... McDowell 31 Psychology 16-'hf (Education) McDowell 31 Psychology 36-'hf ............ McDowell 24 Spanish 1 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 2 ................... McDowell 33 Spanish 11 .................. McDowell 31 Spanish 25-'hf, 25-'hf ......... McDowell 33 Spanish 31 ................... McDowell 33 �..I! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 106 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1936-37 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1937 Willard Osborne Ash Charles Chester Atwater John Harrington Brown Herbert Keith Clayton John Raymond Cooper Ernest Neal Cory, Jr. Charles Joseph Cunningham Thompson Faxon Dow, Jr. William Edward Harman Russell Crispbell Henderson Asher Hollander Jesse W. Holmes, Jr. Charles David Hyson Norval Foard Kemp Franklin Earl Leslie Robert Levin Thomas Frank Lusby, II Everett Paul Mason, Jr. Okey Ellsworth Michael Robert Graham Moss William Edgar Nielsen John Burneston Owens Albert Francis Patrick Alan Francis Pike Robert Bowie Sasscer Robert McCawley Snibbe Emanuel Philip Snyder William Burns Sohn John Ferguson Somerville, Jr. Edward Charles Sommer Cyrus William Straw Willard Nelson Todd Lester Aubrey Wall, Jr. 0 Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Phi Sigma Kappa House Chestertown Phi Sigma Kappa House Queen Anne Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House College Park Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Naval Reservation, Annapolis South Portland, Maine Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Accident 12 Randall Hall Northport, New York 7 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Cumberland 14 Randall Hall Hampstead 16 Randall Hall Relay 10 Randall Hall Towson Phi Alpha House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Prince Frederick Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore 3 Randall Hall fVesternport Annapolis Home, 206 King George Street West Englewood, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Kappa Alpha House Eastport 21 Randall Hall Yonkers, New York Kappa Alpha House W ethersfi.eld, Connecticut Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Upper Marlboro Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Home, 78 Maryland Avenue Annapolit 16 Randall Hall Towson Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Phi Sigma Kappa House W ethers/ield, Connecticut Claude House Scranton, Pennsylvania 41 Pinkney Hall Elk Mills 14 Randall Hall Baltimore JUNIORS-CLASS OF 1938 13 Pinkney Hall Ridgewood, New Jersey Fred Alexander Phi Alpha House Baltimore David Nathan Bacharach, Jr. Claude House Cumberland Francis Elwood Barkman Alpha Kappa Pi House Glastonbury, Connecticut John Nebiolo Boeris Claude Haus~ Baltimore William Belden Burns 5 Randall Hall Breathedsville Jacquelin Holland Bushong 19 Randall Hall Ocean City Harry Pattey Calhoun Claude House Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, Jr.Baltimore 5 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Gordon Croughwell Cooper 12 Pinkney Hall Pocomoke City Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr. Washington, District of Columbia Leonard Thomas DeLisio Kappa Alpha House Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Charles Sherman Denny, Jr. Alpha Kappa Pi House Centreville Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr. 7 Randall Hall. Brooklyn, New York Henry Paul Eichacker 10 Randall Hall Salisbury John DoJ;1B.ld Englar CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Merrill Morse Goldstein Todd Grier Ross Warren Hammann Charles Parish Hebb Sanford Michael Hecht Gustav Edward Herzer Howard Palmer Hill Alexander N able Jarrell Harold Arthur Kenyon George Worthington Kopp Edward Flint Lathrop, Jr. Holden L'Ecluse Alvin Edward Levy Jam es Scott Baker Middelton Harold Ashton Milstead Lewis Lee Moore, Jr. Arthur Kurtz Myers Christian Neumann Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr. Robert Henry Renshaw, III Edward Peyton Ritchings Julius Rosenberg William Taylor Ross, Jr. Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr, Everett Welcome Smith, Jr. Francis James Townsend, Jr. John Clark Wagner Richard Lawrence Waters, Jr. Theodore Williams 107 New York, New York Phi Alpha House 19 Pinkney Hall Salisbury Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Phi Alpha House Brooklyn, New York Claude House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Home, 55 East Street Annapolis 10 Pinkney Hall New Bedford, Massachusetts Alpha Kappa Pi House River Edge, New Jersey New London, Connectic"t Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Phi Sigma Kappa House Huntington, New York Phi Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Aberdeen Claude House Chicamu..-en Cambridge 24 Randall Hall 12 Pinkney Hall Westminster Home, 44 Madison Street Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Cockeysvi//e 23 Pinkney Hall Ru..-ton Home, 184 Duke of Gloucester Street Anna.polis Phi Alpha House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Cumberland Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Claude House Ocean City Home, 419 Poplar Avenue Annapolis Alpha Kappa Pi House Rockville 5 Randall Hall Annapolis SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1939 Rudolph Albera Eugene Angyal Frank Belding Bauer John Rankin Birmingham James Edward Boyle Leroy William Brooks Hayes Moffett Bryan Fred Robinson Buck William Baltzell Burch 9, Walter Russell Chance, Jr. Charles Thomas Clagett, Jr. Albert Patterson ,Close Garner Fawcett Collins Ralph Cresap Davis Theodore Edward deDisse George Seferen Ennis, Jr. Stanley Nathan Fisher Bernard Gregory Fold Samuel Davis Foster, Jr. John Daniel Friebely Joseph Schussler Galloway Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr. John Frederick Gray William James Hall William Norman Hall South Glastonbury, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House 12 Pinkney Hall Eli;abeth, New Jersey 15 Randall Hall Hartford, Connecticut Claude House Baltimore 14 Pinkney Hall Queen Anne Washington.. District of Columbia Alpha Kappa Pi House 23 Randatr Hall Odenton Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, 201 Adams Street Eastpo1·t Claude House Washington, District of Columbia Kappa Alpha House Bel Air 3 Pinkney Hall Rockville Home, 4 Oklahoma Terrace Annapolis 40 East Street, Annapolis Baltimore 36 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 9 Randall Hall Hanover, Massach.,setts Home, 232 Main Street Annapolis Phi Sigma Kappa House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Claude House Germantown, Pennsyl=ia Kappa Alpha House Towson Home, 116 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis Home, 141 Monticello Avenue Annapolis · 23 Randall Hall Barstow 40 East Street, Annapolis Mt. Vernon, New York ',I 'I I I I I ~i �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. i! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 108 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Harry Lee Hamilton, Jr. Edward Willis Hearn Edwin Frederick Heinen Robert Felty Hodges John Trenholm Hopkins William Joseph Hopps Robert Cecil Kanode Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr. John James Lambros Thomas Lyles MacNemar Kenneth Joseph McKinnon James Russell McQueen, Jr. Malcolm Elmer May Ernest Leslie Medford, Jr. Charles Albert Mosby Philip Andrew Myers, II John Otto N eustadt William Councilman Owens George Austin Piersol Ernest Campbell Popplein, Jr. Joseph John Pulick James Iglehart Randall Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. James Harrison Rowe Charles Sprigg Sands Grant Kenneth Schmick Nelson Earle Shawn Louis Harry Shuman Peter Theodore Simopoulos Richard Wilson Snibbe Robert Henry Springer LeRoy William Staylor James Alexander Stevens, II George Edward Thomas James Milton Tindall, Jr. B. Johnson Todd Bernard Anthony Tuckey Edmund Howell Volkart Richard Banks Warburton William Brayshaw Welling, Jr. Lewin Wethered Wickes, Jr. Glenn Baker Zwiebel Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Bay Shore, New York 22 Randall Hall Hagerstown Alpha Kappa Pi House Home, 15 Maryland Avenue Annapolis Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House 26 Pinkney Hall Catonsville Phi Sigma Kappa House Boonton, New Jersey Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 1 Randall Hall Millersville 16 Pinkney Hall Det<·oit, Michigan Kappa Alpha House Silver Spring Phi Alpha House Brooklyn., New York Annapolis Home, 144 Duke of Gloucester Street Alpha Kappa Pi House Jersey City, New Jersey 33 Pinkney Hall Ashland, Ohio 33 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Eastport Royal Oak Claude House Alpha Kappa Pi House Reisterstown 18 Randall Hall Yonkers, New York Claude.House Baltimore Ellicott City 16 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Gambrills Preston 4 Randall Hall Home, West Annapolis West Annapolis Phi Alpha House Scotland Kappa Alpha House Newport, Rhode Island Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Emmitsburg 40 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 8 Randall Hall 24 Randall Hall Easton Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Home, Waterbury Waterbury Hurlock 4 Randall Hall St. A/ban's, New York 32 Pinkney Hall Aberdeen Kappa Alpha House 11 Randall Hall Elkton Sykesville 37 Pinkney Hall Chestertown 6 Pinkney Hall 3 Randall Hall Watertown, Connecticut FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1940 Gerard Jordan Alexander Addison Stuart Archie, Jr. William Ra.ymond Atkinson William Welch Bagby Walter Antony Bara Richard Wyndham Barton Lloyd Clay Beall, Jr. George Charles Beneze Kenneth Gordon Bennett William Randolph Benny Webster Strayer Blades, Jr. George Frederick Bonifant, Jr. West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Westerly, Rhode Island 34 Pinkney Hall Doylestown. Pennsylvania 28 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 186 Duke of Gloucester Street South River, New Jers-ey 35 Pinkney Hall Alexandria, Virginia 29 Pinkney Hall Ambridge, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Annapolis Home, Ferry Farms Brooklyn Home, Brooklyn Easton 11 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 34 Pinkney Hall Silver Spring 32 Pinkney Hall M. Worthington Bordley, Jr. Donald Hanks Brightbill John Henri Brown, Jr. Arthur Larry Budacz William Steele Callender Ballard Crooker Campbell William Allen Carter Bruce Gray Caturani Bryson Gill Christhilf Warren Wynne Clements John Collinson, Jr. Robert William Conrad James Higgins Cook John William Cook Herman Cooper Rocco John D'Alessio Hunting Davis Edward Simms Digges Arthur Wilson Dowell, Jr. James Douglas DuShane Charles Osborne Duvall Allan Paul Evans Harry Gordon FauntLeRoy Frederick Feldmeyer, Jr. Charles Armstrong Forbes, Jr. Charles Tillson Fox Joesph Mathew Ganey, Jr. Enoch Barton Garey, Jr. Sanford Roy Goodman James Wiegand Gunn Julian Sleeper Hartwell James Ferdinand Hayward, Jr. Cecil Delmore Hilles Charles Albert Hodges, Jr. William Thurman Hopkins Irvin Gorman Hoyt George Edward Hugg Thomas Johnson Robert Lee Keyser, Jr. Kent Kitchel Cecil Claggett Knighton Reginald Clair Lamb, Jr. Edward Cuttle Lee Jacques Evon Lenmark Harry Pindell Levely, Jr. Oscar Louis Lord, Jr. George Taylor Lyon, Jr. Frank Henry McDonald . \ William David Macmillan, Jr. Wilbur Matz George Ro bert Mowell Henry Benjamin Myers John David Myers Fred Ellwin Neil George Robert North Ellsworth Bassford Nowell Samuel Perlman Edward Herbert Porter Baltimore Reading, Pennsylvania Santurce, Puerto Rico Baltimore Chester, Connecticut Passaic, New Jersey Pocomoke City New York, New York Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Annapolis Annapolis Frostburg Annapolis Newark, New Jersey Parole La.Plata Prince Frederick .109 23 Pinkney Hall 27 Pinkney Hall 22 Pinkney Hall 40 Pinkney Hall Phi Sigma Kappa House 27 Pinkney Hall 38 Pinkney Hall 15 Pinkney Hall Claude House 25 Pinkney Hall 31 Pinkney Hall Home, 121 Spa View Avenue Home, 14 Chesto;,, Avenue Kappa Alpha House Home, 101 Main Street 5 Pinkney Hall Home, Parole 32 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Winchester, Virginia Claude House Annapolis Home, 99 Cathedral Street Arnold Home, Arnold Baltimore 18 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 107 Archwood Avenue Baltimore 29 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 2 Taney Avenue New London, Connecticut 8 Pinkney Hall Lutherville 8 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Alpha House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Belmont, Massachusetts 38 Pinkney Hall ·Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Upper Darby, Pennsylvania 8 Randall Hall Annapolis Home, 6 Revell Street Salisbury 4 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 45 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 12 Ridgewood Avenue Bradley Junction, Florida 40 East Street, Annapolis Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Ridley Park, Pennsylvania 42 Pinkney Hall Edgewater Home, Edgewater Annapolis Home, 149 Monticello Avenue Annapolis Home, Near Annapolis Eau Claire, Wisconsin 3 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 32 Murray A~enue Templeville 4 Pinkney Hall Havre de Grace 25 Pinkney Hall Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 28 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Phi Alpha House Glencoe 26 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 47 Amos Garrett Boulevard East Orange, New Jersey 22 Pinkney Hall Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 17 Pinkney Hall Glen Burnie Home, Glen Burnie Linthicum Heights Home, Linthicum Heights Kingstmi, New York 30 Pinkney Hall Boston, Massachusetts 13 Randall Hall �~, ,I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 110 111 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1i Emanuel Pushkin Walter Leland Richards, Jr. Theodore Jerome Ritter Henry Martyn Robert, 3d John Thomas Roberts, Jr. William Henry Rullman William Edward Seamon George Jess Silkworth Norman Traverse Slater John Lee Smith, Jr. William Hair Spurgin William Vincent Stallings Arthur Dunham Stout, Jr. Thomas Edward Strange, Jr. Henry Jerome Stringer, Jr. John Marion Taylor, Jr. Hall Everett Timamts Robert Hinton Webster Bowen Pattison Weisheit George Thomas W eschler Frank Anthony White, Jr. William Robert White Stanley Alfred Wilkinson Thomas John Wright Annapolis Home, 452 West Street Baltimore 37 Pinkney Hall New York, New York 42 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 53 Southgate Avenue Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Home, 8 Franklin Street Annapolis Alpha Kappa Pi House New York, New York Kingston, New Y01·k 6 Pinkney Hall Port Chester, New York 17 Randall Hall Baltimore 18 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Alpha Kappi Pi House Plainfield, New Jersey Claude House Home, 3 Murray Avenue Anna,polis Claude House Baltimore Annapolis Home, 188 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore 39 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore 17 Pinkney Hall 45 Pinkney Hall Pears01i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Annapolis Home, 104 Charles Street Phi Sigma Kappa House Hartford, Connecticut Arlington, Virginia 2 Randall Hall Washington, District of Columbia 41 Pinkney Hall Bay Ridge Home, Bay Ridge Winchester, Massachusetts 32 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis Annapolis Charles Franklin Koogle Home, St. John's Campus Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr. Annapolis Home, 13 3 Duke· of Gloucester Street Phippen Sanborn Boston, Massachusetts ' Alpha Kappa Pi House Joseph Charles Smith Annapolis Home, 217 Main Street Ferr'is Thomsen Annapolis Home, 160 Prince George Street John Young, Jr. Great Neck, New York Sigma Alpha Epsilon House John Edward Duffy William Charles Gloth Edward Sargent Hill UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS Bridgeport, Connecticut 6 Randall Hall NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS Boston, Massachusetts William Francis Driscoll 3 Colonial Avenue, Annapolis SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES ......................... ": ..................................... . FRESHMEN SPECIAL STUDENTS UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS NON-MATRICULATED TOTAL .............•.....•...•................•..•....•...• STUDENTS Maryland , ...... , ............... . 175 New York ................... , .. . 18 Connecticut ..................... . 11 New Jersey ..... , ............... . 11 10 Pennsylvania 7 Massachusetts 5 District of Columbia .............. . Virginia ........................ . 3 Rhode Island .................... . 2 Florida Maine Michigan ........................ Ohio ...... , ...... , .............. Puerto Rico ..................... West Virginia ................... Wisconsin Total I I I i I! . . . . 249 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 3, 1936 BACHELOR OF ARTS Magna cum Laude Joseph Burnham Gray ...... , ............................................ Annapolis Magna crnn Laiide et cum Honore Edward Tyler Heise (in French) ........................................ . Anna,polis Cum Laude Charles Jacob Kibler ............. , ............................. , , ..... Greensboro SPECIAL STUDENTS Lloyd Francis Taylor SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 33 44 67 94 9 1 .............................................•• ............................................................. 249 Rite John Reeves Blakistone, ...................... , , .............. , .......... B ushwood James Pierce Bradley .... ,. ......... , ...................... , ............. California James McCombs Brown .................................. , .............. Baltimore Thomas Warren Chandlee .......................... , ............ Delta, Pennsylvania Garnett Yelverton Clark ..................... , , ......... , ................ Annapolis Gilbert Albert Crandall .... , ............................................ Annapolis Lawrason Levering Crane . ............................................... Baltimore Herbert Henry Eccleston ................. , ................ , Hackensack, New Jersey Frank Richard Gessner, Jr .... , ................ , ....... · ........... · ..... Annapolis William Gottschalk Gideon .............................................. , Baltimore Ralph Joseph Giordano ........ , ......... ,., ................... Newark, New Jersey Charles George Goy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........•.... Nashua, New Hampshire Calvin Lewis Horn, Jr ............................. , .................... Baltimore Samuel Milton Ivrey .......................... , .. , ...................... Annapolis Paul Joseph Kesmodel. ........ , .................. , ...................... Baltimore Robert Glyn Lewis .............................. , ....................... Baltimore Harry Patrick Luz ......................... , ................ Woodmere, New York Daniel Hutchinson Mathers.,.,, .......................... , ........ ·, ... Annapolis Irving Kahler Meginnis ........................................... , ..... Baltimore William Robert Miller .......... , ........................................ Baltimore Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr ............................ , ......... , ....... Baltimore Warder Re>bert Nethken ................................................. Baltimore Charles Francis Peace, III ............................................. Round Bay James Andrew Phillips .................. ·~ ........ , ..... , .. ., ............ Quantico William Nelson Rairigh ........ , ..... , .................................... Ridgely Ralph Murray Schley ............... '.' ................................... Baltimore Richard Brooke Sellman ................................................ Poolesville Leroy Gardner Webster .............................................. Deal's Island Charles Tylden Westcott, ... , ........................................... Baltimore Richard Talbot Williams .......... , .................... , ......... , ..... Waterbury George Thomas Wingate ... , ............................................. Baltimore �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 112 113 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Jamison Cup DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) RICHARD TALBOT WILLIAMS Thomas Parran, Jr ........ Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service The Woodcock Cup BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES CONFERRED, OCTOBER 1, 1936 William Robert Eaton ..................................................... Chester Richard Brimmer Taylor ......... _ ...................................... Lima, Ohio John Henry Von Dreele, III. ............................................ Baltimore William Plumer Wiseman ....................................... Danville, Virginia HONORS AND PRIZES AW ARD ED, JUNE 3, 1936 Visitors and GovernorS' Prize JOSEPH BURNHAM GRAY Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Prize HERBERT HENRY .ECCLESTON JOSEPH BURNHAM GRAY The Keene Cup JOSEPH BURNHAM GRAY The Harrison Cup LA WRASON LEVERING CRANE The Dearing Cup LEROY GARDNER WEBSTER MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936 Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Prize Sophomore Merit Scholarship GEORGE TYLER COULSON GUSTAV EDWARD HERZER Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. Freshman Merit Scholarship In the Division of the Languages, Literatiire, and Art GUSTAV EDWARD HERZER (Honorable Mention: Edward Tyler Heise and Robert Levin) WILLIAM COUNCILMAN OWENS I i 1 Prize offered by the Reverend Thomas E. Green, D. D. In .the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics RoBERT GRAHAM Moss Board Member's Prize CHARLES TYLDEN WESTCOTT Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award AMOS FRANCIS HUTCHINS Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award THOMAS WARREN CHANDLEE The Hodgson Cup EDWARD TYL.ER HEISE ',1 �114 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absences, from class. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 before and after holidays. . . . . . 51 Administration, officers of. . . . . . . 10 regulations of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Admission •'· .................. 31 advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 applications for .............. 31 by certificate ................ 31 by examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . 34 on trial ..................... 32 routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 special students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 subjects accepted ............. 33 units ........ ; ............... 33 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Advisers ...... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Aids to students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Alumni association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Amount of work carried. . . . . . . . . 51 permitted .................... 51 required for promotion ........ 51 Applications, for admission. . . . . . 31 for assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Arrival at college ............... 35 Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Assignments, rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Athletic schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Attendance, church . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 classes ....................... 51 college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 official summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Awards, Commencement ....... 112 competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Biology, courses in ............. 90 major in .................... 57 Board of Visitors and Governors. 7 Buildings, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Business Administration . . . . . . . . 26 Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . . 4 college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Campus ....................... 22 Change of Program. . . • . . . . . . . • 50 Change of registration. . . . . . . . . . 50 Charges ....................... 37 Chemistry, courses in ........... 94 .major in .................... 58 Churches, Annapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics, .courses in ............. 75 major in .................... 58 Classroom Assignments 1936-37 ..................... 104 1937-38 ..................... 105 Clubs, college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 College Entrance Examillation Board ...................•. 32 College Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 College Routine . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . • 35 College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Commencement ................ 111 Committees, of the Board....... 9 of the Faculty ................ 17 Concerts, student orchestra. . . . . . 27 visiting performers . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Course numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses for distribution ......... 57 Courses of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . 66 Courses, repeated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Courses requiring consent of instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Credit Units, see requirements for the degree. Credits, entrance ............... 31 summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Curriculum, see courses of in. struction, regulations, re- · quirements, etc. · Dean .......................... 49 Dean's list ................... : . 53 Degree, requirements for the. . . . 55 Degrees, conferred ............. 111 offered ............. , . . . . . . . . 24 with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '65 with honor . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Delta Kappa Phi. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 29 Delta Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Departments, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Biology ..................... 90 Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 English ..................... 67 French: ...................... 71 German ..................... 73 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Greek ....................... 75 History ..................... 82 Latin ....................... ~ 76 Mathematics' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Philosophy . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . 85 Physics ..................... 101 Psychology .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. 89 Spanish ..................... 78 Description of the College. . . . . . . 18 of the courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Distribution, courses for. . . . . . . . . 57 of students, geographic ....... 111 Division of the Languages, Literatu.re, and Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 of the Social Sciences and Philosophy .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 79 of the Sciences and Mathematics .................... 90 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Economics, courses in ........... 79 major in .................... 58 Engineering, preparation for. . . . . 26 scholarships at HoJ.lkins. . . . . . . 46 English, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 major in .................... 59 students.sent back for work in. 55 Entrance examinations . . . . . . . . . 32 Examination groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Excuse, for absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Exemption, from English 1. . . . . . 50 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Faculty ....................... 11 Fees, annual ................... 37 graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 115 laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fellowships ................... 39 Filing of study cards . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Fraternities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 French, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 majori in .................... 59 Freshmen, list of. .............. 108 Geographic distribution, students .111 German, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 major in .................... 59 Good standing .. : .. . .. .. .. . . . . . 52 Government, courses in ........ , 81 major in .................... 59 Grades ........................ 52 Greek, courses in ............... 75 major in .................... 58 History, courses in ............. 82 major in .................... 60 of the College ................ 18 Honor regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 system ...................... 47 Honors and prizes awarded ..... 112 Hygiene, course in ............. 103 Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Information, general . . . . . . . . . . . 22 p~9;cedure for new students . . . . 35 Juniors, list of. ................ 106 King William Players .......... 29 King William's School ......... 18 Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Language requirements . . . . . . . . . 56 Latin, courses in ................ 76 major in .................... 58 Law, preparation for. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lectures, public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Library teas. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 List of students ................ 106 Literature, courses in ........... 67 Location of the College ..... : . . . . 22 Majors, requirements for ........ 57 Marine biology .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . 46 Marks ........................ 52 Mathematics, courses in ......... 98 major in ..................... 60 l :I iI !. I �116 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Medicine, preparation for. . . . . . . . 2S Music, college band ............. 29 public concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 student orchestra ............ •29 Numbering system, courses. . . . . . 66 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. 47 Officers of administration ....... 10 Philosophy, courses in .......... 8S major in .................... 61 Physical training, courses ....... 103 requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO staff ........................ 16 Physics, courses in ............. 101 major in .................... 61 Political Science, courses in. . . . . 87 major in .................... 61 Pre-medical major ............. 62 Preparation for professional school ....................... 2S Presidents, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Emeriti ..................... 9 Prizes, awarded ............... 112 offered ...................... 44 Probation, disciplinary . . . . . . . . . S4 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 relief from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4 Professional preparation ........ 2S Promotion, requirements for ..... Sl Psychology, courses in .......... 89 major in .................... 62 Purpose of the College. . . . . . . . . . 24 Rank list . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 Rat-Tat ....................... 28 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 changes in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO Regulations, dining-room ....... 48 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 honor ....................... 47 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . S4 Repeating courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Reports ....................... S2 Requirements, admission ....... 31 distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S7 for graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS for honors and distinction ..... 64 for promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl hygiene ..................... SO language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 major ....................... S7 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 specific courses .............. 56 Romance major ................ 62 Rooms, assigned to new students. 35 assigned to old students. . . . . . . . 47 furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Routine of admission ........... 31 Rules for dormitories. . . . . . . . . . . 48 Schedules, examination . . . . . . . . . 6 course ....................... 66 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Sciences, courses in ............. 88 Senior Fellowships ............ 39. Seniors, list of ................. 106 Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . 80 major ....................... 63 Sophomores, list of. ............ 107 Spanish, courses in ............. 78 major in .................... 62 Speakers at the College ......... 27 Special students ............... 110 Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . 10 faculty ...................... 11 physical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Standing, rank-list ............. 52 Student activities .............. 28 aid ......................... 39 band ....................... 29 Council ..................... 28 orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 roll ......................... 106 Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Summer school courses, credits. . 5S Transfer of credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tuition ....................... 37 Work required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Year book . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 28 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Batlimore, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lord Baltimore Press Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bulletin of St. John's College: Volume VII, Number 1 Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1936-1937 Bulletin Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/9b768df45f796c5f54563a6be778b2bd.pdf 41129fce915f15bab02ffdb7f7a8f907 PDF Text Text ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE FOR 1937-1938 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1938-1939 OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ~~Library I I I 0 L t.t.rrlllld ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1938 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE FOR 1937-1938 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1938-1939 OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1938 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS.......................... PRINTED BY BALTIMORE PRESS BALTIMORE, MD. 8 FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LoRD 6 OFFICERS OF ADivrINISTRATION............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE 5 9 THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JoHN's CoLLEGE A Brief History of St. John's College ..........•.....•.... The Background of the New Program .................... The Liberal Arts. . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • Mode of Instruction. . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . The Physical Environment. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 20 25 31 34 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ELECTIVE PROGRAM. . . . . . • . . . . 37 GENERAL REGULATIONS Admissions · . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . Residence . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees, Scholarships, and Student Aid ................•..•.. Scholastic .Requirements . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 62 65 67 73 80 STUDENTS ENROLLED, 1937-38; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1936-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 INDEX .... ' .....•.....•.................................. 90 �1938 1939 JANUARY s JULY M T w T F 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 .. .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 .. s s 1 8 15 22 29 .. 3 10 17 24 31 M T w T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 .. . . .. .. .. FEBRUARY .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 .. 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 . . .. .. .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 . . 6 13 20 27 .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 .. .. MAY 1 8 15 22 29 5 .. 1 2 3 4 12 7 8 9 10 11 19 14 15 16 17 18 26 21 22 23 24 25 . . 28 29 30 31 . . .. 5 12 19 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 5 12 19 26 .. .. .. 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 .. .. .. .. 9 2 3 4 5 16 9 10 11 12 23 16 17 18 19 30 23 24 25 26 . . 30 31 . . . . .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 .. .. 1 14 6 7 8 21 13 14 15 28 20 21 22 . . 27 28 29 5 12 19 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 2 9 16 23 30 T F 5 6 12 13 19 .20 26 27 .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. 7 14 21 28 .. DECEMBER 2 9 16 23 30 .. 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. . . . . .. 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 . . . . .. . . .. .. 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 . . .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. . . .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 .. 1 8 15 22 29 .. 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 September 20 ... Entrance examinations ............. September 19 September 21. .• Registration ...................... September 20 September 22 ..• Convocation: opening of session ..... September 21 November 13 ... First quarter ends .................. November 12 November 25 ... Thanksgiving day: holiday . ......... November 24 December 22 ... Christmas recess begins ............. December 17 1938 1939 January 2 ...... Christmas recess ends ................. January 2 January 20 ..... Midyear examinations begin ........... January 23 January 29 ..•.. Midyear examinations end ............ January 28 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 .. . . February 22 .... Washington's birthday: holiday ...... February 22 March 26 ...... Third quarter ends .......... ,. ......... March 18 April 13 ....... Spring recess begins ................... March 18 April 20 ....... Spring recess ends ..................... March 27 May 26 ........ Final examinations begin ................. May 29 MAY .. 7 14 21 28 1938 January 31. .... Second semester begins ............... January 30 APRIL .. 2 9 16 23 30 1937 September 23 ..• Classes begin ..................... September 22 .. MARCH 1 8 15 22 29 .. COLLEGE CALENDAR s 3 . . . . .. l· 2 3 4 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 .. 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 . . . . . . 3 4 .. .. .. .. 1 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 17 18 p 12 13 14 15 24 25 n0 19 20 21 22 . . ./ 25 26 27 28 29 M J w 2 Ta 4 91 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 . . .. .. .. FEBRUARY NOVEMBER 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 . . . . . . JUNE 1 8 15 22 29 .. OCTOBER .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. 2 9 16 23 30 .. SEPTEMBER APRIL .. .. 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 .. .. s s AUGUST MARCH .. 6 13 20 27 JANUARY 6 13 20 27 .. June 4 ......... Final examinations end ................... June 3 June 5 .......•. Baccalaureate Sunday .................... June 4 June 7 ......... Class day .............................. June 5 June 8 ......... Commencement ......................... June 6 JUNE 3 . . .. 10 4 5 ri' 17 11 12 13 24 18 19 20 31 125 26 27 • •1 .. 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 .. 5 �~~~~~~~~~~~---.~ i I ,1 I I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 7 LANSDALE G. SASSCER, President of the Senate, Upper Marlboro, Md. EMANUEL GoRFINE, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS Chairman, DR. RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge . .................. Baltimore, BENJAMIN F. JoHNSON, Associate Judge ............ Salisbury, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ... .............. Frederick, W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge . ................ Easton, T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .................. Towson, WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ............. . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ........ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge . ............ Cumberland, Vice-Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. . Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md., Lawyer. l DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md~, Surgeon. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 ,E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. 1 FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Va. PAULL. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Md. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. DR. ScoTT BucHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. The Governor of the State of Maryland, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. His Excellency, HARRY W. NICE, Governor of Maryland, President Ex Officio, Annapolis, Md. 6 • Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. �FACULTY OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT AND FELLOW PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR .....•..•........•.....•....•.. Brice House STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M.A ....... ······ .12 McDowell Hall DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph.D ................ 11 McDowell Hall ASSISTANT DEAN J oHN McCLEARY, A. B., M. A. .................... 5 Randall Hall TREASURER HARRISON WEYMOUTH, A. B.........•.....•... 13 McDowell Hall B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; dip!Ome, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. President and Fellow of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. DEAN AND FELLOW ScoTT BUCHANAN .............................•.. 36 East Street MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B..................•..... 14 McDowell Hall B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Dean and Fellow of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. LIBRARIAN PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ..............•.........•.. Woodward Hall HERMANN.BERNHARD ........................... 2 Taney Avenue AUDITOR WILL-A. CLADER, C. P.A........ 57 William Street, New York City REGISTRAR DIETITIAN GEORGIA MAE SMITH ..••...•...•..............•... RandaU HaU COLLEGE PHYSICIAN ]AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D .................. ·······.Infirmary Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D,, University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in.Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S ..•..•..•..•..• · · · · · • · · · · · • · ·Gymnasium 8 GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..•..•..•..•..•........•.. Brice House B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-B; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. 9 �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH v· FORD KEELER BROWN ........ , ..•..••..•.. 243 King George _Street ADAM ALLES ...........•........•......... Edgewater, Maryland B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellow and Assistant in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellow, 1925-26, Yale University; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1934-. A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .......... Revell Street, West Annapolis ASSOCIATE. PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ................... 217 Hanover Street Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1929-; Investigator, The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (summers), 1934-. PROFESSOR OF FRENCH JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..•.....•..•.....•..•........ Brice House B. L., and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New,York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor. of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS VERTREES JUDSON WYCKOFF .................• 13 Thompson Street B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-36; Professor of Economics, St. John'.s College, 1936-. ~. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS \/ MARION ALONZO EASON ........•.....•....• Severnside, Maryland E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. General Electric Company, 1909-11; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 1911-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1934-. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPANISH THOMAS AusTIN FITZGERALD ..•.........•....... 567 West Street M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 1919-; Lecturer in Hygiene, St. John's College, 1929-. Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, Madrid, 1929. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18; Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-73; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1934-. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GERMAN PAUL ALLEN, JR .....................•..•..•.. 24 Murray Avenue RICHARD KuEHNEMUND ................... 235 King George Street A. B., Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, Ph.D., 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1934-. · Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-. LECTURER IN HYGIENE ]AMES JOSEPH MuRPHY ....... , .....•..... 139 King George Street �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART AND ENGLISH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS RICHARD ScoFIELD ..•.......••..•..•..•..•..•.... 22 State Circle GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ..................... 73 Conduit Street B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematic~, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-; Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School during the winter terms of 1937 and 1938. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ..•..•........•..•..•.. 162 Green Street B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930-. INSTRUCTOR IN FRENCH v EDWARD TYLER HEISE ..................• 235 Prince George Street A. B., St. John's College, 1936; student in Department of Romance Languages of the Faculty of Philosophy of The Johns Hopkins University, 1936-37, 1937-38. Instructor in French, St. John's College, July, 1937-. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY ASSISTANT DEAN AND INSTRUCTOR IN HISTORY JOHN LINCOLN FINAN ...•.................•....... Randall Hall JOHN McCLEARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • 40 East Street A. B., Harvard College, 1933; A. M., Duke University, 1934; Ph.D., Yale University, 1937. Graduate assistant, Duke University, 1933-34; University fellow, Yale University, 1934-35; 1935-36; 1936-37. Research assistant, Department of Primate Biology, Yale University, 1937 (resigned). Investigator, Psychological Corporation, 1934-35. Instructor in Psychology and Sociology, Larson Junior College, 1936-37. Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, July, 1937-. A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1930. Assistant, University of Wisconsin, 1929-31; Fellow in the Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1930-31; President Adams Fellow in History, University of Wisconsin, 1931-32 (resigned); Assistant in History, Johns Hopkins University, 1931-32; Junior Instructor in History, John~ Hopkins University, 1932-35; Visiting Professor of History, St. John's College, 1935-36; Instructor in History, St. John's College, 1936-. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ..•..•..•.....•.. 243 Prince George Street ·TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN .................. 36 Maryland Avenue A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-. B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-. TUTOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY GEORGE CoMENETZ ........•.. , ......... 182 Prince George Street GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN ..........•... 179 Prince George Street B. S., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teaching Fellow in Physics, College of the City of New York, spring, 1930; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. John's College, July, 1937-. A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-. TUTOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE JAMES STEWART MARTIN ................. 239 Prince George Street A. B., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, July, 1937-. OWEN ERNEST HoLLOWAY .......•............ 201 Hanover Street B. A., 1929, B. Litt., 1930, M.A., 1933, Oxford University. Senior Assistant, Department of Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1931-33; Proeter Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 1933-35; Assistant Lecturer in English Literature, Royal University of Egypt, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE TUTOR " ·I 15 PRESIDENT EMERITUS ROBERT CATESBY TALIAFERRO ........... 206 Prince George Street THOMAS FELL ...............•................ Ruxton, Maryland B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, July 1937-. Graduate, King's Copege, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D: C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College 1886-1923. ' PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY ........................ Towson, Maryland B. A., St. J~hn's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washmgton College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23· President of St. John'~ College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35; Head, Maryland State Pohce, 1935-37. TUTOR· CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ..•..............•.... 205 Hanover Street B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. ' ,I LECTURER MoRTIMER ADLER .................... 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER .•........... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. LABORATORY TECHNICIAN l/ GEARY ALLISON LoNG, ]R .............. 7113 York Road, Baltimore B. E., Johns Hopkins University, 1924. Assistant Laboratorian, United States Naval Engineering Experiment Station; Laboratorian,. General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York); Laboratorian, General Electric Works (Lynn, Massachusetts); Laboratorian, General Electric Lamp Works (Harrison, New Jersey); Laboratorian, Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company of Baltimore. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS; COACH OF FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL VALENTINE LENTZ ................... The Pines, Arnold, Maryland B. S., St. John's College, 1918. ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF ,1THLETICS; COACH OF LACROSSE JOHN CHARLES DoNOH'.UE .......................... Pinkney Hall A. B., St. John's College, 1935. 2 �...... 'THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE S T. JOHN'S COLLEGE is a small liberal arts college for men. It is non-denominational, and has been so since its founding. It has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. Attention is focused upon it today because in September, 1937, a new College administration introduced the so-called "New Program," a four-year all-required curriculum, based on the study of some hundred great books from the Greeks to the present. The New Program is designed to furnish a sound general education. At St. John's it has replaced the elective system of numerous departmental courses which characterizes American colleges today. No other American college is offering a curriculum similar to the New Program. St. John's College is deeply rooted in the American tradition. In 1696 the General Assembly of colonial Maryland passed the following Act: CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT . IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master; or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and 17 �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE established under your royal patronage, And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July I-9, r696. "King William's School," established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an Act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to the seventeenth century. The "fundamental and inviolable principles" of the College charter are recognizably principles also of the Declaration of Independence. Indeed, one of the signers of that Declaration, William Paca, was among the petitioners for this very Charter; and three other signers, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. But the founding fathers of St. John's and of our Republic were aware that the liberties they had won with blood could be lost through folly and inertia. To prevent that folly they determined that our youth should possess a liberal education and in the preamble of the College Charter they declared: WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, etc. 'The founders of St. John's College and of similar colleges of liberal arts knew that, although h.abeas corpus can protect a free man's body from tyranny, only a liberal education can protect his mind. They even knew that, once the mind falls under the subtle tyranny of ignorance, grosser tyrannies soon flourish. They were therefore aware that "the wisest and best CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 regulated States" strike at the roots of tyranny by establishing and maintaii:iing liberal education. It was with such notions in mind that George Washington, who had visited St. John's, wrote its Faculty: "I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care." Seven years later he sent his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, to St. John's College, which President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, had already attended. To the same generations of St. John's men belong Francis Scott Key, 1796, and Reverdy Johnson, 1811, later Minister to Great Britain. A few decades ago, St. John's College, along with countless other American colleges, followed the lead of Harvard under President Eliot and introduced the "elective system,'' under which with increasingly few restrictions the student chose which subjects he would study and which he would not. During those decades, the many separate courses one took in order to secure a bachelor's degree became more and more specialized and less and less related until the American undergraduate wandered in a maze. of scheduled "offerings,'' choosing those courses which were easiest or which were taught by men he liked or which came at a convenient hour of the morning or which seemed likely in some way to increase his chances of getting rich in later life. The curriculum at St. John's, like the curriculum of other American colleges, suffered this decay. But in 1937 the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's, recognizing this decay, turned for guidance to the Committee on the Liberal Arts, which President Robert Maynard Hutchins had set up at the University of Chicago for the purpose of investigating the proper content of a liberal arts curriculum. The result of their consultation was that four members of the Committee consented to undertake at St. John's a restoration of the liberal education which its Charter calls for. Of these four, Stringfellow Barr assumed the Presidency of the College, and Scott Buchanan became Dean of St. John's. In September, 1937, the New Program was introduced, but it seemed wise for the first year to permit incoming freshmen to decide b'etween the New Program and the Old Program or elective system. One-third chose the New. The remaining freshmen entered the Old Program, which was also followed in the three upper classes. A few upper-classmen sacrificed the �,~ 20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE "credits" towards a degree which they had acquired in the Old Program and entered the New Program as freshmen· for piecing together the two programs was not permitted. ' By January it was clear that the initial problems of organization had been met, and the Board of Visitors and Governors ruled that, beginning with September, 1938, the New Program should be the required curriculum for all students at St. John's except those who had already been admitted to the Old. It is for these that the present catalogue contains information relevant to the Old Program, for these and for students who may desire to transfer from other colleges to St. John's at the grade of sophomore or higher. On the other hand, students who enter St. John's as freshmen need concern themselves only with the requirements and content of the New Program and the same thing is true of students who have studied at' other colleges but who wish to enter as freshmen in the New Program. Except that certain New Program lectures are open to all members of the College, the two programs of study do not in any way overlap. -4 The student who proposes to attend a liberal college, whether St. John's or some other, will do well to consider first the aims of liberal education. Two or three generations ago, there would have been no point in discussing those aims in a college catalogue. They were implicit in the college curriculum. Today college catalogues rarely discuss the aims of liberal education but for a different reason: in the minds of our generation the; have become confused and obscure. Irrelevant aims have been substituted: social contacts, athletics, college activities voca~ional ~r~ining, prep.aration for money-making, merely ~atisfy­ mg mm1mum reqmrements for entrance into graduate and professional schools, the acquisition of pleasanter manners. Yet a liberal college is neither a club, nor a trade-school nor a finishing .school, nor an asylum for the young unem~loyed. At least, it ought never to consent to be these things. A liberal college should be concerned with supplying the student with a l~beral education, and the student who considers entering a liberal college should know what the aims of liberal educa- · tion are. A scientific writer of the nineteenth century defined education as the adaptation of the human animal to his environment. Human animals, like other animals, have physical wants: they CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 must, as we say, make a living. But, unlike other animals, human animals have intellectual and spiritual wants as well. Like other animals, human animals may be trained. Unlike other animals, they must be educated too, if they would be really human. We Americans, in our eagerness to open and exploit a continent, have emphasized the practical, the utilitarian, the economic. We have practised brilliantly the useful arts. But, in doing so, we have rediscovered what our ancestors knew: that back of the practical lies theory, that true utility depends on distinguishing means from ends, that economic goods are the means to life but not its sufficient .end. In pursuing the useful arts, we have been led back to the liberal arts: the arts of apprehending, understanding, and knowing. It was to teach these higher, and exclusively human, arts that our ancestors founded and endowed the "college of liberal arts." For they knew that it is only by practising the liberal arts, by understanding and knowing, that the human animal becomes a free man. It is only by discipline in these arts that spiritual, moral, and civil liberties can be achieved and preserved. No wonder the founders of St. John's College considered such arts "of the ' highest benefit to society"-more truly "useful" than a tradeschool, useful as they knew trade-schools to be. But our ancestors knew likewise that, although the useful arts of making a living ultimately depend on the liberal arts of apprehending and understanding, the liberal arts are not best studied as a mere balance-wheel for the useful arts. Ultimately, the ends of liberal education are the intellectual virtues. The human animal does not desire knowledge merely in order to eat. He desires knowledge because he is human. The relation between the useful arts and the liberal arts, between "practical education" and what men have for centuries called a "liberal education," may be briefly stated if we remind ourselves that we eat to live but that we do not live to eat. To live, we must eat: we must therefore learn and practise the useful arts. To live as free men in a free society, we must also think, imagine, speculate, understand: we must therefore learn and practise the liberal arts if we would live responsibly and freely. Forall who would live in this human fashion, not merely as animals or slaves, liberal education has therefore a high "utility," and colleges of liberal arts are "of the highest benefit to society." �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The liberal arts are the arts of thinking, and we human animals think through symbols. The liberal arts are therefore the arts of handling symbols. Since the symbols through which we think are of two general sorts, words and numbers, it is not hard to see why for many centuries the liberal arts have been practised primarily on languages and mathematics. But the. words we learned from our parents' lips, the language we think and speak in, the ideas which lie behind that language, all these represent a complex which we call tradition. If we understand that tradition, if we constantly expand and criticize it, we utilize the full heritage of civilized human animals. If we try to escape from tradition, to live without that heritage, we are doomed to live blind and uncivilized lives. If in our confusion we then try to concoct a synthetic tradition-and this has happened in our own days in many places-we become monstrous; and for the proper authority of tradition we substitute tyranny. All men, including college freshmen, have traditions and live by them: local traditions, family traditions, even personal dayto-day traditions; professional traditions, scientific and literary traditions, political traditions like monarchy and democracy. But all these traditions are parts of the great liberal tradition of Europe and America, which for a period of two thousand years has kept watch over and guided all other Occidental traditions. The liberal college is concerned with transmitting this rich heritage and with continually restating it in fresh and contemporary terms. The tools which it requires, in order to do this well, are the liberal arts. The most tangible and available embodiments of the tradition itself are the classics. The "classics" which liberal education made use of until recent decades were Greek, Latin, and mathematics. But it made increasingly bad use of them. It made, indeed, such bad use of them, that it eventually forgot why it had chosen them. In the circumstances, it began quite naturally to drop them out of the college curriculum. Unfortunately, it has never since succeeded in finding adequate substitutes, and its wild efforts to find such substitutes have resulted only in cluttering the college curriculum with tidbit courses in ill-related subjectmatters. So conspicuous has this failure been that the college student long ago turned from his scheduled courses to athletics and other extra-curricular activities to find the discipline CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 which the class-room no longer supplied. Curiously enough, at this point the college, recognizing that the courses it offered were educationally less successful than student activities, turned some of the activities into courses, in a vain effort to recapture control of the educational process. This is the unconscious origin of courses in journalism, public speaking, athletic coaching, current events, which characterize liberal colleges today. Recognizing this series of failures in liberal education, a number of men in different university faculties set to work to find again the point at which the tradi~ion of liberal education had been lost. This finding again, this "research," went on in many places for many years, but by separate paths eventually converged upon the great books of the European intellectual tradition. These great books are the medium in which our liberal heritage has oeen rediscovered, in which it can be revived, in which it can be taught again in the liberal college. In that sense the great books are_ still classics. In that sense too liberal education should still be classical. Since the word classic has many meanings today-there are "the classics" of Greek and Latin literature, and there are boxing "classics" in the world of professional sport-this may be the place to state the standards by which one may judge a book to be a classic. To begin with the apparently trivial, a great book is one that has been read by the largest number of persons. To followers of the publishers' announcements of best sellers this criterion may seem unworthy. Over the entire period of European history, Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are the best examples: barring historical accidents, such as the burning of the library at Alexandria, the judgment stands. The second criterion is also apparently numerical: a g.,reat book has the largest number of possible interpretations. This does not mean that the book must be confusingly ambiguous; it rather refers to the inexhaustibility of its significance, each interpretation possessing a clarity and force that will allow other interpretations to stand by its side without confusion. Dante's Divine Comedy and Newton's Principia are the telling examples under this standard. The third criterion is more important and harder to determine: a great book should raise the persistent unanswerable questions about the great themes in European thought. Questions concerning number and measurement, matter and �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE form, ultimate substance, tragedy, and God open up mysteries for the human mind. These questions are met and evaded regularly by self-styled practical men; faced and explored, they induce, balance, and maintain the intellectual virtues, and on their constant cultivation hang the issues of orthodoxy, heresy, and freedom which are always with us. The fourth criterion is that a great book must be a work of fine art; it must have an immediate intelligibility and style which will excite and discipline the ordinary mind by its form alone. Fifthly, a great book must be a masterpiece of the liberal arts. I ts author must be a master of the arts of thought and imagination whose work has been faithful to the ends of these arts, the understanding and exposition of the truth. These five are the tests which a hook must pass if it is to belong to any contemporary list of the classics. But such a list makes a chronological series with an order that imposes additional powers on each book. Each book was written after and in the light of previous books; each book was written before other books which it has influenced. Each master has stood on the shoulders of another master and has had later masters as his students. These influences, which are historically vague in some cases, are impressive in the books themselves. Each is something more than itself in its organic place in the series, and this has many implications. One cannot internally understand a given book until he has r~ad its predecessors and also its successors. It turns out that the best commentary on a great book is another great book. Books now unintelligible to both professor and student become approachable and conquerable if the proper path through other books is followed. Finally the educative value and power of any given book increases at a very high ratio as other books are read. Consider Euclid and Newton, Sophocles and Freud, Plato and Kant, Hegel and Marx, Locke and the American Constitution. This is an overwhelming answer to inevitable doubts whether the modern college student has capacities equal to the task of reading which the St. John's program sets. It is also internal evidence from the books themselves that they are the best instruments of education. Current textbooks in special subjecttnatters do not belong to the classics; they are the best examples we can find of books that are detached from the tradition and therefore doomed to early death. Several models and a great deal of teaching and reading have gone into the compilation of the list. There is the experience with the American Expeditionary Force University at Beaune at the end of. the Wa_r, there is the experience with honors courses at Columbia University during the twenties, there is the experience with adult reading courses in connection with the People's Institute and the New York Public Libraries, there is the experience with undergraduates, graduates, and high school students at the University of Chicago, there is the experience with Litterae Humaniores at Oxford, there is experience in the Benedictine monasteries from the sixth century on. But the best model that we have is the Bible, a series of books so selected and ordered that they have become the Scriptures of the whole race. This is the most read book in our list, and its inspiration has spread backward and forward through all the classics. It should be added that any limited list of the classics must always remain open to revision. There is no better way of revising it than its coµtinuous use in teaching in a college. The "best hundred books" is a variable for collecting the values that satisfy its criteria. That is the minimum way of describing the scholarly task that is laid on the teaching faculty. The books on this list for the most part have recently been republished in cheap editions. The cost to the student during the four years' course will, with a few exceptions, come within the customary sum paid for textbooks. In special cases, for instance Euclid's Elements in Heath's translation, the College has arranged a subsidy. It 'is therefore feasible to make and remake such a list, and to prescribe it as the required reading of all students at St. John's who enter the new program of study. 24 25 . THE LIBERAL ARTS There are two ways of explaining the function of the liberal arts in a liberal college. The simpler way is to describe the mechanics of instruction. That will appear in what follows. But first it will be well to make clear what the basic distinctions were before the modern chaos buried them under the materials of instruction. In general the liberal arts are the three R's, reading, writing, and reckoning. So they still appear in our primary schools; it is their integrity and power that still lure us back to the little red school houses where our fathers (Continued on page 28) �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Racine: Phedre Moliere: Tartuffe Spinoza: Ethics Milton: Paradise Lost Leibniz: Mathematical Papers Newton: Principia Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistr'Y Boyle: Skeptical Ch'Ymist Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws Swift: .Gulliver's Travels Locke: Essa'Y Concerning Human Understanding Voltaire: Candide Fielding: Tom Jones Rousseau: Social Contract Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations Hume: Treatise of Human Nature Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Constitution of the United States Federalist Papers Kant: Critique of Pure Reason Goethe: Faust Hegel: Science of Logic Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Idea Coleridge: Biographia Literaria Bentham: Principles of Morals and of Legislation Malthus: Essay on the Principles of Population Mill: System of Logic Marx: Capital Balzac: Pere Goriot Thackeray: Henry Esmond Dickens: David Copperfield Flaubert: Madame Bovary Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment Tolstoi: War and Peace Zola: Experimental Novel Ibsen: The Doll's House Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy Clifford: The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences Fourier: Mathematical Analysis of Heat Faraday: Experimental Researches into Electricity Peacock: Algebra Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels Darwin: Origin of Species Mendel: Papers Bernard: Introduction to Experimental Medicine Galton: Enquiries in~o the Human Mind and its Faculties Joule: Scientific Papers Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism Gauss: Mathematical Papers Galois: Mathematical Papers Boole: Laws of Thought Hamilton: Quaternions Riemann: The Hypotheses of Geometry Cantor: Transfinite Numbers Virchow: Cellular Pathology Poincare: Science and Hypothesis Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry James: Principles of Psychology Freud: Papers on H'Ysteria Russell: Principles of Mathematics Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Od'Y.I.Ie'Y 1Eschylus: Oresteia Herodotus: History Sophocles: (Edipus Rex Hippocrates: Selections Euripides: Medea and Electra Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian Wars Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds Aristarchus: On the Distance of the Sun and Moon Aristoxenus: Harmony Pl~to: Meno, Republic, Sophist Aristotle: Organon and Poetics Archimedes: Works Euclid: Elements Apollonius: Conics Lucian: True History Plutarch: Lives Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Ptolemy: Almagest Virgil: .tEneid Strabo: Geograph'Y Tacitus: Histories Cicero: De 0 f/iciis Horace: Ars Poetica Ovid: Metamorphoses Quintilian: Institutes Marcus Aurelius: To Himself The Bible Galen: On the Natural Faculties Plotinus: Enneads Justinian: Institutes Augustine: De Musica and De Magistro Song of Roland Volsunga Saga . Bonaventura: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theplog'Y Thomas: Summa Theologica Dante: Divine Comed'Y Roger Bacon: Opus Maius Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Leonardo: Note-books Erasmus: Colloquies Rabelais: Gargantua Copernicus: De Revolutionibus Machiavelli: The Prince Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart Gilbert: On the Magnet Kepler: Epitome of Astronom'Y Galileo: Two New Sciences Descartes: Geometry Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Hobbes: Leviathan Montaigne: Essa-ys Cervantes: Don Quixote Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear Calvin: Institutes Grotius: The Law of War and Peace Corneille: Le Cid ;, ,. ': 27 �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and grandfathers studied and practised them. Before the nineteenth century they had a higher place and a more elaborate development which gave birth to and nurtured the array of subject-matters in the modern university. For fifteen hundred years they were called the Seven Liberal Arts, and before that they were called the Encyclopedia, the "circle for the training of boys." Thete is a continuous tradition of these as there is of the books, and the two traditions are one in the end. Their formal and operating techniques are more difficult to recover than their products in the great books, but the recovery has proved possible and also illuminating for the practical problems of instruction that the books raise. The clearest historic pattern of the liberal arts for the modern mind is, curiously enough, to be found in the thirteenth century. At the time of Dante's Divine Comedy and St. Thomas' Summa Theologica, they were listed as follows: Trivium / Grammar Rhetoric Logic Quadrivium Arithmetic Geometry Music Astronomy With the medieval emphasis on the ration<!.1 activities of man and the central position of the speculative scien,ces of theology and philosophy interest centered on the last art in each column, and. the other arts were subordinate and auxiliary to them. The master of arts in the thirteenth century would most likely write his books on logic and metaphysics or in music and astronomy. Other ages made different emphases~ The Renaissance found rhetoric, geometry, and music (measurement) most productive and illuminating, with the other arts subsidiary. The Romans went farthest in rhetoric, as one might expect from noting their legal activities. The Alexandrians gave highest honors to the grammarian scholar and the arithmetician and geometer, with considerable consequent attention to experimental science. The Athenian Greeks agreed with the thirteenth century in their ordering of the arts. It seems that we in our political preoccupation and economic energy, coupled with experimental science, are primarily concerned with rhetoric and music, the Pythagorean name for mathematical physics. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The order and the shifts in order that this indicates reflect the shifts of attention and emphasis i!l the great books, and these in turn, as methods of writing and reading, may be said to reflect the spirit of the ages in which they were written. These observations are turned to account in the manner of teaching followed at St. John's. The entire period with the books and the patterns of the arts can be reclipitulated in the four-year college course, the yearly divisions falling respectively at the end of the Alexandrian period, at the end of the middle ages, in the middle of the eighteenth century, and ending with contemporary writers. The schedule can be seen in the scheme· on page 30. This scheme correlates the books with the appropriate contemporaneous ordering· of the liberal arts, and provides the basic pattern of instruction so that it will be most effective and economical. · The two outside columns give the divisions of the books that are primarily literary and linguistic in medium and style and those that are mathematical and scientific in these respects. The middle column gives the texts that expound the distinctions and ordering principles of the arts of reading, understanding, and criticism that will most efficiently exploit the contents of the books. Along with these, laboratories of three kinds are successively used, one to study the devices of measurement and instruments of precision, another to repeat the crucial and canonical experiments in the history of science, and still another for the focusing and concentrating of the devices of all the sciences upon such contemporacy problems as the nature of the cell, the chemical, physical, and biological bala11ces in the blood, and the basic pwblems in embryology. These are the non-bookish classics that the modern laboratory has produced, and the consequent disciplines are provided for the liberal training of the stu,dent. It is an interesting fact of modern times that the· classics and the liberal arts are kept alive chiefly by experimentation. The liberal arts are chiefly concerned with the natur~ of the symbols, written, spoken, and constructed, in terms of which we rational an\mals find_ our way around in the material and cultural world in which we live. Symbols have practical aspects, as in rhetoric and industry, which must be understood and distinguished from their theoretical uses and significances in science and literature. Again there are concrete data and artificial pro- �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS First Year Second Year Languages and Literature Homer Herodotus Thucydides l:Eschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian Liberal Arts Plato Aristotle Lucretius Mathematics and Science Hippocrates Euclid Nicomachus Aristarchus Apollonius Archimedes Aristoxenus Horace Ovid Tacitus Virgil The Bible Quintilian Dante Volsunga Saga Song of Roland Chaucer Aurelius Cicero Plotinus Augustine Bonaventura Thomas Roger Bacon Third Year Cervantes Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Montesquieu Grotius Calvin Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Hume Kepler Harvey Gilbert Newton Leibniz Boyle Fourth Year Gibbon Voltaire Swift Goethe Rousseau Adam Smith American Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx Fielding Zola Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Kant Schopenhauer Hegel Peacock Boole Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell Fourier Lavoisier Dalton Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Darwin Virchow ·Bernard Galton Mendel Cantor Riemann Lobachevski Gauss Galois Veblen & Young Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Copernicus Galileo Descartes 31 ducts that must be distinguished from the abstract principles and ideas which gove'rn them. There are many connections that these aspects have with one another, and it is the business of the liberal artist to see these apart and put them together. Success in this constitutes intellectual and moral health. Failure is stupidity, intellectual and moral decay, and slavery, to escape which the founding fathers set up institutions of liberal education. It is reassuring to know that they had more than pious hopes in their minds when they made charters for St. John's College and its sister institutions. Despite daily assertions to the contrary, there is no educational device for assuring worldly success to the student. To cultivate the rational human powers of the individual so that armed with the intellectual and moral virtues he may hope to meet and withstand the vicissitudes of outrageous fortunethat is education. INSTRUCTION The machinery of instruction adopted for the New Program was worked out step by step at various places during the past two decades, at Columbia University, at the University of Chicago, at the University of Virginia, and in connection with adult education carried on in New York City. It underwent further adaptation during the session 1937-38 at St. John's. It has been so devised as to furnish the student with a maximum of balanced training through a combination apd rotation of teaching techniques. It is dictqted by the books read and by the liberal arts. The teaching devices in the New Program are four: (1) reading and discussion of the books in seminars; (2) formal lectures on special topics in the liberal arts; (3) tutorials; ( 4) laboratories. SEMINARS Meetings of seminar groups occur twice a week with any additional meetings that special circumstances or difficulties may indicate. There are at least two instructors in charge, and the instruction makes use of a wide range of devices from explication de texte to analysis of intellectual content and the dialectical treatment of critical opinion. 3 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FORMAL LECTURES vidual cases with the aim of leading each student into vital intellectual relations with the mathematical texts. This task is facilitated by the mathematical laooratory for those whose difficulties lie in the operational level. The liberal arts operate in the light of principles which constitute the liberal sciences. These sciences are progressively expounded in formal lectures by various members of the staff as the course proceeds. The lectures are expository and critical also of themes that arise in the reading of the books. There are at least two formal lectures a week. TUTORIALS There are two kinds of tutorial instruction for small groups or individuals: in original languages and in mathematics. The study of an original language is initiated in an intensive manner during a period of six or eight weeks at the beginning of each year. The books are read in English translation, but their proper interpretation is most rapid and efficient when they are studied as translations. This requires only a part of the knowledge commonly demanded now in language courses, a knowledge that is rapidly and easily acquired by the study and analysis of texts selected from the books on the list. This training serves three purposes in the course. First, it contributes to a knowledge of universal or general grammar as that is studied in the liberal arts. Secondly, it develops in the student a cumulative skill in the reading of any text whether in a foreign language or in English. Third, language training at St. John's includes memorizing short passages, imitating the style of great writers, translating, and criticizing. These things are done in order to· induce in the student an active participation in the thought of great authors, to increase his original literary ability, and to incite him to original literary creation. All these aims were formerly achie~ed through . the study and thoughtful translation of Greek and Latin before our colleges first forgot why Greek and Latin had been chosen as educational mediums and then almost completely discarded them. The second kind of tutorial is ordered to the elementary study of the mathematical books. Modern students, more because of the diversity in previous trainings rather than because of any genuine differences in native endowments, vary a great deal in their mathematical abilities. The mathematical tutorials are organized and taught on the basis of diagnoses of indi- 33 LABORATORIES Three kinds of laboratories are used: one in mathematics and measurement; one in experimentation; and one in the. combination of scientific findings. The mathematical laboratory is equipped with the basic instruments of measurement in all the sciences. Here students learn the mathematical principles that have been embodied in the instruments, learn to operate them, and thus become familiar with the operational aspects of both mathematics and the natural sciences. They also acquire the "feel" of elementary laboratory techniques for all the sciences. The second kind of laboratory allows students to repeat the crucial and canonical experiments in historic and contemporary science. There are classics in empirical science, experiments which once uncovered principles and laid the foundation for whole fields of investigation. Some of these go back to the lever and the balance, some of them like Galileo'f experiments with the in.dined plane founded classical mechanics, others like Milikan's measure~ent of the force on the electron have set the themes for contemporary science. Stud€futs are familiarized with these scientific classics. At the end of the course there will be a laboratory for the combining of scientific findings in order to investigate concrete problems of central importance. The best problems come from the medical sciences, problems of the cell, problems of blood balances, problems of embryology. They will be in charge of a member of the staff who is acquainted with medical science. These laboratories provide a proper pre-professional scientific training, illustrate the liberal arts in their liveliest contemporary practices, and focus the past on the present for the whole course. The mathematical laboratory carries the student through the first year, the experimental laboratory through the second and third years, and the combinatorial laboratory through the last year. �'I 34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHEDULE A given week contains a maximum of approximately seventeen hours of actual classroom and laboratory work. This is divided as follows: Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lectures .......................... · 2 Tutorials Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mathematics ................ .'. . 5 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i hours hours hours hours hours Total ............. ·........... 18-! hours Actually this total varies between fourteen and eighteen hours with an average of hours for the week equal to the customary requirements of liberal colleges in this country. This program more than meets the demands of graduate schools in this country, whether in medicine, law, theology, science, business, or the arts and sciences. There is enough freedom in the course for the individual student to meet any special requirements that his choice of career or graduate school may dictate. THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT I It will be apparent that for two decades an educational movement has been growing in various universities and colleges throughout our country which has come to a focus in St. John's College. That movement, for which President Hutchins of the University of Chicago is the best known spokesman, is the restoration of true liberal education in America. But it was important that, if a successful focus were to be reached, a suitable and propitious physical setting should be found for it. It · was not a matter of chance that St. John's College in Annapolis was chosen. Since it was essential to the scheme that the full fore~ ~f our tradition, freed of sentimentaJity and intellectual snobbery, be brought into play, it was dt;sirable that the physical setting provide the obvious symbols of our past, and of our past at its best and most forceful. St. John's offered the obvious advantage of age: it is the third oldest college in our country. It offered the advantage of architectural dignity and simplicity, combined with living historical traditions of our 35 young Republic and its colonial origins. Its campus of thirtyfive acres lay along the. water's edge and in one of America's loveliest colonial towns, Annapolis, a town rich in the finest examples of pre-Revolutionary architecture. Annapolis itself, built where the Severn empties into the Chesapeake Bay, is convenient to both Baltimore and Washington, with their theater, their music, their art galleries. St. John's offered the right degrees of tranquillity and accessibility to provide a young man with a place in which to mature and find himself. The physical arrangements of the College are ordered towards its educational ends. The students are comfortably housed in six residence halls, the cleaning and management of which are under the direct supervision of a stewardess. In 1937 the dining hall and kitchens were .completely renovated and placed under the expert management of a trained dietitian. Athletics, both intercollegiate and intramural, are carefully supervised to the end that they may develop bodily skills and disciplines, afford outdoor recreation, and strengthen rather than compete with intellectual development. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; minor sports include tennis, fencing, and sailing. Provision is also made for track, boxing, baseball, badminton, wrestling, swimming, and boating. Further to ensure the physical well-being of the student, the College maintains an infirmary service, which is under the direction of the College Physici~n, of a registered nurse, and of infirmary assistants. With the encouragement of the Faculty, the ,student body maintains a year-book, _a weekly newspaper, clubs for the expression of particular interests, five national fraternities, two honorary societies, a dramatic club, and a music club, the lastnamed of which supervises a concert orchestra, a jazz orchestra, a band, and a glee club. To encourage student self-government, the administration seeks constantly the advice of a student council, elected by the entire student body. The religious needs of the student body are served by six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite student attendance. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. E. Cranston Riggin; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. Roger I. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Berghauser; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. James J. Coale; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Harry G. Yaggi; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Gallagher, C. SS. R.; Kenesth Israel Synagogue Rabbi Morris E. Gordon. ' ' . Although the College is non-denominational, it recognizes its intellectual responsibilities to religion. The theological problems of the Christian faith, many of which are dealt with in the great books read in the New Program, are further ex-~ pounded and discussed in a series of Sunday evening lectures. These lectures are given by members of the Faculty of St. John's and of other college faculties, and are open to all members of the College. Student attendance is voluntary. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ELECTIVE PROGRAM Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second halfyear are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk ( * ). In addition to the courses which follow, special work can be arranged between the instructor and the student. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), FnzGERALD, KIEFFER, KuEHNEMUND, ScoFIELD, AND SEGALL; DR. TILGHMAN AND MR. HEISE. ART Art 21. Survey of. the History of Art. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (n) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 12 in 1938-39: Exam. Group XI.) ENGLISH tEnglish 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen in the Old Program unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section A; B; C; D; M-W-F M-W-F M-W-F T-Th-S at 9. at 1:30. at 2:30. at 10. DR. TILGHMAN. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. DR. TILGHMAN. DR. TILGHMAN. t This course will not be given after 1937-38. 37 �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 21. Survey of English Literature. [*English 35. The Eighteenth Century.] PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. 39 (v1) PROFESSOR BROWN. A study of the main tendencies of English literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Recommended for all students who propose to concentrate i~ English. English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writer• of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revo,lution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. M-W-F at 9. M from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1937-38. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (u) PROFESSOR BROWN. English 36.l 1hf. The Romantic Period. A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and drama. M-W-F at 10. [English 24 2 hf. The Modern Drama.] PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twent-:ieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. T 2:30-4:30. First half-year. To be omitted in 1938-39. (1v) PROFESSOR BROWN. (1v) PROFESSOR BROWN. A course designed for students who would like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. M-W-F at 12. From Tennyson to Shaw. Chiefly the poetry and fiction of the period, with a study of the social and intellectual backgrounds. M-F at 12. Second half-year. To be omitted in 1938-39. [English 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry.] [*English 31.1 hf. Advanced Composition.] 2 (vn) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. M-T-F at 3 :30. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. (vn) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. e~clusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to (1x) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. The chief poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. T-Th-S at 10.. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. [English 38. American Literature.] [English 34 1hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800.] Prerequisite: English 21. M-T-F at 3 :30. First half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. English literature from 1781 to 1825. The "Romantic Revolt," with chief emphasis on Blake, Wordsworth, and Shelley; readings in social and intellectual backgrounds. English 36.2 2 hf. Victorian Literature. English 29.1 1hf. Great Books. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. A study of the English drama, Sheridan. (xm) PROFESSOR BROWN. (n) PROFESSOR BROWN. Puritan and Co-Ionia! writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise a.s the &pression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1937-38. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 40 [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] (v) 41 French 11. Advanced French Prose. (111) PROFESSOR SEGALL. PROFESSOR BROWN. Rapid reading from representative works of modern prose· lateral reading; reports. . ' M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. (III) [English 41. Chaucer.] The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-W at 11. Omitted in 1937-38. (v) English 45. Shakespeare. PROFESSOR BROWN. A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first halfyear the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the five great · tragedies. M-W-F at 1:30. (T-Th-S at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) (v1) English 49. The Novel. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoi, Dostoevski, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 2:30. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938-39: Exam. Group VIII.) FRENCH (Iv) French 1. Beginning French. MR. HEISE. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. (T-Th-S at 12 for 1938-39: Exam. Group XI.) French 2. Intermediate French. (xiv) MR. HEISE. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. Section B; M-W-F at 10. compr~hensive col- Prerequisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. [*French 13. French Composition and C~nversation.] (xn) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; oral reports in French. Advised for all students who propose to concentrate in French. Prerequisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. Open only to those other students whose previous work in French has been of at least C quality. Th from 1:30 to 4:30. Omitted in 1937-38. (v) French 20. Survey of French Literature. PROFESSOR SEGALL. A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good reading knowledge of French is required. Prerequisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1:30. (M-W-F at 12for1938-39: Exam. Group IV.) French 27. History of French Literature and Civilization. (11) PROFESSOR SEGALL. From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list. M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 11 in 1938-39: Exam. Group X.) [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] (v1) PROFESSOR SEGALL. The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Prerequisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-T-F at 2:30. Omitted in 1937-38. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 42 43 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] [French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Twentieth-Century French Literature.] PROFESSOR SEGALL. Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Advised for those students who wish to concentrate in German. Prerequisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4:30. Omitted in 1937-38. The literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and nee-romanticism will ~e co~­ sidered. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports. Students takmg this course should be able to read French with ease. Prerequisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1937-38. [*German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civiliza( v) tion.] PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. GERMAN German 1. ~eginning German. PRoFEssoR KuEH:NEMUND. (m) Prerequisite: History 1 passed with grade of C or better. M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. [*German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.] (v) PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. M;;:W-F" at 11. German 10. Intermediate German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. .A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: German 1, or two years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938-39: Exam. Group VIII.) German 20. ·Modern Literature. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (vn) Prerequisite: German 35, or History 21. M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. (v1) German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. (x1) Open only to students concentrating in German. Prerequisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2:30. (M-F 1:30-3 :00 in 1938-39: Exam. Group V.) Tat 10. GREEK German 21. Scientific German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (vm) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Prerequisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German; T-Th at"· (T-Th at 12 in 1938-39: Exam. Group XL) I I j Greek 1. Beginning Greek. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Elements of grammar and compositiori; reading of simple prose. T-Th-S at 11. (x) �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Greek 22 2 hf. Homer, the Iliad.] (1) Subject matter of the course chosen from the historians and the legal writers. May be varied from year to year to suit needs of students. ILIAD. Prerequisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. [Greek 24 1hf. Homer, the Odyssey.] Prerequisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. (1) Latin 17 2hf. Prose Selections. (v) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from the (Ix) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from the Latin 11 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose. 45 Prerequisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. M-Th-F at 1:30. Second half-year. ODYSSEY. Prerequisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at9. First half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. [Greek 25. New Testament and Patristic Greek.] Latin 21 1hf. Poetry of the Golden Age. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (v) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from Catullus, Vergil, Horace. Prerequisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Readings in early Christian literature. Prerequisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy. (m) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from the DIALOGUES Prerequisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. of Plato and two tragedies. Prerequisite: Greek 22 2 hf, 24 1hf, or 25. M-W-F at 11. [Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] Readings in Latin comedy. (1x) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. *Latin 30. Roman Law. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings .in English from Justinian. Lectures on the history of Roman law. Open to Juniors and Seniors, with the consent of the instructor. Hours to be arranged. "SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (IV) PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. LATIN Latin 1. Beginning Latin. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple texts. M-W-F at 12. (1v) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 12. "Courses in Spanish will not be given after 1937-38. �46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business.] PRGJFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x) Prerequisite: Economics 21. M-T-F at 1:30. First half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. Prerequisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. (Ix) *Economics 39 2hf. Social Problems of Industry. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Economics 40. Seminar in Economics. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY Open only to Seniors majoring in the Division of the Social Sciences. T at 11, and individual conferences. ECONOMICS (n) HISTORY History 1-A. History of Western Civilization up to the Seventeenth Century. (n) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (MR. McCLEARY in 1938-39.) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) Economics 32 1 hf. Financial Problems. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x) A course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. ALLES, KIEFFER, MARTIN, AND MR. McCLEARY Economics 21. General Principles. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (m) The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of our industrial system upon the community. A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, readings, discussions, reports. (Chairman), (v) A study of the principles of industrial enterprises. A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. PROFESSORS WYCKOFF (v) Open to Juniors and Seniors, with permission of the instructor. M-T-F at 1:30. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. Prerequisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Culture. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 47 JOHN'S COLLEGE [*Economics 37 2hf. Security Investment and Analysis.] PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Spanis,h 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. ST~ A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from its beginnings up to the seventeenth century. This course is especially designed for students who wish to take but a single course in history. (m) M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938:-39: Exam. Group VIII.) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our commercial and investment banking systems. Prerequisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. (M-W-F at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group II.) First half-year. History 1-B. History of Western Civilization Since the Seventeenth Century. ' (I) MR. McCLEARY. · j A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from the seventeenth century to the present. M-W-F at 9. 4 �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [History 21. Medireval European History.] PROFESSOR KIEFFER. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (m) Philosophy 27 2 hf. Ethics. PROFESSOR ALLES. 49 (m) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. A survey of moral theory and practice with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Christianity, Kant, etc. M-W-F at 11. Omitted in 1937-38. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. History 22. Europe Since 1914. MR. McCLEARY. (vm) Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. PROFESSOR ALLES. (1x) A &tudy of Europe during and since the Great War. Prerequisite: History 1-A. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at 9. Given in 1937-38; to ~e omitted in 1938-39. T-Th-S at 10. History 23. English History. PRoFEssoR MARTIN. (MR. McCLEARY in 1938-39.) (m) A study of religion from the historical, psychological, and philosophical points of view. A· survey of English history. M-W-F at 11. (M-W-F at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group II.) History 25. American History. PROFESSOR MARTIN. (v) A study of the political, social, and economic development of the United ~tat~s, with special reference to the period from 1789 t? th~ present_. ~~phas1s. ~ill be upon constitutional development through leg1slat10n and 1ud1c1al declSlon. (Texts: Declaration of Independence; Constitution; Federalist Papers; Rousseau, Social Contract; Locke, Second.Essay on Civil Government; Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations; Schlesinger, Political and Social History of the United States; mimeographed materials.) M-W-F at 1:30. (M-T-F at 1:30 in 1938-39.) PHILOSOPHY Philosophy ll 1hf. Logic. PROFESSOR ALLES. Prerequisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 27 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Philosophy 38.1 2 hf. The Fundamentals of Christianity. PROFESSOR ALLES. (I) A study of the basic teachings of Jesus and St. Paul. Consideration will be given to the Jewish and Hellenistic background and influences. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Beginning in 1938-39, the only Philosophy courses offered will be: (x) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 37 1hf. Philosophy of Religion. PROFESSOR ALLES. (x) The following are some of the problems discussed: the origin of the universe and of life; the nature of reality; mind; the origin and nature of human knowledge; God. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Philosophy 13. Instructor and exact description of course to be announced. (I) M-W-F at 9. Philosophy 25. Instructor and exact description of course to be announced. (Iv) M-W-F at 12. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Science 21. Law and the State. PROFESSOR MARTIN. (vm) A study of the basic concepts of politics. Examination of human associations and institutions, and the function of law in human society. (Texts: Friedrich, Constitutional Government and Politics; Aristotle, Ethics, Politics; Plato, Republic; St. Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Law, De Regimine Principium; mimeographed materials.) T-Th-S at 9. (T-Th 1:30-3:00 in 1938-39: Exam. Group XII.) �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Political Science 27. Anglo-American Law. PROFESSOR MARTIN. (x) *Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. 51 (xn) A study of the principal legal rights and the remedies available for their enforcement, both at common law and by statute. Examination of methods of legislative and administrative control over economic institutions, in the light of the judicial process. (Texts: Blackstone, Commentaries; mimeographed case materials.) This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. T-Th-S at 11. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1:30 to 3 :00. First half-year. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS BIOLOGY PROFESSORS VEDOVA (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY; Biology 15 2 hf. Field Zoology. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. EAsoN, FINAN, McFARLIN, AND RIDGELY Biology 1 2 hf. History of the Earth and Its Inhabitants. PROFESSOR APPEL. (xn) Evidences of successive changes in the geological and biological world; theories of such changes. Three hours a week. T-Th from 1:30 to 3 :00. Second half-year. Prerequisite: Biology 11. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 16 1 hf. Physiology. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 10 2 hf. Social Biology. PROFESSOR APPEL. The biology of population groups, as distinguished from the biology of the individual. Special attention to the quantitative and qualitative study of mankind; human ecology and human genetics. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. An ecological study of fresh and brackish water faunas near Annapolis. Readings in the problems and methods of ecology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. (III, XI) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of protoplasm, and the relation of life to the environment. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. .First half-year. Biology 20 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. (m) Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, M-F from 1:30 to 4:30. The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. Many of the specimens to be used in the laboratory are deep-sea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Section B; PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. (Pre-medical students). Recitation, T-Th at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 1:30 to 4:30. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1:30 to 4:30. First half-year in alternate years. (Omitted in 1938-39.) �52 CATALOGUE OF St. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (1v) PROFESSOR APPEL. A history of the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. Biology 22 2hf. Embryology of Vertebrates. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. 53 Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 27 2 hf 1s recommended. · Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships between parasite and host. Internal parasites only; chiefly those of vertebrates. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. (Given in 1938-39.) Biology 27 2 hf. The Mechanism of Development. PROFESSOR APPEL. Studies on the germ cells and on developing eggs, emphasizing the interrelations of embryology, genetics, cytology, and physiology. A history of the attempt to analyse the early foflll.ative processes in terms of preformation and epigenesis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 39 1 hf. The Species Problem. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Readings in zoogeography, paieontology, genetics, and other fields offering an explanation of the mechanism of evolution. Three hours of recitation. Prerequisite: Biology 11. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Marine Biology. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. PROFESSOR APPEL. The .comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Comparative anatomy and embryology of the vertebrates. Laboratory fee, $10,00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Advanced students, particularly those who are concentrating in biology, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department, courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a full tuition scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CHEMISTRY Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. · Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part IL Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alJoys. One hout lecture and eight hours of laboratory. A standard course in General Chemistry in which chemical phenomena and underlying principles are studied. The lectures and laboratory work include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of aIJ stud~nts having difficulty with the course. · Prerequisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-T-F from 1:30 to 4:30. First half-year. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. (In case of conflict, other hours can be arranged.) Make-up, M at 1. (x1) PROFESSOR McFARLIN. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances, In ·the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis __ of "unknowns" and to the separation an,d identification of the metals and acid radicals usualJy met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1v) PROFESSOR ALLEN •. -,_ Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter· energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form th; basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. · Prerequisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 12. Laboratory, F from 1:30 to 5:30. Second half-ye'ar. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (m) PROFESSOR BERNHARD. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory work are designed to give a knowledge of the fundamental reactio~s an~ properties of representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic senes. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 12. Laboratory, M-F from 1:30 to 4:30. First half-year. Chemistry 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (v) PROFESSOR ALLEN. (u) PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. 55 (v) Prerequisite: Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1:30 to 4:30. PROFESSOR McFARLIN. The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alk:alimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chemistry 21 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at 1: 30. Laboratory, M from 2:30 to 6:00; F from 1:30 to 6.:00. Second half-year. 1 Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (x1) PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. ~elected .t~pics _of organic cheT?istry are discussed in greater detail. Readings ~n the ongmal l!ter~ture are ~ss1gned. _The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quant1tat1ve organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (I) Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. 57 Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. PROFESSOR ALLEN. The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations forms etc. are studied with a view to preparing the student for furthe; work in 'pure mathematics. Prerequisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21. Hours to be arranged. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (Ix) PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *Chemistry 50. Problems in Chemistry. The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. A laboratory course devoted . to small research problems. Eight hours of laboratory and library work. Prerequisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf and Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938-39: Exam. Group VIII.) Mathematics 37. Number Systems. (I) PROFESSOR V1movA. MATHEMATICS Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (vm) Prerequisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. This course ainis to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, and analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable hini to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. T-Th-S at 9. (T-Th-S at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) (n) Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. (x) PROFESSOR VEDOVA. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Prerequisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the sinipler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Prerequisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Prerequisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (vm) PROFESSOR VEDOVA. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. (T-Th-S at 10in1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) (xI) PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to inipart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 12. �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (xI) PROFESSOR EASON. This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. (vm) Prerequisites: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2:30 to 4:30. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Psychology 15 1 hf. Syst~matic Psychology. (m) PROFE.SSOR FINAN. A survey of contemporary systems of psychology including Introspectionism Functionalism, Behaviorism, the psychology of Gestalt and "Dynamic" psy~ chologies. The significant contributions of each school will be considered critically with the purpose of integrating the several viewpoints. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. (n) PROFESSOR EASON. Psychology 16 2 hf. Experimental Psychology. (v) PROFESSOR FINAN. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modem theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by tex.t-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Prerequisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, W-F from 2:30 to 4:30. Informal lectures, demonstrations, and experiments. Intended primarily to train students in the weighing of evidence according to the quantitative logic of science, this course will provide experience in the design, conduct, ail.d interpretation of simple experiments. Such topics as the comparative nervous system, the sensory, motor, and central components of the reflex arc, learning motivation, intelligence, personality; and social behavior will be consider:d. Open especially to lowerclassmen. (Laboratory facilities to accommodate 20 students. Fee: $10.00.) M-F from 1:30 to 3 :30. Second half-year. Beginning in 1938-39, these two courses in Physics will be offered: Recitation, T-Th-S at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 2:30 to 4:30. (vm) An introductory course consisting of lectures, demonstrations, and discussions in general psychology. The several sensorimotor systems, the reflex, conditioned reflex, learning, motivation, emotion, perception, and personality together with theit development and differentiation will be considered from the viewpoint of man as a psyi:hobiological organism. Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday lfe. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Physics 21. Elements of Physics. Instructor to be announced. PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR. FINAN. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 42. Theory of Heat. (Iv) Recitation, M-W-F at 12. Laboratory, M-F from 2:30 to 4:30. Psychology 10 1 hf. General Psychology. Prerequisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and break,age. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 2:30 to 4:30. Section B; Recitation, T-Th-S at 12. Laboratory, W-F from 2:30 to 4:30. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. Physics 33. Advanced Physics. Instructor to be announced. 59 (x) Psychology 18 i.hf. Human Psychobiology. (v) PROFESSOR FINAN. An intensive course consisting of a series of laboratory exercises whose purpose is to provide the student with first-hand knowledge of the fundamental principles of psychology considered as a purely experimental and objective science it is also intended to generate an appreciation for the naturalistic approach t~ �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the understanding of human nature. Ebbinghaus' classical investigations of memory, Cattell's objective studies of mental reaction, Thorndike's pioneer studies in learning, Pavlov's discovery of the conditioned reflex, Sherrington's analysis of reflex function will be repeated as representative samples of the experiments on which the science is built. M-F from 1:30 to 3:30. First half-year. Psychology 23 2 hf. Applied Psychology. (m) PROFESSOR FINAN. Designed primarily to afford advanced students the opportunity to secure a working knowledge of the psychology of law and medicine. Psychology in relation to social, political, and economic institutions will occupy approximately one-half of the course, the remainder treating of the psychopathology of the "normal" and abnormal mind. Admission to this course is conditioned on sufficient previous training in the biological and social sciences. M-W-F at 11. . Second half-year. (This course will alternate with Psychology 25 2 hf; it will not be given in 1938-39.) Psychology 25 2 hf. Fields of Psychology. (m) 61 Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. DR. MURPHY. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body; removal of waste material from the body; physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene; diseases in general; particular diseases. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Tuesday in October. Required of all freshmen, and of transfer students who have not had an equivalent course. Tat 4:30. Physical Training 1. MR. LENTZ. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering students. All students competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR FINAN. Exploration and intensive sampling of the following fields: historical and systematic psychology; genetic psychology, both phylogenetic and ontogenetic; social psychology; abnormal psychology; and applied psychology. Admission to this course is conditioned on sufficient previous training in psychology to enable the student to work at an intermediate level. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. •' Psychology 37. Introduction to Research. PROFESSOR FINAN. Open to properly qualifie!l students concentrating in psychology or in other biological sciences, this course provides experience in ·the use of the methods and technique of psychological investigation. Each student projects and carries out an original experimental problem. Hours to be arranged. Psychology 50. Reading course. PROFESSOR FINAN. An intensive study of the areas of psychology not included in the foregoing courses. Open to advanced students in psychology. Hours to be arranged. Physical Training 2. MR. LENTZ. Advanced course in physical trammg. Two years of physical trammg are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. Hours to be arranged. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL REGULATIONS The rules and regulations contained in this catalogue and constituting the basis for the government of the College are made by the Board of Visitors and Governors and the Faculty, and they are at all times subject to revision, repeal, and addition by them. The President, the Dean, the Treasurer, and the Manager of the Dining Hall are the executive officers of the College, and it is their duty to enforce the rules and to guide the activities of the College community to the ends of freedom, peace, and order. External discipline is only a means to these ends, however, and the administration attempts on all occasions to give as much power and responsibility to the members of the community as they will exercise for the sake of the common good. It is assumed that each student will conduct himself as a gentleman and responsible member of the community. It is assumed that each student organization will conduct its affairs as an integral part of the community. The general co-ordinating oversight of students, their common life, and their activities is delegated to the Student Council, whose members are elected by the student body. They are encouraged to take the initiative· in making and executing rules, to make recommendations to the administration, to seek counsel and guidance from the senior members of the community, and to act in a judicial capacity in disciplinary c.ases. In .controversial matters which are vital to the community the administration retains the power of vetoing the acts of the Student Council. Any student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. REGULATIONS CONCERNING ADMISSION Application for Admission. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testi62 63 m~nials_ concerning his c~a~acter. It is customary for the Registrar to wnte directly to the pnnc1pal of each school for a recommendation of ~he student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar wntes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candi~ate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed eatly, preferably before June first. No new students will be admitted to the old elective program· be-. ginning in the session of 1938-39 all freshmen must take the' new St. John's program. No students will be admitted to the new St. John's program with advanced standing. Students with credits from other colleges may apply for advanced standing in the old elective program at St. John's College. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks· in other words a full year's work irt a secondary school. In Engli;h a unit is mor~ than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see "Subjects Which May be Offered for Admission." Admission by Certificate. Graduates of .accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who presentless than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriq.te examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. · 5 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good standing a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. At least two years of work (two units) in a single language are required. Not more than four can be accepted in any one language; but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. . An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In "Problems of American Democracy" one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. ln economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be. accepted. Science. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Miscellaneous: Electives totaling not more than three and one-half years of work (three and one-half units) may be accepted from the following schedule: CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 65 Subject Amount of work accepted Music · · · .... · · · · ..................... A half or a whole unit Art · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . · · · .............. A half or a whole unit. Typewriting ........................... A half unit. . Stenography ........................... A whole unit. Commercial Arithmetic ................. A half or a whole unit ~~achine) Design . / ................... A half or a whole unit: opwork.............................. A half or a whole unit. Book~eepmg .......................... A whole unit. Drawmg (Freehand or Mechanical) ....... A half or a whole unit or two half· units. ' Admission ~ith Advanced Standing from Other Colleges. St~dents who wish to transfer to the new St. John's program must ~eg1ster as freshmen ~or the four-year course; no advanced standing · m the new program Is granted for other college credits. St~dents who wish to transfer to the old elective program at St. J~hn ~ College from other colleges and universities should file apphcat10ns. for admis~io? siI?ilar to those filed by other new students. 1:he routme of adm1ss10n IS the same as that followed in admitting high school gradua~es, but the student's college record not his high school record, furmshes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the course~ he has pursued, with the grades attained. S_t1;1dents who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may pet1t1on for advanced standing in the elective program on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. A certain discount in credits is to be expected in any transfer from one college to another. This is due to differences in courses and in prerequisites in various institutions. RESIDENCE ~ll. stude~ts not livii;ig 3:t home are required to live in the College bwldmgs (either dorm1tones or fraternity houses) and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chest of dra~ers, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application blanks may be obtained from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted and their matriculation fee of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their applications for admission the names of any other students with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change after they arrive at College. As far as possible new students will be assigned to single rooms in the dormitories. Rooms in the dormitories and fraternity houses may not be occupied during any vacation. The dormitories and the fraternity houses will be open for occupancy from noon of the second day before the opening of College in September. The College through the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories maintains the care of the dormitories and fraternity houses. In addition to her staff there are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: it will be open from noon of the second day before the opening of College in September; only breakfast will be served ori the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes; a similar schedule will be observed before and after the Spring recess. 66 Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormi- . tory or fraternity house, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory or fraternity house must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room whose walls, ceiling, or floor has been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. THE DINING HALL The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanced diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. The Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, except for a single holiday; 67 INFIRMARY SERVICE A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. It is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. FEES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND STUDENT AID COLLEGE FINANCES Few who pay college fees realize the actual cost of the educational services to which they are contributing; it is important that they know some of the facts. · Over a period of several decades the cost per student per year in American colleges has been rising; the average cost is now something over $1000 per student per year. St. John's runs slightly over that average at present and will continue to aim at this economical figure. What is true of colleges in general is true of St. John's: student fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the remainder is made up from an appropriation from the State of Maryland of $70,000 a year, income from endowment funds, and gifts. Ideally, those who can should pay the full cost of their education, so that those who cannot may have the full advantage of the State appropriation and the income from endowment and gifts. The current practice is an approach to this ideal scheme. A standard fee is fixed at some figure below the actual cost. This is paid by all students. Students, who are not able to pay in full from their own funds, apply for scholarships, or other forms of aid that involve work performed for the College. The College distributes its funds available for this purpose with due regard for the abilities and actual performances of the needy students. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In figuring the budget for the academic year each student should include items not listed below as fixed charges, such as books, clothes, laundry, stationery, and other incidentals. Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, and physics-and in one or two psychology courses-special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting usually to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per full course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows: FIXED CHARGES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $15. This fee is due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. It is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate fails to complete his registration. Annual Fees. For students entering the College in 1938 and thereafter, the total fixed charges for the year are as follows: Tuition ........................... $400 Board and Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Total ......................... $800 Payments of these fees are due and must be made according to the following schedule: Tuition October 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 December 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 March 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Board and Room $125 100 100 75 Total $250 200 200 150 For old students who matriculated before 1938 the total fixed charges remain as follows: T U!tIOn .. ......................... . $270 Board and Room ................. . 385 Total ........................ $655 Payments of these fees are due and must be made according to the following schedule: Tuition October 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81 December 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 March 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 May 1 . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. 54 Board and Room $114 114 81 76 Total $195 195 135 130 The above fees include the College medical service, admission to local College events, and subscription to College publications. For full courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For hair' courses taken: (1) In the first half-year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) In the second half-year ............... . Dec. I half 69 Mayl half all all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May fir st. Caution Money. Each student residing in a dormitory or a fraternity house must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from College. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 71 THE FRIEDRICH JONATHAN VON SCHWERDTNER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND AIDS Through scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. Rules Governing these A wards 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the Faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the Faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. 4. The Faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other scholarships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the F acuity are final. THE PHILIP A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of ten thousand dollars, the gift of Philip A. Myers, II. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to ,be applied to the cost of tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1937-38, the Colonial Dames of America had the following scholarships at St. John's College: 1. A $250 scholarship given by the parent society. Awarded to Howard Palmer Hill. 2. A $200 scholarship given by the parent society. Awarded to Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. 3. A $140 scholarship given by the Paris Chapter. Awarded to Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. 4. A $250 scholarship given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler, in memory of their son-Arthur Butler, Jr. Awarded to Edward Willis Hearn. Applicants for these scholarships are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS THE CLIFTON C. ROEHLE SCHOLARSHIP SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship"providing free tuition, board, and room rent-is given every four years. 70 �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne _Counties, _should apply t~ ~he Registrar of the College for information regardmg _the competitive examination· candidates residing in the other counties should ap_ply to their res;ective county Boards of Education for this informat10n. These scholarships do not provide for laboratory fees, breakage fees, or caution money. · ' pletely as possible so that justice may be done in the individual case relatively to other applications. The following types of service are regularly open: TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from. each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarshtp"providing free tuition-is given every four years. . . ·. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or m Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to. ~he Registrar of the College for information regarding _the competitive examination; candidates residing in the oth~r countie~ s~ould a~ply to their respective county Boards of Education for this mformation. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopk~ns University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are mterested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. 73 Laboratory Assistant Physics Chemistry Biology Psychology New Program Laboratory Infirmary Assistant Library Assistant Gymnasium Assistant Waiter in the Dining Hall Student Dormitory Manager The National Youth Administration makes a yearly grant to the College. This is used to pay an hourly wage to students of good character and need, for irregular and occasional service to the secretarial and manual work of the College. Application for such work should be made on the regular student aid blanks which may be obtained from the Registrar. The students maintain an Employment Bureau which keeps a record of remunerative positions in Annapolis and canvasses the prospects for positions for students after graduation and during vacation. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS SCHOLARSHIP IN MARINE BIOLOGY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM STUDENT SERVICE Satisfactory work in this course as it is outlined in the earlier section in this catalogue will be accepted as fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The schedule calls for. a total of from· 130 to 150 semester hours of classroom and laboratory work. Examinations, either oral or written or both, will be given at the end of each term, and both oral and written examinations will be given at the end of each year for the work covered in that year. Specifically, these requirements are as follows: Knowledge of the contents.of the required books in the course. Competence in the liberal arts. A reading knowledge in at least two foreign languages. Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus. Three hundred hours of laboratory science. Satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course in physical training (two years of work). A tuiti~n scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or ~t the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical. major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. A few upperclassmen are employed by the College each year .in various positions. The stipend varies according to the type of servi~e and the amount of time spent at work. The ~haracter and aca.demic record of the applicant, as well as his. financial need, ~re _considered by the committee making_ th~ appomtments. Application blanks may be obtained from the Registrar and should .be filled out as com- �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IN THE REGULAR ELECTIVE PROGRAM At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major Division. An instructor in that Division is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1936, or thereafter, or named in the class of 1940 or 1941, must pa~s twenty full courses or their equivalent in full and half courses, m order to be recomm'ended for the degree. He must in addition attain grades of C or higher in at least thirteen of these twenty courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement an~ the requirements of his major division. He must also secure credit f?r satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course m · physical training (two years of work). A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, must pass seventeen full courses or their equivalent in full a~d half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, m addition attain grades of C or higher in at least eleven of these seventee~ courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement and the requirements of his major division. He must also secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course in physical training (two years of work). A student entering St. John's before September, 1935, must pass seventeen full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least nine of these seventeen .courses. Further, he must satisfy the requirements of his major division and secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course in physical training (two years of work). COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses; 1. English 1 (unless anticipated). _ 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major division (six courses in one division). 3. Any language courses prescribed by his major division. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. Foreign language work required for his degree. 6. In addition, elective courses to fulfill the remainder of the deg:ee requirements in terms of course credits or semester ho1:1r cred1~s. 7. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the eqmvalent m physical training. MAJORS Any six courses within a Division, with their respective prerequisites, constitute a major. 75 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS Candidates for the degree .!ire required to have a reading knowledge of one foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied, preferably by the end of the sophomore year, either by passing a written examination to be given each semester by a special committee, or by passing with a grade of C or better any language course which is not a beginning course. In addition to the language requirement prescribed for the degree, some major Divisions have language requirements. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. COURSES FOR DISTRIBUTION All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions: ( 1) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three Divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two Divisions. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. MAJOR COURSES COUNTING FOR DISTRIBUTION No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may be used for distribution. DEGREES WITH HONOR Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the department in which the student has concentrated and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or "cum honore" are as follows: a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department in which he proposes to concentrate. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in the department in which he is concentrating. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. the next higher class, or in the case of a Senior, to a degree. This is the meaning of good standing. For clarity and accuracy of judgment the degree requirements may be stated in terms of semester hours, and distributed as follows throughout the eight semesters: 76 77 Class of 1938 1st sem ....... 12/6 (4/2) 2d sem ....... 24/12 (4/2) Class of 1939 12/6 (4/2) 24/12 (4/2) Classes of 1940 & 1941 15/9 (5/3) 30/18 (5/3) 3d sem ....... 4th sem ....... 39/21 (5/3) 54/30 (5/3) 39/21 (5/3) 54/30 (5/3) 45/27 (5/3) 60/36 (5/3) 5th sem ....... 6th sem ....... 66/36 (4/2) 78/42 (4/2) 66/39 (4/3) 78/48 (4/3) 75/48 (5/4) 90/60 (5/4) 7th sem....... 90/48 (4/2) 8th sem ....... 102/54 (4/2) 90/57 (4/3) 102/66 (4/3) 105/69 (5/3) 120/78 (5/3) The left-hand column in each case represents the cumulative record as a ratio of courses passed and courses passed with a C or higher. The right-hand column represents ratio of courses passed and courses passed with a C or higher in any given semester. The right-hand column is not cumulative. 12/6 in the left-hand column represents 12 semester hours passed and 6 semester hours passed with grades of C or higher. The right-hand column represents the rate in terms of quantity and quality of courses passed in each semester. 4/2 in the right-hand column represents 4 courses to be passed, with grades of C or higher in 2 as the minimum of satisfactory progress. DEGREES WITH DISTINCTION A degree "with distinction" or "cum laude" will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees "with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both "with distinction" in general studies and "with honor" in his major subject. SATISFACTORY STANDING This table defines the minimum credit for satisfactory standing at the end of each semester respectively. Mid-semester standing will be determined from the grades as if at the end of the current semester. PROMOTION AND PROBATION UNSATISFACTORY STANDING In the new St. John's Program students will be promoted from ·year to year when their work taken as a unit is judged satisfactory. In general such judgments are made by the instructional staff on the ba,sis of oral and written examinations. Specifically, these judgments are based on the average of class records as well as examinations. In the regular elective program the rules for promotion are based on the general principle that a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to A student who has deficiencies either quantitative or qualitative or both is in unsatisfactory standing. '"For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used: A = 100-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, and D = 69-60. · . t 1. A student with deficiencies at the end of a semester exceeding 6/6 will be dropped from College. 2. A student with deficiencies at the end of a semester exceeding 3/3 and less than 6/6 will be put on probation. 3. A student with deficiencies at the end of the mid-semester gradeperiod exceeding 3/3 will be put on probation . Re-admission: When a student's probation has been closed, he will be re-admitted to College only upon the recovery of satisfactory standing in his class. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RULES GOVERNING STUDENTS ON PROBATION 1. For each unexcused absence from class, a reduction of 5 points will be made in the student's grade for the course in which the absence occurred. 2. Students on probation are ineligible for participation in intercollegiate athletic contests and for offices in student organizations. Any student having an F in a course at the mid-year period may be required by the instructor to drop the course at that time. RELIEF FROM PROBATION A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. AMOUNT OF WORK REQUIRED No regular student in any year may take fewer than four co~rses. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four,. the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from the Dean. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. REPEATING COURSES A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. CREDIT FOR WORK IN SUMMER SCHOOLS Students who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Dean before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE ·'· 79 time, the studen,t is urged to submit his transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. ADVISERS Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is ftirnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympath~tic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one . Division in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the Division of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. REGISTRATION All s.tudents, both new and old, are required to register at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. CHANGE OF PROGRAM During the first two weeks in either half-year students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean and with the approval of the Adviser. Except for extraordinary circumstances, no course may be dropped at any other time. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. EXAMINATIONS Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. 6 �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first. ha~f-year. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final exammat10ns. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. GRADES Students are graded by letter grades as follows: A, Excellent; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods: at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the first six weeks of the following academic year. REPORTS . Reports are available to each student, to his parents, and to his Adviser after each grade period; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of ?rades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid in full. ATTENDANCE AT REGULAR COLLEGE EXERCISES Students are expected to attend all their scheduled College exercises. Attendance at scheduled College exercises is a matter for making rules in view of two ends: 1. The success of the individual student's work. 2. The common good of particular classes and of the College as a whole. _ Absences judged to be dangerous to either or both of these ends entail the student's liability to suspension or dismissal. All matters concerning attendance are under the jurisdiction of the Dean of the College. RULES A record of each student's attendance will be kept in the Registrar's Office, and absences will be posted weekly on the Registrar's Bulletin Board. At the discretion of the instructor cases of tardiness may be reported as absences. Absences immediately before or after a vacation will be counted as double absences. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 81 Written and signed excuses from the following sources will be accepted for consideration by the Registrar and the Dean: (a) (b) ( c) ( d) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College· Practising physician consulted by the student; ' Instructor in charge of course in which absence has occurred· The Director of Athletics. ' The student's attendance record will be taken into account whenever there may be occasion to determine his standing in the College. Although the College cannot ta_ke responsibility for the where.:. abouts of students ~hen absent from the campus, a student living at the College who is compelled to be absent from Annapolis overn~ght is requested .to notify the Registrar before leaving and upon his return. �l CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1937-38 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1938 Baltimore Phi Alpha House David Nathan Bacharach, Jr. Cumberland 13 Pinkney Hall Francis Elwood Barkman Glastonbury, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House John Nebiolo Boeris Baltimore Kappa Alpha House William Baltzell Burch Breathedsville · 6 Randall Hall Jacquelin Holland Bushong Claude House Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, Jr. Baltimore Baltimore 15 Randall Hall Gordon Croughwell Cooper Pocomoke City 12 Pinkney Hall Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr. Washing ton, District of Columbia Leonard Thomas DeLisio Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Sherman Denny, Jr. Centreville Alpha Kappa Pi House Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr. Brooklyn, New York 3 Randall Hall Henry Paul Eichacker Salisbury 23 Randall Hall Jack Donald Englar Annapolis Home, 232 Main Street Bernard Gregory Fold Brooklyn, New York Phi Alpha House Sanford Michael Hecht Northport, New York 12 Randall Hall Russell Crispbell Henderson Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Gustav Edward Herzer New Bedford, Massachusetts 15 Pinkney Hall Harold Arthur Kenyon' River Edge, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House George Worthington Kopp Baltimore Phi Alpha House Alvin Edward Levy Aberdeen Kappa Alpha House James Scott Baker Middelton Jersey City, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Albert Mosby Westminster Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Arthur Kurtz Myers Baltimore 37 Pinkney Hall Robert Henry Renshaw, III Annapolis Home, 184 Duke of Gloucester Stre~t Edward Peyton Ritchings Cobham, Virginia 7 Shipwright Str.eet, Annapolis Anthony Barclay Rives Baltimore Phi Alpha House Julius Rosenberg Cumberland Sigma Alpha Epsilon House William Taylor Ross, Jr. Annapolis Home, 144 Lafayette Avenue Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr. Ocean City Kappa Alpha House Francis James Townsend, Jr. Elkton Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Richard Banks Warburton Elkton 144 Charles Street, Annapolis '.fheodore Williams JUNIORS~CLASS Eugene Angyal John Rankin Birmingham James Edward Boyle Frederick Robinson Buck Walter Russell Chance, Jr. Albert Patterson Close Garner Fawcett Collins George Tyler Coulson OF 1939 Elizabeth, New Jersey Baltimore Queen Anne Baltimore Eastport Bel Air Rockville Middletown, Delaware 82 12 Pinkney Hall 8 Randall Hall 14 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Home, 100 Adams Street Kappa Alpha House Kappa Alpha House 23 Pinkney Hall Ralph Cresap Davis Theodore Edward deDisse Samuel Davis Foster, Jr. John Daniel Friebely Joseph Schussler Galloway Harry Lee Hamilton, Jr. Ross Warren Hammann Edward Willis Hearn Howard Palmer Hill Robert Felty Hodges William Joseph Hopps Robert Cecil Kanode John James Lambros Edward Flint Lathrop, Jr. James Russell McQueen, Jr. Malcolm Elmer May Philip Andrew Myers, II William Councilman Owens Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr. James Harrison Rowe Charles Sprigg Sands Nelson Earle Shawn, Louis Harry Shuman Peter Theodore Simmons Robert Henry Springer LeRoy William Staylor George Edward Thomas B. Johnson Todd Bernard Anthony Tuckey Edmund Howell Volkart 83 Annapolis Home, 4 Oklahoma Terrace Baltimore Claude House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Germantown, Pennsylvania Claude House , Towson Kappa Alpha House Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Hagerstown Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Catonsville 26 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House New London, Connecticut 1 Randall Hall Silver Spring Kappa Alpha House Brooklyn, New York Phi Alpha House Ashland, Ohio Claude House Dundalk Kappa Alpha House Cockeysville Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Gambrills Kappa Alpha House West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Scotland Phi Alpha House Newport, Rhode Island Kappa Alpha House Emmitsburg 18 Randall Hall Baltimore 22 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Hurlock 4 Randall Hall St. Alban's, New York Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Aberdeen Kap'pa Alpha House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1940 Rudolph Albera Addison Stuart Archie, Jr'. William Welch Bagby William Randolph Benny Donald Hanks Brightbill Arthur Larry Budacz Charles Tltomas Clagett, Jr. Warren Wy:nne Clements James Higgins Cook Herman Cooper Charles Osborne Duvall Cliarles Armstrong Forbes, Jr. Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr. James Ferdinand Hayward, Jr. Edwin Frederick Heinen Irvin Gorman Hoyt George Edward Hugg Robert Lee Keyser, Jr. South Glastonbury, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House Westerly, Rhode Island Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 186 Duke of Gloucester Street Easton 14 Pinkney Hall Reading, Pennsylvania 28 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Washington, District of Columbia 24 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 14 Cheston Avenue Annapolis Homs:, 101 Main Street Annapolis Home, 99 Cathedral Street Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 116 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Bay Shore, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Annapoli:r Home, 12 Ridgewood Avenue Baltimore Kappa Alpha House. I �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE William Joseph King Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr. Reginald Clair Lamb, Jr. Jacques Evon Lenmark George Taylor Lyon, Jr. Thomas Lyles MacNemar William McClelland, Jr. William David Macmillan, Jr. Wilbur Matz Ernest Leslie Medford, Jr. George Robert Mowell Ernest Campbell Popplein, Jr. Robert Harold Reynolds Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. Grant Kenneth Schmick Norman Traverse Slater John Lee Smith, Jr. Richard Wilson Snibbe James Alexander Stevens, II Philip Churchill Stoddard Hall Everett Timanus James Milton Tindall, Jr. William Brayshaw Welling, Jr. George Thomas W eschler Stanley Alfred Wilkinson Annapolis Home, 232 Prince George Street Phi Sigma Kappa House Boonton, New Jersey Home, 149 Monticello Avenue Annapolis Eau Claire, Wisconsin Phi Sigma Kappa House 28 Pinkney Hall Havre de Grace Millersville Home, Millersville East New Market 14 Randall Hall Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Baltimore Phi Alpha House Annapolis Home, 144 Duke of Gloucester Street Glencoe 26 Pinkney Hall Reisterstown Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 102 Cathedral Street Ellicott City Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Preston 4 Randall Hall Port Chester, New York 13 Randall Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Easton Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Glen Ridge, New Jersey 32 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Waterbury Home, Waterbury Sykesville Alpha Kappa Pi House Pearson Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Hartford, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1941 Gerard Jordan Alexander William Raymond Atkinson Rollin Page Ball James Herman Barrett, Jr. Richard Bergen Bianco Massimo Bianchi Victor Gustave Bloede, 3d M. Worthington Bordley, Jr. Frederick Baile Bower John Henri Brown, Jr. William Allen Carter William Melvin Catterton Loyd Woodrow Charlie James Hamilton Clark, Jr. Henry David Cubbage William Moye Darden Bruce Joly Edmonston Thomas Taylor Galloway Joseph Mathew Ganey, Jr. Norman Atwood Garis George Edward Graefe, Jr. George Ellis Gray Bruce Andrew Graybeal Frank William Hansen Dexter Stearns Haven West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Doylestown, Pennsylvania Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Easton 40 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 42 Locust Avenue New York, New York 18 Pinkney Hall West Haven, Connecticut 17 Pinkney Hall Catonsville 6 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Claude House Taneytown 37 Pinkney Hall San Juan, Puerto Rico Phi Sigma Kappa House Pocomoke City Phi Sigma Kappa House Davidsonville Home, Davidsonville Charlottesville, Virginia 3 Pinkney Hall Maplewood, New Jersey 45 Pinkney Hall Brandywine 4 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 8 Thompson Street Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Towson 5 Pinkney Hall New London, Connecticut 8 Pinkney Hall Summit, New Jersey 45 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 477 West Street Annapolis Home, 141 Monticello Avenue Conowingo 41 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 41 Pinkney Hall Saunderstown, Rhode Island 22 Pinkney Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. William Spencer Hopkins William Reginald Hughes, Jr. Albert Huldreich Jaeggin William Witt Jennings, Jr. Thomas Stanley Johnson, Jr. Lewis Nelson Jones Lyman Norwood Key Kent Kitchel Cecil Claggett Knighton Andrew Anton Kramer, Jr. Irving Selwyn Lewis George Lewis McDowell Theodore Louis Mandris Gerard John Martin Richard Salter Moseley William Clarence Murphy, III Albert Joseph Nacrelli William Edward Nelson Theodore Jerome Ritter Edward Wilfred Ross, Jr. Raymond Earl Ross Paul Aaron Sachs David McGregor Shipley, III Thomas Edward Strange, Jr. Henry Jerome Stringer, Jr. Angelo James Tarantino William Robert White Harold Webster Zebley 85 Baltimore 16 Pinkney Hall West River 15 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis Washington, District of Columbia 36 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Da vidsonville Glen Ferris, West Virginia 29 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 30 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 98 Cathedral Street Annapolis Home, 23 Thompson Street Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Edgewater Home, Edgewater Annapolis Home, 14 Revell Street Baltimore Phi Alpha House Rock Hill, South Carolina 18 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 22 Munroe Court Annapolis Home, 17 Hill Street Watertown, Massachusetts 31 Pinkney Hall 42 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania 3 Pinkney Hall Bridgeport, Connecticut 19 Pinkney Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Pocomoke City 32 Pinkney Hall 588 West Street Cheverly Annapolis Home, 2 German Street 44 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Claude House Baltimore 32 Pinkney Hall Saratoga Springs, New York Annapolis Home, 310 West Street 4 Pinkney Hall -Newark, Delaware NEW PROGRAM Home, 9 Taney Avenue Annapolis Baltimore 190 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis 7 Pinkney Hall Millington Paul Ringgold Comegys Hanover, Massachusetts 23 Pinkney Hall Stanley Nathan Fisher Oakland 40 Pinkney Hall William Wallace Grant, Jr. 44 Pinkney Hall CharlesDuncanLeverichHarrison New York, New York Annapolis Home, 474 West Street William Henry Hatfield 33 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Thomas Lansdale Hill 19 Randall Hall Salisbury William Thurman Hopkins Claude Hause Bradley Junction, Florida Thomas Johnson Kappa Alpha House Templeville Oscar Louis Lord, Jr. 7 Pinkney Hall East Orange, New Jersey Christian Hebble McGarry Kappa Alpha House Annapolis John Otto Neustadt Home, 273 First Street Eastport Ernest Albert Otto, Jr. 33 Pinkney Hall LaPlata Vernon Morse Padgett Annapolis Home, 53 Southgate Avenue Henry Martyn Robert, 3d 29 Pinkney Hall Reading, Pennsylvania Horace Roland 25 Pinkney Hall Owings Herbert Brent Stallings Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Charles Edwin Vayne 5 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Bowen Pattison Weisheit Lewis McElwain Alexander Arthur Merriman Blackburn �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE .CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SPECIAL STUDENTS 86 Cum Laude Perugia, Italy Port Chester, New York Manati, Puerto Rico Annapolis Goffredo Boccolini A. Eugene Gasteiger Luis Simo Moran Joseph Charles Smith 9 Randall Hall 3 Pinkney Hall 3 ·Pinkney Hall Home, 217 Main Street UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS Lloyd Francis Taylor Bridgeport, Connecticut Harry Gabriel Yaggi 7 Randall Hall SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS .........•..... ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . JUNIORS • • . • • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . •• . . . SOPHOMORES . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • FRESHMEN .....••• : • . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . SPECIAL STUDENTS • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS ...•.•....•..... ; . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . RoBERT GRAHAM Moss (in Mathematics) ....•..............•.•.••..•. Annapolis Rite Wilson, North Carolina 93 Bowyer Road, U. S. Naval Academy Annapoli.r Home, 16 Francis Street 32 38 43 74 4 1 2 TOTAL •••.••.•.•.•.•••.•••.•.•••.•••••••.••.....•..••..•....•...... 194 SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Maryland •••..••...•........... 137 New York...................... 11 Connecticut . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 8 New Jersey . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pennsylvania • • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • 8 3 District of Columbia. . . • . . . . • . . . . . Massachusetts . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rhode Island • • . . . . . . . . . .. • .. . . • 3 Delaware • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 2 Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . • .. . 2 Virginia • . • • . • • . . • . • • • •• . . . • . • . • 2 WILLIAM BURNS SOHN •.....•......•....•....•.•.......•.••........... Towson OKEY ELLSWORTH MICHAEL .•.•.•...•.•.•..•.........•...•........ Westernport NoRvAL FoARD KEMP .....•....•......•...........•........ ; •.......... Relay WILLARD OSBORNE AsH·....•.•..•......••.•••..............••...•.. Cumberland Cum Laude et cum Honore NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS Joseph Milton Gold, Jr. 87 Florida . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina • . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . Ohio ••.. ..... ..• ............ ... South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Virginia . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . .. . • Wisconsin . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 1 Italy·........................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ••.....•....•........• 194 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 9, 1937 BACHELOR OF ARTS FRED ALEXANDER ....••.........•.....•..•....••.•.•••. Ridgewood, New Jersey CHARLES CHESTER ATWATER ..••..• , ...•...••.....•.••••••.•••..... Chestertown JOHN HARRINGTON BROWN .•.••.....•....•......••••.......••...•.. Queen Anne HARRY PATTEY, CALHOUN .••.••....•..•...•...•.....•.•••.••.••..•.. Ocean City HERBERT KEITH CLAYTON .•.•••••••.....•..••....•.••........•..•.... Baltimore JoHN RAYMOND CooPER •••.•...•........•.....••.•...........••..•. Baltimore ERNEST NEAL CoRY, JR ....•...••.•.•..•.•.•••....••...•.•.••.••... College Park CHARLES JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM ..•..•........•....... ; .•.....•.....• Cumberland THOMPSON FAXON Dow, JR............................... South Portland, Maine MERRILL MoRSE GOLDSTEIN .••••..•.....•................. New York, New York WILLIAM EDWARD HARMAN .•.•..................•....•..•............ Accident AsHER HOLLANDER •...•.•••..•.•.•....•........•................... Baltimore JESSE WALTER HOLMES, JR.•••.•.•.......•...•........•...........• Cumberland CHARLES DAVID HYSON ••.•.•.••... , •..••.........•...........•.••.. Hampstead ALEXANDER NoBLE JARRELL.: .••..•••.••..•..•......•••••...•••.•.... Annapolis HoLDE;N L'EcLUSE •••••.•.•.•..•.•....•...........•.... Huntington, New York FRANKLIN EARL LESLIE .•.•.•.•....•......•......•..•.••••••.••..•..•.. Towson THOMAS FRANK LusBY, II ..................................... Prince Frederick EVERETT PAUL MASON, JR............................................ Baltimore HAROLD ASHTON MILSTEAD ..•.•.••.••..•..•.•.....•.•.......•.•... Chicamuxen LEWIS LEE MooRE, JR......••...•...••.•..........•....•.........•. Cambridge CHRISTIAN NEUMANN ...•...••...•..•...•... , ......•....••.•..••••. Annapolis WILLIAM EDGAR NIELSEN ...•••.•..••...••..••...... West Englewood, New Jersey JOHN BuRNESTON OWENS •...•........•.....••....•....••...•.• ; ••.. Annapolis ALBERT FRANCIS PATRICK •.•.•.•••..•......•.•.....•.......• Yonkers, New York ALAN FRANCIS PIKE ..•...•.•••.•.•.....•.............• Wethersfield, Connecticut ROBERT Bow1E SASSCER ....•.•.•.•....•.......•...••..•.•.••••. Upper Marlboro EVERETT WELCOME SMITH, JR...•....••............•.•.•. , ..••....•.• Annapolis ROBERT McCAWLEY SNIBBE .••••.•...•..........•.••.•......•....... Ca tonsville JOHN FERGUSON SOMERVILLE, JR.•••.••.•........•.••...•...••..•••. <;:umberland EDWARD CHARLES SOMMER .•.•.•••...•..••.........•... Wethersfield, Connecticut CvRus WILLIAM STRAW ......•.••.•.••..•.•.....•......• Scranton, Pennsylvania FERRIS THOMSEN .•..••.•.•••...••.••.•.•.....•••...•.••••.•..••... Baltimore WILLARD NELSON Toon .•.•.•••.••••.••.•..•••......•••.•.••.••..•••• Elk' Mills Magna cum Laude et cum Honore LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. (in Biology) .......•.....•..••.....•...••.. Baltimore EMANUEL PHILIP SNYDER (in Government) .....•...•.•......•.••. • ... Annapolis ROBERT LEVIN (in English) ....••.•....•..••.•.••.....••.•...•••.•••• Baltimore DOCTOR OF DIVINITY (Honoris causa) ALBERT HAWLEY LucAS .......................... Headmaster, St. Alban's School �,I i 88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) MARK SULLIVAN ................................... Author; editor; commentator AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WooDcocK ...•............•... President, St. John's College HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 9, 1937 To the member of the Senior Class who has attained} the highest average in his four years' acad~~ic work, .. LESTER AuBREY WALL JR. a gold medal. Offered by the Board of V1S1tors and ' Governors. To the member of the Graduating Class, intending to} study medicine, who has the highest standing in courses taken in the Division of the Sciences and .. LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. Mathematics, a prize of $10. Offered by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has} · · contributed most to the College during the ·year, a .. EDWARD CHARLES SOMMER medal. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. To the student who has written the best essay on a} subject taught regularly in the Division of the Lan- ............. ROBERT LEVIN guages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00. WILLIAM BURNS SOHN Offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. To the student who has written the best essay on a} subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sci- .. LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. ences and Mathematics, a prize of $25.00. Offered WILLARD OSBORNE AsH by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. To the student who has written the best essay on a} su~ject taught r~gularly in the_Division of the Social ..... CHARLES DAVID HYSON Sciences and Philosophy, a pnze of $13.75. Offered under the Will of the late Judge Walter I. Dawkins. . To the member of the Graduating Class who has dem-} onstrated the greatest interest in general reading, a R L twenty-inch bookshelf. Offered by a former mem- · • · · • · · · · · · · · OBERT EVIN her of the Board of Visitors and Governors. To the retiring President of the Student Council, a} · gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu Chapter of the .... ERNEST NEAL CORY, JR. Kappa Alpha Fraternity. To that member of the Senior Class who, in the opin-} ion of the Faculty, has exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a .. LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. To some person, not a student in the College, but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct, as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and .. DouGLAS LEGATE HowARD women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. ; To the member of the Senior Class who has excelled} . generally in Athletics during his four years at St. .ROBERT McCAWLEY SNIBBE John's, a medal, offered by the Phi Alpha Fraternity. · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Hodgson Cup-for excellence in English. The Jamison C~p-for excellence in Biology. The Woodcock Cup-for excellence in Chemistry. The Keene Cup-for excellence in Mathematics. 89 . ............ ROBERT LEVIN . .LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. . ..... NORVAL FOARD KEMP . .... WILLARD OSBORNE ASH . .EDWARD CHARLES SOMMER The Dearing Cup-for excellence in Economics. The Harrison Cup-for the best all-around student (athletics, scholarship, and character). ·ROBERT McCAWLEY SNIBBE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 22, 1937 Sophomore Merit Scholarship JoHN Ono NEUSTADT Freshman Merit Scholarship No Award for 1937-38 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absences, from class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . before and after holidays. . . . . . . . Administration, officers of. ........ , regulations of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission ........... '• . . . . . . . . . . . advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . applications for ................ by certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by examination ................ from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subjects accepted •............. units ......................... Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aids to students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount oCwork carried, New Program ....................... Elective Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications, for admission ......... for assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignments, rooms .............. Athletic schedules ................ Attendance, church ..............• classes ........................ college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rules .......................... Awards, Commencement .......... Biology, courses in ................ Board of Visitors and Governors . . . . Books used in New Program ..... 26, Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . . . . college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campus ........................ Change of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges ......................... Chemistry, courses in .............. Churches, Annapolis ............... Classic, definition of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clubs, college .................... College Entrance Examination Board. College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Course numbers in Elective Program. Courses for distribution in Elective Program .................... 80 80 8 62 62 65 62 63 63 65 62 64 64 65 79 70 34 78 62 72 66 37 66 35 35 80 80 80 88 50 6 30 4 5 35 79 68 54 35 23 43 35 64 62 86 37 75 90 Courses of instruction m Elective Program .................... Courses, repeated ..............•. required in Elective Program ..... summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courses m Elective Program requiring consent of instructor. . . . . . . Credits, entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curriculum, see courses of instruction in Elective Program and description of New Program. Degree, requirements for in the New Program ...................• the Elective Program ............ Degrees, conferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . offered ........................ with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Departments m Elective Program Art ........................... Biology ....................... Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English ....................... French ........................ German ....................... Greek ......................... History ..................... , . Latin ......................... Mathematics .................. Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physics ....................... Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish ....................... Description of the College. . . . . . . . . . of the courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the New Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distribution, courses for m Elective Program .................... of students, geographic .......... Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art ................. of the Social Sciences and Philosophy ......................... of the Sciences and Mathematics .. Dramatics ....................... 37 78 74 78 37 63 78 73 74 86 73 76 75 37 50 54 46 37 40 42 43 47 44 56 48 58 49 59 45 34 37 19 66 75 86 37 46 50 35 )' Economics, courses in ............. Engineering scholarships at Hopkins. English, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entrance examinations ........... Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . groups ........................ Excuse, for absence ............... Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faculty . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees, annual ..................... graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . matriculation .................. Filing of study cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternities ..................... French, courses in ................. Freshmen, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geographic distribution, students... German, courses in ................ Good standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grades .......................... Greek, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History, courses in ................ of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the New Program ............ Honors and prizes awarded. . . . . . . . Hygiene, course in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information, general .............. procedure for new students. . . . . . . Instruction, mode of in New Program ........................ courses of in Elective Program. . . . Juniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King William's School. ............ Laboratories in New Program ...... Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language requirements ...... 73, 74, tutorials in New Program ........ Latin, courses in .................. Lectures in New Program .......... theological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal arts, definition of .... 22, 25, List of students .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literature, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Location of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . Majors, requirements for ........... Marine biology ................ 53, Marks .......................... Mathematics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . tutorials in New Program ........ Matriculation Music, College band .............. student orchestra .............• fee ................ 46 72 37 63 79 37 81 68 9 68 69 69 68 79 35 40 84 86 42 77 80 43 47 17 19 88 61 67 35 62 31 37 82 18 33 6? 75 32 44 32 36 28 82 37 35 74 72 80 56 32 68 35 35 91 New Program background of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 books used in ................ 26, 30 definition of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 mode of instruction in. . . . . . . . . . . 31 Numbering system, courses. . . . . . . . 37 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. . . 66 Officers of administration. . . . . . . . . . 8 Philosophy, courses in .....•....... 48 Physical training, courses. . . . . . . . . . 61 requirements ................ 73, 74 staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Physics, courses in ................ 58 Political Science, courses in. . . . . . . . 49 Preparation for professional school. . 34 Presidents emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Prizes awarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Probation, scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 relief from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 rules .......................... 78 Promotion, requirements for. . . . . . . . 76 Psychology, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 changes in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Regulations, admission . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 awards and aids .............. 70, 73 dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Repeating courses ................ 78 Reports ......................... 80 Requirements, admission . . . . . . . . . . 63 distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 for graduation, in New Program ... 73 in Elective Program ........... 74 for honors and distinction. . . . . . . . 75 for promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 hygiene ................. 61, 73, 74 language .................... 73, 75 major ......................... 74 physical training ......... 61, 73, 74 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 specific courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Rooms, assigned to new students. . . 66 assigned to old students. . . . . . . . . 66 furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Routine of admission .............. 62 Rules for dormitories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Schedules, courses in Elective Program ........................ 37 payments of College fees. . . . . . . . . 68 work in New Program ........... 34 �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sciences and Mathematics, courses m .........................• Seminars, New Program ........... Seniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . . . . . Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speakers at the College ............ Special Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . physical training ............... Standing, satisfactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . unsatisfactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 31 82 46 83 45 36 86 8 9 14 77 77 Student activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aid ........................... band .......................... Council ..................... 35, orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roll ........................... Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summer school courses, credits. . . . . Transfer of credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuition ..............•........... Tutorials, New Program ........... Unsatisfactory standing . . . . . . . . . . . Work required in Elective Program. permitted in Elective Program. . . . Year book ....................... 35 70 35 62 35 35 82 79 78 65 68 32 77 78 78 35 � ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE FOR 1937-1938 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1938-1939 OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ~~Library I I I 0 L t.t.rrlllld ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1938 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS CATALOGUE FOR 1937-1938 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1938-1939 OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1938 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS.......................... PRINTED BY BALTIMORE PRESS BALTIMORE, MD. 8 FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LoRD 6 OFFICERS OF ADivrINISTRATION............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE 5 9 THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JoHN's CoLLEGE A Brief History of St. John's College ..........•.....•.... The Background of the New Program .................... The Liberal Arts. . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • Mode of Instruction. . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . The Physical Environment. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 20 25 31 34 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ELECTIVE PROGRAM. . . . . . • . . . . 37 GENERAL REGULATIONS Admissions · . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . Residence . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees, Scholarships, and Student Aid ................•..•.. Scholastic .Requirements . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 62 65 67 73 80 STUDENTS ENROLLED, 1937-38; DEGREES CONFERRED AND PRIZES AWARDED, 1936-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 INDEX .... ' .....•.....•.................................. 90 �1938 1939 JANUARY s JULY M T w T F 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 .. .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 .. s s 1 8 15 22 29 .. 3 10 17 24 31 M T w T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 .. . . .. .. .. FEBRUARY .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 .. 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 . . .. .. .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 . . 6 13 20 27 .. 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 .. .. MAY 1 8 15 22 29 5 .. 1 2 3 4 12 7 8 9 10 11 19 14 15 16 17 18 26 21 22 23 24 25 . . 28 29 30 31 . . .. 5 12 19 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 5 12 19 26 .. .. .. 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 .. .. .. .. 9 2 3 4 5 16 9 10 11 12 23 16 17 18 19 30 23 24 25 26 . . 30 31 . . . . .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 .. .. 1 14 6 7 8 21 13 14 15 28 20 21 22 . . 27 28 29 5 12 19 26 .. 6 13 20 27 .. 2 9 16 23 30 T F 5 6 12 13 19 .20 26 27 .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. 7 14 21 28 .. DECEMBER 2 9 16 23 30 .. 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 .. . . . . .. 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 . . . . .. . . .. .. 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 . . .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. . . .. 6 13 20 27 .. 7 14 21 28 .. 1 8 15 22 29 .. 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 September 20 ... Entrance examinations ............. September 19 September 21. .• Registration ...................... September 20 September 22 ..• Convocation: opening of session ..... September 21 November 13 ... First quarter ends .................. November 12 November 25 ... Thanksgiving day: holiday . ......... November 24 December 22 ... Christmas recess begins ............. December 17 1938 1939 January 2 ...... Christmas recess ends ................. January 2 January 20 ..... Midyear examinations begin ........... January 23 January 29 ..•.. Midyear examinations end ............ January 28 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 .. . . February 22 .... Washington's birthday: holiday ...... February 22 March 26 ...... Third quarter ends .......... ,. ......... March 18 April 13 ....... Spring recess begins ................... March 18 April 20 ....... Spring recess ends ..................... March 27 May 26 ........ Final examinations begin ................. May 29 MAY .. 7 14 21 28 1938 January 31. .... Second semester begins ............... January 30 APRIL .. 2 9 16 23 30 1937 September 23 ..• Classes begin ..................... September 22 .. MARCH 1 8 15 22 29 .. COLLEGE CALENDAR s 3 . . . . .. l· 2 3 4 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 .. 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 . . . . . . 3 4 .. .. .. .. 1 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 17 18 p 12 13 14 15 24 25 n0 19 20 21 22 . . ./ 25 26 27 28 29 M J w 2 Ta 4 91 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 . . .. .. .. FEBRUARY NOVEMBER 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 . . . . . . JUNE 1 8 15 22 29 .. OCTOBER .. .. .. 5 12 19 26 .. 2 9 16 23 30 .. SEPTEMBER APRIL .. .. 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 .. .. s s AUGUST MARCH .. 6 13 20 27 JANUARY 6 13 20 27 .. June 4 ......... Final examinations end ................... June 3 June 5 .......•. Baccalaureate Sunday .................... June 4 June 7 ......... Class day .............................. June 5 June 8 ......... Commencement ......................... June 6 JUNE 3 . . .. 10 4 5 ri' 17 11 12 13 24 18 19 20 31 125 26 27 • •1 .. 7 14 21 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 10 17 24 .. 5 �~~~~~~~~~~~---.~ i I ,1 I I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 7 LANSDALE G. SASSCER, President of the Senate, Upper Marlboro, Md. EMANUEL GoRFINE, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS Chairman, DR. RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge . .................. Baltimore, BENJAMIN F. JoHNSON, Associate Judge ............ Salisbury, HAMMOND URNER, Associate Judge ... .............. Frederick, W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge . ................ Easton, T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge .................. Towson, WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ............. . LaPlata, FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ........ . Westminster, D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge . ............ Cumberland, Vice-Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. . Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md., Lawyer. l DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md~, Surgeon. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 ,E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. 1 FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Va. PAULL. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Md. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. DR. ScoTT BucHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. The Governor of the State of Maryland, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly and the Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals are ex officio members of the Board. His Excellency, HARRY W. NICE, Governor of Maryland, President Ex Officio, Annapolis, Md. 6 • Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. Md. �FACULTY OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT AND FELLOW PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR .....•..•........•.....•....•.. Brice House STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M.A ....... ······ .12 McDowell Hall DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph.D ................ 11 McDowell Hall ASSISTANT DEAN J oHN McCLEARY, A. B., M. A. .................... 5 Randall Hall TREASURER HARRISON WEYMOUTH, A. B.........•.....•... 13 McDowell Hall B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; dip!Ome, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. President and Fellow of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. DEAN AND FELLOW ScoTT BUCHANAN .............................•.. 36 East Street MIRIAM STRANGE, A. B..................•..... 14 McDowell Hall B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Dean and Fellow of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. LIBRARIAN PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ..............•.........•.. Woodward Hall HERMANN.BERNHARD ........................... 2 Taney Avenue AUDITOR WILL-A. CLADER, C. P.A........ 57 William Street, New York City REGISTRAR DIETITIAN GEORGIA MAE SMITH ..••...•...•..............•... RandaU HaU COLLEGE PHYSICIAN ]AMES JosEPH MURPHY, M. D .................. ·······.Infirmary Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D,, University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in.Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-. PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S ..•..•..•..•..• · · · · · • · · · · · • · ·Gymnasium 8 GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..•..•..•..•..•........•.. Brice House B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-B; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-. 9 �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH v· FORD KEELER BROWN ........ , ..•..••..•.. 243 King George _Street ADAM ALLES ...........•........•......... Edgewater, Maryland B. A., Colorado State Teachers College, 1917; B. D., Oberlin College, 1920; M.A., 1921, Ph.D., 1926, Yale University. University of Berlin, 1922-23; University of Paris, 1923-24. Sterling Fellow and Assistant in Ethics, 1924-25, University Fellow, 1925-26, Yale University; Instructor in German, Rutgers University, 1926-27; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1934-. A. B., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-. PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .......... Revell Street, West Annapolis ASSOCIATE. PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY B. S., 1895, A. M., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-. FREDERICK WHIPPLE APPEL ................... 217 Hanover Street Ph. B., 1924, Ph.D., 1927, University of Chicago. National Research Fellow, University of Chicago, 1927-28; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1928-29; Associate Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1929-; Investigator, The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (summers), 1934-. PROFESSOR OF FRENCH JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..•.....•..•.....•..•........ Brice House B. L., and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New,York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor. of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-. PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS VERTREES JUDSON WYCKOFF .................• 13 Thompson Street B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-36; Professor of Economics, St. John'.s College, 1936-. ~. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS \/ MARION ALONZO EASON ........•.....•....• Severnside, Maryland E. E., University of Virginia, 1909. General Electric Company, 1909-11; Instructor in Mathematics and Physics, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) High School, 1911-13; Electrical Maintenance Department, Du Pont Powder Company, 1914-15; Instructor in Electrical Shop Practice, Department of Manual Arts, Boston, Mass., 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1916-20, Assistant Professor, 1920-25; Instructor, Mathematics and Physics, Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1925-27; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1927-34; Associate Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1934-. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPANISH THOMAS AusTIN FITZGERALD ..•.........•....... 567 West Street M. D., University of Maryland, 1896. College Physician, St. John's College, 1919-; Lecturer in Hygiene, St. John's College, 1929-. Ped. B., Missouri Teachers' College, 1911; A. B., University of Missouri, 1913; A. M., University of Illinois, 1921; Certificado, Centro de Estudios Hist6ricos, Madrid, 1929. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages, Pensacola Classical School, 1913-14; Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1914-18; Terrill School (Dallas), 1918-20; Assistant in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1920-21; Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Kansas, 1921-73; Instructor in Romance Languages, University of Illinois, 1923-27; Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1927-29; Assistant Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Spanish, St. John's College, 1934-. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GERMAN PAUL ALLEN, JR .....................•..•..•.. 24 Murray Avenue RICHARD KuEHNEMUND ................... 235 King George Street A. B., Harvard College, 1919; A. M., 1922, Ph.D., 1924, Harvard University. Instructor in Chemistry, New York University, 1923-24; Research Chemist, 1924-29; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-34; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1934-. · Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-. LECTURER IN HYGIENE ]AMES JOSEPH MuRPHY ....... , .....•..... 139 King George Street �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART AND ENGLISH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS RICHARD ScoFIELD ..•.......••..•..•..•..•..•.... 22 State Circle GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ..................... 73 Conduit Street B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-. B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; A. M., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematic~, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-; Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School during the winter terms of 1937 and 1938. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ..•..•........•..•..•.. 162 Green Street B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930-. INSTRUCTOR IN FRENCH v EDWARD TYLER HEISE ..................• 235 Prince George Street A. B., St. John's College, 1936; student in Department of Romance Languages of the Faculty of Philosophy of The Johns Hopkins University, 1936-37, 1937-38. Instructor in French, St. John's College, July, 1937-. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY ASSISTANT DEAN AND INSTRUCTOR IN HISTORY JOHN LINCOLN FINAN ...•.................•....... Randall Hall JOHN McCLEARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • 40 East Street A. B., Harvard College, 1933; A. M., Duke University, 1934; Ph.D., Yale University, 1937. Graduate assistant, Duke University, 1933-34; University fellow, Yale University, 1934-35; 1935-36; 1936-37. Research assistant, Department of Primate Biology, Yale University, 1937 (resigned). Investigator, Psychological Corporation, 1934-35. Instructor in Psychology and Sociology, Larson Junior College, 1936-37. Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John's College, July, 1937-. A. B., Johns Hopkins University, 1926; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1930. Assistant, University of Wisconsin, 1929-31; Fellow in the Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1930-31; President Adams Fellow in History, University of Wisconsin, 1931-32 (resigned); Assistant in History, Johns Hopkins University, 1931-32; Junior Instructor in History, John~ Hopkins University, 1932-35; Visiting Professor of History, St. John's College, 1935-36; Instructor in History, St. John's College, 1936-. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ..•..•..•.....•.. 243 Prince George Street ·TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN .................. 36 Maryland Avenue A. B., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; A. M., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-. B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-. TUTOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY GEORGE CoMENETZ ........•.. , ......... 182 Prince George Street GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN ..........•... 179 Prince George Street B. S., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teaching Fellow in Physics, College of the City of New York, spring, 1930; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. John's College, July, 1937-. A. B., 1925, A. M., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-. TUTOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE JAMES STEWART MARTIN ................. 239 Prince George Street A. B., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, July, 1937-. OWEN ERNEST HoLLOWAY .......•............ 201 Hanover Street B. A., 1929, B. Litt., 1930, M.A., 1933, Oxford University. Senior Assistant, Department of Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1931-33; Proeter Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 1933-35; Assistant Lecturer in English Literature, Royal University of Egypt, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE TUTOR " ·I 15 PRESIDENT EMERITUS ROBERT CATESBY TALIAFERRO ........... 206 Prince George Street THOMAS FELL ...............•................ Ruxton, Maryland B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, July 1937-. Graduate, King's Copege, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D: C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College 1886-1923. ' PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY ........................ Towson, Maryland B. A., St. J~hn's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washmgton College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23· President of St. John'~ College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35; Head, Maryland State Pohce, 1935-37. TUTOR· CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ..•..............•.... 205 Hanover Street B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. ' ,I LECTURER MoRTIMER ADLER .................... 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER .•........... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; A. M., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. LABORATORY TECHNICIAN l/ GEARY ALLISON LoNG, ]R .............. 7113 York Road, Baltimore B. E., Johns Hopkins University, 1924. Assistant Laboratorian, United States Naval Engineering Experiment Station; Laboratorian,. General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York); Laboratorian, General Electric Works (Lynn, Massachusetts); Laboratorian, General Electric Lamp Works (Harrison, New Jersey); Laboratorian, Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company of Baltimore. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS; COACH OF FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL VALENTINE LENTZ ................... The Pines, Arnold, Maryland B. S., St. John's College, 1918. ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF ,1THLETICS; COACH OF LACROSSE JOHN CHARLES DoNOH'.UE .......................... Pinkney Hall A. B., St. John's College, 1935. 2 �...... 'THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE S T. JOHN'S COLLEGE is a small liberal arts college for men. It is non-denominational, and has been so since its founding. It has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. Attention is focused upon it today because in September, 1937, a new College administration introduced the so-called "New Program," a four-year all-required curriculum, based on the study of some hundred great books from the Greeks to the present. The New Program is designed to furnish a sound general education. At St. John's it has replaced the elective system of numerous departmental courses which characterizes American colleges today. No other American college is offering a curriculum similar to the New Program. St. John's College is deeply rooted in the American tradition. In 1696 the General Assembly of colonial Maryland passed the following Act: CHAP. XVII A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT . IT MAY BE ENACTED, II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master; or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and 17 �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE established under your royal patronage, And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July I-9, r696. "King William's School," established in accordance with this Act, flourished until the Revolution, when, according to tradition, its building became a gunshop. In 1784 the Legislature granted the charter for St. John's College; in the following year an Act was passed which transferred the masters, students, and funds of King William's School to St. John's. The College has, therefore, a tradition reaching back to the seventeenth century. The "fundamental and inviolable principles" of the College charter are recognizably principles also of the Declaration of Independence. Indeed, one of the signers of that Declaration, William Paca, was among the petitioners for this very Charter; and three other signers, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Stone, served on the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. But the founding fathers of St. John's and of our Republic were aware that the liberties they had won with blood could be lost through folly and inertia. To prevent that folly they determined that our youth should possess a liberal education and in the preamble of the College Charter they declared: WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, etc. 'The founders of St. John's College and of similar colleges of liberal arts knew that, although h.abeas corpus can protect a free man's body from tyranny, only a liberal education can protect his mind. They even knew that, once the mind falls under the subtle tyranny of ignorance, grosser tyrannies soon flourish. They were therefore aware that "the wisest and best CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 regulated States" strike at the roots of tyranny by establishing and maintaii:iing liberal education. It was with such notions in mind that George Washington, who had visited St. John's, wrote its Faculty: "I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youth who are favored with your care." Seven years later he sent his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, to St. John's College, which President Washington's nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence, had already attended. To the same generations of St. John's men belong Francis Scott Key, 1796, and Reverdy Johnson, 1811, later Minister to Great Britain. A few decades ago, St. John's College, along with countless other American colleges, followed the lead of Harvard under President Eliot and introduced the "elective system,'' under which with increasingly few restrictions the student chose which subjects he would study and which he would not. During those decades, the many separate courses one took in order to secure a bachelor's degree became more and more specialized and less and less related until the American undergraduate wandered in a maze. of scheduled "offerings,'' choosing those courses which were easiest or which were taught by men he liked or which came at a convenient hour of the morning or which seemed likely in some way to increase his chances of getting rich in later life. The curriculum at St. John's, like the curriculum of other American colleges, suffered this decay. But in 1937 the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's, recognizing this decay, turned for guidance to the Committee on the Liberal Arts, which President Robert Maynard Hutchins had set up at the University of Chicago for the purpose of investigating the proper content of a liberal arts curriculum. The result of their consultation was that four members of the Committee consented to undertake at St. John's a restoration of the liberal education which its Charter calls for. Of these four, Stringfellow Barr assumed the Presidency of the College, and Scott Buchanan became Dean of St. John's. In September, 1937, the New Program was introduced, but it seemed wise for the first year to permit incoming freshmen to decide b'etween the New Program and the Old Program or elective system. One-third chose the New. The remaining freshmen entered the Old Program, which was also followed in the three upper classes. A few upper-classmen sacrificed the �,~ 20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE "credits" towards a degree which they had acquired in the Old Program and entered the New Program as freshmen· for piecing together the two programs was not permitted. ' By January it was clear that the initial problems of organization had been met, and the Board of Visitors and Governors ruled that, beginning with September, 1938, the New Program should be the required curriculum for all students at St. John's except those who had already been admitted to the Old. It is for these that the present catalogue contains information relevant to the Old Program, for these and for students who may desire to transfer from other colleges to St. John's at the grade of sophomore or higher. On the other hand, students who enter St. John's as freshmen need concern themselves only with the requirements and content of the New Program and the same thing is true of students who have studied at' other colleges but who wish to enter as freshmen in the New Program. Except that certain New Program lectures are open to all members of the College, the two programs of study do not in any way overlap. -4 The student who proposes to attend a liberal college, whether St. John's or some other, will do well to consider first the aims of liberal education. Two or three generations ago, there would have been no point in discussing those aims in a college catalogue. They were implicit in the college curriculum. Today college catalogues rarely discuss the aims of liberal education but for a different reason: in the minds of our generation the; have become confused and obscure. Irrelevant aims have been substituted: social contacts, athletics, college activities voca~ional ~r~ining, prep.aration for money-making, merely ~atisfy­ mg mm1mum reqmrements for entrance into graduate and professional schools, the acquisition of pleasanter manners. Yet a liberal college is neither a club, nor a trade-school nor a finishing .school, nor an asylum for the young unem~loyed. At least, it ought never to consent to be these things. A liberal college should be concerned with supplying the student with a l~beral education, and the student who considers entering a liberal college should know what the aims of liberal educa- · tion are. A scientific writer of the nineteenth century defined education as the adaptation of the human animal to his environment. Human animals, like other animals, have physical wants: they CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 must, as we say, make a living. But, unlike other animals, human animals have intellectual and spiritual wants as well. Like other animals, human animals may be trained. Unlike other animals, they must be educated too, if they would be really human. We Americans, in our eagerness to open and exploit a continent, have emphasized the practical, the utilitarian, the economic. We have practised brilliantly the useful arts. But, in doing so, we have rediscovered what our ancestors knew: that back of the practical lies theory, that true utility depends on distinguishing means from ends, that economic goods are the means to life but not its sufficient .end. In pursuing the useful arts, we have been led back to the liberal arts: the arts of apprehending, understanding, and knowing. It was to teach these higher, and exclusively human, arts that our ancestors founded and endowed the "college of liberal arts." For they knew that it is only by practising the liberal arts, by understanding and knowing, that the human animal becomes a free man. It is only by discipline in these arts that spiritual, moral, and civil liberties can be achieved and preserved. No wonder the founders of St. John's College considered such arts "of the ' highest benefit to society"-more truly "useful" than a tradeschool, useful as they knew trade-schools to be. But our ancestors knew likewise that, although the useful arts of making a living ultimately depend on the liberal arts of apprehending and understanding, the liberal arts are not best studied as a mere balance-wheel for the useful arts. Ultimately, the ends of liberal education are the intellectual virtues. The human animal does not desire knowledge merely in order to eat. He desires knowledge because he is human. The relation between the useful arts and the liberal arts, between "practical education" and what men have for centuries called a "liberal education," may be briefly stated if we remind ourselves that we eat to live but that we do not live to eat. To live, we must eat: we must therefore learn and practise the useful arts. To live as free men in a free society, we must also think, imagine, speculate, understand: we must therefore learn and practise the liberal arts if we would live responsibly and freely. Forall who would live in this human fashion, not merely as animals or slaves, liberal education has therefore a high "utility," and colleges of liberal arts are "of the highest benefit to society." �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The liberal arts are the arts of thinking, and we human animals think through symbols. The liberal arts are therefore the arts of handling symbols. Since the symbols through which we think are of two general sorts, words and numbers, it is not hard to see why for many centuries the liberal arts have been practised primarily on languages and mathematics. But the. words we learned from our parents' lips, the language we think and speak in, the ideas which lie behind that language, all these represent a complex which we call tradition. If we understand that tradition, if we constantly expand and criticize it, we utilize the full heritage of civilized human animals. If we try to escape from tradition, to live without that heritage, we are doomed to live blind and uncivilized lives. If in our confusion we then try to concoct a synthetic tradition-and this has happened in our own days in many places-we become monstrous; and for the proper authority of tradition we substitute tyranny. All men, including college freshmen, have traditions and live by them: local traditions, family traditions, even personal dayto-day traditions; professional traditions, scientific and literary traditions, political traditions like monarchy and democracy. But all these traditions are parts of the great liberal tradition of Europe and America, which for a period of two thousand years has kept watch over and guided all other Occidental traditions. The liberal college is concerned with transmitting this rich heritage and with continually restating it in fresh and contemporary terms. The tools which it requires, in order to do this well, are the liberal arts. The most tangible and available embodiments of the tradition itself are the classics. The "classics" which liberal education made use of until recent decades were Greek, Latin, and mathematics. But it made increasingly bad use of them. It made, indeed, such bad use of them, that it eventually forgot why it had chosen them. In the circumstances, it began quite naturally to drop them out of the college curriculum. Unfortunately, it has never since succeeded in finding adequate substitutes, and its wild efforts to find such substitutes have resulted only in cluttering the college curriculum with tidbit courses in ill-related subjectmatters. So conspicuous has this failure been that the college student long ago turned from his scheduled courses to athletics and other extra-curricular activities to find the discipline CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 which the class-room no longer supplied. Curiously enough, at this point the college, recognizing that the courses it offered were educationally less successful than student activities, turned some of the activities into courses, in a vain effort to recapture control of the educational process. This is the unconscious origin of courses in journalism, public speaking, athletic coaching, current events, which characterize liberal colleges today. Recognizing this series of failures in liberal education, a number of men in different university faculties set to work to find again the point at which the tradi~ion of liberal education had been lost. This finding again, this "research," went on in many places for many years, but by separate paths eventually converged upon the great books of the European intellectual tradition. These great books are the medium in which our liberal heritage has oeen rediscovered, in which it can be revived, in which it can be taught again in the liberal college. In that sense the great books are_ still classics. In that sense too liberal education should still be classical. Since the word classic has many meanings today-there are "the classics" of Greek and Latin literature, and there are boxing "classics" in the world of professional sport-this may be the place to state the standards by which one may judge a book to be a classic. To begin with the apparently trivial, a great book is one that has been read by the largest number of persons. To followers of the publishers' announcements of best sellers this criterion may seem unworthy. Over the entire period of European history, Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are the best examples: barring historical accidents, such as the burning of the library at Alexandria, the judgment stands. The second criterion is also apparently numerical: a g.,reat book has the largest number of possible interpretations. This does not mean that the book must be confusingly ambiguous; it rather refers to the inexhaustibility of its significance, each interpretation possessing a clarity and force that will allow other interpretations to stand by its side without confusion. Dante's Divine Comedy and Newton's Principia are the telling examples under this standard. The third criterion is more important and harder to determine: a great book should raise the persistent unanswerable questions about the great themes in European thought. Questions concerning number and measurement, matter and �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE form, ultimate substance, tragedy, and God open up mysteries for the human mind. These questions are met and evaded regularly by self-styled practical men; faced and explored, they induce, balance, and maintain the intellectual virtues, and on their constant cultivation hang the issues of orthodoxy, heresy, and freedom which are always with us. The fourth criterion is that a great book must be a work of fine art; it must have an immediate intelligibility and style which will excite and discipline the ordinary mind by its form alone. Fifthly, a great book must be a masterpiece of the liberal arts. I ts author must be a master of the arts of thought and imagination whose work has been faithful to the ends of these arts, the understanding and exposition of the truth. These five are the tests which a hook must pass if it is to belong to any contemporary list of the classics. But such a list makes a chronological series with an order that imposes additional powers on each book. Each book was written after and in the light of previous books; each book was written before other books which it has influenced. Each master has stood on the shoulders of another master and has had later masters as his students. These influences, which are historically vague in some cases, are impressive in the books themselves. Each is something more than itself in its organic place in the series, and this has many implications. One cannot internally understand a given book until he has r~ad its predecessors and also its successors. It turns out that the best commentary on a great book is another great book. Books now unintelligible to both professor and student become approachable and conquerable if the proper path through other books is followed. Finally the educative value and power of any given book increases at a very high ratio as other books are read. Consider Euclid and Newton, Sophocles and Freud, Plato and Kant, Hegel and Marx, Locke and the American Constitution. This is an overwhelming answer to inevitable doubts whether the modern college student has capacities equal to the task of reading which the St. John's program sets. It is also internal evidence from the books themselves that they are the best instruments of education. Current textbooks in special subjecttnatters do not belong to the classics; they are the best examples we can find of books that are detached from the tradition and therefore doomed to early death. Several models and a great deal of teaching and reading have gone into the compilation of the list. There is the experience with the American Expeditionary Force University at Beaune at the end of. the Wa_r, there is the experience with honors courses at Columbia University during the twenties, there is the experience with adult reading courses in connection with the People's Institute and the New York Public Libraries, there is the experience with undergraduates, graduates, and high school students at the University of Chicago, there is the experience with Litterae Humaniores at Oxford, there is experience in the Benedictine monasteries from the sixth century on. But the best model that we have is the Bible, a series of books so selected and ordered that they have become the Scriptures of the whole race. This is the most read book in our list, and its inspiration has spread backward and forward through all the classics. It should be added that any limited list of the classics must always remain open to revision. There is no better way of revising it than its coµtinuous use in teaching in a college. The "best hundred books" is a variable for collecting the values that satisfy its criteria. That is the minimum way of describing the scholarly task that is laid on the teaching faculty. The books on this list for the most part have recently been republished in cheap editions. The cost to the student during the four years' course will, with a few exceptions, come within the customary sum paid for textbooks. In special cases, for instance Euclid's Elements in Heath's translation, the College has arranged a subsidy. It 'is therefore feasible to make and remake such a list, and to prescribe it as the required reading of all students at St. John's who enter the new program of study. 24 25 . THE LIBERAL ARTS There are two ways of explaining the function of the liberal arts in a liberal college. The simpler way is to describe the mechanics of instruction. That will appear in what follows. But first it will be well to make clear what the basic distinctions were before the modern chaos buried them under the materials of instruction. In general the liberal arts are the three R's, reading, writing, and reckoning. So they still appear in our primary schools; it is their integrity and power that still lure us back to the little red school houses where our fathers (Continued on page 28) �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Racine: Phedre Moliere: Tartuffe Spinoza: Ethics Milton: Paradise Lost Leibniz: Mathematical Papers Newton: Principia Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistr'Y Boyle: Skeptical Ch'Ymist Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws Swift: .Gulliver's Travels Locke: Essa'Y Concerning Human Understanding Voltaire: Candide Fielding: Tom Jones Rousseau: Social Contract Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations Hume: Treatise of Human Nature Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Constitution of the United States Federalist Papers Kant: Critique of Pure Reason Goethe: Faust Hegel: Science of Logic Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Idea Coleridge: Biographia Literaria Bentham: Principles of Morals and of Legislation Malthus: Essay on the Principles of Population Mill: System of Logic Marx: Capital Balzac: Pere Goriot Thackeray: Henry Esmond Dickens: David Copperfield Flaubert: Madame Bovary Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment Tolstoi: War and Peace Zola: Experimental Novel Ibsen: The Doll's House Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy Clifford: The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences Fourier: Mathematical Analysis of Heat Faraday: Experimental Researches into Electricity Peacock: Algebra Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels Darwin: Origin of Species Mendel: Papers Bernard: Introduction to Experimental Medicine Galton: Enquiries in~o the Human Mind and its Faculties Joule: Scientific Papers Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism Gauss: Mathematical Papers Galois: Mathematical Papers Boole: Laws of Thought Hamilton: Quaternions Riemann: The Hypotheses of Geometry Cantor: Transfinite Numbers Virchow: Cellular Pathology Poincare: Science and Hypothesis Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry James: Principles of Psychology Freud: Papers on H'Ysteria Russell: Principles of Mathematics Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Od'Y.I.Ie'Y 1Eschylus: Oresteia Herodotus: History Sophocles: (Edipus Rex Hippocrates: Selections Euripides: Medea and Electra Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian Wars Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds Aristarchus: On the Distance of the Sun and Moon Aristoxenus: Harmony Pl~to: Meno, Republic, Sophist Aristotle: Organon and Poetics Archimedes: Works Euclid: Elements Apollonius: Conics Lucian: True History Plutarch: Lives Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Ptolemy: Almagest Virgil: .tEneid Strabo: Geograph'Y Tacitus: Histories Cicero: De 0 f/iciis Horace: Ars Poetica Ovid: Metamorphoses Quintilian: Institutes Marcus Aurelius: To Himself The Bible Galen: On the Natural Faculties Plotinus: Enneads Justinian: Institutes Augustine: De Musica and De Magistro Song of Roland Volsunga Saga . Bonaventura: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theplog'Y Thomas: Summa Theologica Dante: Divine Comed'Y Roger Bacon: Opus Maius Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Leonardo: Note-books Erasmus: Colloquies Rabelais: Gargantua Copernicus: De Revolutionibus Machiavelli: The Prince Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart Gilbert: On the Magnet Kepler: Epitome of Astronom'Y Galileo: Two New Sciences Descartes: Geometry Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Hobbes: Leviathan Montaigne: Essa-ys Cervantes: Don Quixote Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear Calvin: Institutes Grotius: The Law of War and Peace Corneille: Le Cid ;, ,. ': 27 �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and grandfathers studied and practised them. Before the nineteenth century they had a higher place and a more elaborate development which gave birth to and nurtured the array of subject-matters in the modern university. For fifteen hundred years they were called the Seven Liberal Arts, and before that they were called the Encyclopedia, the "circle for the training of boys." Thete is a continuous tradition of these as there is of the books, and the two traditions are one in the end. Their formal and operating techniques are more difficult to recover than their products in the great books, but the recovery has proved possible and also illuminating for the practical problems of instruction that the books raise. The clearest historic pattern of the liberal arts for the modern mind is, curiously enough, to be found in the thirteenth century. At the time of Dante's Divine Comedy and St. Thomas' Summa Theologica, they were listed as follows: Trivium / Grammar Rhetoric Logic Quadrivium Arithmetic Geometry Music Astronomy With the medieval emphasis on the ration<!.1 activities of man and the central position of the speculative scien,ces of theology and philosophy interest centered on the last art in each column, and. the other arts were subordinate and auxiliary to them. The master of arts in the thirteenth century would most likely write his books on logic and metaphysics or in music and astronomy. Other ages made different emphases~ The Renaissance found rhetoric, geometry, and music (measurement) most productive and illuminating, with the other arts subsidiary. The Romans went farthest in rhetoric, as one might expect from noting their legal activities. The Alexandrians gave highest honors to the grammarian scholar and the arithmetician and geometer, with considerable consequent attention to experimental science. The Athenian Greeks agreed with the thirteenth century in their ordering of the arts. It seems that we in our political preoccupation and economic energy, coupled with experimental science, are primarily concerned with rhetoric and music, the Pythagorean name for mathematical physics. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The order and the shifts in order that this indicates reflect the shifts of attention and emphasis i!l the great books, and these in turn, as methods of writing and reading, may be said to reflect the spirit of the ages in which they were written. These observations are turned to account in the manner of teaching followed at St. John's. The entire period with the books and the patterns of the arts can be reclipitulated in the four-year college course, the yearly divisions falling respectively at the end of the Alexandrian period, at the end of the middle ages, in the middle of the eighteenth century, and ending with contemporary writers. The schedule can be seen in the scheme· on page 30. This scheme correlates the books with the appropriate contemporaneous ordering· of the liberal arts, and provides the basic pattern of instruction so that it will be most effective and economical. · The two outside columns give the divisions of the books that are primarily literary and linguistic in medium and style and those that are mathematical and scientific in these respects. The middle column gives the texts that expound the distinctions and ordering principles of the arts of reading, understanding, and criticism that will most efficiently exploit the contents of the books. Along with these, laboratories of three kinds are successively used, one to study the devices of measurement and instruments of precision, another to repeat the crucial and canonical experiments in the history of science, and still another for the focusing and concentrating of the devices of all the sciences upon such contemporacy problems as the nature of the cell, the chemical, physical, and biological bala11ces in the blood, and the basic pwblems in embryology. These are the non-bookish classics that the modern laboratory has produced, and the consequent disciplines are provided for the liberal training of the stu,dent. It is an interesting fact of modern times that the· classics and the liberal arts are kept alive chiefly by experimentation. The liberal arts are chiefly concerned with the natur~ of the symbols, written, spoken, and constructed, in terms of which we rational an\mals find_ our way around in the material and cultural world in which we live. Symbols have practical aspects, as in rhetoric and industry, which must be understood and distinguished from their theoretical uses and significances in science and literature. Again there are concrete data and artificial pro- �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS First Year Second Year Languages and Literature Homer Herodotus Thucydides l:Eschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian Liberal Arts Plato Aristotle Lucretius Mathematics and Science Hippocrates Euclid Nicomachus Aristarchus Apollonius Archimedes Aristoxenus Horace Ovid Tacitus Virgil The Bible Quintilian Dante Volsunga Saga Song of Roland Chaucer Aurelius Cicero Plotinus Augustine Bonaventura Thomas Roger Bacon Third Year Cervantes Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Montesquieu Grotius Calvin Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Hume Kepler Harvey Gilbert Newton Leibniz Boyle Fourth Year Gibbon Voltaire Swift Goethe Rousseau Adam Smith American Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx Fielding Zola Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Kant Schopenhauer Hegel Peacock Boole Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell Fourier Lavoisier Dalton Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Darwin Virchow ·Bernard Galton Mendel Cantor Riemann Lobachevski Gauss Galois Veblen & Young Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Copernicus Galileo Descartes 31 ducts that must be distinguished from the abstract principles and ideas which gove'rn them. There are many connections that these aspects have with one another, and it is the business of the liberal artist to see these apart and put them together. Success in this constitutes intellectual and moral health. Failure is stupidity, intellectual and moral decay, and slavery, to escape which the founding fathers set up institutions of liberal education. It is reassuring to know that they had more than pious hopes in their minds when they made charters for St. John's College and its sister institutions. Despite daily assertions to the contrary, there is no educational device for assuring worldly success to the student. To cultivate the rational human powers of the individual so that armed with the intellectual and moral virtues he may hope to meet and withstand the vicissitudes of outrageous fortunethat is education. INSTRUCTION The machinery of instruction adopted for the New Program was worked out step by step at various places during the past two decades, at Columbia University, at the University of Chicago, at the University of Virginia, and in connection with adult education carried on in New York City. It underwent further adaptation during the session 1937-38 at St. John's. It has been so devised as to furnish the student with a maximum of balanced training through a combination apd rotation of teaching techniques. It is dictqted by the books read and by the liberal arts. The teaching devices in the New Program are four: (1) reading and discussion of the books in seminars; (2) formal lectures on special topics in the liberal arts; (3) tutorials; ( 4) laboratories. SEMINARS Meetings of seminar groups occur twice a week with any additional meetings that special circumstances or difficulties may indicate. There are at least two instructors in charge, and the instruction makes use of a wide range of devices from explication de texte to analysis of intellectual content and the dialectical treatment of critical opinion. 3 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FORMAL LECTURES vidual cases with the aim of leading each student into vital intellectual relations with the mathematical texts. This task is facilitated by the mathematical laooratory for those whose difficulties lie in the operational level. The liberal arts operate in the light of principles which constitute the liberal sciences. These sciences are progressively expounded in formal lectures by various members of the staff as the course proceeds. The lectures are expository and critical also of themes that arise in the reading of the books. There are at least two formal lectures a week. TUTORIALS There are two kinds of tutorial instruction for small groups or individuals: in original languages and in mathematics. The study of an original language is initiated in an intensive manner during a period of six or eight weeks at the beginning of each year. The books are read in English translation, but their proper interpretation is most rapid and efficient when they are studied as translations. This requires only a part of the knowledge commonly demanded now in language courses, a knowledge that is rapidly and easily acquired by the study and analysis of texts selected from the books on the list. This training serves three purposes in the course. First, it contributes to a knowledge of universal or general grammar as that is studied in the liberal arts. Secondly, it develops in the student a cumulative skill in the reading of any text whether in a foreign language or in English. Third, language training at St. John's includes memorizing short passages, imitating the style of great writers, translating, and criticizing. These things are done in order to· induce in the student an active participation in the thought of great authors, to increase his original literary ability, and to incite him to original literary creation. All these aims were formerly achie~ed through . the study and thoughtful translation of Greek and Latin before our colleges first forgot why Greek and Latin had been chosen as educational mediums and then almost completely discarded them. The second kind of tutorial is ordered to the elementary study of the mathematical books. Modern students, more because of the diversity in previous trainings rather than because of any genuine differences in native endowments, vary a great deal in their mathematical abilities. The mathematical tutorials are organized and taught on the basis of diagnoses of indi- 33 LABORATORIES Three kinds of laboratories are used: one in mathematics and measurement; one in experimentation; and one in the. combination of scientific findings. The mathematical laboratory is equipped with the basic instruments of measurement in all the sciences. Here students learn the mathematical principles that have been embodied in the instruments, learn to operate them, and thus become familiar with the operational aspects of both mathematics and the natural sciences. They also acquire the "feel" of elementary laboratory techniques for all the sciences. The second kind of laboratory allows students to repeat the crucial and canonical experiments in historic and contemporary science. There are classics in empirical science, experiments which once uncovered principles and laid the foundation for whole fields of investigation. Some of these go back to the lever and the balance, some of them like Galileo'f experiments with the in.dined plane founded classical mechanics, others like Milikan's measure~ent of the force on the electron have set the themes for contemporary science. Stud€futs are familiarized with these scientific classics. At the end of the course there will be a laboratory for the combining of scientific findings in order to investigate concrete problems of central importance. The best problems come from the medical sciences, problems of the cell, problems of blood balances, problems of embryology. They will be in charge of a member of the staff who is acquainted with medical science. These laboratories provide a proper pre-professional scientific training, illustrate the liberal arts in their liveliest contemporary practices, and focus the past on the present for the whole course. The mathematical laboratory carries the student through the first year, the experimental laboratory through the second and third years, and the combinatorial laboratory through the last year. �'I 34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHEDULE A given week contains a maximum of approximately seventeen hours of actual classroom and laboratory work. This is divided as follows: Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lectures .......................... · 2 Tutorials Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mathematics ................ .'. . 5 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i hours hours hours hours hours Total ............. ·........... 18-! hours Actually this total varies between fourteen and eighteen hours with an average of hours for the week equal to the customary requirements of liberal colleges in this country. This program more than meets the demands of graduate schools in this country, whether in medicine, law, theology, science, business, or the arts and sciences. There is enough freedom in the course for the individual student to meet any special requirements that his choice of career or graduate school may dictate. THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT I It will be apparent that for two decades an educational movement has been growing in various universities and colleges throughout our country which has come to a focus in St. John's College. That movement, for which President Hutchins of the University of Chicago is the best known spokesman, is the restoration of true liberal education in America. But it was important that, if a successful focus were to be reached, a suitable and propitious physical setting should be found for it. It · was not a matter of chance that St. John's College in Annapolis was chosen. Since it was essential to the scheme that the full fore~ ~f our tradition, freed of sentimentaJity and intellectual snobbery, be brought into play, it was dt;sirable that the physical setting provide the obvious symbols of our past, and of our past at its best and most forceful. St. John's offered the obvious advantage of age: it is the third oldest college in our country. It offered the advantage of architectural dignity and simplicity, combined with living historical traditions of our 35 young Republic and its colonial origins. Its campus of thirtyfive acres lay along the. water's edge and in one of America's loveliest colonial towns, Annapolis, a town rich in the finest examples of pre-Revolutionary architecture. Annapolis itself, built where the Severn empties into the Chesapeake Bay, is convenient to both Baltimore and Washington, with their theater, their music, their art galleries. St. John's offered the right degrees of tranquillity and accessibility to provide a young man with a place in which to mature and find himself. The physical arrangements of the College are ordered towards its educational ends. The students are comfortably housed in six residence halls, the cleaning and management of which are under the direct supervision of a stewardess. In 1937 the dining hall and kitchens were .completely renovated and placed under the expert management of a trained dietitian. Athletics, both intercollegiate and intramural, are carefully supervised to the end that they may develop bodily skills and disciplines, afford outdoor recreation, and strengthen rather than compete with intellectual development. Varsity schedules are played in football, basketball, and lacrosse; minor sports include tennis, fencing, and sailing. Provision is also made for track, boxing, baseball, badminton, wrestling, swimming, and boating. Further to ensure the physical well-being of the student, the College maintains an infirmary service, which is under the direction of the College Physici~n, of a registered nurse, and of infirmary assistants. With the encouragement of the Faculty, the ,student body maintains a year-book, _a weekly newspaper, clubs for the expression of particular interests, five national fraternities, two honorary societies, a dramatic club, and a music club, the lastnamed of which supervises a concert orchestra, a jazz orchestra, a band, and a glee club. To encourage student self-government, the administration seeks constantly the advice of a student council, elected by the entire student body. The religious needs of the student body are served by six churches and one synagogue in Annapolis, all of which invite student attendance. The churches and their respective pastors are as follows: St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal, the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Johnson; Calvary Methodist Episcopal, the Rev. E. Cranston Riggin; College Avenue Baptist, the Rev. Roger I. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Berghauser; First Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. James J. Coale; St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran, the Rev. Harry G. Yaggi; St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Redemptorist Fathers), the Rev. Francis Gallagher, C. SS. R.; Kenesth Israel Synagogue Rabbi Morris E. Gordon. ' ' . Although the College is non-denominational, it recognizes its intellectual responsibilities to religion. The theological problems of the Christian faith, many of which are dealt with in the great books read in the New Program, are further ex-~ pounded and discussed in a series of Sunday evening lectures. These lectures are given by members of the Faculty of St. John's and of other college faculties, and are open to all members of the College. Student attendance is voluntary. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ELECTIVE PROGRAM Freshman courses are numbered from 1 to 19, Sophomore courses from 20 to 29, Junior courses from 30 to 39, and Senior courses from 40 up. The numbers of full courses are unqualified, halfcourses running throughout the year are indicated by hf following the number, and half-courses given only in the first or the second halfyear are designated by 1 hf or 2 hf. Courses not given in the current year are bracketed. The Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of each course indicates the examination group to which the course is assigned. Separate sections have their examination groups listed successively. Courses are open ordinarily to members of a higher class; and occasionally members of a lower class may obtain the permission of an instructor to register for a higher class. The previous consent of the instructor is required for registration in courses indicated by an asterisk ( * ). In addition to the courses which follow, special work can be arranged between the instructor and the student. I. DIVISION OF THE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART PROFESSORS BROWN (Chairman), FnzGERALD, KIEFFER, KuEHNEMUND, ScoFIELD, AND SEGALL; DR. TILGHMAN AND MR. HEISE. ART Art 21. Survey of. the History of Art. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. (n) A survey of the history of art in Western Europe with special emphasis on the Greeks in the first half-year and on the Italian Renaissance in the second half-year. M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 12 in 1938-39: Exam. Group XI.) ENGLISH tEnglish 1. Grammar, Composition, and Prose Forms. (xv) The course is intended to supply students with the elements of English grammar and the English language as a useful tool. Frequent papers; conferences; collateral reading. Required of all Freshmen in the Old Program unless they pass an anticipatory examination in grammar and composition. Does not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution. Section Section Section Section A; B; C; D; M-W-F M-W-F M-W-F T-Th-S at 9. at 1:30. at 2:30. at 10. DR. TILGHMAN. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. DR. TILGHMAN. DR. TILGHMAN. t This course will not be given after 1937-38. 37 �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE English 21. Survey of English Literature. [*English 35. The Eighteenth Century.] PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. 39 (v1) PROFESSOR BROWN. A study of the main tendencies of English literature from Beowulf to the present time, with readings in great or characteristic writers and in social backgrounds. Recommended for all students who propose to concentrate i~ English. English literature from 1688 to the death of Shelley. The important writer• of the Restoration, the eighteenth century, and the French Revo,lution will be studied with their political, social, and intellectual backgrounds. M-W-F at 9. M from 2 to 4. Omitted in 1937-38. English 23. Contemporary Literature. (u) PROFESSOR BROWN. English 36.l 1hf. The Romantic Period. A study of European and contemporary American art and social thought in poetry, prose fiction, and drama. M-W-F at 10. [English 24 2 hf. The Modern Drama.] PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A course in rapid reading in the nineteenth- and twent-:ieth-century drama, with special attention to the period after Ibsen. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. T 2:30-4:30. First half-year. To be omitted in 1938-39. (1v) PROFESSOR BROWN. (1v) PROFESSOR BROWN. A course designed for students who would like some familiarity with the great works of literature. The Bible, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. M-W-F at 12. From Tennyson to Shaw. Chiefly the poetry and fiction of the period, with a study of the social and intellectual backgrounds. M-F at 12. Second half-year. To be omitted in 1938-39. [English 37 2 hf. Victorian Poetry.] [*English 31.1 hf. Advanced Composition.] 2 (vn) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. Intended for students who wish further opportunity to practice composition. So far as possible, the work of the course will be covered in individual conferences. M-T-F at 3 :30. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. (vn) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. e~clusive of Shakespeare, from Marlowe to (1x) PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. The chief poets read will be Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Swinburne, Morris, and Rossetti. T-Th-S at 10.. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. [English 38. American Literature.] [English 34 1hf. The Drama from 1588 to 1800.] Prerequisite: English 21. M-T-F at 3 :30. First half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. English literature from 1781 to 1825. The "Romantic Revolt," with chief emphasis on Blake, Wordsworth, and Shelley; readings in social and intellectual backgrounds. English 36.2 2 hf. Victorian Literature. English 29.1 1hf. Great Books. English 29.2 2 hf. Great Books. A study of the English drama, Sheridan. (xm) PROFESSOR BROWN. (n) PROFESSOR BROWN. Puritan and Co-Ionia! writings; the literature of the Revolution; the New England school; Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman; the Frontier and the South. When possible this literature will be studied as creative art, otherwise a.s the &pression of national or sectional culture. Students electing this course are recommended to elect at the same time History 25. M-W-F at 10. Omitted in 1937-38. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 40 [English 39. American Literature from 1870.] (v) 41 French 11. Advanced French Prose. (111) PROFESSOR SEGALL. PROFESSOR BROWN. Rapid reading from representative works of modern prose· lateral reading; reports. . ' M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. (III) [English 41. Chaucer.] The Prologue and ten of the Canterbury Tales will be carefully read in class. In addition the minor poems, The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde will be studied less in detail. Other important works of the fourteenth century, especially Gawain and the Green Knight and The Pearl will be read. M-W at 11. Omitted in 1937-38. (v) English 45. Shakespeare. PROFESSOR BROWN. A general course with little emphasis on technical problems. In the first halfyear the student will read about twenty plays, and make some study of social and cultural backgrounds. In the second half-year there will be a detailed examination of Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the five great · tragedies. M-W-F at 1:30. (T-Th-S at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) (v1) English 49. The Novel. PROFESSOR SCOFIELD. A study of the novel primarily as a form of literary art, but with some attention to its sociological usefulness. In the first half-year the course will be concerned chiefly with the types and forms of the novel and the craftsmanship of the novelist. In the second half-year a few great novels, probably selected from the works of Tolstoi, Dostoevski, Turgeniev, Balzac, and Stendhal, will be studied thoroughly. No one should elect the course who is not able to read a novel of average length each week. Open to Juniors. M-W-F at 2:30. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938-39: Exam. Group VIII.) FRENCH (Iv) French 1. Beginning French. MR. HEISE. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 11. (T-Th-S at 12 for 1938-39: Exam. Group XI.) French 2. Intermediate French. (xiv) MR. HEISE. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition, conversation, reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: French 1, or two years of high-school French. Section A; M-W-F at 9. Section B; M-W-F at 10. compr~hensive col- Prerequisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. M-W-F at 11. [*French 13. French Composition and C~nversation.] (xn) Comprehensive outside reading of modern prose; oral reports in French. Advised for all students who propose to concentrate in French. Prerequisite: French 2, or three years of high-school French. Open only to those other students whose previous work in French has been of at least C quality. Th from 1:30 to 4:30. Omitted in 1937-38. (v) French 20. Survey of French Literature. PROFESSOR SEGALL. A summary of French literature. Readings of representative works of the more important periods. A good reading knowledge of French is required. Prerequisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-W-F at 1:30. (M-W-F at 12for1938-39: Exam. Group IV.) French 27. History of French Literature and Civilization. (11) PROFESSOR SEGALL. From the origins to the present time. Lectures; comprehensive outside reading in English; weekly reports. No knowledge of French is required. Open only to men who stand in the first three groups of the rank list. M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 11 in 1938-39: Exam. Group X.) [French 31. Eighteenth-Century French Literature.] (v1) PROFESSOR SEGALL. The literary movements of the Age of Reason and their relations to the social and political conditions of the period. Outstanding authors, such as Lesage, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, will be studied in their representative works. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports; theses. Students taking this course should be able to read French with ease. Prerequisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. M-T-F at 2:30. Omitted in 1937-38. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 42 43 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [*German 33. Advanced Composition and Conversation.] [French 41. Nineteenth-Century and Twentieth-Century French Literature.] PROFESSOR SEGALL. Primarily for students who wish to acquire a better facility in writing and speaking German. Advised for those students who wish to concentrate in German. Prerequisite: Two years of college German or the equivalent. M-F from 3 to 4:30. Omitted in 1937-38. The literary tendencies of the age and the social and political conditions underlying them. The eighteenth-century precursors, the literature of the Empire, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, and nee-romanticism will ~e co~­ sidered. Comprehensive outside reading; weekly reports. Students takmg this course should be able to read French with ease. Prerequisite: French 11, or four years of high-school French. Hours to be arranged. Omitted in 1937-38. [*German 35. Introduction to the History of German Civiliza( v) tion.] PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. Open to Juniors and Seniors who want an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art up to the end of the eighteenth century. GERMAN German 1. ~eginning German. PRoFEssoR KuEH:NEMUND. (m) Prerequisite: History 1 passed with grade of C or better. M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. [*German 36. History of German Civilization during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.] (v) PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. M;;:W-F" at 11. German 10. Intermediate German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. .A lecture course in English, with outside reading and written reports. The course offers to any student an opportunity to become acquainted with German life, thought, and art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some account of the Germans in America will be included. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: German 1, or two years of high-school German. M-W-F at 9. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938-39: Exam. Group VIII.) German 20. ·Modern Literature. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (vn) Prerequisite: German 35, or History 21. M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. (v1) German 40. Problems of Current German Life and Thought. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. Training to enable the student to translate German rapidly. Oral and written reports on prepared translation; sight translation. (x1) Open only to students concentrating in German. Prerequisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German. M-W-F at 2:30. (M-F 1:30-3 :00 in 1938-39: Exam. Group V.) Tat 10. GREEK German 21. Scientific German. PROFESSOR KuEHNEMUND. (vm) Intended for students specializing in the sciences. Prerequisite: German 10, or three years of high-school German; T-Th at"· (T-Th at 12 in 1938-39: Exam. Group XL) I I j Greek 1. Beginning Greek. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Elements of grammar and compositiori; reading of simple prose. T-Th-S at 11. (x) �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [Greek 22 2 hf. Homer, the Iliad.] (1) Subject matter of the course chosen from the historians and the legal writers. May be varied from year to year to suit needs of students. ILIAD. Prerequisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. [Greek 24 1hf. Homer, the Odyssey.] Prerequisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. (1) Latin 17 2hf. Prose Selections. (v) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from the (Ix) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from the Latin 11 1hf. Readings from Latin Prose. 45 Prerequisite: Latin 1, or two years of high-school Latin. M-Th-F at 1:30. Second half-year. ODYSSEY. Prerequisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-W-F at9. First half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. [Greek 25. New Testament and Patristic Greek.] Latin 21 1hf. Poetry of the Golden Age. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (v) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from Catullus, Vergil, Horace. Prerequisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Readings in early Christian literature. Prerequisite: Greek 1, or two years of high-school Greek. M-T-F at 1:30. Omitted in 1937-38. Latin 24 2 hf. Plautus and Terence. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Greek 31. Plato; Greek Tragedy. (m) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings from the DIALOGUES Prerequisite: Latin ll 1hf, or four years of high-school Latin. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. of Plato and two tragedies. Prerequisite: Greek 22 2 hf, 24 1hf, or 25. M-W-F at 11. [Greek 34 2 hf. History of Greek Tragedy.] Readings in Latin comedy. (1x) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. A study of the extant Greek tragedies. A study of the development of the tragic form and of its influence on later literature and on the modern theatre. No knowledge of Greek is required. T-Th-S at 10. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. *Latin 30. Roman Law. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Readings .in English from Justinian. Lectures on the history of Roman law. Open to Juniors and Seniors, with the consent of the instructor. Hours to be arranged. "SPANISH Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish. (IV) PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. LATIN Latin 1. Beginning Latin. PROFESSOR KIEFFER. Elements of grammar and composition; reading of simple texts. M-W-F at 12. (1v) Elements necessary for acquiring the language: grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading of simple texts, composition. M-W-F at 12. "Courses in Spanish will not be given after 1937-38. �46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF Spanish 2. Intermediate Spanish. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. [Economics 38 1 hf. Introduction to Business.] PRGJFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x) Prerequisite: Economics 21. M-T-F at 1:30. First half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. Prerequisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high-school Spanish. T-Th-S at 11. (Ix) *Economics 39 2hf. Social Problems of Industry. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. T-Th-S at 10. First half-year. Economics 40. Seminar in Economics. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. II. DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY Open only to Seniors majoring in the Division of the Social Sciences. T at 11, and individual conferences. ECONOMICS (n) HISTORY History 1-A. History of Western Civilization up to the Seventeenth Century. (n) PROFESSOR KIEFFER. (MR. McCLEARY in 1938-39.) A study of the problems arising from the maintenance of life in a modern social group. M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) Economics 32 1 hf. Financial Problems. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (x) A course in economic theory and the major subjects of economic controversy. ALLES, KIEFFER, MARTIN, AND MR. McCLEARY Economics 21. General Principles. PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. (m) The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of our industrial system upon the community. A study of the cultural background of Spanish civilization as seen in the literature, and to some extent in the art and architecture, of the Spanish people. No knowledge of Spanish required. Lectures, readings, discussions, reports. (Chairman), (v) A study of the principles of industrial enterprises. A general view of Spanish literature, illustrated by reading from representative works of the more important periods. Collateral reading and reports. PROFESSORS WYCKOFF (v) Open to Juniors and Seniors, with permission of the instructor. M-T-F at 1:30. Second half-year. Omitted in 1937-38. Prerequisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high-school Spanish. M-W-F at 9. Spanish 25 1 hf. Spanish Life and Culture. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. 47 JOHN'S COLLEGE [*Economics 37 2hf. Security Investment and Analysis.] PROFESSOR WYCKOFF. Review of basic principles: grammar and composition; conversation; reading from the works of nineteenth-century and contemporary authors. Spanis,h 11. Introduction to Spanish Literature. PROFESSOR FITZGERALD. ST~ A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from its beginnings up to the seventeenth century. This course is especially designed for students who wish to take but a single course in history. (m) M-W-F at 10. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938:-39: Exam. Group VIII.) The aim of this course is to make the student familiar with our commercial and investment banking systems. Prerequisite: Economics 21. M-W-F at 11. (M-W-F at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group II.) First half-year. History 1-B. History of Western Civilization Since the Seventeenth Century. ' (I) MR. McCLEARY. · j A survey of the evolution of our western civilization from the seventeenth century to the present. M-W-F at 9. 4 �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE [History 21. Medireval European History.] PROFESSOR KIEFFER. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (m) Philosophy 27 2 hf. Ethics. PROFESSOR ALLES. 49 (m) A course in the foundations of modern Europe from the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the west to the establishment of the national state. A survey of moral theory and practice with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Christianity, Kant, etc. M-W-F at 11. Omitted in 1937-38. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. History 22. Europe Since 1914. MR. McCLEARY. (vm) Philosophy 31. History of Philosophy. PROFESSOR ALLES. (1x) A &tudy of Europe during and since the Great War. Prerequisite: History 1-A. A study of philosophic speculation from the early Greeks to modern times. T-Th-S at 9. Given in 1937-38; to ~e omitted in 1938-39. T-Th-S at 10. History 23. English History. PRoFEssoR MARTIN. (MR. McCLEARY in 1938-39.) (m) A study of religion from the historical, psychological, and philosophical points of view. A· survey of English history. M-W-F at 11. (M-W-F at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group II.) History 25. American History. PROFESSOR MARTIN. (v) A study of the political, social, and economic development of the United ~tat~s, with special reference to the period from 1789 t? th~ present_. ~~phas1s. ~ill be upon constitutional development through leg1slat10n and 1ud1c1al declSlon. (Texts: Declaration of Independence; Constitution; Federalist Papers; Rousseau, Social Contract; Locke, Second.Essay on Civil Government; Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations; Schlesinger, Political and Social History of the United States; mimeographed materials.) M-W-F at 1:30. (M-T-F at 1:30 in 1938-39.) PHILOSOPHY Philosophy ll 1hf. Logic. PROFESSOR ALLES. Prerequisite: Philosophy 12 2 hf or 27 2 hf or 31, or the permission of the instructor. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Philosophy 38.1 2 hf. The Fundamentals of Christianity. PROFESSOR ALLES. (I) A study of the basic teachings of Jesus and St. Paul. Consideration will be given to the Jewish and Hellenistic background and influences. M-W-F at 9. Second half-year. Beginning in 1938-39, the only Philosophy courses offered will be: (x) The course is chiefly concerned with the study of valid and invalid forms of reasoning in deductive and inductive logic. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. First half-year. Philosophy 12 2 hf. Introduction to Philosophy. PROFESSOR ALLES. Philosophy 37 1hf. Philosophy of Religion. PROFESSOR ALLES. (x) The following are some of the problems discussed: the origin of the universe and of life; the nature of reality; mind; the origin and nature of human knowledge; God. Open to qualified Freshmen after consultation with the instructor. T-Th-S at 11. Second half-year. Philosophy 13. Instructor and exact description of course to be announced. (I) M-W-F at 9. Philosophy 25. Instructor and exact description of course to be announced. (Iv) M-W-F at 12. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Science 21. Law and the State. PROFESSOR MARTIN. (vm) A study of the basic concepts of politics. Examination of human associations and institutions, and the function of law in human society. (Texts: Friedrich, Constitutional Government and Politics; Aristotle, Ethics, Politics; Plato, Republic; St. Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Law, De Regimine Principium; mimeographed materials.) T-Th-S at 9. (T-Th 1:30-3:00 in 1938-39: Exam. Group XII.) �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Political Science 27. Anglo-American Law. PROFESSOR MARTIN. (x) *Biology 14 1 hf. Readings in Biology. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. 51 (xn) A study of the principal legal rights and the remedies available for their enforcement, both at common law and by statute. Examination of methods of legislative and administrative control over economic institutions, in the light of the judicial process. (Texts: Blackstone, Commentaries; mimeographed case materials.) This course is intended for students who are not majoring in the sciences, but who wish some cultural knowledge of them. It will not be credited for distribution as a laboratory science. The course will cover biological literature which is of a general rather than a technical interest. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Three hours weekly. T-Th-S at 11. Open only to upperclassmen who have had no biology. T-Th from 1:30 to 3 :00. First half-year. III. DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS BIOLOGY PROFESSORS VEDOVA (Chairman), ALLEN, APPEL, BAYLIFF, BERNHARD, BINGLEY; Biology 15 2 hf. Field Zoology. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. EAsoN, FINAN, McFARLIN, AND RIDGELY Biology 1 2 hf. History of the Earth and Its Inhabitants. PROFESSOR APPEL. (xn) Evidences of successive changes in the geological and biological world; theories of such changes. Three hours a week. T-Th from 1:30 to 3 :00. Second half-year. Prerequisite: Biology 11. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 16 1 hf. Physiology. PROFESSOR APPEL. Biology 10 2 hf. Social Biology. PROFESSOR APPEL. The biology of population groups, as distinguished from the biology of the individual. Special attention to the quantitative and qualitative study of mankind; human ecology and human genetics. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 11. Beginning Zoology. An ecological study of fresh and brackish water faunas near Annapolis. Readings in the problems and methods of ecology. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. (III, XI) An introduction to animal biology. General principles of morphology, physiology, ecology, histology, genetics, embryology, etc., and a survey of the common groups of animals. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. A general study of vital processes. The physico-chemical nature of protoplasm, and the relation of life to the environment. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. .First half-year. Biology 20 1 hf. Invertebrate Zoology. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. (m) Laboratory fee, $10.00 per half-year. Section A; PROFESSOR RIDGELY. Recitation, M-F at 11. Laboratory, M-F from 1:30 to 4:30. The morphology and evolution of the invertebrates. Some attention to larvae, to extinct groups, and to groups of uncertain phylogenetic position. Many of the specimens to be used in the laboratory are deep-sea and mid-Atlantic forms taken by the "Atlantis" in 1931 and 1933. The specimens were given to the department through the kindness of Doctor Henry B. Bigelow of the Oceanographic Institute, and Mr. Joseph S. Bigelow of Annapolis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Section B; PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. (Pre-medical students). Recitation, T-Th at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 1:30 to 4:30. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1:30 to 4:30. First half-year in alternate years. (Omitted in 1938-39.) �52 CATALOGUE OF St. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Biology 21 1 hf. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates. (1v) PROFESSOR APPEL. A history of the successive types of structure found in the higher animals. An introduction to human anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation, W-F at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. First half-year. Biology 22 2hf. Embryology of Vertebrates. PROFESSOR RIDGELY. A further study of the higher types of animal structure as seen in developmental anatomy. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Recitation W-F at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. Second half-year. 53 Biology 34 2 hf. Genetics. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. A study of the principles of heredity and variation, and of the relation of these to each other and to evolution. Laboratory work to consist of breeding experiments with different strains of Drosophila and of calculations in practical breeding problems. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent. Biology 27 2 hf 1s recommended. · Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 37 1 hf. Parasitology. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Evolutionary and general biological significance of the parasitic mode of life. Consideration of the ecological relationships between parasite and host. Internal parasites only; chiefly those of vertebrates. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Biology 11 or the equivalent; Biology 20 1 hf is recommended. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year in alternate years. (Given in 1938-39.) Biology 27 2 hf. The Mechanism of Development. PROFESSOR APPEL. Studies on the germ cells and on developing eggs, emphasizing the interrelations of embryology, genetics, cytology, and physiology. A history of the attempt to analyse the early foflll.ative processes in terms of preformation and epigenesis. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of college biology. Laboratory fee, $10.00. Hours to be arranged. Second half-year. Biology 39 1 hf. The Species Problem. PROFESSOR BAYLIFF. Readings in zoogeography, paieontology, genetics, and other fields offering an explanation of the mechanism of evolution. Three hours of recitation. Prerequisite: Biology 11. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Marine Biology. Biology 30 1 hf. Histology. PROFESSOR APPEL. The .comparative study of normal cells and tissues. Two hours of recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Comparative anatomy and embryology of the vertebrates. Laboratory fee, $10,00. Hours to be arranged. First half-year. Advanced students, particularly those who are concentrating in biology, are urged to take at least one summer course at some marine biological laboratory. The season of the year and the diversity of animals available at such institutions combine to give the student opportunities for study which cannot be duplicated during the regular school year. With the approval of the department, courses taken at a marine laboratory may be counted toward the fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. To encourage and assist worthy biology and pre-medical students to attend such laboratories, the College offers annually a full tuition scholarship applicable either at the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CHEMISTRY Chemistry 2. General Chemistry for Science Students. · Chemistry 31 1 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part IL Continuation of Part I, including volumetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of salts, minerals, and alJoys. One hout lecture and eight hours of laboratory. A standard course in General Chemistry in which chemical phenomena and underlying principles are studied. The lectures and laboratory work include topics which are in part introductory to Qualitative Analysis. Two hours of lectures, one hour of recitation, and four hours of laboratory. An extra hour will be required of aIJ stud~nts having difficulty with the course. · Prerequisite: Chemistry 22 2 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. M-T-F from 1:30 to 4:30. First half-year. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, T-Th from 10 to 12. (In case of conflict, other hours can be arranged.) Make-up, M at 1. (x1) PROFESSOR McFARLIN. The aim of this course is to give to the student a thorough grounding in the principles involved in the detection of unknown substances, In ·the lectures and recitations special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry. The laboratory work is devoted to the qualitative analysis __ of "unknowns" and to the separation an,d identification of the metals and acid radicals usualJy met with in inorganic chemistry. Two hours of lectures and recitations and six hours of laboratory. Chemistry 32 2 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part I. (1v) PROFESSOR ALLEN •. -,_ Substances in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; the structure of matter· energy changes; chemical equilibria; and substances in dilute solution form th; basis of study. The laboratory work includes determinations of molecular weights, measurements of physical properties, etc. Three hours of lectures and four hours of laboratory. · Prerequisites: Chemistry 21 1 hf and Mathematics 21. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 12. Laboratory, F from 1:30 to 5:30. Second half-ye'ar. Chemistry 33. Organic Chemistry. (m) PROFESSOR BERNHARD. An introductory course in the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lectures and laboratory work are designed to give a knowledge of the fundamental reactio~s an~ properties of representative compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic senes. Two hours of lectures and recitation and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 12. Laboratory, M-F from 1:30 to 4:30. First half-year. Chemistry 22 2 hf. Quantitative Analysis, Part I. (v) PROFESSOR ALLEN. (u) PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND McFARLIN. Chemistry 21 1 hf. Qualitative Analysis. 55 (v) Prerequisite: Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 1:30 to 4:30. PROFESSOR McFARLIN. The theory of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Exercises in acidimetry and alk:alimetry, and gravimetric determination of simple compounds. One hour lecture and eight hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chemistry 21 hf. Laboratory fee, $15.00 and breakage. Recitation, M at 1: 30. Laboratory, M from 2:30 to 6:00; F from 1:30 to 6.:00. Second half-year. 1 Chemistry 42. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (x1) PROFESSORS BERNHARD AND ALLEN. ~elected .t~pics _of organic cheT?istry are discussed in greater detail. Readings ~n the ongmal l!ter~ture are ~ss1gned. _The laboratory work in the first half-year includes quant1tat1ve organic analysis and the preparation of organic compounds. Two hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 9 to 12. �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (I) Chemistry 43 1 hf. Physical Chemistry, Part II. 57 Mathematics 33. Higher Algebra. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. PROFESSOR ALLEN. The topics treated include electrochemistry, theory of strong electrolytes, colloid chemistry, and photochemistry. Three hours of lectures and recitations with reports on assigned reading in the original literature. In this course such topics as matrices, linear transformations forms etc. are studied with a view to preparing the student for furthe; work in 'pure mathematics. Prerequisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf; ability to read French and German. M-W-F at 9. First half-year. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21. Hours to be arranged. Mathematics 35. The Elements of Mechanics. (Ix) PROFESSOR BINGLEY. *Chemistry 50. Problems in Chemistry. The principles of statics and dynamics, with applications to particles and rigid bodies. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. A laboratory course devoted . to small research problems. Eight hours of laboratory and library work. Prerequisites: Chemistry 32 2 hf and Chemistry 33. Laboratory fee, $25.00 and breakage. Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 10. (T-Th-S at 9 in 1938-39: Exam. Group VIII.) Mathematics 37. Number Systems. (I) PROFESSOR V1movA. MATHEMATICS Mathematics 11. Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. (vm) Prerequisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 9. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. This course ainis to give a survey of the essentials of trigonometry, college algebra, and analytic geometry. The two-fold purpose of mathematical study is emphasized: to enable the student to use mathematical processes as a tool in his scientific studies, and to enable hini to recognize the cultural value of rigorous thinking. T-Th-S at 9. (T-Th-S at 10 in 1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) (n) Mathematics 21. Differential and Integral Calculus. Mathematics 41. Mathematical Analysis, Part II. (x) PROFESSOR VEDOVA. A continuation of Mathematics 31 with an introduction to differential equations and functions of a complex variable. The partial differential equations of physics are studied. Prerequisite: Mathematics 31. T-Th-S at 11. PROFESSOR BINGLEY. Methods of differentiation, series, indeterminate forms, etc., with the sinipler applications to mechanics and the higher plane curves. Formulas of integration, with applications to the determination of length, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, pressures, and moments of inertia. Prerequisite: Mathematics 11. M-W-F at 10. Mathematics 43. Introduction to Modern Geometry. PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Prerequisite: Mathematics 33. Hours to be arranged. Mathematics 45. Differential Equations. Mathematics 31. Mathematical Analysis, Part I. (vm) PROFESSOR VEDOVA. An advanced course in the calculus with an introduction to differential geometry. The applications of mathematical analysis to the physical sciences are stressed. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21. T-Th-S at 9. (T-Th-S at 10in1938-39: Exam. Group IX.) (xI) PROFESSOR VEDOVA. Intended primarily for the student of physics or engineering, this course emphasizes applications to geometry and physics and aims to equip the student with some of the means used for the ready solution of the commoner types of equations, rather than to inipart to him any extensive knowledge of the underlying theory. T-Th-S at 12. �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PHYSICS Physics 21. Elements of Physics. (xI) PROFESSOR EASON. This course covers the elements of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, and light. It is designed to give the student an acquaintance with, and an explanation of, the natural phenomena which envelop his daily life. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. (vm) Prerequisites: Physics 21 and Mathematics 11. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, T-Th-S at 9. Laboratory, T-Th from 2:30 to 4:30. T-Th-S at 9. First half-year. Psychology 15 1 hf. Syst~matic Psychology. (m) PROFE.SSOR FINAN. A survey of contemporary systems of psychology including Introspectionism Functionalism, Behaviorism, the psychology of Gestalt and "Dynamic" psy~ chologies. The significant contributions of each school will be considered critically with the purpose of integrating the several viewpoints. M-W-F at 11. First half-year. (n) PROFESSOR EASON. Psychology 16 2 hf. Experimental Psychology. (v) PROFESSOR FINAN. An attempt is made to acquaint the student with the modem theory regarding the nature of heat and its practical application. The course will be carried on both by tex.t-book readings and lectures. Much parallel reading will be assigned throughout the year and extensive laboratory work done. Prerequisites: Physics 21; Mathematics 21; Chemistry 2. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and breakage. Recitation, M-W-F at 10. Laboratory, W-F from 2:30 to 4:30. Informal lectures, demonstrations, and experiments. Intended primarily to train students in the weighing of evidence according to the quantitative logic of science, this course will provide experience in the design, conduct, ail.d interpretation of simple experiments. Such topics as the comparative nervous system, the sensory, motor, and central components of the reflex arc, learning motivation, intelligence, personality; and social behavior will be consider:d. Open especially to lowerclassmen. (Laboratory facilities to accommodate 20 students. Fee: $10.00.) M-F from 1:30 to 3 :30. Second half-year. Beginning in 1938-39, these two courses in Physics will be offered: Recitation, T-Th-S at 11. Laboratory, T-Th from 2:30 to 4:30. (vm) An introductory course consisting of lectures, demonstrations, and discussions in general psychology. The several sensorimotor systems, the reflex, conditioned reflex, learning, motivation, emotion, perception, and personality together with theit development and differentiation will be considered from the viewpoint of man as a psyi:hobiological organism. Beginning with the fundamental ideas underlying electrical science, this course explains how such principles may be applied in industry, the arts, and to the problems of everyday lfe. Three hours of recitation and four hours of laboratory. Physics 21. Elements of Physics. Instructor to be announced. PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR. FINAN. PROFESSOR EASON. Physics 42. Theory of Heat. (Iv) Recitation, M-W-F at 12. Laboratory, M-F from 2:30 to 4:30. Psychology 10 1 hf. General Psychology. Prerequisite: Mathematics 11 or Plane Trigonometry. Laboratory fee, $20.00 and break,age. Section A; Recitation, T-Th-S at 12. Laboratory, T-Th from 2:30 to 4:30. Section B; Recitation, T-Th-S at 12. Laboratory, W-F from 2:30 to 4:30. Physics 31. Electricity and Magnetism. Physics 33. Advanced Physics. Instructor to be announced. 59 (x) Psychology 18 i.hf. Human Psychobiology. (v) PROFESSOR FINAN. An intensive course consisting of a series of laboratory exercises whose purpose is to provide the student with first-hand knowledge of the fundamental principles of psychology considered as a purely experimental and objective science it is also intended to generate an appreciation for the naturalistic approach t~ �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the understanding of human nature. Ebbinghaus' classical investigations of memory, Cattell's objective studies of mental reaction, Thorndike's pioneer studies in learning, Pavlov's discovery of the conditioned reflex, Sherrington's analysis of reflex function will be repeated as representative samples of the experiments on which the science is built. M-F from 1:30 to 3:30. First half-year. Psychology 23 2 hf. Applied Psychology. (m) PROFESSOR FINAN. Designed primarily to afford advanced students the opportunity to secure a working knowledge of the psychology of law and medicine. Psychology in relation to social, political, and economic institutions will occupy approximately one-half of the course, the remainder treating of the psychopathology of the "normal" and abnormal mind. Admission to this course is conditioned on sufficient previous training in the biological and social sciences. M-W-F at 11. . Second half-year. (This course will alternate with Psychology 25 2 hf; it will not be given in 1938-39.) Psychology 25 2 hf. Fields of Psychology. (m) 61 Hygiene 1. General Principles of Hygiene. DR. MURPHY. Lectures on the science of health. Biology; the supply of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide; food and the digestion of foods; heat regulation of the body; removal of waste material from the body; physical exercise; the nervous system; mental hygiene; diseases in general; particular diseases. One lecture each week for ten weeks, beginning with the first Tuesday in October. Required of all freshmen, and of transfer students who have not had an equivalent course. Tat 4:30. Physical Training 1. MR. LENTZ. Three hours a week required of all freshmen. A thorough physical examination by the College Physician is required of all entering students. All students competing for teams are excused from taking regular class work while reporting regularly for any varsity sports. Required physical training consists of outdoor competitive games in the fall; apparatus work, hand ball, indoor baseball, cage ball, basketball, and other competitive sports in the winter; with outdoor competitive sports again in the spring. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR FINAN. Exploration and intensive sampling of the following fields: historical and systematic psychology; genetic psychology, both phylogenetic and ontogenetic; social psychology; abnormal psychology; and applied psychology. Admission to this course is conditioned on sufficient previous training in psychology to enable the student to work at an intermediate level. M-W-F at 11. Second half-year. •' Psychology 37. Introduction to Research. PROFESSOR FINAN. Open to properly qualifie!l students concentrating in psychology or in other biological sciences, this course provides experience in ·the use of the methods and technique of psychological investigation. Each student projects and carries out an original experimental problem. Hours to be arranged. Psychology 50. Reading course. PROFESSOR FINAN. An intensive study of the areas of psychology not included in the foregoing courses. Open to advanced students in psychology. Hours to be arranged. Physical Training 2. MR. LENTZ. Advanced course in physical trammg. Two years of physical trammg are required of all students. Students who fail to fulfill the requirements in physical training will not be allowed to graduate. Open only to those men who have passed satisfactorily in Physical Training 1. Hours to be arranged. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GENERAL REGULATIONS The rules and regulations contained in this catalogue and constituting the basis for the government of the College are made by the Board of Visitors and Governors and the Faculty, and they are at all times subject to revision, repeal, and addition by them. The President, the Dean, the Treasurer, and the Manager of the Dining Hall are the executive officers of the College, and it is their duty to enforce the rules and to guide the activities of the College community to the ends of freedom, peace, and order. External discipline is only a means to these ends, however, and the administration attempts on all occasions to give as much power and responsibility to the members of the community as they will exercise for the sake of the common good. It is assumed that each student will conduct himself as a gentleman and responsible member of the community. It is assumed that each student organization will conduct its affairs as an integral part of the community. The general co-ordinating oversight of students, their common life, and their activities is delegated to the Student Council, whose members are elected by the student body. They are encouraged to take the initiative· in making and executing rules, to make recommendations to the administration, to seek counsel and guidance from the senior members of the community, and to act in a judicial capacity in disciplinary c.ases. In .controversial matters which are vital to the community the administration retains the power of vetoing the acts of the Student Council. Any student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. REGULATIONS CONCERNING ADMISSION Application for Admission. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the application form, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testi62 63 m~nials_ concerning his c~a~acter. It is customary for the Registrar to wnte directly to the pnnc1pal of each school for a recommendation of ~he student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar wntes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candi~ate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed eatly, preferably before June first. No new students will be admitted to the old elective program· be-. ginning in the session of 1938-39 all freshmen must take the' new St. John's program. No students will be admitted to the new St. John's program with advanced standing. Students with credits from other colleges may apply for advanced standing in the old elective program at St. John's College. Requirements for Admission. The general requirement for admission is the standard four-year high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks· in other words a full year's work irt a secondary school. In Engli;h a unit is mor~ than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required, see "Subjects Which May be Offered for Admission." Admission by Certificate. Graduates of .accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination. When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who presentless than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriq.te examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. · 5 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission. For admission in good standing a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Languages: Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. At least two years of work (two units) in a single language are required. Not more than four can be accepted in any one language; but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. . An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In "Problems of American Democracy" one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. ln economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be. accepted. Science. One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Miscellaneous: Electives totaling not more than three and one-half years of work (three and one-half units) may be accepted from the following schedule: CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 65 Subject Amount of work accepted Music · · · .... · · · · ..................... A half or a whole unit Art · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . · · · .............. A half or a whole unit. Typewriting ........................... A half unit. . Stenography ........................... A whole unit. Commercial Arithmetic ................. A half or a whole unit ~~achine) Design . / ................... A half or a whole unit: opwork.............................. A half or a whole unit. Book~eepmg .......................... A whole unit. Drawmg (Freehand or Mechanical) ....... A half or a whole unit or two half· units. ' Admission ~ith Advanced Standing from Other Colleges. St~dents who wish to transfer to the new St. John's program must ~eg1ster as freshmen ~or the four-year course; no advanced standing · m the new program Is granted for other college credits. St~dents who wish to transfer to the old elective program at St. J~hn ~ College from other colleges and universities should file apphcat10ns. for admis~io? siI?ilar to those filed by other new students. 1:he routme of adm1ss10n IS the same as that followed in admitting high school gradua~es, but the student's college record not his high school record, furmshes the basis for admission. Official statements must be submitted from the institutions which he has attended showing his status at the time of transfer and a list of the course~ he has pursued, with the grades attained. S_t1;1dents who transfer from approved collegiate institutions may pet1t1on for advanced standing in the elective program on the basis of the college courses they have taken and passed. In controversial cases examinations may be required before advanced standing can be granted. A certain discount in credits is to be expected in any transfer from one college to another. This is due to differences in courses and in prerequisites in various institutions. RESIDENCE ~ll. stude~ts not livii;ig 3:t home are required to live in the College bwldmgs (either dorm1tones or fraternity houses) and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chest of dra~ers, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application blanks may be obtained from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted and their matriculation fee of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their applications for admission the names of any other students with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change after they arrive at College. As far as possible new students will be assigned to single rooms in the dormitories. Rooms in the dormitories and fraternity houses may not be occupied during any vacation. The dormitories and the fraternity houses will be open for occupancy from noon of the second day before the opening of College in September. The College through the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories maintains the care of the dormitories and fraternity houses. In addition to her staff there are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: it will be open from noon of the second day before the opening of College in September; only breakfast will be served ori the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes; a similar schedule will be observed before and after the Spring recess. 66 Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormi- . tory or fraternity house, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory or fraternity house must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room whose walls, ceiling, or floor has been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. THE DINING HALL The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanced diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. The Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, except for a single holiday; 67 INFIRMARY SERVICE A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. It is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. FEES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND STUDENT AID COLLEGE FINANCES Few who pay college fees realize the actual cost of the educational services to which they are contributing; it is important that they know some of the facts. · Over a period of several decades the cost per student per year in American colleges has been rising; the average cost is now something over $1000 per student per year. St. John's runs slightly over that average at present and will continue to aim at this economical figure. What is true of colleges in general is true of St. John's: student fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the remainder is made up from an appropriation from the State of Maryland of $70,000 a year, income from endowment funds, and gifts. Ideally, those who can should pay the full cost of their education, so that those who cannot may have the full advantage of the State appropriation and the income from endowment and gifts. The current practice is an approach to this ideal scheme. A standard fee is fixed at some figure below the actual cost. This is paid by all students. Students, who are not able to pay in full from their own funds, apply for scholarships, or other forms of aid that involve work performed for the College. The College distributes its funds available for this purpose with due regard for the abilities and actual performances of the needy students. �68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In figuring the budget for the academic year each student should include items not listed below as fixed charges, such as books, clothes, laundry, stationery, and other incidentals. Laboratory Fees. In the courses of biology, chemistry, and physics-and in one or two psychology courses-special fees are charged to cover expenditures for materials and specimens. These fees, amounting usually to either $10.00 or $15.00 per half-course and either $20.00 or $25.00 per full course, are specified under the descriptions of the individual courses. Laboratory fees will be payable hereafter as follows: FIXED CHARGES Matriculation Fee. For each new student there is a matriculation fee of $15. This fee is due and payable to the College at the time of application for admission. Since this fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student, admission cannot be considered complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. It is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate fails to complete his registration. Annual Fees. For students entering the College in 1938 and thereafter, the total fixed charges for the year are as follows: Tuition ........................... $400 Board and Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Total ......................... $800 Payments of these fees are due and must be made according to the following schedule: Tuition October 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 December 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 March 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Board and Room $125 100 100 75 Total $250 200 200 150 For old students who matriculated before 1938 the total fixed charges remain as follows: T U!tIOn .. ......................... . $270 Board and Room ................. . 385 Total ........................ $655 Payments of these fees are due and must be made according to the following schedule: Tuition October 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81 December 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 March 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 May 1 . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. 54 Board and Room $114 114 81 76 Total $195 195 135 130 The above fees include the College medical service, admission to local College events, and subscription to College publications. For full courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For hair' courses taken: (1) In the first half-year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) In the second half-year ............... . Dec. I half 69 Mayl half all all In addition to the regular laboratory fee, students will be charged for any breakage for which they may be responsible. Graduation Fees. A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an academic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Office to this effect by May fir st. Caution Money. Each student residing in a dormitory or a fraternity house must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from College. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 71 THE FRIEDRICH JONATHAN VON SCHWERDTNER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND AIDS Through scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year attains the highest scholastic average, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. Rules Governing these A wards 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the Faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the Faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. 4. The Faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other scholarships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the F acuity are final. THE PHILIP A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of ten thousand dollars, the gift of Philip A. Myers, II. To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to ,be applied to the cost of tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1937-38, the Colonial Dames of America had the following scholarships at St. John's College: 1. A $250 scholarship given by the parent society. Awarded to Howard Palmer Hill. 2. A $200 scholarship given by the parent society. Awarded to Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. 3. A $140 scholarship given by the Paris Chapter. Awarded to Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. 4. A $250 scholarship given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler, in memory of their son-Arthur Butler, Jr. Awarded to Edward Willis Hearn. Applicants for these scholarships are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS THE CLIFTON C. ROEHLE SCHOLARSHIP SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship"providing free tuition, board, and room rent-is given every four years. 70 �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or in Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne _Counties, _should apply t~ ~he Registrar of the College for information regardmg _the competitive examination· candidates residing in the other counties should ap_ply to their res;ective county Boards of Education for this informat10n. These scholarships do not provide for laboratory fees, breakage fees, or caution money. · ' pletely as possible so that justice may be done in the individual case relatively to other applications. The following types of service are regularly open: TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from. each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarshtp"providing free tuition-is given every four years. . . ·. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Baltimore City or m Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne Counties, should apply to. ~he Registrar of the College for information regarding _the competitive examination; candidates residing in the oth~r countie~ s~ould a~ply to their respective county Boards of Education for this mformation. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopk~ns University to graduates of St. John's College. Students who are mterested should confer with the major Advisers in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. 73 Laboratory Assistant Physics Chemistry Biology Psychology New Program Laboratory Infirmary Assistant Library Assistant Gymnasium Assistant Waiter in the Dining Hall Student Dormitory Manager The National Youth Administration makes a yearly grant to the College. This is used to pay an hourly wage to students of good character and need, for irregular and occasional service to the secretarial and manual work of the College. Application for such work should be made on the regular student aid blanks which may be obtained from the Registrar. The students maintain an Employment Bureau which keeps a record of remunerative positions in Annapolis and canvasses the prospects for positions for students after graduation and during vacation. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS SCHOLARSHIP IN MARINE BIOLOGY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM STUDENT SERVICE Satisfactory work in this course as it is outlined in the earlier section in this catalogue will be accepted as fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The schedule calls for. a total of from· 130 to 150 semester hours of classroom and laboratory work. Examinations, either oral or written or both, will be given at the end of each term, and both oral and written examinations will be given at the end of each year for the work covered in that year. Specifically, these requirements are as follows: Knowledge of the contents.of the required books in the course. Competence in the liberal arts. A reading knowledge in at least two foreign languages. Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus. Three hundred hours of laboratory science. Satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course in physical training (two years of work). A tuiti~n scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or ~t the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to a biology or pre-medical. major who is properly prepared and who is recommended by the Biology Department. Students who are interested should consult members of the Department. A few upperclassmen are employed by the College each year .in various positions. The stipend varies according to the type of servi~e and the amount of time spent at work. The ~haracter and aca.demic record of the applicant, as well as his. financial need, ~re _considered by the committee making_ th~ appomtments. Application blanks may be obtained from the Registrar and should .be filled out as com- �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IN THE REGULAR ELECTIVE PROGRAM At the end of his Freshman year each student is required to designate his major Division. An instructor in that Division is assigned as his Adviser for the rest of his College course. Each student is required to plan, with his Adviser, a tentative program for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, including all of the courses required for the chosen major. It is advisable for the student to take in the Sophomore year any elementary courses which are required. A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1936, or thereafter, or named in the class of 1940 or 1941, must pa~s twenty full courses or their equivalent in full and half courses, m order to be recomm'ended for the degree. He must in addition attain grades of C or higher in at least thirteen of these twenty courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement an~ the requirements of his major division. He must also secure credit f?r satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course m · physical training (two years of work). A student entering St. John's for the first time in September, 1935, must pass seventeen full courses or their equivalent in full a~d half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, m addition attain grades of C or higher in at least eleven of these seventee~ courses. Further, he must satisfy the foreign language requirement and the requirements of his major division. He must also secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course in physical training (two years of work). A student entering St. John's before September, 1935, must pass seventeen full courses, or their equivalent in full and half courses, in order to be recommended for the degree. He must, in addition, attain grades of C or higher in at least nine of these seventeen .courses. Further, he must satisfy the requirements of his major division and secure credit for satisfactory work in the course in hygiene and in the course in physical training (two years of work). COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE During the four years of the work for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the student must include in his program the following courses; 1. English 1 (unless anticipated). _ 2. Required courses for fulfilling the prescription of his major division (six courses in one division). 3. Any language courses prescribed by his major division. 4. Three courses for distribution. (See Courses for Distribution.) 5. Foreign language work required for his degree. 6. In addition, elective courses to fulfill the remainder of the deg:ee requirements in terms of course credits or semester ho1:1r cred1~s. 7. The course in hygiene, and two full courses or the eqmvalent m physical training. MAJORS Any six courses within a Division, with their respective prerequisites, constitute a major. 75 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS Candidates for the degree .!ire required to have a reading knowledge of one foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied, preferably by the end of the sophomore year, either by passing a written examination to be given each semester by a special committee, or by passing with a grade of C or better any language course which is not a beginning course. In addition to the language requirement prescribed for the degree, some major Divisions have language requirements. Since the student does not announce the choice of his major until the end of his first year, Freshmen are advised to consider the matter of languages very carefully before finally submitting their study cards for the first year. COURSES FOR DISTRIBUTION All courses offered are grouped in three Divisions: ( 1) The Division of Languages, Literature, and Art, ( 2) the Division of the Social Sciences and Philosophy, and (3) the Division of the Sciences and Mathematics. The student's major subject falls in one of these three Divisions. The student must pass three courses divided between the other two Divisions. Unless the student has passed in his preparatory school a course in laboratory science approved by the College, he must pass at least one college course in a laboratory science. MAJOR COURSES COUNTING FOR DISTRIBUTION No course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major may be used for distribution. DEGREES WITH HONOR Highest honor will be awarded to those students who have pursued during their last two years a course of study in some measure independent of regular courses and leading to a comprehensive examination in one field of knowledge. Opportunity will be given to acquire a more complete mastery of one subject than has ordinarily been done under the course system. In some departments there �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE will be opportunity for original research and the writing of a thesis. The examination may be conducted not only by the department in which the student has concentrated and other members of the Faculty, but also by competent persons outside the College. The requirements for the degree "with honor" or "cum honore" are as follows: a. The candidate shall, at some time before the end of the Junior year, make application to the Dean for acceptance as a candidate for honors, and must have therefor the approval of his Adviser and of the department in which he proposes to concentrate. b. He shall obtain a general average of at least 80 for the four years, and an average in his major subject of at least 85.* c. He shall, either during his Junior and Senior years, or during one of them, accomplish special work in his major subject, the type and amount of which shall be decided in conference between him and the instructors in the department in which he is concentrating. d. He shall, towards the end of his Senior year, pass a comprehensive oral and written examination in his major subject before a board composed of the instructors of the major group, other members of the Faculty, and at least one visiting examiner. the next higher class, or in the case of a Senior, to a degree. This is the meaning of good standing. For clarity and accuracy of judgment the degree requirements may be stated in terms of semester hours, and distributed as follows throughout the eight semesters: 76 77 Class of 1938 1st sem ....... 12/6 (4/2) 2d sem ....... 24/12 (4/2) Class of 1939 12/6 (4/2) 24/12 (4/2) Classes of 1940 & 1941 15/9 (5/3) 30/18 (5/3) 3d sem ....... 4th sem ....... 39/21 (5/3) 54/30 (5/3) 39/21 (5/3) 54/30 (5/3) 45/27 (5/3) 60/36 (5/3) 5th sem ....... 6th sem ....... 66/36 (4/2) 78/42 (4/2) 66/39 (4/3) 78/48 (4/3) 75/48 (5/4) 90/60 (5/4) 7th sem....... 90/48 (4/2) 8th sem ....... 102/54 (4/2) 90/57 (4/3) 102/66 (4/3) 105/69 (5/3) 120/78 (5/3) The left-hand column in each case represents the cumulative record as a ratio of courses passed and courses passed with a C or higher. The right-hand column represents ratio of courses passed and courses passed with a C or higher in any given semester. The right-hand column is not cumulative. 12/6 in the left-hand column represents 12 semester hours passed and 6 semester hours passed with grades of C or higher. The right-hand column represents the rate in terms of quantity and quality of courses passed in each semester. 4/2 in the right-hand column represents 4 courses to be passed, with grades of C or higher in 2 as the minimum of satisfactory progress. DEGREES WITH DISTINCTION A degree "with distinction" or "cum laude" will be granted to any student who has done especially good work in all the courses which he has taken. A student to win this degree must, during a regularly required residence in the College, obtain an average of 85 or above.* Degrees "with great distinction," or "magna cum laude," will be granted by vote of the Faculty in rare cases to altogether exceptional students. A student may win a degree both "with distinction" in general studies and "with honor" in his major subject. SATISFACTORY STANDING This table defines the minimum credit for satisfactory standing at the end of each semester respectively. Mid-semester standing will be determined from the grades as if at the end of the current semester. PROMOTION AND PROBATION UNSATISFACTORY STANDING In the new St. John's Program students will be promoted from ·year to year when their work taken as a unit is judged satisfactory. In general such judgments are made by the instructional staff on the ba,sis of oral and written examinations. Specifically, these judgments are based on the average of class records as well as examinations. In the regular elective program the rules for promotion are based on the general principle that a student must maintain at all times a record which, if it were final, would entitle him to promotion to A student who has deficiencies either quantitative or qualitative or both is in unsatisfactory standing. '"For determining comparable averages, the mid-point of each grade-range in the following scale is used: A = 100-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, and D = 69-60. · . t 1. A student with deficiencies at the end of a semester exceeding 6/6 will be dropped from College. 2. A student with deficiencies at the end of a semester exceeding 3/3 and less than 6/6 will be put on probation. 3. A student with deficiencies at the end of the mid-semester gradeperiod exceeding 3/3 will be put on probation . Re-admission: When a student's probation has been closed, he will be re-admitted to College only upon the recovery of satisfactory standing in his class. �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RULES GOVERNING STUDENTS ON PROBATION 1. For each unexcused absence from class, a reduction of 5 points will be made in the student's grade for the course in which the absence occurred. 2. Students on probation are ineligible for participation in intercollegiate athletic contests and for offices in student organizations. Any student having an F in a course at the mid-year period may be required by the instructor to drop the course at that time. RELIEF FROM PROBATION A student who has been placed on probation because of unsatisfactory scholarship will be relieved from probation at the next grade period if a satisfactory record is then achieved. AMOUNT OF WORK REQUIRED No regular student in any year may take fewer than four co~rses. If the number of courses needed for promotion to the next higher class exceeds four,. the student will be required to carry the requisite number for promotion, except by special dispensation from the Dean. No student will be permitted to take more than five courses in any one year except by special permission of the Dean. In no case may more than six courses be taken. The Dean may at any time require that a student's program be lightened, even if special permission to take additional courses has previously been granted. REPEATING COURSES A course which has been passed may not be taken again in order to raise a grade. If a student has received the grade of F in any course, he may repeat the course, or he may substitute another course. If the course failed is one required for the degree or for the fulfillment of the major requirements, it must be repeated. CREDIT FOR WORK IN SUMMER SCHOOLS Students who take work at summer schools may petition for transfer of credits on the basis of the work taken at those institutions. Credit is not automatically transferred, but is subject to the approval of the Faculty member at St. John's who teaches the most nearly similar subject. In order to be certain that a given credit will be transferable, the student should confer with the proper Faculty members and with the Dean before going to summer school. Upon his return the student must submit a transcript of his summer school record. Inasmuch as the formal approval of credit may take some CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE ·'· 79 time, the studen,t is urged to submit his transcript and his petition for credit immediately after the conclusion of his summer course. In controversial cases examinations may be required before credit can be granted. ADVISERS Each new student is assigned to a member of the Faculty who acts as his Adviser. The Adviser helps the student at registration times, and confers with him occasionally throughout the year. The student should call upon his Adviser freely for assistance at any time. In assigning Advisers to new students, the Registrar considers the information which is ftirnished on the application for admission. Each student should give as much information about himself as possible, so that he may have sympath~tic guidance. Before May first in his first year each Freshman chooses one . Division in which he will do his major work. He is then assigned to an Adviser who teaches in the Division of the major. The major Adviser takes the place of the Freshman Adviser: with his help the student plans his studies for the remaining years, and selects the courses he will take during the ensuing year. REGISTRATION All s.tudents, both new and old, are required to register at fixed times. The registration day for the first half-year is indicated in the College Calendar. At mid-years there is a registration for the second half-year, and in the spring there is an early registration for the year following. The times for these registrations are announced by special notices. Each time, when a student is ready to make a choice of studies, he should go to his assigned Faculty Adviser. A study card, approved and signed by the Adviser, must be returned to the Office and filed before 4 p. m. on the day of registration. CHANGE OF PROGRAM During the first two weeks in either half-year students may drop or add courses with the permission of the Dean and with the approval of the Adviser. Except for extraordinary circumstances, no course may be dropped at any other time. A special form must be filed at the Registrar's Office for any change of program. EXAMINATIONS Informal hour examinations, covering the work of approximately the first seven weeks of each half-year, are held in all courses in November and in March. 6 �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mid-year examinations are held at the end of the first. ha~f-year. For courses which end at mid-years, these are final exammat10ns. Final examinations for full courses, and for half-courses which begin at mid-years, are held at the end of the year. GRADES Students are graded by letter grades as follows: A, Excellent; B, Very good; C, Satisfactory; D, Passing, but unsatisfactory; F, Failure; I, Incomplete. An incomplete grade is automatically changed to F in case the work is not completed within the following prescribed periods: at mid-year, within four weeks; at the end of the year, within the first six weeks of the following academic year. REPORTS . Reports are available to each student, to his parents, and to his Adviser after each grade period; that is, after the November hourexaminations, after the mid-year examinations, after the March hour-examinations, and at the end of the year. Reports of ?rades are not given out at the end of the school year, however, until the student's College bills are paid in full. ATTENDANCE AT REGULAR COLLEGE EXERCISES Students are expected to attend all their scheduled College exercises. Attendance at scheduled College exercises is a matter for making rules in view of two ends: 1. The success of the individual student's work. 2. The common good of particular classes and of the College as a whole. _ Absences judged to be dangerous to either or both of these ends entail the student's liability to suspension or dismissal. All matters concerning attendance are under the jurisdiction of the Dean of the College. RULES A record of each student's attendance will be kept in the Registrar's Office, and absences will be posted weekly on the Registrar's Bulletin Board. At the discretion of the instructor cases of tardiness may be reported as absences. Absences immediately before or after a vacation will be counted as double absences. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 81 Written and signed excuses from the following sources will be accepted for consideration by the Registrar and the Dean: (a) (b) ( c) ( d) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College· Practising physician consulted by the student; ' Instructor in charge of course in which absence has occurred· The Director of Athletics. ' The student's attendance record will be taken into account whenever there may be occasion to determine his standing in the College. Although the College cannot ta_ke responsibility for the where.:. abouts of students ~hen absent from the campus, a student living at the College who is compelled to be absent from Annapolis overn~ght is requested .to notify the Registrar before leaving and upon his return. �l CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1937-38 SENIORS-CLASS OF 1938 Baltimore Phi Alpha House David Nathan Bacharach, Jr. Cumberland 13 Pinkney Hall Francis Elwood Barkman Glastonbury, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House John Nebiolo Boeris Baltimore Kappa Alpha House William Baltzell Burch Breathedsville · 6 Randall Hall Jacquelin Holland Bushong Claude House Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, Jr. Baltimore Baltimore 15 Randall Hall Gordon Croughwell Cooper Pocomoke City 12 Pinkney Hall Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr. Washing ton, District of Columbia Leonard Thomas DeLisio Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Sherman Denny, Jr. Centreville Alpha Kappa Pi House Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr. Brooklyn, New York 3 Randall Hall Henry Paul Eichacker Salisbury 23 Randall Hall Jack Donald Englar Annapolis Home, 232 Main Street Bernard Gregory Fold Brooklyn, New York Phi Alpha House Sanford Michael Hecht Northport, New York 12 Randall Hall Russell Crispbell Henderson Baltimore 20 Randall Hall Gustav Edward Herzer New Bedford, Massachusetts 15 Pinkney Hall Harold Arthur Kenyon' River Edge, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House George Worthington Kopp Baltimore Phi Alpha House Alvin Edward Levy Aberdeen Kappa Alpha House James Scott Baker Middelton Jersey City, New Jersey Alpha Kappa Pi House Charles Albert Mosby Westminster Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Arthur Kurtz Myers Baltimore 37 Pinkney Hall Robert Henry Renshaw, III Annapolis Home, 184 Duke of Gloucester Stre~t Edward Peyton Ritchings Cobham, Virginia 7 Shipwright Str.eet, Annapolis Anthony Barclay Rives Baltimore Phi Alpha House Julius Rosenberg Cumberland Sigma Alpha Epsilon House William Taylor Ross, Jr. Annapolis Home, 144 Lafayette Avenue Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr. Ocean City Kappa Alpha House Francis James Townsend, Jr. Elkton Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Richard Banks Warburton Elkton 144 Charles Street, Annapolis '.fheodore Williams JUNIORS~CLASS Eugene Angyal John Rankin Birmingham James Edward Boyle Frederick Robinson Buck Walter Russell Chance, Jr. Albert Patterson Close Garner Fawcett Collins George Tyler Coulson OF 1939 Elizabeth, New Jersey Baltimore Queen Anne Baltimore Eastport Bel Air Rockville Middletown, Delaware 82 12 Pinkney Hall 8 Randall Hall 14 Pinkney Hall Kappa Alpha House Home, 100 Adams Street Kappa Alpha House Kappa Alpha House 23 Pinkney Hall Ralph Cresap Davis Theodore Edward deDisse Samuel Davis Foster, Jr. John Daniel Friebely Joseph Schussler Galloway Harry Lee Hamilton, Jr. Ross Warren Hammann Edward Willis Hearn Howard Palmer Hill Robert Felty Hodges William Joseph Hopps Robert Cecil Kanode John James Lambros Edward Flint Lathrop, Jr. James Russell McQueen, Jr. Malcolm Elmer May Philip Andrew Myers, II William Councilman Owens Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr. James Harrison Rowe Charles Sprigg Sands Nelson Earle Shawn, Louis Harry Shuman Peter Theodore Simmons Robert Henry Springer LeRoy William Staylor George Edward Thomas B. Johnson Todd Bernard Anthony Tuckey Edmund Howell Volkart 83 Annapolis Home, 4 Oklahoma Terrace Baltimore Claude House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Germantown, Pennsylvania Claude House , Towson Kappa Alpha House Washington, District of Columbia Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Hagerstown Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Catonsville 26 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House New London, Connecticut 1 Randall Hall Silver Spring Kappa Alpha House Brooklyn, New York Phi Alpha House Ashland, Ohio Claude House Dundalk Kappa Alpha House Cockeysville Kappa Alpha House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Gambrills Kappa Alpha House West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Scotland Phi Alpha House Newport, Rhode Island Kappa Alpha House Emmitsburg 18 Randall Hall Baltimore 22 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Hurlock 4 Randall Hall St. Alban's, New York Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Aberdeen Kap'pa Alpha House SOPHOMORES-CLASS OF 1940 Rudolph Albera Addison Stuart Archie, Jr'. William Welch Bagby William Randolph Benny Donald Hanks Brightbill Arthur Larry Budacz Charles Tltomas Clagett, Jr. Warren Wy:nne Clements James Higgins Cook Herman Cooper Charles Osborne Duvall Cliarles Armstrong Forbes, Jr. Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr. James Ferdinand Hayward, Jr. Edwin Frederick Heinen Irvin Gorman Hoyt George Edward Hugg Robert Lee Keyser, Jr. South Glastonbury, Connecticut Alpha Kappa Pi House Westerly, Rhode Island Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 186 Duke of Gloucester Street Easton 14 Pinkney Hall Reading, Pennsylvania 28 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Washington, District of Columbia 24 Randall Hall Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Annapolis Home, 14 Cheston Avenue Annapolis Homs:, 101 Main Street Annapolis Home, 99 Cathedral Street Baltimore Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 116 Duke of Gloucester Street Baltimore Kappa Alpha House Bay Shore, New York Phi Sigma Kappa House Baltimore Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Annapoli:r Home, 12 Ridgewood Avenue Baltimore Kappa Alpha House. I �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE William Joseph King Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr. Reginald Clair Lamb, Jr. Jacques Evon Lenmark George Taylor Lyon, Jr. Thomas Lyles MacNemar William McClelland, Jr. William David Macmillan, Jr. Wilbur Matz Ernest Leslie Medford, Jr. George Robert Mowell Ernest Campbell Popplein, Jr. Robert Harold Reynolds Clarence Edward Roache, Jr. Grant Kenneth Schmick Norman Traverse Slater John Lee Smith, Jr. Richard Wilson Snibbe James Alexander Stevens, II Philip Churchill Stoddard Hall Everett Timanus James Milton Tindall, Jr. William Brayshaw Welling, Jr. George Thomas W eschler Stanley Alfred Wilkinson Annapolis Home, 232 Prince George Street Phi Sigma Kappa House Boonton, New Jersey Home, 149 Monticello Avenue Annapolis Eau Claire, Wisconsin Phi Sigma Kappa House 28 Pinkney Hall Havre de Grace Millersville Home, Millersville East New Market 14 Randall Hall Kappa Alpha House Baltimore Baltimore Phi Alpha House Annapolis Home, 144 Duke of Gloucester Street Glencoe 26 Pinkney Hall Reisterstown Alpha Kappa Pi House Annapolis Home, 102 Cathedral Street Ellicott City Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Preston 4 Randall Hall Port Chester, New York 13 Randall Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Catonsville Kappa Alpha House Easton Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Glen Ridge, New Jersey 32 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Phi Sigma Kappa House Waterbury Home, Waterbury Sykesville Alpha Kappa Pi House Pearson Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Hartford, Connecticut Phi Sigma Kappa House FRESHMEN-CLASS OF 1941 Gerard Jordan Alexander William Raymond Atkinson Rollin Page Ball James Herman Barrett, Jr. Richard Bergen Bianco Massimo Bianchi Victor Gustave Bloede, 3d M. Worthington Bordley, Jr. Frederick Baile Bower John Henri Brown, Jr. William Allen Carter William Melvin Catterton Loyd Woodrow Charlie James Hamilton Clark, Jr. Henry David Cubbage William Moye Darden Bruce Joly Edmonston Thomas Taylor Galloway Joseph Mathew Ganey, Jr. Norman Atwood Garis George Edward Graefe, Jr. George Ellis Gray Bruce Andrew Graybeal Frank William Hansen Dexter Stearns Haven West Annapolis Home, West Annapolis Doylestown, Pennsylvania Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Easton 40 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 42 Locust Avenue New York, New York 18 Pinkney Hall West Haven, Connecticut 17 Pinkney Hall Catonsville 6 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Claude House Taneytown 37 Pinkney Hall San Juan, Puerto Rico Phi Sigma Kappa House Pocomoke City Phi Sigma Kappa House Davidsonville Home, Davidsonville Charlottesville, Virginia 3 Pinkney Hall Maplewood, New Jersey 45 Pinkney Hall Brandywine 4 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 8 Thompson Street Baltimore 38 Pinkney Hall Towson 5 Pinkney Hall New London, Connecticut 8 Pinkney Hall Summit, New Jersey 45 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 477 West Street Annapolis Home, 141 Monticello Avenue Conowingo 41 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 41 Pinkney Hall Saunderstown, Rhode Island 22 Pinkney Hall CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. William Spencer Hopkins William Reginald Hughes, Jr. Albert Huldreich Jaeggin William Witt Jennings, Jr. Thomas Stanley Johnson, Jr. Lewis Nelson Jones Lyman Norwood Key Kent Kitchel Cecil Claggett Knighton Andrew Anton Kramer, Jr. Irving Selwyn Lewis George Lewis McDowell Theodore Louis Mandris Gerard John Martin Richard Salter Moseley William Clarence Murphy, III Albert Joseph Nacrelli William Edward Nelson Theodore Jerome Ritter Edward Wilfred Ross, Jr. Raymond Earl Ross Paul Aaron Sachs David McGregor Shipley, III Thomas Edward Strange, Jr. Henry Jerome Stringer, Jr. Angelo James Tarantino William Robert White Harold Webster Zebley 85 Baltimore 16 Pinkney Hall West River 15 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis Washington, District of Columbia 36 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Da vidsonville Glen Ferris, West Virginia 29 Pinkney Hall Baltimore 30 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 98 Cathedral Street Annapolis Home, 23 Thompson Street Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Edgewater Home, Edgewater Annapolis Home, 14 Revell Street Baltimore Phi Alpha House Rock Hill, South Carolina 18 Pinkney Hall Annapolis Home, 22 Munroe Court Annapolis Home, 17 Hill Street Watertown, Massachusetts 31 Pinkney Hall 42 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania 3 Pinkney Hall Bridgeport, Connecticut 19 Pinkney Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phi Sigma Kappa House Pocomoke City 32 Pinkney Hall 588 West Street Cheverly Annapolis Home, 2 German Street 44 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Annapolis Kappa Alpha House Claude House Baltimore 32 Pinkney Hall Saratoga Springs, New York Annapolis Home, 310 West Street 4 Pinkney Hall -Newark, Delaware NEW PROGRAM Home, 9 Taney Avenue Annapolis Baltimore 190 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis 7 Pinkney Hall Millington Paul Ringgold Comegys Hanover, Massachusetts 23 Pinkney Hall Stanley Nathan Fisher Oakland 40 Pinkney Hall William Wallace Grant, Jr. 44 Pinkney Hall CharlesDuncanLeverichHarrison New York, New York Annapolis Home, 474 West Street William Henry Hatfield 33 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Thomas Lansdale Hill 19 Randall Hall Salisbury William Thurman Hopkins Claude Hause Bradley Junction, Florida Thomas Johnson Kappa Alpha House Templeville Oscar Louis Lord, Jr. 7 Pinkney Hall East Orange, New Jersey Christian Hebble McGarry Kappa Alpha House Annapolis John Otto Neustadt Home, 273 First Street Eastport Ernest Albert Otto, Jr. 33 Pinkney Hall LaPlata Vernon Morse Padgett Annapolis Home, 53 Southgate Avenue Henry Martyn Robert, 3d 29 Pinkney Hall Reading, Pennsylvania Horace Roland 25 Pinkney Hall Owings Herbert Brent Stallings Alpha Kappa Pi House Baltimore Charles Edwin Vayne 5 Pinkney Hall Baltimore Bowen Pattison Weisheit Lewis McElwain Alexander Arthur Merriman Blackburn �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE .CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SPECIAL STUDENTS 86 Cum Laude Perugia, Italy Port Chester, New York Manati, Puerto Rico Annapolis Goffredo Boccolini A. Eugene Gasteiger Luis Simo Moran Joseph Charles Smith 9 Randall Hall 3 Pinkney Hall 3 ·Pinkney Hall Home, 217 Main Street UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS Lloyd Francis Taylor Bridgeport, Connecticut Harry Gabriel Yaggi 7 Randall Hall SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES SENIORS .........•..... ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . JUNIORS • • . • • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . •• . . . SOPHOMORES . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • FRESHMEN .....••• : • . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . SPECIAL STUDENTS • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS ...•.•....•..... ; . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . RoBERT GRAHAM Moss (in Mathematics) ....•..............•.•.••..•. Annapolis Rite Wilson, North Carolina 93 Bowyer Road, U. S. Naval Academy Annapoli.r Home, 16 Francis Street 32 38 43 74 4 1 2 TOTAL •••.••.•.•.•.•••.•••.•.•••.•••••••.••.....•..••..•....•...... 194 SUMMARY: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Maryland •••..••...•........... 137 New York...................... 11 Connecticut . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 8 New Jersey . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pennsylvania • • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • 8 3 District of Columbia. . . • . . . . • . . . . . Massachusetts . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rhode Island • • . . . . . . . . . .. • .. . . • 3 Delaware • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 2 Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . • .. . 2 Virginia • . • • . • • . . • . • • • •• . . . • . • . • 2 WILLIAM BURNS SOHN •.....•......•....•....•.•.......•.••........... Towson OKEY ELLSWORTH MICHAEL .•.•.•...•.•.•..•.........•...•........ Westernport NoRvAL FoARD KEMP .....•....•......•...........•........ ; •.......... Relay WILLARD OSBORNE AsH·....•.•..•......••.•••..............••...•.. Cumberland Cum Laude et cum Honore NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS Joseph Milton Gold, Jr. 87 Florida . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina • . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . Ohio ••.. ..... ..• ............ ... South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Virginia . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . .. . • Wisconsin . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 1 Italy·........................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ••.....•....•........• 194 DEGREES CONFERRED, JUNE 9, 1937 BACHELOR OF ARTS FRED ALEXANDER ....••.........•.....•..•....••.•.•••. Ridgewood, New Jersey CHARLES CHESTER ATWATER ..••..• , ...•...••.....•.••••••.•••..... Chestertown JOHN HARRINGTON BROWN .•.••.....•....•......••••.......••...•.. Queen Anne HARRY PATTEY, CALHOUN .••.••....•..•...•...•.....•.•••.••.••..•.. Ocean City HERBERT KEITH CLAYTON .•.•••••••.....•..••....•.••........•..•.... Baltimore JoHN RAYMOND CooPER •••.•...•........•.....••.•...........••..•. Baltimore ERNEST NEAL CoRY, JR ....•...••.•.•..•.•.•••....••...•.•.••.••... College Park CHARLES JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM ..•..•........•....... ; .•.....•.....• Cumberland THOMPSON FAXON Dow, JR............................... South Portland, Maine MERRILL MoRSE GOLDSTEIN .••••..•.....•................. New York, New York WILLIAM EDWARD HARMAN .•.•..................•....•..•............ Accident AsHER HOLLANDER •...•.•••..•.•.•....•........•................... Baltimore JESSE WALTER HOLMES, JR.•••.•.•.......•...•........•...........• Cumberland CHARLES DAVID HYSON ••.•.•.••... , •..••.........•...........•.••.. Hampstead ALEXANDER NoBLE JARRELL.: .••..•••.••..•..•......•••••...•••.•.... Annapolis HoLDE;N L'EcLUSE •••••.•.•.•..•.•....•...........•.... Huntington, New York FRANKLIN EARL LESLIE .•.•.•.•....•......•......•..•.••••••.••..•..•.. Towson THOMAS FRANK LusBY, II ..................................... Prince Frederick EVERETT PAUL MASON, JR............................................ Baltimore HAROLD ASHTON MILSTEAD ..•.•.••.••..•..•.•.....•.•.......•.•... Chicamuxen LEWIS LEE MooRE, JR......••...•...••.•..........•....•.........•. Cambridge CHRISTIAN NEUMANN ...•...••...•..•...•... , ......•....••.•..••••. Annapolis WILLIAM EDGAR NIELSEN ...•••.•..••...••..••...... West Englewood, New Jersey JOHN BuRNESTON OWENS •...•........•.....••....•....••...•.• ; ••.. Annapolis ALBERT FRANCIS PATRICK •.•.•.•••..•......•.•.....•.......• Yonkers, New York ALAN FRANCIS PIKE ..•...•.•••.•.•.....•.............• Wethersfield, Connecticut ROBERT Bow1E SASSCER ....•.•.•.•....•.......•...••..•.•.••••. Upper Marlboro EVERETT WELCOME SMITH, JR...•....••............•.•.•. , ..••....•.• Annapolis ROBERT McCAWLEY SNIBBE .••••.•...•..........•.••.•......•....... Ca tonsville JOHN FERGUSON SOMERVILLE, JR.•••.••.•........•.••...•...••..•••. <;:umberland EDWARD CHARLES SOMMER .•.•.•••...•..••.........•... Wethersfield, Connecticut CvRus WILLIAM STRAW ......•.••.•.••..•.•.....•......• Scranton, Pennsylvania FERRIS THOMSEN .•..••.•.•••...••.••.•.•.....•••...•.••••.•..••... Baltimore WILLARD NELSON Toon .•.•.•••.••••.••.•..•••......•••.•.••.••..•••• Elk' Mills Magna cum Laude et cum Honore LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. (in Biology) .......•.....•..••.....•...••.. Baltimore EMANUEL PHILIP SNYDER (in Government) .....•...•.•......•.••. • ... Annapolis ROBERT LEVIN (in English) ....••.•....•..••.•.••.....••.•...•••.•••• Baltimore DOCTOR OF DIVINITY (Honoris causa) ALBERT HAWLEY LucAS .......................... Headmaster, St. Alban's School �,I i 88 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE DOCTOR OF LAWS (Honoris causa) MARK SULLIVAN ................................... Author; editor; commentator AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WooDcocK ...•............•... President, St. John's College HONORS AND PRIZES AWARDED, JUNE 9, 1937 To the member of the Senior Class who has attained} the highest average in his four years' acad~~ic work, .. LESTER AuBREY WALL JR. a gold medal. Offered by the Board of V1S1tors and ' Governors. To the member of the Graduating Class, intending to} study medicine, who has the highest standing in courses taken in the Division of the Sciences and .. LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. Mathematics, a prize of $10. Offered by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. To the student who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has} · · contributed most to the College during the ·year, a .. EDWARD CHARLES SOMMER medal. Offered by the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. To the student who has written the best essay on a} subject taught regularly in the Division of the Lan- ............. ROBERT LEVIN guages, Literature, and Art, a prize of $25.00. WILLIAM BURNS SOHN Offered by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. To the student who has written the best essay on a} subject taught regularly in the Division of the Sci- .. LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. ences and Mathematics, a prize of $25.00. Offered WILLARD OSBORNE AsH by the Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. To the student who has written the best essay on a} su~ject taught r~gularly in the_Division of the Social ..... CHARLES DAVID HYSON Sciences and Philosophy, a pnze of $13.75. Offered under the Will of the late Judge Walter I. Dawkins. . To the member of the Graduating Class who has dem-} onstrated the greatest interest in general reading, a R L twenty-inch bookshelf. Offered by a former mem- · • · · • · · · · · · · · OBERT EVIN her of the Board of Visitors and Governors. To the retiring President of the Student Council, a} · gavel. Offered by the Beta Mu Chapter of the .... ERNEST NEAL CORY, JR. Kappa Alpha Fraternity. To that member of the Senior Class who, in the opin-} ion of the Faculty, has exemplified those principles of love for and service to men which were the dominant characteristics of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a .. LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. To some person, not a student in the College, but intimately connected with the affairs of the College, who, in the opinion of the Faculty, possesses such characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct, as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and .. DouGLAS LEGATE HowARD women, as were exemplified by Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a medallion and certificate of award. Offered annually by the New York Southern Society, in commemoration of Algernon Sydney Sullivan. ; To the member of the Senior Class who has excelled} . generally in Athletics during his four years at St. .ROBERT McCAWLEY SNIBBE John's, a medal, offered by the Phi Alpha Fraternity. · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Hodgson Cup-for excellence in English. The Jamison C~p-for excellence in Biology. The Woodcock Cup-for excellence in Chemistry. The Keene Cup-for excellence in Mathematics. 89 . ............ ROBERT LEVIN . .LESTER AUBREY WALL, JR. . ..... NORVAL FOARD KEMP . .... WILLARD OSBORNE ASH . .EDWARD CHARLES SOMMER The Dearing Cup-for excellence in Economics. The Harrison Cup-for the best all-around student (athletics, scholarship, and character). ·ROBERT McCAWLEY SNIBBE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 22, 1937 Sophomore Merit Scholarship JoHN Ono NEUSTADT Freshman Merit Scholarship No Award for 1937-38 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absences, from class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . before and after holidays. . . . . . . . Administration, officers of. ........ , regulations of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission ........... '• . . . . . . . . . . . advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . applications for ................ by certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by examination ................ from other colleges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . routine of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subjects accepted •............. units ......................... Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aids to students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount oCwork carried, New Program ....................... Elective Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications, for admission ......... for assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignments, rooms .............. Athletic schedules ................ Attendance, church ..............• classes ........................ college functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rules .......................... Awards, Commencement .......... Biology, courses in ................ Board of Visitors and Governors . . . . Books used in New Program ..... 26, Calendar, days of the year. . . . . . . . . college events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campus ........................ Change of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges ......................... Chemistry, courses in .............. Churches, Annapolis ............... Classic, definition of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clubs, college .................... College Entrance Examination Board. College rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Course numbers in Elective Program. Courses for distribution in Elective Program .................... 80 80 8 62 62 65 62 63 63 65 62 64 64 65 79 70 34 78 62 72 66 37 66 35 35 80 80 80 88 50 6 30 4 5 35 79 68 54 35 23 43 35 64 62 86 37 75 90 Courses of instruction m Elective Program .................... Courses, repeated ..............•. required in Elective Program ..... summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courses m Elective Program requiring consent of instructor. . . . . . . Credits, entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . summer school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curriculum, see courses of instruction in Elective Program and description of New Program. Degree, requirements for in the New Program ...................• the Elective Program ............ Degrees, conferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . offered ........................ with distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Departments m Elective Program Art ........................... Biology ....................... Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English ....................... French ........................ German ....................... Greek ......................... History ..................... , . Latin ......................... Mathematics .................. Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physics ....................... Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish ....................... Description of the College. . . . . . . . . . of the courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the New Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distribution, courses for m Elective Program .................... of students, geographic .......... Division of the Languages, Literature, and Art ................. of the Social Sciences and Philosophy ......................... of the Sciences and Mathematics .. Dramatics ....................... 37 78 74 78 37 63 78 73 74 86 73 76 75 37 50 54 46 37 40 42 43 47 44 56 48 58 49 59 45 34 37 19 66 75 86 37 46 50 35 )' Economics, courses in ............. Engineering scholarships at Hopkins. English, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entrance examinations ........... Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . groups ........................ Excuse, for absence ............... Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faculty . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees, annual ..................... graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . matriculation .................. Filing of study cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternities ..................... French, courses in ................. Freshmen, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geographic distribution, students... German, courses in ................ Good standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grades .......................... Greek, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History, courses in ................ of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the New Program ............ Honors and prizes awarded. . . . . . . . Hygiene, course in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infirmary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information, general .............. procedure for new students. . . . . . . Instruction, mode of in New Program ........................ courses of in Elective Program. . . . Juniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King William's School. ............ Laboratories in New Program ...... Laboratory charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language requirements ...... 73, 74, tutorials in New Program ........ Latin, courses in .................. Lectures in New Program .......... theological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal arts, definition of .... 22, 25, List of students .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literature, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Location of the College. . . . . . . . . . . . Majors, requirements for ........... Marine biology ................ 53, Marks .......................... Mathematics, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . tutorials in New Program ........ Matriculation Music, College band .............. student orchestra .............• fee ................ 46 72 37 63 79 37 81 68 9 68 69 69 68 79 35 40 84 86 42 77 80 43 47 17 19 88 61 67 35 62 31 37 82 18 33 6? 75 32 44 32 36 28 82 37 35 74 72 80 56 32 68 35 35 91 New Program background of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 books used in ................ 26, 30 definition of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 mode of instruction in. . . . . . . . . . . 31 Numbering system, courses. . . . . . . . 37 Occupancy of rooms, dormitories. . . 66 Officers of administration. . . . . . . . . . 8 Philosophy, courses in .....•....... 48 Physical training, courses. . . . . . . . . . 61 requirements ................ 73, 74 staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Physics, courses in ................ 58 Political Science, courses in. . . . . . . . 49 Preparation for professional school. . 34 Presidents emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Prizes awarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Probation, scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 relief from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 rules .......................... 78 Promotion, requirements for. . . . . . . . 76 Psychology, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 changes in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Regulations, admission . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 awards and aids .............. 70, 73 dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 dormitories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Relief from probation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Repeating courses ................ 78 Reports ......................... 80 Requirements, admission . . . . . . . . . . 63 distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 for graduation, in New Program ... 73 in Elective Program ........... 74 for honors and distinction. . . . . . . . 75 for promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 hygiene ................. 61, 73, 74 language .................... 73, 75 major ......................... 74 physical training ......... 61, 73, 74 residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 specific courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Rooms, assigned to new students. . . 66 assigned to old students. . . . . . . . . 66 furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Routine of admission .............. 62 Rules for dormitories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Schedules, courses in Elective Program ........................ 37 payments of College fees. . . . . . . . . 68 work in New Program ........... 34 �92 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sciences and Mathematics, courses m .........................• Seminars, New Program ........... Seniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Sciences, courses in. . . . . . . . . . Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish, courses in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speakers at the College ............ Special Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . physical training ............... Standing, satisfactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . unsatisfactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 31 82 46 83 45 36 86 8 9 14 77 77 Student activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aid ........................... band .......................... Council ..................... 35, orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roll ........................... Study cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summer school courses, credits. . . . . Transfer of credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuition ..............•........... Tutorials, New Program ........... Unsatisfactory standing . . . . . . . . . . . Work required in Elective Program. permitted in Elective Program. . . . Year book ....................... 35 70 35 62 35 35 82 79 78 65 68 32 77 78 78 35 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. John's College Title A name given to the resource St. John's College in Annapolis: Catalogue for 1937-1938, Announcements for 1938-1939, Official Statement of the St. John's Program Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource text Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lord Baltimore Press Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1937-1938; and first catalog to incorporate the New Program. Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/9fd714c2464e2c68bab2371f57b72f54.pdf ec750616fb63d519b5962b4c47382625 PDF Text Text ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1938-1939 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1939 Founded as King William'• School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1938-1939 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1939 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BoARD-OF V1s1T0Rs AND GovERNORS..................... 5 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION......................... 7 8 FACULTY .............. ·............................. HISTORY .... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why a College Education Should Be Liberal. . . . . . . . . The Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Classics as Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science and the Modern World .................... The Curriculum ................................. The Language Tutorial .................' . . . . . . The Mathematics Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Form.al Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Fa,culty .................................... The List of Great Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Chronological Order ....................... By Years ................................... In Liberal Arts .............................. By Subject Matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This catalogue contains a full official desc~iption of the St. John's prograi;n. It does not contain information concerning the regular elective program for 1938-39, which may be found in a supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. The elective program is continuing at St. John's to allow the classes of 1940 and 1941 to complete their degree re, ' quirements, and is not open to freshmen. . I ·.I 19 19 22 23 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 38 38 40 41 42 ADMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ACADEMIC STANDING ......... ' ................... ; . . . . 46 THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 RESIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 FEES ............................................... 52 ScHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT Am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM ...... 62 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM ............ 64 INDEX ..................................• ............ 66 �BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. COLLEGE CALENDAR 1938 Vice-Cha·irman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. 1939 September 19 ... Examinations .............. September 18 September 20 ... Registration ............... September 19 September 21 ... Convocation ............... September 20 September 22 ... First Term begins ........... September 21 Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMos F. HuTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. November 24 ... Thanksgiving: holiday ...... November 30 EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland. December 17 ... First Term ends ............. December 16 FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. (Vacation begins 12 noon) 1939 PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. 1940 January 2 ...... Second Term begins ............ January 3 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) February 22 .... Washington's Birthday ....... February 22 (Holiday) March 18 ...... Second Term ends .............. March 23 (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 27 ...... Third Term begins ................ April 1 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) June 2 ......... Third Term ends ................. June 8 June 4 ......... Baccalaureate Sunday ........... .June 9 June 5 ......... Class Day ...................... June 10 June 6 ......... Commencement ................. June 11 RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. ScoTT Buc:aANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. · BEARDSLEY RuML, Treasurer, R. H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield," Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. DR ..WILLIAM J. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. 5 �.. 6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'Co~oR, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. THOMAS E. CONLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge ............ Easton, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ..... Westminster, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge .... Cumberland, .Md. DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph. D ............ 11 McDowell Hall ASSIST.ANT TO PRESIDENT ]AMES S. MARTIN, B. A., J. D ............. 13 McDowell Hall .ASSISTANT DEAN RAYMOND N. WILBURN, B. S., M.A. ....... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER JOHN WINTHROP WRIGHT, B. A. ........... 13 McDowell Hall AUDITOR WILL-A. CLADER, C. P.A. .. 57 William Street, New York City REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. .................. 11 McDowell Hall LIBRARIAN LuLu VrnLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall DIETITIAN GEORGIA MAE SMITH ........................ Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICIAN J. OLIVER PURVIS, B. A., M. D .................... Infirmary 7 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 FACULTY HERMANN BERNHARD ...................... 2 Taney Avenue FELLOW AND PRESIDENT Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. .... Brice House STRINGFELLOW BARR. B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B.A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; diplome, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. FELLOW AND DEAN FoRD KEELER BROWN ............... 243 King George Street B. A., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. .. 139 Market Street RICHARD ScoFIELD ......................... 22 State Circle B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistfot Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English~ New Yor~ University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ScoTT BucHANAN. TUTORS GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..................... Brice House B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner· Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................ 82 Conduit Street B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St: John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ................ 73 Conduit Street B.A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; M.A., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in. Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John)s College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-39; Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School during the winter terms of 1937 and 1938. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ........... 243 Prince George Street B. A., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. VERTREES JuDSON WYCKOFF ............ 13 Thompson Street B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-36; Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1936-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. 8 GEORGE HAROLD McF ARLIN ..... : ...... Morrow Apartments B. A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ............ 36 Maryland Avenue B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's CoJlege, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE CoMENETZ ................ 182 Prince George Street B. S., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teaching Fellow in Physics, College of the City of New York, spring, 1930; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. CATALOGUE OF 'ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 }AcOB KLEtN .......................... 217 Hanover Street Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg"Lahn, 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg, 1924-33; Visiting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow- of the Mendelssohn Stiftµng zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. EDWARD FLINT LATHROP, }R..... 187 Duke of Gloucester Street B. A., St. John's, College, 1938. Assistant Coach in Football and Lacrosse, St. John's College, 1937-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Athletics, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE ....................... Brice House }AMES STEWART MARTIN ....................... Luce Creek B. A., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Leo F. Wormser Scholar, University of Chicago Law School, 1936-37; Notes and Cases Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1936-37; Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant~to the President, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. Ro BERT CATES BY TALIAFERRO ....... 206 Prince George Street B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago,, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. RAY STARR ALLEMAN .............. 179 Prince George Street B. A., 1933, M.A., 1934, Brigham You1;1g University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1939. Assistant in Physics, Brigham Young University, 1933-34; Junior Instructor in Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, 1934-38; Ultrasonics Research, The Harriet Lane Home, The Johns Hopki,ns Hospital, 1936-37; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ' WILLIAM GoRMAN ......... ·: ........... 205 Hanover Street B. A., Chicago, Chicago, 1937-38. University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School,, University of 1934-36. Research Assistant in Division of Humanities, University of 1936-37. Fellow in Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toro1;1to, Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. B. S., 1928, M: S., 1929, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34., American-German Exchange Fellow, University of Hamburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ERNST L. MIDGETTE ........................... Brice House B. S., 1932, M, S. in M. E., 1936, University of North Carolina. Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina, 1932-33. Mechanical E!lgineer, U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Corporation, Buffalo, N. Y., 1933-36. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1936-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. HERBERT T. SCHWARTZ ........................ Brice House B. A., University of Michigan, 1929; M.A., Columbia University, 1932; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1933. University Fellow in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1932-33. Tui:or, Department of Music, University of Chicago, 1934-35. Instructor, Department of Mu$ic, University of Chicago, 1935-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. ' RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN .................. Brice House B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean, St. John's College, 1938-. EDITOR CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ................ 205 Hanover Street B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38.• Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LECTURER MoRTIMER ADLER .............. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago; Ill. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C.L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. A SHORT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE S T. JOHN'S COLLEGE is a small liberal arts college for men. It is non-denominational, and has been so since its founding. It has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1696 King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. Dre~d Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................ 1 Murray Avenue B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH ]ACOB BERNARD SEGALL ....................... Brice House B. L., and B_. Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow m Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University'. Cornell University, _ 1900-01; Instructor m French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 13 �I I 14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland; Session of ]'lily I-9, z696. William West, D.D. Thomas]. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase • John Thomas Thomas Stone • Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings 1776 According to tradition King William's School was used as a gunshop during the Revolutionary War. 1784 St. John's College chartered by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland: WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetu- · ate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the said Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, said college shall be founded and maintained forever, upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and .advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or without their attendance-1 upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, . or other professor, master, or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. . . . . The petition for this Charter was signed by William Paca "" and others. •Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 15 ·l l I ~ I I ! .I ' James Brice John All,en Thomas Gustavus .R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richa!d Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton " Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Carroll, D. D. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, Master of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washington visits St. John's College. To tke Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time , mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifeste!i in the morals and sdence of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, April 17, 1791. " Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 2 I I �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation of George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, nephew~ of George Washington, were also students at the College. 1835 Curriculum during the Principalship of Reverend Hector Humphreys. Fir,rt Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Mathematics Algebra Fourth Year Third Year Latin Greek Minor Poets Horace Natural Philosophy Latin Logic Tacitus Astronomy Mathematics Geology Applications of Trigonometry Civil Engineering American History Conic Sections Political Economy Chemistry Natural Philosophy Natural Theology Elements of Criticism English Composition and-Declamation in all four years. Modern Languages by special arrangement in addition. 1868 Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero !. -:jLivy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato lEschylus Thucydides Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature Fourth Year Lectures in Philosophy Greek and Social Science on Plato Butler Aristotle Pascal Aristophanes Paley Demosthenes Adam Smith Latin Malthus Tacitus Mill Lucretius Plato Persius Aristotle Quintilian Thomas Aquinas English Bacon Authors of 13th, 14th, Descartes and I 5th Centuries Spinoza Mathematics Locke Analytic Geometry Kant Calculus Fichte Mechanics Hegel Natural Philosophy Montesquieu Astronomy . De Tocqueville Logic Augustine Evidence of Christianity Vico Bossuet Buckle Lecky �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1886-1923 Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. 1. 2. 3. 4. Classical Course leading to the B. A. Degree Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM I ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES T SEEMS WISE to begin with an observation on college catalogues in· general and a bit of advice to the reader of tl:iis catalogue in particular. When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should have a mind free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective schools. It was therefore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the increase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their m~anings. To a far greater degree than we realize, the liberal arts and sciences have themselves disappeared and what remains of . them has been confused in the minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, but unfortunately that needs explanation at some length~ Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, which attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in Annapolis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, 19 �,• 20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE knowledge, and useful literature because such institutions are of the highest benefit to society. lln an aristocratic society this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exercising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither fn;e nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal; therefore professional and vocational schools study their respective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men. Thomas Jefferson persuaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need· for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated if teachers have them and are allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establishment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end, it allowed the free and irresponsible invasion of all branches of the liberal arts by the research specialist. The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful salesman was able to eliminate competition with other subject ~atters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in turn was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educational, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its courses, and became timiOly and fanatically preparatory. In acceding to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocational choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our educational system; that is a balanced liberal education. This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes a crisis, a point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old �.., -------------~ , I I 22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE curriculum, but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College decided to do in 1937. Its financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to reinvest the liberal arts. the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which oi;dinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilate, transform, and pass orr the modern subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and balances. The figures on the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditionally conceived for about two thousand years, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy making the quadrivium. In the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modern scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best and fullest in the modern world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of the liberal arts, but the unity and organization of methods in the habits of a man and his intellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in this most human of all human actions. The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving 23 THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of some hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list of the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 38. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and testing by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the. classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives ii'. ' ·~· . . ' I �24 \ i I 1 · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a classic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of th~ liberal arts of his time, and his work must exemplify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees it. The second criterion f~llows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally violated in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines with pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a . classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ambiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia several distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowing the others .to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. ·It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and understand them. , The fourth criterion demands that a great book sqall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a great book shall be honest about the limits of its powers of exposition, admitting the paradoxes and mysteries that surround the practice of the liberal arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not. allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing 'reason and imagination to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balance the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of.readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book must tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative· teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Western World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which· we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without tradi- ! �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiment in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. All this provides the material and intellectual background for the modern study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. tions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves fr?m the tradition withiout knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be.saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important w~ys~ .This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, ano~her in the laboratory. St. John's College has more reqmred mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes. This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolu~ion in recorded history, parallelling the other great revolut10ns in religion morals politics and industry. No liberal, and there' ' . fore no citizen of 'a democratic 'country, can afford to b e ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and tr~n~­ formed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's _curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize. There is scarcely an item in the course which d_rn~s not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exh1~1t completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible s~ that now if we would follow the classical thread into the ~odern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in mathematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medium we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a description of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 38 to 42 the reader will find four listings of the books. The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, •,, I. �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, language~ and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list classifies the authors according to the incidence of these books on the program of teaching in the liberal arts. Some of these books analyse explicitly the use of words, numbers, figures, instruments, and other symbols in thought. These are called expository of the liberal arts. Some are model products of the liberal arts whose excellence commends them for imitation by students. Still others present problem material for the student's analysis and criticism. The fourth list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This fourth list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real comparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothing in any of .these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis ·on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or interests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The ~ivision into four years has an interesting significance. Somethmg over two thousand years of intellectual history is c~vered .in the _first. two years; about three hundred years of history is studied m an equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal ~rts; t~e second year contains books written for the most part m. Latm and covers t~e. Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books ongmally written in Romance languages for th.e most part although English has a large share; the fourth year mtroduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was ~ade not. because o~ any underlying theory about recapitulat10ns of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that such a theory may point out in practice. . T?e .main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading d~sc~plm.es, bu~ the actual teaching falls into five sharply d1stmgmshed kmds of teaching techniques. None of these are newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disr~pute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Semmar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and ~he laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the mtellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imaginat!on is not pr~pared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfor~unately American habits with the mother tongue are for vanous reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a con~eq?-ence. Spe~ial attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred bec~use it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry it~ -proper load . of imagination and thought. The second term is concer!led w~th various kinds of translation from important texts -m which important things are being said and the grammar of the Ianguage is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstra~t and conci~e -formulation of logical .content. The last term m each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts with a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external P?Ssession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized· strategy. The effects are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore in -increased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE '· ' , 31 many persons believe that they natively lack mathematical ability. Nothing could be more crippling to the individual nor more discouraging for the future of democratic societies, if ii were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in turn is due to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and intention of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in its entirety. This is the book that made European mathematics possible, and it can still be used· to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematics meet five times a week throughout the four years. The teaching is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through this on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties .on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. The Seminar The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of numbers and figures is the most important symbolic possession of men. In fact it is a language within the mother tongue providing its most powerful practical and theore'tical extension. In view of our present scientific and inqustrial conditions of life, the decay and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors cir leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year,' set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. 3 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presented a · subject, and discussion starts where they leave off, following the argument where· it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism; scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and a.nswer allows the exploitation of the work done in other parts of the program. Training in language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathematical imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the l~vels of .language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderstanding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be only at the last meeting or later meetings that the text delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and· concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great Hall in the evening with audience and platform set as for an outside lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments rin other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers, notably Mortimer Adler .of the University of Chicago, Mark. Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. Members of the College faculty give th,e rest, no singl<;! lecturer ' giving more than three during the year. Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost art in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 33 skill and sensitivity which are dulled and killed by the forced practice of the ordinary university class-room. Long preparation is ne.eded to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always succe,ssful, but when they are successful they might be given and· understood on any occasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the immediate hearing. The Laboratory The scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution in the modern world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that. Eliot of Harvard opened the liberal college to the elective system. The hope was that the college would provide the conditions and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizing of science. The present disorganization of ·our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences, to re'educate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the laboratory as an instrument of liberal rather than pre-professional training. This is the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will continue to attack the problem step by step. The laboratory is primarily in charge of an engineer and a medical man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special boundaries of each science. They co-operate with the mathematicians, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of the liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-med)cal course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are math~matical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experim~nts, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. �35 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. on the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opinions, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his tutors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The close organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. The annual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouraging this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. 34 THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the stu_dents. of the same year are reading the same books at the same time with the same immediate preparation. This may be the week when that "all Greek to me" look is on all freshman faces because they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the two weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth book of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the ,first assignment in Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if the students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a common schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for the four years divided according to subject matters and stages of learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a calendar for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student spends one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a mathematics tutorial. One afternoon a week each student spends three hours in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last two , years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to ten each student attends a seminar in organized conversation and discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two evenings there are formal lectures. Nineteen -or twenty hours per week are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent .in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, and other activities such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary unit of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. · The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the time of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the combination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty. The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learning mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learning. This has come to mean in academic practice that the good teacher must be making original contributions to knowledge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. �I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first principles and making another application of them. Learning is a co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when persons at different stages of comprehension work together. The typical learning situation at St. John's involves five or six learners. First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the writers of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the high point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and talking teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage of learning is somewhere between the author and the best student. There then follow the other students at distances proportional to their degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of classes in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in mind. At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there are a considerable number of them that need new editions, and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following books have been reprinted: This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laboratory. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruction. The present faculty has been selected by two criteria: ~or members of the previous faculty at St. John's,,experience m teaching the elective system and capacities which promise well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the new program have guided the policy of reappointment. New members of the faculty have been chosen for their varying degrees of understanding of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a well-balanced distribution of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. 36 Hippocrates: Selected Works Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet The following books have been translated for the first time into English by members of the faculty: Ptolemy: Almagest Copernicus: Concerning Revolutions Augustine: Concerning Music Bonaventura: Reduction of the Arts to Theology Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy 37 �38 ·CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyssey. lEschylus: Oresteia. Herodotus: History. Sophocles: (Edipus Rex. Hippocrates: Selections. Euripides: Medea and Electra. Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian Wars. Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds. ' Aristarchus: On the Distances of the Sun and Moon. Plato: Dialogues. Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics. Archimedes: Works. · Euclid: Elements. Apollonius: Conics. Lucian: True History. Plutarch: Lives. Lucretius: On the Nature of Things. Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic. Ptolemy: Almagest. Cicero: De Officiis. Virgil: JEneid. Tacitus: Histories. The Bible. Galen: On the Natural Faculties. Plotinus: Enneads. Justinian: Institutes. Augustine: Confessions, De Musica, De M agistro. Scotus Erigena: De Divisione N aturae. Song of Roland. Saga of Burnt Nial. Grosseteste: De Luce. Bonaventura: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology. Thomas Aquinas: On Being and Essence, Summa Theologica. Dante: Divine Comedy. Nicholas of Cusa: De Docta Ignorantia. Chaucer: Canterbury Tales. Villon: Le Grand Testament. Leonardo: Note Books. Erasmus: Colloquies. Rabelais: Gargantua. Copernicus: De Revolutionibus. Machiavelli: The Prince. Calvin: Institutes. Gilbert: On the Magnet. Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart. Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy. Galileo: Two New Scitmces. Descartes: Geometry. Francis Bacon: Novum Organum. Montaigne: Essays. Cervantes: Don Quixote. Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear. Grotius: The Law of War and Peace. Hobbes: Leviathan. Corneille: Le Cid. Milton: Paradise Lost. Pascal: Pensees. Moliere: Tartuffe. Racine: Phedre. Spinoza: Ethics. Leibniz: Mathematical Papers. Newton: Principia. Boyle: Skeptical Chymist. Montesquieu: The S.pirit of the Laws. Swift: Gullivet's Travels. Locke: Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Huyghens: Treatise on Light. Voltaire: Candide. Fielding: Tom Jones. Rousseau: Social Contract. Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations. Hume: Treatise of Humari- Nature. Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Constitution of the United States. Federalist Papers. Kant: Critique of Pure Reason. Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry. Goethe: Faust. Hegel: Science of Logic. Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Idea. Bentham: Principles of Morals and of Legislation. Malthus: Essay on the Principles of Population. Mill: System of Logic. Marx: Capital. Balzac: Pere Goriot. Thackeray: Vanity Fair. Dickens: Dq:vid Copperfield. Flaubert: Madame Bovary. Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment. Tolstoi: War and Peace. Zola: Experimental N.ovel. [bsen: A Doll's House. Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Clifford: The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences. Fourier: Mathematical Analysis of Heat. Faraday: Experimental Researches into Electricity. Peacock: Algebra. Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels. Darwin: Origin of Species. Mendel: Papers. · Bernard: Introduction to Experimental Medicine. Galton: Enquiries-into the Human Mind and its Faculties. Joule: Scientific Papers. Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism. Ostwald: Selections. Boole: Laws of Thought. Hamilton: Quaternions. Riemann: The Hypotheses of Geometry. Dedekind: Essays on Numbers. Cantor: Transfinite Numbers. Virchow: Cellular Pathology. Poincare: Science and Hypothesis. Hilb.ert: Foundations of Geometry. James: Principles of Psychology. Freud: Papers on Hysteria. Russell: Principles of Mathematics. Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry. 4 39 �40 First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE II. SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS Languages and Literature Liberal Arts Homer Plato Herodotus Aristotle Thucydides Lucretius 1Eschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian M atkematics :ind Science Euclid Hippocrates Nicomachus Aristarchus Archimedes Tacitus Virgil The Bible Justinian Dante Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Cervantes Cicero Plotinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventura Thomas Aquinas Grosseteste Nicholas of Cusa Apollonius Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Copernicus Galiled Descartes Gilbert Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Machiavelli Pascal Montesquieu Grotius Fielding Gibbon Voltaire Swift Calvin Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Hume Kant Peacock Boole Kepler Harvey Newton Leibniz Boyle Huyghens Lavoisier Dalton Goethe Rousseau Adam Smith American Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx Zola Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell Fourier Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Ostwald Darwin Virchow Bernard Gal ton Mepdel Cantor Dedekind Riemann Lobachevski Veblen & Young 41 III. LIST OF AUTHORS AS LIBERAL ARTISTS EXPOSITORY OF THE LIBERAL ARTS For Language and Literature For Mathematics and Science Plato Hume Euclid Boole Aristotle Kant Apollonius Cantor Augustine Bentham Grosseteste Poincare Bonaventura Mill Nicholas of Cusa Hilbert Thomas Aquinas Freud Galileo Dedekind Locke Descartes Russell Peacock EXEMPLARY MODELS In Language and Literature Homer 1Eschylus Herodotus Thucydides Aristophanes Plutarch Scotus Dante F. Bacon Pascal Cervantes Shakespeare Milton Fielding Calvin Rousseau Adam Smith Gibbon Marx Flaubert Dostoevski Tolstoi James In Mathematics and Science Nicomachus Dalton Aristarchus Darwin Galen Bernard Ptolemy Faraday Copernicus Joule Kepler Maxwell Huyghens Hamilton Newton Riemann Leibniz Lobachevski Fourier Veblen & Lavoisier Young MATERIALS FOR ANALYSIS AND PRACTICE In Language and Literature In Mathematics and Science Sophocles Moliere Hippocrates Boyle Euripides Corneille Lucretius Qifford Lucian Spinoza Archimedes Ostwald Virgil Racine Leonardo Galton Cicero Mendel. Hobbes Harvey The Bible Swilt Gilbert Virchow Tacitus Voltaire Justinian Malthus Plotinus Hegel Saga of Burnt Njal Schopenhauer Song of Roland Goethe Villon Balzac Chaucer Zola Machiavelli Thackeray Erasmus Dickens Montaigne Ibsen Montesquieu American Rabelais Constitution Grotius Federalist Papers �42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADMISSION Obviously this program of studies implies certain changes in the present standards for admission. New standards should encourage a change in preparation. At present we can advise prospective students that they should have as much good elementary training in languages, mathematics, history, and science as they can get by selection of secondary-school subjects. Eventually we shall be able to state more explicitly our own standards for admission. For the present we are using the regular standards and rules for admission to other colleges. Application for Admission Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the application forms, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. There is a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars, payable at the time of admission. For information about this and other fees, see page 52. Requirements for Admission The general requirement for admission is the standard fouryear high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school 43 �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of ,,,econdary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a secondary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required see "Subjects Which May be Offered for Admission." ' Admission by Certificate Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without e~amina­ tion if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination When _there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparat10n, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance cred~t ~ill .he required to complete the conditions for regular admiss10n m good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study ~r for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College C:alendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar who will furnish information about them. Students who ex~ect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission For admission in good standing a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Language: G~eek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. At least two years of work (two units) in a single language are required. Not more than four can be accepted in any one language; but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In "Problems of American Democracy" one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. . In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. Science: One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, b~tany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Miscellaneous: Electives totaling not more than three and one-half years of work (three and one-half units) may be accepted from the following schedule: Subject Amount of work accepted Music ................................ A half or a whole unit. Art ................................... A half or a whole unit. Typewriting ........................... A half unit. Stenography ........................... A whole unit. Commercial Arithmetic ................. A half or a whole unit. (Machine) Design ..................... A half or a whole unit. Shopwork ............................. A half or a whole unit. Bookkeeping .......................... A whole unit. Drawing (Freehand or Mechanical) ...... A half or a whole unit or two half units. ' �46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission with Advanced Standing from Other Colleges Students who wish to transfer to the new St. John's program must register as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced standing in the new program is granted for other college credits. ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a close and varied acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the student's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the "don rag" and the combined judgments of the staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this is the case academic standing is not determined by numerical or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the purpose of advice and planning both for the ,teachers and the student. As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for great diversities of interest, performance, and achievement, and there is ample room within it for individual choice and guidance. This fact permits and demands a longer period of adjustment and tentativejudgment than in the regular elective system. It is assumed that each student has the r~quired capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises is required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 47 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Three hundred hours of laboratory training; Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester Hours ~~~~~--"-~~-______...., One Year Four Years Language and Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 40 Mathematics and Science ............... 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-!- actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................ 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requirements will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters and in methods of instruction. The Association of Americ~n Colleges maintains through its federated regional associations rating or accrediting boards. There is such a board for the Middle Atlantic States. This Board cannot put a college on the approved list until its educational product can be judged. Since there will be no graduates of the new ad- �49 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ministration and program for another two years, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare minimum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A. is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been made these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, the common subject matter, and the intimate .and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow detailed and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we are only meeting them on the basis to which they have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools, theological schools, business schools, schools of politics, and economics, and schools of education. There may be some doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal ~ducation for earning a living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fundamental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school graduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had long experience in preparing students for graduate work in these schools, and we have made a study of the maximum in the natural sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the result& of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curriculum keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. 48 RESIDENCE St. John's College is situated on the edge of the seventeenthcentury seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air and reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a population of about fifteen thousand people who are occupied with fishing and shipping in the harbor, with the training of midshipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of Maryland from the state government offices, and with the liberal education of young men in St. John's College. A certain number of retired naval officers and men of business live in estates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. About half of the student body at St. John's comes from the Delmarva Peninsula, from Southern Maryland, from Baltimore, and from Western Maryland. The rest of the student body comes from eighteen other States. The College has ten buildings on a tract of thirty-five acres. Five of these buildings are for student residence, two of them built as dormitories, and three originally used as residences for administrative officers of the college. These five buildings are now furnished as residence halls for students on a plan for �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE small unit college communities, each with a small-scale unit for student government, within the common life of the College. Student morals are a matter for concern in any scheme of liberal education, since intellectual habits depend upon justice, peace, and order as much as on a curriculum. The guiding prir~ciple in this training is the delegation of authority and freedom to the degree that students will recognize and accept the corresponding responsibilities. A college is an ideal community in which this progressive moral education can occur. It is assumed that each student will conduct himself as a gentleman and responsible member of the community. It is . assumed that each student organization will conduct its affairs as an integral part of the community. The general co-ordinating oversight of students, their common life, and their activities is delegated to the Student Council, whose members are elected by the student body. Any student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. All students not living at home are required to live in the College buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chest of drawers, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are ~o be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations ..as window draperies, rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application blariks may be obtained from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to thein tentatively as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted and their matriculation fee, of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their applications for admission the names of any other stµdents with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change 51 after they arrive at College. As far as possible new students will be assigned to single rooms in the dormitories. Ro~ms in the dor~ito!ies ~ay not be occupied during any vacation. The dormitories will be open for occupancy from noon of the second day before the opening of College in September. The College maintains the care of the dormitories. There are stu~ent dorm~to~ managers whose duty it is to report complamts, to mamtam order and cleanliness and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage' and damage to College property: I I Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to· College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occ~pant or occupants, any dormitory room whose wall, cetlmg, or floor has been seriously · damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. THE DINING HALL The Dining ~all .is maint~ined by t~e Manager of the Dining f!all an~ Dormi~ories .. Special attent10n is given to a balanced di~t, an mterestmg variety of menus and reasonable cost. The Dinir_ig Halli~ closed. wh~n the Coll:ge is not in session, except for smgle holidays; it will be open from noon of the second d~y before the opening of College in September; only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and o?ly supper will be .sei:ved on the day just preceding the resumption. Qf classes; a similar schedule will be observed before and after the Spring recess. I "J �53 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INFIRMARY SERVICE 52 The fixed charges for attendance at St. John's are listed below. In figuring the budget for the academic year each student should include such additional items as books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $30.00 per year. A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. Ii is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Phys1c1an. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. FEES COLLEGE FINANCES Few who pay college fees realize the actual cost of the educational services to which they are contributing; it is important that they know some of the facts. . Over a period of several decades the cost per student per year in American colleges has been rising; the average cost is now something over $1000 pei student per year .. St. John's runs slightly over that average at present but will continue to aim at this economical figure. What is true of colleges in general is true of St. John's: student fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the remainder is made up partly by an appropriation from the State of Maryland, partly by income from endowment funds, and gifts. , Ideally, those who can should pay the full cost of their education, so that those who cannot may have the full advantage of the State appropriation and the income from endowment and gifts. The current practice is an approach to this ideal scheme. A standard fee is fixed at some figure below the actual cost. This is paid by all students. Students who are not able to pay in full from their own funds apply for scholarships or other forms of aid that involve work performed for the College. The College distributes its funds available for this purpose with due regard for the abilities and actual performances of the needy students. .. ' FIXED CHARGES Matriculation Fee For each new student a matriculation fee of $15.00 is payable to the College at the time of application for admission. This fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student. Admission is not complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. This amount is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate withdraws. Annual Fees For students entering the College in 1939 the total fixed charges for each year are as follows: Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400.00 Board and Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 Total .......................... $800.00 These fees are payable in two installments, $400.00 on registration in September and $400.00 on February 1. At each payment period, students must secure a Treasurer's card, showing that fees have been paid or suitable arrangements made, in order to be admitted to classes, dormitories, the dining hall, the library, the gymnasium, or the infirmary. Payment of Bills' Bills for College fees are presented directly to the student, and the student assumes responsibility for their prompt payment. In the case of tuition, board and room fees unpaid after 3 :00 P. M. of the fifth' day after the due date a fee of $5.00 is added. Caution Money Each student must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer on registration, subject to charges for laboratory �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE breakage and damage to College property. The amount of this deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. A refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student upon request after the end of any session or after withdrawal or graduation from College. Rules Governing These Awards 54 55 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on. Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the Faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the Faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. 4. The Faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other scholarships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the Faculty are final. Graduation Fees A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an acadeniic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Business. Office to this effect by May first. Deferred Payment of Fees As a Participating A~sociate of The Tuition Plan, Inc., the College is prepared to extend to parents or guardians the opportunity of paying tuition and other College fees in equal monthly installments during the academic year. The additional cost is 4 per cent of the amount of the fees covered by the arrangement. Adoption of this plan is optional and intended solely as a convenience. Further details will be furnished on request. THE PHILIP A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of ten thousand dollars, the gift of Philip A. Myers, II. THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clinton C. Roehle. Through scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. THE FRIEDRICH JoNATHAN VON ScHWERDTNER SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year has maintained the highest academic standing, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year has maintained the highest academic standing, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. s f'' �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, or Washington Countie~ or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the Coll:ge for information regarding the competitive examination·· candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for laboratory fees, breakage fees, or caution money. A limited number of full scholarships covering all college fees are offered each year to deserving and needy students. A limited number of tuition scholarships covering only tuition are offered each year to deserving and needy students. These College Scholarships are available to both old and new students. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and schofarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1938-39, the Colonial Dames of America had the following scholarships at St. John's College: ' 1. A $150 scholarship given by the Paris Chapter. Awarded to Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. 2. A $250 scholarship given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler in memory of their son, Arthur Butler, Jr. Awarded to Edward Willis Hearn. Applicants for these scholarships are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial·Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senat~orial scholarship"-providing free tuition, board, and room rentis given every four years. ·•· 57 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship"-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, or Washington Countie~' . or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of .. . the College for information regarding the compet1t1ve examination· candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. STUDENT SERVICE A few upperclassmen are employed by the College each year in various positions. The stipend varies according to the type of service and the amount of time spent at work. The character and academic record of the applicant, as well as his financial need are considered by the committee making the appointmen;s. Application blanks may be obtained from the Registrar and should be filled out as completely as possible so that justice may be done in the individual case relative to other applications. The following types of service are regularly open: Laboratory Assistant Infirmary Assistant Library Assistant Gymnasium Assistant Waiter in the Dining Hall Student Dormitory Manager Athletic Scholarship �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The National Youth Administration makes a yearly grant to the College. This is used to pay an hourly wage to students of good character and need, for irregular and occasional ~erv:ice · to the secretarial and manual work of the College. Apphcat10n for such work should be made on the regular student aid blanks which may be obtained from the Registrar. The students maintain an Employment Bureau which keeps a record of remunerative positions in Annapolis and canvasses the prospects for positions for students after graduation and during vacation. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. directly prepared students for life after graduation. . Thus, extra-curricular activities fully exploited two fundamentals of the elective system, the election of courses, and utilitarian learning by practice. Student ac.tivities were gradually . a~­ sorbed into the curriculum and became the most charactenst1c parts of the elective system. The · stud~nt . activities whic? are still extra-curricular are so by convention, for there is no real distinction between electing study courses and e,lecting activities. The principle of free election is a valid one, and any sound educational plan must recognize it. The reorganization of the curriculum at St. John's includes the elective system where it operates to the greatest advantage, in extra-curricular activities. The educational problems of a college extend much beyond the class room. Al liberal arts college is functioning at high efficiency only when formal instruction is the center of a vital community. If the curricular core does not generate energies which are effective outside the context of formal instruction, it is probably dead. On the other hand, if the opportunities to apply these energies do not exist, whatever learning may be stimulated by the curriculum will be kill~d or wastefully dissipated. It is as necessary to make the connection between ' class room and club as between lecture and laboratory; and the connections are strikingly similar. The college community with its subsidiary organizations is an excellent laboratory. in which to test the curriculum, and the knowledge gained from making a test often throws light on shadows in the formal instructional pattern. Teachers, books, and laboratories are merely educational instruments, and their function is to make it possible for the student to learn. In the class room these instruments are used as stimuli to initiate and encourage the whole complex learning process, but they are specialized instruments creating and operating in a specialized environment. It is neither desirable nor possible to extend these special conditions to include more than formal instruction, but learning does not stop as the bell rings to end the class period. If the college community is alive, it assumes the instructional task of supplying the stimuli in a more general context than the class room can provide. And if the college community is unified, there are no gaps in SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships· in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. These scholarships are awarded by the ~acuity Committee · on Scholarships and Student Aid.. SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole; , Massachusetts, is offered annually to graduates of St. John's. This scholarship is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. ACTIVITIES As the elective system developed during the past century, extra-curricular activities came to have an increasingly significant place in colleges. Students learned that the principle of election was most operable in the sphere of student activities. Dramatic societies, newspapers, magazines, music, athletics, student government, and political clubs of all kinds were invitations for the students to practice what they chose, and ~to choose what they would practise. Because they were modelled upon the activities of the practical world, student activities 59 �,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE instruction between the most technical tutorial and the most general problem in student government. · As the student walks away from the class room, he should only be gradually changing the context of his learning, not discontinuing it until the next class meeting. And as in formal instruction, there are stimuli to learning in the college community itself, in the students and in student organizations. It is the purpose of extra-curricular activities to organize this co-operative teaching which students do, and to canalize the interests of the students into self-instruction. There are three organizations at St. John's specifically designed to pick up the immediate interests generated by but not satisfied by the formal instruction. The Law Club, the Science Club, and the Theology Club are groups of students and faculty members interested in a more elaborate exploration into the professions; for law, science, and theology, rega·rdless of the ways they have been interpreted by different cultures, are both historically and intellectually the matrices from which the professions in any age are drawn. The clubs meet in seminar fashion, with a paper reporting special research by a student or instructor serving as the center of discussion. The second line of extra-curricular instruction includes the activities most widely participated in by the members of a vital community, the activities which breed and feed a significant social life. At St. John's they are organized between two poles, music and athletics, which operate as. extremes among the artistic activities. The Glee Club, the Chamber Music Ensemble, the Madrigal Singers, and the Student Music Discussion Group are under the direction of a skilled musician. The Reverdy Johnson House on the campus is entirely given over to musical activities, and has a well stocked library of recordings available to members of the College. Instruction in both composition and performance is provided for students. A series of concerts of the kinds of music not often available on the radio or recordings will be initiated in 1939-1940 and tickets will be offered to students at special rates. Begi~rting in 1939-1940, athletics will be on an intra-mural basis. Excellence of performance in a wide variety of sports including sailing, fencing, tennis, handball, squash, swimming, baseball, basketball, and track will be the instructional ideal. A gymnasium and two athletic fields are provided with the .usual equipment and there is a College boathouse with four sailing dinghies. Participation in the athletic program is required only upon prescription by the College Physician. Between these two extremes of music and athletics lies a wide range of student activities. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspaper which reports and editorializes on the events in the community. The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly publication which appeared for the first time this Spring in the form of a magazine recapitulating and interpreting the history of the College in the light of its present position. The King William Players serves as a center for the reading of drama and poetry in general, as well as for the activities of play production proper, the most recent presentation being T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral. For all these activities, there are faculty committees appointed to give expert advice and direction when needed. The third level of extra-curricular activity is student government in a most general sense. In one way, student government is the end product of all the other activities of the College, from formal instruction through athletics; in another way it controls them; It is here that the moral and intellectual ways cross in the most significant manner, for student government is the assumption by the students of the responsibility for their own welfare. Student government and student social life are merely different aspects of the same activity, and they react upon each other in a direct fashion. To support them, the College provides a complete social unit in McDowell Hall which consists of a Reading Room supplied with magazines and newspapers, a Music Room, a Coffee Shop, and a Book Shop for the use of the whole College, in addition to smaller social quarters in the residential units. A student council, now in the process of reformation, has the direct responsibility for the intelligent use of these social facilities. The College authorities can help the Council only by supplying adequate facilities. The use of these facilities is in the hands of the students. 60 J 61 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer J. Adler, The Social Frontier, February, 1939. HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze," by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT; SUPPLEMENT TO THE BULLETIN, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM i17 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September· 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St. John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING," by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATI0N, by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Gradu, ates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record, Baltimote, Md., March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXPERIMENT TO RECLAIM Al.OST HERITAGE, by' George Bull, S.]., America, April 23, 1938. ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, Ju~e, _1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa News Magazine, Autumn, 1938. BACK TO THE CLASSI<;:S, by Philip . S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST.. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our Educational Correspondent,'' The Baltimore· Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia ~pectator, December, 1938. Reprints available. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing in 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. Reprints available. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Education, January, 1939. FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND,'' by Hedley Donovan, The Washington Post, January 15, 1939. A Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee McCardell, The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. 62 63 .j l; ., ,,. ' • ,,' I .· �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, 1938-39 A list of students enrolled in the elective program at St. I ohn's is contained in special supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1941 Arthur Merriman Blackburn ................... Baltimore Paul Ringgold Comegys ....................... Millington William Wallace Grant, Jr...................... Oakland . Charles Duncan Leverich Harrison .............. New York, New York William Henry Hatfield ....................... Annapolis Thomas Landsdale Hill ........................ Baltimore Oscar Louis Lord, Jr.......................... Templeville Christian Hebble McGarry .................... East Orange, New Jersey John Otto Neustadt ..................•........ Annapolis Vernon Morse Padgett ........................ LaP!ata Henry Martyn Robert, 3d ...•................. Annapolis Herbert Brent Stallings ........................ Owings Charles Edwin Vayne ......................... Baltimore FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 John Edgar Ainsworth, Jr................•. "" •• Westminster Robert Alexander ............................ Annapolis Robert Child Allen ........................... Croome William Alexander Barr ......... , ........... ·... Proffit, Virginia Alva Eugene Basler ........................... Manchester Paul Theodore Beisser, Jr...................... Baltimore Bianco Massimo Bianchi ....................... Westhaven, Connecticut .. Robert Bofd Blackler ......................... Ric~mond, Virginia Andrew Michael Bohle ........................ Baltimore Warren Conklin Bomhardt.: ................... Baltimore Douglas Wickliffe Brashear, Jr.................. Richmond, Virginia Francis Elliott Burroughs ...................... Chaptico Thomas Banta Campbell ...................... Charlottesville, Virginia Walton Boswell Childs ........................ Baltimore Streit W. Cunningham ........................ Washington, District of Columbia William Albert Darkey, Jr...................... Cumberland Edward Francis Duggan ....................... Aberdeen Bruce Joly Edmonston ........................ Baltimore Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York, New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr...................... Annapolis Richard Dinsmore Gill ........................ Patton, Pennsylvania J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Edgar Emil Heilprin .......................... East Orange, New Jersey Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Easton Joseph Chrysostom Hofmann, Jr............•... Baltimore 64 65 Charles Hoyes ............................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Gilbert Preston Hull, Jr..................••.... Hagerstown Walter Emory Hutson, Jr...................... Stoneleigh William Oscar Huttlinger ...................... Los Altos, California Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Journet Gordon Kahn ......................... Baltimore Larry Herman Lavit .......................... Bridgeport, Connecticut Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis James Ratcliffe Murray ........................ Baltimore John Henry Mussetter, Jr...................... Germantown Hirsh Nadel ................................. Baltimore Thomas Parran, Jr............................ Washington, District of Columbia Albert Anthony Poppiti ........................ Wilmington, Delaware William Donald Rendall ....................... Eastport William Allen Ruhl, Jr......................... Baltimore Julius Blain Sherr ............................. Suffolk, Virginia Donald David Sperber ........................ Clifton, New Jersey Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore William George Thater ........................ Overlea Bernard Anthony Tuckey ..................... St. Albans, New York Alvin Chesley Wilson, Jr....................... Baltimore SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Second Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Total in St. John's Program.............................................. 59 Elective Program (Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores)........................... 69 Total in college ................................................. 128 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46f Academic Standing ............ 35, 46 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58££ Athletics ...................... 60 Clubs ......................... 60 Dramatics . . . .. .. .. . . . . . ... . . . . . 61 Music .......•................. 60 Publications ............... .. 58, 61 Student Col!ncil ............. 50, 61 Administration .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 7 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43££ Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Requirements .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . 43f Cer#ficate ...........•......... 44 Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Advanced Standing . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 46 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Applications Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Student Aid ................ . 57, 58 Rooms ........................ 50 Scholarships . • . . . • • . . • • • • • • . • • 54ff Articles, magazines, on St. John's ... 62 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Attendance Church ........................ 14 Classes ........................ 46 College exercises . . . . .. .. .. • . .. . 46 Board of Visitors and Governors .. . 5, 6 Books, list of great ........ 23, 27££, 37 Chronological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 By years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, In liberal arts. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 41 By subject matters .............. 42 Calendar, College .............. .4, 34 Campus ....... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Caution Money ............... 51, 53 Charges, fixed .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. 53 Charter of College. . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 14 Of King William's School. . . . . . . . 15 Classics, new definition of. ..... 23££, 37 Clubs, College. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . 60 College Calendar .............. .4, 34 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Credits · Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Semester hours .......... ; . . . . . 47 For entrance to graduate schools .. 48 Transfer of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Cun;iculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21££ St. John's 1835 ................. 16 St. John's 1868 ................. 17 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective ......................... 18 St. John's '1923-37, open elective, 18, 27 Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Dining Hall ...................... 51 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Distribution, of students, geographic. 49 "Don Rags" ................. . 35, 46 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Elective Program ....... 2, 18, 2lff, 27 Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 English, admission requirements. . . . 45 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Summary ...................... 65 Entrance Examinations ........ .4, 44 Essays .......................... 35 Examinations Entrance ..... 1• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4, 44 Oral .......................... 34f Written ....................... 35 Annual ...................•. .4, 35 State scholarship ................ 57 Excuses, for absence .......... ~ ... 46f Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52££ Faculty List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Author teachers ............. 23, 3-6 Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 8 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SH Re-education of .............. 35ff Appointments ....... ; .......... 37 Fees College finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Annual .................. ·...... 53 Tuition ....................... 53 Board and Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Payments • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Deferred· payment ............ , . 54 Caution money· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 With scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 66 Foreign Language Admission requirements . . . . . . . . . 45 See Greek, Latin, French, German French .................... 29, 30, 45 Freshmen, list of .................. '64 Geographic Distribution, students. . 49 Grades .......................... 35 German ................... 29, 30, 45 Graduate Schools, preparation for. . 48 Greek ........................ 29, 30 History Of College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chronological order of classics .. 29, 38 In St. John's Program ........ 29, 42 Hygiene ...................... 52, 61 Infirmary Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................. 27ff, 58 King William's School .......... 13, 15 Laboratory ................... 29, 33 Language, reasons for instruction in ......................... 29f Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Classics in Language and Literature ....................... 40ff Latin .................. 29, 30, 45, 47 Law School, preparation ........ .48, 60 Lectures, formal ............... 29, 32 Liberal Arts and Sciences, 19ff, 22, 26, 41 List of Great Books, Classics ...•... 38ff List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Literature, Language and ... .40, 41, 42 Location of College ............... 49 Marine Biology .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 58 Marks .......................... 35 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 30 Admission requirements .. , . . . . . . 45 Requirements . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 List of Mathematical Classics. . . 38££ Matriculation Fee ................ 53 Medical Schools, preparation .... .49, 60 Music ........................... 60 · Natural Science ............... 42, 60 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms. . . . 51 Officers of Administration . . . . . . . . . . 7 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Physics .......................... 42 Political Science . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 42 Preparation For admission . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 For graduate schools. . . . . . . . . . . 48£ For life . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19ff 67 President Former ....................... 13f Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Emeriti ....................... 12 Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Reading Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Registration ................... 4, 43ff Regulations Admission . .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. 43ff Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Attendance ....... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Residence .. . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . 49 Religion Non-denominational ...... 13, 14, 60 Reports .....................•... 35 Requirements Admission .................... , 45 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Languages ..................... 47 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Familiarity with Great Books. . . . 47 Residence . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 50 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35££ Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49£ Rooms .......................... 50 For new students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 50 For old students. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . • 50 Furnishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 50 Occupancy .................... 51 Caution money ............... 51 Schedules Weekly ....................... 34 Term ........................ 4, 35 Years .................. .4, 29, 35 Payment of fees. . . .. . .. • . . . . . . . 53 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff College . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 54, 56 State ......................... 56 Patriotic Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 56 Athletic ....................... 57 At other ins titu tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Science Admission requirements . . . . . . . . . 45 In modern :world. . . .. . .. . . . . . . 26ff In St. John's Program ...... 26f, 40ff Laboratory .................... 26 Liberal .....................•.. 26 Classics in science ........ 40, 41, 42 Seminars ...................... 29, 31 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Social Sciences ................ 27, 42 �---- 68 ---- ----- CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 64 Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Standing, academic ............. 35, 46 Student Activities Music ......................... 60 Clubs ......................... 60 Elective ..................... 58ff Student Council ............. 50, 61 Publications ................. 58, 61 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dramatics ..................... 61 Student Aid ..................... Students List of ........................ Geographical distribution of ...... Theological Schools, preparation . .48, Transfer of credits ............ .46, Tuition ......................... Tuition Plan, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tutorials Mathematics ................... Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacations ..................... .4, Year Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 64 49 60 48 53 54 29 29 35 61 � ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1938-1939 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1939 Founded as King William'• School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1938-1939 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JULY, 1939 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BoARD-OF V1s1T0Rs AND GovERNORS..................... 5 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION......................... 7 8 FACULTY .............. ·............................. HISTORY .... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why a College Education Should Be Liberal. . . . . . . . . The Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Classics as Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science and the Modern World .................... The Curriculum ................................. The Language Tutorial .................' . . . . . . The Mathematics Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Form.al Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Fa,culty .................................... The List of Great Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Chronological Order ....................... By Years ................................... In Liberal Arts .............................. By Subject Matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This catalogue contains a full official desc~iption of the St. John's prograi;n. It does not contain information concerning the regular elective program for 1938-39, which may be found in a supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. The elective program is continuing at St. John's to allow the classes of 1940 and 1941 to complete their degree re, ' quirements, and is not open to freshmen. . I ·.I 19 19 22 23 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 38 38 40 41 42 ADMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ACADEMIC STANDING ......... ' ................... ; . . . . 46 THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 RESIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 FEES ............................................... 52 ScHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT Am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM ...... 62 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM ............ 64 INDEX ..................................• ............ 66 �BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. COLLEGE CALENDAR 1938 Vice-Cha·irman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. 1939 September 19 ... Examinations .............. September 18 September 20 ... Registration ............... September 19 September 21 ... Convocation ............... September 20 September 22 ... First Term begins ........... September 21 Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMos F. HuTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. November 24 ... Thanksgiving: holiday ...... November 30 EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland. December 17 ... First Term ends ............. December 16 FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. (Vacation begins 12 noon) 1939 PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. 1940 January 2 ...... Second Term begins ............ January 3 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) February 22 .... Washington's Birthday ....... February 22 (Holiday) March 18 ...... Second Term ends .............. March 23 (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 27 ...... Third Term begins ................ April 1 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) June 2 ......... Third Term ends ................. June 8 June 4 ......... Baccalaureate Sunday ........... .June 9 June 5 ......... Class Day ...................... June 10 June 6 ......... Commencement ................. June 11 RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. ScoTT Buc:aANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. · BEARDSLEY RuML, Treasurer, R. H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield," Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. DR ..WILLIAM J. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. 5 �.. 6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'Co~oR, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. THOMAS E. CONLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge ............ Easton, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ..... Westminster, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge .... Cumberland, .Md. DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph. D ............ 11 McDowell Hall ASSIST.ANT TO PRESIDENT ]AMES S. MARTIN, B. A., J. D ............. 13 McDowell Hall .ASSISTANT DEAN RAYMOND N. WILBURN, B. S., M.A. ....... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER JOHN WINTHROP WRIGHT, B. A. ........... 13 McDowell Hall AUDITOR WILL-A. CLADER, C. P.A. .. 57 William Street, New York City REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. .................. 11 McDowell Hall LIBRARIAN LuLu VrnLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall DIETITIAN GEORGIA MAE SMITH ........................ Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICIAN J. OLIVER PURVIS, B. A., M. D .................... Infirmary 7 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 9 FACULTY HERMANN BERNHARD ...................... 2 Taney Avenue FELLOW AND PRESIDENT Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. .... Brice House STRINGFELLOW BARR. B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B.A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; diplome, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. FELLOW AND DEAN FoRD KEELER BROWN ............... 243 King George Street B. A., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. .. 139 Market Street RICHARD ScoFIELD ......................... 22 State Circle B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistfot Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. B. A., 1919, M.A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English~ New Yor~ University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ScoTT BucHANAN. TUTORS GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..................... Brice House B. A., 1910, M.A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner· Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph.D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................ 82 Conduit Street B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St: John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ................ 73 Conduit Street B.A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; M.A., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in. Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28; Instructor in Mathematics, St. John)s College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-39; Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School during the winter terms of 1937 and 1938. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ........... 243 Prince George Street B. A., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. VERTREES JuDSON WYCKOFF ............ 13 Thompson Street B. A., 1920, Ph.D., 1923, Johns Hopkins University. Research Student at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1923-24; Assistant Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1924-26; Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1926-36; Professor of Economics, St. John's College, 1936-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. 8 GEORGE HAROLD McF ARLIN ..... : ...... Morrow Apartments B. A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ............ 36 Maryland Avenue B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's CoJlege, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE CoMENETZ ................ 182 Prince George Street B. S., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teaching Fellow in Physics, College of the City of New York, spring, 1930; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. CATALOGUE OF 'ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 }AcOB KLEtN .......................... 217 Hanover Street Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg"Lahn, 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg, 1924-33; Visiting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow- of the Mendelssohn Stiftµng zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. EDWARD FLINT LATHROP, }R..... 187 Duke of Gloucester Street B. A., St. John's, College, 1938. Assistant Coach in Football and Lacrosse, St. John's College, 1937-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Athletics, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE ....................... Brice House }AMES STEWART MARTIN ....................... Luce Creek B. A., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Leo F. Wormser Scholar, University of Chicago Law School, 1936-37; Notes and Cases Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1936-37; Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant~to the President, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. Ro BERT CATES BY TALIAFERRO ....... 206 Prince George Street B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago,, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. RAY STARR ALLEMAN .............. 179 Prince George Street B. A., 1933, M.A., 1934, Brigham You1;1g University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1939. Assistant in Physics, Brigham Young University, 1933-34; Junior Instructor in Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, 1934-38; Ultrasonics Research, The Harriet Lane Home, The Johns Hopki,ns Hospital, 1936-37; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ' WILLIAM GoRMAN ......... ·: ........... 205 Hanover Street B. A., Chicago, Chicago, 1937-38. University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School,, University of 1934-36. Research Assistant in Division of Humanities, University of 1936-37. Fellow in Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toro1;1to, Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. B. S., 1928, M: S., 1929, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34., American-German Exchange Fellow, University of Hamburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ERNST L. MIDGETTE ........................... Brice House B. S., 1932, M, S. in M. E., 1936, University of North Carolina. Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina, 1932-33. Mechanical E!lgineer, U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Corporation, Buffalo, N. Y., 1933-36. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1936-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. HERBERT T. SCHWARTZ ........................ Brice House B. A., University of Michigan, 1929; M.A., Columbia University, 1932; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1933. University Fellow in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1932-33. Tui:or, Department of Music, University of Chicago, 1934-35. Instructor, Department of Mu$ic, University of Chicago, 1935-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. ' RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN .................. Brice House B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean, St. John's College, 1938-. EDITOR CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ................ 205 Hanover Street B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38.• Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LECTURER MoRTIMER ADLER .............. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago; Ill. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C.L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. A SHORT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE S T. JOHN'S COLLEGE is a small liberal arts college for men. It is non-denominational, and has been so since its founding. It has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1696 King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2. fol. 115. Dre~d Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................ 1 Murray Avenue B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH ]ACOB BERNARD SEGALL ....................... Brice House B. L., and B_. Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow m Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University'. Cornell University, _ 1900-01; Instructor m French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 13 �I I 14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland; Session of ]'lily I-9, z696. William West, D.D. Thomas]. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase • John Thomas Thomas Stone • Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings 1776 According to tradition King William's School was used as a gunshop during the Revolutionary War. 1784 St. John's College chartered by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland: WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and perpetu- · ate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the said Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, said college shall be founded and maintained forever, upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and .advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or without their attendance-1 upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, . or other professor, master, or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. . . . . The petition for this Charter was signed by William Paca "" and others. •Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 15 ·l l I ~ I I ! .I ' James Brice John All,en Thomas Gustavus .R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richa!d Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton " Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Carroll, D. D. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, Master of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washington visits St. John's College. To tke Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time , mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifeste!i in the morals and sdence of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, April 17, 1791. " Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 2 I I �16 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation of George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, nephew~ of George Washington, were also students at the College. 1835 Curriculum during the Principalship of Reverend Hector Humphreys. Fir,rt Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Mathematics Algebra Fourth Year Third Year Latin Greek Minor Poets Horace Natural Philosophy Latin Logic Tacitus Astronomy Mathematics Geology Applications of Trigonometry Civil Engineering American History Conic Sections Political Economy Chemistry Natural Philosophy Natural Theology Elements of Criticism English Composition and-Declamation in all four years. Modern Languages by special arrangement in addition. 1868 Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero !. -:jLivy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato lEschylus Thucydides Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature Fourth Year Lectures in Philosophy Greek and Social Science on Plato Butler Aristotle Pascal Aristophanes Paley Demosthenes Adam Smith Latin Malthus Tacitus Mill Lucretius Plato Persius Aristotle Quintilian Thomas Aquinas English Bacon Authors of 13th, 14th, Descartes and I 5th Centuries Spinoza Mathematics Locke Analytic Geometry Kant Calculus Fichte Mechanics Hegel Natural Philosophy Montesquieu Astronomy . De Tocqueville Logic Augustine Evidence of Christianity Vico Bossuet Buckle Lecky �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1886-1923 Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. 1. 2. 3. 4. Classical Course leading to the B. A. Degree Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM I ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES T SEEMS WISE to begin with an observation on college catalogues in· general and a bit of advice to the reader of tl:iis catalogue in particular. When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should have a mind free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective schools. It was therefore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the increase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their m~anings. To a far greater degree than we realize, the liberal arts and sciences have themselves disappeared and what remains of . them has been confused in the minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, but unfortunately that needs explanation at some length~ Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, which attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in Annapolis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, 19 �,• 20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE knowledge, and useful literature because such institutions are of the highest benefit to society. lln an aristocratic society this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exercising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither fn;e nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal; therefore professional and vocational schools study their respective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men. Thomas Jefferson persuaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need· for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated if teachers have them and are allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establishment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end, it allowed the free and irresponsible invasion of all branches of the liberal arts by the research specialist. The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful salesman was able to eliminate competition with other subject ~atters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in turn was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educational, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its courses, and became timiOly and fanatically preparatory. In acceding to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocational choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our educational system; that is a balanced liberal education. This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes a crisis, a point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old �.., -------------~ , I I 22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE curriculum, but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College decided to do in 1937. Its financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to reinvest the liberal arts. the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which oi;dinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilate, transform, and pass orr the modern subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and balances. The figures on the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditionally conceived for about two thousand years, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy making the quadrivium. In the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modern scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best and fullest in the modern world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of the liberal arts, but the unity and organization of methods in the habits of a man and his intellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in this most human of all human actions. The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving 23 THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of some hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list of the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 38. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and testing by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the. classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives ii'. ' ·~· . . ' I �24 \ i I 1 · CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a classic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of th~ liberal arts of his time, and his work must exemplify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees it. The second criterion f~llows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally violated in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines with pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a . classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ambiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia several distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowing the others .to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. ·It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and understand them. , The fourth criterion demands that a great book sqall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a great book shall be honest about the limits of its powers of exposition, admitting the paradoxes and mysteries that surround the practice of the liberal arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not. allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing 'reason and imagination to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balance the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of.readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book must tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative· teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Western World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which· we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without tradi- ! �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiment in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. All this provides the material and intellectual background for the modern study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. tions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves fr?m the tradition withiout knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be.saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important w~ys~ .This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, ano~her in the laboratory. St. John's College has more reqmred mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes. This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolu~ion in recorded history, parallelling the other great revolut10ns in religion morals politics and industry. No liberal, and there' ' . fore no citizen of 'a democratic 'country, can afford to b e ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and tr~n~­ formed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's _curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize. There is scarcely an item in the course which d_rn~s not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exh1~1t completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible s~ that now if we would follow the classical thread into the ~odern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in mathematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medium we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a description of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 38 to 42 the reader will find four listings of the books. The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, •,, I. �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, language~ and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list classifies the authors according to the incidence of these books on the program of teaching in the liberal arts. Some of these books analyse explicitly the use of words, numbers, figures, instruments, and other symbols in thought. These are called expository of the liberal arts. Some are model products of the liberal arts whose excellence commends them for imitation by students. Still others present problem material for the student's analysis and criticism. The fourth list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This fourth list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real comparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothing in any of .these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis ·on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or interests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The ~ivision into four years has an interesting significance. Somethmg over two thousand years of intellectual history is c~vered .in the _first. two years; about three hundred years of history is studied m an equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal ~rts; t~e second year contains books written for the most part m. Latm and covers t~e. Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books ongmally written in Romance languages for th.e most part although English has a large share; the fourth year mtroduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was ~ade not. because o~ any underlying theory about recapitulat10ns of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that such a theory may point out in practice. . T?e .main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading d~sc~plm.es, bu~ the actual teaching falls into five sharply d1stmgmshed kmds of teaching techniques. None of these are newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disr~pute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Semmar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and ~he laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the mtellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imaginat!on is not pr~pared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfor~unately American habits with the mother tongue are for vanous reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a con~eq?-ence. Spe~ial attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred bec~use it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry it~ -proper load . of imagination and thought. The second term is concer!led w~th various kinds of translation from important texts -m which important things are being said and the grammar of the Ianguage is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstra~t and conci~e -formulation of logical .content. The last term m each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts with a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external P?Ssession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized· strategy. The effects are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore in -increased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE '· ' , 31 many persons believe that they natively lack mathematical ability. Nothing could be more crippling to the individual nor more discouraging for the future of democratic societies, if ii were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in turn is due to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and intention of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in its entirety. This is the book that made European mathematics possible, and it can still be used· to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematics meet five times a week throughout the four years. The teaching is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through this on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties .on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. The Seminar The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of numbers and figures is the most important symbolic possession of men. In fact it is a language within the mother tongue providing its most powerful practical and theore'tical extension. In view of our present scientific and inqustrial conditions of life, the decay and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors cir leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year,' set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. 3 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presented a · subject, and discussion starts where they leave off, following the argument where· it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism; scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and a.nswer allows the exploitation of the work done in other parts of the program. Training in language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathematical imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the l~vels of .language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderstanding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be only at the last meeting or later meetings that the text delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and· concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great Hall in the evening with audience and platform set as for an outside lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments rin other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers, notably Mortimer Adler .of the University of Chicago, Mark. Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. Members of the College faculty give th,e rest, no singl<;! lecturer ' giving more than three during the year. Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost art in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 33 skill and sensitivity which are dulled and killed by the forced practice of the ordinary university class-room. Long preparation is ne.eded to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always succe,ssful, but when they are successful they might be given and· understood on any occasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the immediate hearing. The Laboratory The scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution in the modern world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that. Eliot of Harvard opened the liberal college to the elective system. The hope was that the college would provide the conditions and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizing of science. The present disorganization of ·our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences, to re'educate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the laboratory as an instrument of liberal rather than pre-professional training. This is the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will continue to attack the problem step by step. The laboratory is primarily in charge of an engineer and a medical man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special boundaries of each science. They co-operate with the mathematicians, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of the liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-med)cal course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are math~matical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experim~nts, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. �35 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. on the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opinions, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his tutors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The close organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. The annual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouraging this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. 34 THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the stu_dents. of the same year are reading the same books at the same time with the same immediate preparation. This may be the week when that "all Greek to me" look is on all freshman faces because they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the two weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth book of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the ,first assignment in Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if the students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a common schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for the four years divided according to subject matters and stages of learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a calendar for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student spends one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a mathematics tutorial. One afternoon a week each student spends three hours in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last two , years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to ten each student attends a seminar in organized conversation and discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two evenings there are formal lectures. Nineteen -or twenty hours per week are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent .in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, and other activities such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary unit of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. · The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the time of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the combination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty. The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learning mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learning. This has come to mean in academic practice that the good teacher must be making original contributions to knowledge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. �I CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first principles and making another application of them. Learning is a co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when persons at different stages of comprehension work together. The typical learning situation at St. John's involves five or six learners. First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the writers of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the high point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and talking teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage of learning is somewhere between the author and the best student. There then follow the other students at distances proportional to their degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of classes in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in mind. At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there are a considerable number of them that need new editions, and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following books have been reprinted: This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laboratory. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruction. The present faculty has been selected by two criteria: ~or members of the previous faculty at St. John's,,experience m teaching the elective system and capacities which promise well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the new program have guided the policy of reappointment. New members of the faculty have been chosen for their varying degrees of understanding of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a well-balanced distribution of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. 36 Hippocrates: Selected Works Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet The following books have been translated for the first time into English by members of the faculty: Ptolemy: Almagest Copernicus: Concerning Revolutions Augustine: Concerning Music Bonaventura: Reduction of the Arts to Theology Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy 37 �38 ·CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyssey. lEschylus: Oresteia. Herodotus: History. Sophocles: (Edipus Rex. Hippocrates: Selections. Euripides: Medea and Electra. Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian Wars. Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds. ' Aristarchus: On the Distances of the Sun and Moon. Plato: Dialogues. Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics. Archimedes: Works. · Euclid: Elements. Apollonius: Conics. Lucian: True History. Plutarch: Lives. Lucretius: On the Nature of Things. Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic. Ptolemy: Almagest. Cicero: De Officiis. Virgil: JEneid. Tacitus: Histories. The Bible. Galen: On the Natural Faculties. Plotinus: Enneads. Justinian: Institutes. Augustine: Confessions, De Musica, De M agistro. Scotus Erigena: De Divisione N aturae. Song of Roland. Saga of Burnt Nial. Grosseteste: De Luce. Bonaventura: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology. Thomas Aquinas: On Being and Essence, Summa Theologica. Dante: Divine Comedy. Nicholas of Cusa: De Docta Ignorantia. Chaucer: Canterbury Tales. Villon: Le Grand Testament. Leonardo: Note Books. Erasmus: Colloquies. Rabelais: Gargantua. Copernicus: De Revolutionibus. Machiavelli: The Prince. Calvin: Institutes. Gilbert: On the Magnet. Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart. Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy. Galileo: Two New Scitmces. Descartes: Geometry. Francis Bacon: Novum Organum. Montaigne: Essays. Cervantes: Don Quixote. Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear. Grotius: The Law of War and Peace. Hobbes: Leviathan. Corneille: Le Cid. Milton: Paradise Lost. Pascal: Pensees. Moliere: Tartuffe. Racine: Phedre. Spinoza: Ethics. Leibniz: Mathematical Papers. Newton: Principia. Boyle: Skeptical Chymist. Montesquieu: The S.pirit of the Laws. Swift: Gullivet's Travels. Locke: Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Huyghens: Treatise on Light. Voltaire: Candide. Fielding: Tom Jones. Rousseau: Social Contract. Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations. Hume: Treatise of Humari- Nature. Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Constitution of the United States. Federalist Papers. Kant: Critique of Pure Reason. Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry. Goethe: Faust. Hegel: Science of Logic. Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Idea. Bentham: Principles of Morals and of Legislation. Malthus: Essay on the Principles of Population. Mill: System of Logic. Marx: Capital. Balzac: Pere Goriot. Thackeray: Vanity Fair. Dickens: Dq:vid Copperfield. Flaubert: Madame Bovary. Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment. Tolstoi: War and Peace. Zola: Experimental N.ovel. [bsen: A Doll's House. Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Clifford: The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences. Fourier: Mathematical Analysis of Heat. Faraday: Experimental Researches into Electricity. Peacock: Algebra. Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels. Darwin: Origin of Species. Mendel: Papers. · Bernard: Introduction to Experimental Medicine. Galton: Enquiries-into the Human Mind and its Faculties. Joule: Scientific Papers. Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism. Ostwald: Selections. Boole: Laws of Thought. Hamilton: Quaternions. Riemann: The Hypotheses of Geometry. Dedekind: Essays on Numbers. Cantor: Transfinite Numbers. Virchow: Cellular Pathology. Poincare: Science and Hypothesis. Hilb.ert: Foundations of Geometry. James: Principles of Psychology. Freud: Papers on Hysteria. Russell: Principles of Mathematics. Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry. 4 39 �40 First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE II. SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS Languages and Literature Liberal Arts Homer Plato Herodotus Aristotle Thucydides Lucretius 1Eschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian M atkematics :ind Science Euclid Hippocrates Nicomachus Aristarchus Archimedes Tacitus Virgil The Bible Justinian Dante Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Cervantes Cicero Plotinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventura Thomas Aquinas Grosseteste Nicholas of Cusa Apollonius Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Copernicus Galiled Descartes Gilbert Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Machiavelli Pascal Montesquieu Grotius Fielding Gibbon Voltaire Swift Calvin Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Hume Kant Peacock Boole Kepler Harvey Newton Leibniz Boyle Huyghens Lavoisier Dalton Goethe Rousseau Adam Smith American Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx Zola Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell Fourier Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Ostwald Darwin Virchow Bernard Gal ton Mepdel Cantor Dedekind Riemann Lobachevski Veblen & Young 41 III. LIST OF AUTHORS AS LIBERAL ARTISTS EXPOSITORY OF THE LIBERAL ARTS For Language and Literature For Mathematics and Science Plato Hume Euclid Boole Aristotle Kant Apollonius Cantor Augustine Bentham Grosseteste Poincare Bonaventura Mill Nicholas of Cusa Hilbert Thomas Aquinas Freud Galileo Dedekind Locke Descartes Russell Peacock EXEMPLARY MODELS In Language and Literature Homer 1Eschylus Herodotus Thucydides Aristophanes Plutarch Scotus Dante F. Bacon Pascal Cervantes Shakespeare Milton Fielding Calvin Rousseau Adam Smith Gibbon Marx Flaubert Dostoevski Tolstoi James In Mathematics and Science Nicomachus Dalton Aristarchus Darwin Galen Bernard Ptolemy Faraday Copernicus Joule Kepler Maxwell Huyghens Hamilton Newton Riemann Leibniz Lobachevski Fourier Veblen & Lavoisier Young MATERIALS FOR ANALYSIS AND PRACTICE In Language and Literature In Mathematics and Science Sophocles Moliere Hippocrates Boyle Euripides Corneille Lucretius Qifford Lucian Spinoza Archimedes Ostwald Virgil Racine Leonardo Galton Cicero Mendel. Hobbes Harvey The Bible Swilt Gilbert Virchow Tacitus Voltaire Justinian Malthus Plotinus Hegel Saga of Burnt Njal Schopenhauer Song of Roland Goethe Villon Balzac Chaucer Zola Machiavelli Thackeray Erasmus Dickens Montaigne Ibsen Montesquieu American Rabelais Constitution Grotius Federalist Papers �42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADMISSION Obviously this program of studies implies certain changes in the present standards for admission. New standards should encourage a change in preparation. At present we can advise prospective students that they should have as much good elementary training in languages, mathematics, history, and science as they can get by selection of secondary-school subjects. Eventually we shall be able to state more explicitly our own standards for admission. For the present we are using the regular standards and rules for admission to other colleges. Application for Admission Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the application forms, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. There is a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars, payable at the time of admission. For information about this and other fees, see page 52. Requirements for Admission The general requirement for admission is the standard fouryear high-school course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school 43 �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of ,,,econdary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject except English represents four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks; in other words, a full year's work in a secondary school. In English a unit is more than a full year's work, four years of work being valued as three entrance units. For a list of the subjects and units specifically required see "Subjects Which May be Offered for Admission." ' Admission by Certificate Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without e~amina­ tion if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination When _there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparat10n, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance cred~t ~ill .he required to complete the conditions for regular admiss10n m good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study ~r for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College C:alendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar who will furnish information about them. Students who ex~ect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 45 Subjects Which May Be Offered for Admission For admission in good standing a candidate must present fifteen units of college entrance credit in the subjects listed below: English: Four years of work are required. This work counts as three units of credit. Foreign Language: G~eek, Latin, French, Spanish, German. At least two years of work (two units) in a single language are required. Not more than four can be accepted in any one language; but up to a maximum of eight units may be accepted in foreign languages. Mathematics: In algebra one and one-half years of work (one and one-half units) are required. An additional half-unit of advanced algebra may be accepted. In plane geometry one year of work (one unit) is required. An additional half-unit in solid geometry may be accepted. In trigonometry no work is required but one-half unit in plane trigonometry may be accepted, and one-half unit in spherical trigonometry. Social Science: In history one year of work (one unit) is required, and as many as six units may be accepted. In civics one year of work (one-half unit) may be accepted. In "Problems of American Democracy" one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. In economics one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. . In sociology one year of work (one unit) may be accepted. Science: One year of work (one unit) may be accepted in biology, b~tany, zoology, physics, chemistry, general science, physical geography, and (in special cases) in some other science. Miscellaneous: Electives totaling not more than three and one-half years of work (three and one-half units) may be accepted from the following schedule: Subject Amount of work accepted Music ................................ A half or a whole unit. Art ................................... A half or a whole unit. Typewriting ........................... A half unit. Stenography ........................... A whole unit. Commercial Arithmetic ................. A half or a whole unit. (Machine) Design ..................... A half or a whole unit. Shopwork ............................. A half or a whole unit. Bookkeeping .......................... A whole unit. Drawing (Freehand or Mechanical) ...... A half or a whole unit or two half units. ' �46 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Admission with Advanced Standing from Other Colleges Students who wish to transfer to the new St. John's program must register as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced standing in the new program is granted for other college credits. ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a close and varied acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the student's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the "don rag" and the combined judgments of the staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this is the case academic standing is not determined by numerical or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the purpose of advice and planning both for the ,teachers and the student. As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for great diversities of interest, performance, and achievement, and there is ample room within it for individual choice and guidance. This fact permits and demands a longer period of adjustment and tentativejudgment than in the regular elective system. It is assumed that each student has the r~quired capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises is required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 47 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Three hundred hours of laboratory training; Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester Hours ~~~~~--"-~~-______...., One Year Four Years Language and Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 40 Mathematics and Science ............... 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-!- actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................ 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requirements will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters and in methods of instruction. The Association of Americ~n Colleges maintains through its federated regional associations rating or accrediting boards. There is such a board for the Middle Atlantic States. This Board cannot put a college on the approved list until its educational product can be judged. Since there will be no graduates of the new ad- �49 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ministration and program for another two years, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare minimum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A. is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been made these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, the common subject matter, and the intimate .and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow detailed and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we are only meeting them on the basis to which they have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools, theological schools, business schools, schools of politics, and economics, and schools of education. There may be some doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal ~ducation for earning a living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fundamental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school graduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had long experience in preparing students for graduate work in these schools, and we have made a study of the maximum in the natural sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the result& of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curriculum keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. 48 RESIDENCE St. John's College is situated on the edge of the seventeenthcentury seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air and reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a population of about fifteen thousand people who are occupied with fishing and shipping in the harbor, with the training of midshipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of Maryland from the state government offices, and with the liberal education of young men in St. John's College. A certain number of retired naval officers and men of business live in estates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. About half of the student body at St. John's comes from the Delmarva Peninsula, from Southern Maryland, from Baltimore, and from Western Maryland. The rest of the student body comes from eighteen other States. The College has ten buildings on a tract of thirty-five acres. Five of these buildings are for student residence, two of them built as dormitories, and three originally used as residences for administrative officers of the college. These five buildings are now furnished as residence halls for students on a plan for �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE small unit college communities, each with a small-scale unit for student government, within the common life of the College. Student morals are a matter for concern in any scheme of liberal education, since intellectual habits depend upon justice, peace, and order as much as on a curriculum. The guiding prir~ciple in this training is the delegation of authority and freedom to the degree that students will recognize and accept the corresponding responsibilities. A college is an ideal community in which this progressive moral education can occur. It is assumed that each student will conduct himself as a gentleman and responsible member of the community. It is . assumed that each student organization will conduct its affairs as an integral part of the community. The general co-ordinating oversight of students, their common life, and their activities is delegated to the Student Council, whose members are elected by the student body. Any student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. All students not living at home are required to live in the College buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary furniture, including a single bed with mattress and pillow, a chest of drawers, a study table, and chairs. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are ~o be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations ..as window draperies, rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application blariks may be obtained from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to thein tentatively as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted and their matriculation fee, of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their applications for admission the names of any other stµdents with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change 51 after they arrive at College. As far as possible new students will be assigned to single rooms in the dormitories. Ro~ms in the dor~ito!ies ~ay not be occupied during any vacation. The dormitories will be open for occupancy from noon of the second day before the opening of College in September. The College maintains the care of the dormitories. There are stu~ent dorm~to~ managers whose duty it is to report complamts, to mamtam order and cleanliness and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage' and damage to College property: I I Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to· College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occ~pant or occupants, any dormitory room whose wall, cetlmg, or floor has been seriously · damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. THE DINING HALL The Dining ~all .is maint~ined by t~e Manager of the Dining f!all an~ Dormi~ories .. Special attent10n is given to a balanced di~t, an mterestmg variety of menus and reasonable cost. The Dinir_ig Halli~ closed. wh~n the Coll:ge is not in session, except for smgle holidays; it will be open from noon of the second d~y before the opening of College in September; only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and o?ly supper will be .sei:ved on the day just preceding the resumption. Qf classes; a similar schedule will be observed before and after the Spring recess. I "J �53 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INFIRMARY SERVICE 52 The fixed charges for attendance at St. John's are listed below. In figuring the budget for the academic year each student should include such additional items as books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $30.00 per year. A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. Ii is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Phys1c1an. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. FEES COLLEGE FINANCES Few who pay college fees realize the actual cost of the educational services to which they are contributing; it is important that they know some of the facts. . Over a period of several decades the cost per student per year in American colleges has been rising; the average cost is now something over $1000 pei student per year .. St. John's runs slightly over that average at present but will continue to aim at this economical figure. What is true of colleges in general is true of St. John's: student fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the remainder is made up partly by an appropriation from the State of Maryland, partly by income from endowment funds, and gifts. , Ideally, those who can should pay the full cost of their education, so that those who cannot may have the full advantage of the State appropriation and the income from endowment and gifts. The current practice is an approach to this ideal scheme. A standard fee is fixed at some figure below the actual cost. This is paid by all students. Students who are not able to pay in full from their own funds apply for scholarships or other forms of aid that involve work performed for the College. The College distributes its funds available for this purpose with due regard for the abilities and actual performances of the needy students. .. ' FIXED CHARGES Matriculation Fee For each new student a matriculation fee of $15.00 is payable to the College at the time of application for admission. This fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student. Admission is not complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. This amount is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate withdraws. Annual Fees For students entering the College in 1939 the total fixed charges for each year are as follows: Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400.00 Board and Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 Total .......................... $800.00 These fees are payable in two installments, $400.00 on registration in September and $400.00 on February 1. At each payment period, students must secure a Treasurer's card, showing that fees have been paid or suitable arrangements made, in order to be admitted to classes, dormitories, the dining hall, the library, the gymnasium, or the infirmary. Payment of Bills' Bills for College fees are presented directly to the student, and the student assumes responsibility for their prompt payment. In the case of tuition, board and room fees unpaid after 3 :00 P. M. of the fifth' day after the due date a fee of $5.00 is added. Caution Money Each student must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer on registration, subject to charges for laboratory �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE breakage and damage to College property. The amount of this deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. A refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student upon request after the end of any session or after withdrawal or graduation from College. Rules Governing These Awards 54 55 1. These scholarships shall be awarded annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Committee on. Scholarships and Prizes, and the awards shall be announced in September at the formal opening of College. 2. Either, or both, of these scholarships may be withheld, at the discretion of the Faculty, if the scholastic averages attained, though the highest in their respective classes, are not clearly excellent. 3. In cases of ties, or near ties, the Faculty reserves the right to consider the financial needs of the candidates, and their scholarship in its broader aspects, in making these awards. 4. The Faculty also reserves the right to disqualify a candidate on evidence of other forms of serious unworthiness. 5. Students whose tuition is already provided for by other scholarships are ineligible for these awards. 6. The decisions of the Faculty are final. Graduation Fees A diploma fee of $10.00 and a fee of $2.50 for the rental of an acadeniic cap and gown will be charged to all graduating students before Commencement Day. Students who wish to arrange for academic costumes otherwise than through the College should notify the Business. Office to this effect by May first. Deferred Payment of Fees As a Participating A~sociate of The Tuition Plan, Inc., the College is prepared to extend to parents or guardians the opportunity of paying tuition and other College fees in equal monthly installments during the academic year. The additional cost is 4 per cent of the amount of the fees covered by the arrangement. Adoption of this plan is optional and intended solely as a convenience. Further details will be furnished on request. THE PHILIP A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of ten thousand dollars, the gift of Philip A. Myers, II. THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clinton C. Roehle. Through scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. THE FRIEDRICH JoNATHAN VON ScHWERDTNER SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS To that student of St. John's College who in his Freshman year has maintained the highest academic standing, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. To that student of St. John's College who in his Sophomore year has maintained the highest academic standing, a scholarship providing free tuition for the following year. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. s f'' �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, or Washington Countie~ or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the Coll:ge for information regarding the competitive examination·· candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for laboratory fees, breakage fees, or caution money. A limited number of full scholarships covering all college fees are offered each year to deserving and needy students. A limited number of tuition scholarships covering only tuition are offered each year to deserving and needy students. These College Scholarships are available to both old and new students. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and schofarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1938-39, the Colonial Dames of America had the following scholarships at St. John's College: ' 1. A $150 scholarship given by the Paris Chapter. Awarded to Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. 2. A $250 scholarship given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler in memory of their son, Arthur Butler, Jr. Awarded to Edward Willis Hearn. Applicants for these scholarships are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial·Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senat~orial scholarship"-providing free tuition, board, and room rentis given every four years. ·•· 57 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship"-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, or Washington Countie~' . or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of .. . the College for information regarding the compet1t1ve examination· candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. STUDENT SERVICE A few upperclassmen are employed by the College each year in various positions. The stipend varies according to the type of service and the amount of time spent at work. The character and academic record of the applicant, as well as his financial need are considered by the committee making the appointmen;s. Application blanks may be obtained from the Registrar and should be filled out as completely as possible so that justice may be done in the individual case relative to other applications. The following types of service are regularly open: Laboratory Assistant Infirmary Assistant Library Assistant Gymnasium Assistant Waiter in the Dining Hall Student Dormitory Manager Athletic Scholarship �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The National Youth Administration makes a yearly grant to the College. This is used to pay an hourly wage to students of good character and need, for irregular and occasional ~erv:ice · to the secretarial and manual work of the College. Apphcat10n for such work should be made on the regular student aid blanks which may be obtained from the Registrar. The students maintain an Employment Bureau which keeps a record of remunerative positions in Annapolis and canvasses the prospects for positions for students after graduation and during vacation. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. directly prepared students for life after graduation. . Thus, extra-curricular activities fully exploited two fundamentals of the elective system, the election of courses, and utilitarian learning by practice. Student ac.tivities were gradually . a~­ sorbed into the curriculum and became the most charactenst1c parts of the elective system. The · stud~nt . activities whic? are still extra-curricular are so by convention, for there is no real distinction between electing study courses and e,lecting activities. The principle of free election is a valid one, and any sound educational plan must recognize it. The reorganization of the curriculum at St. John's includes the elective system where it operates to the greatest advantage, in extra-curricular activities. The educational problems of a college extend much beyond the class room. Al liberal arts college is functioning at high efficiency only when formal instruction is the center of a vital community. If the curricular core does not generate energies which are effective outside the context of formal instruction, it is probably dead. On the other hand, if the opportunities to apply these energies do not exist, whatever learning may be stimulated by the curriculum will be kill~d or wastefully dissipated. It is as necessary to make the connection between ' class room and club as between lecture and laboratory; and the connections are strikingly similar. The college community with its subsidiary organizations is an excellent laboratory. in which to test the curriculum, and the knowledge gained from making a test often throws light on shadows in the formal instructional pattern. Teachers, books, and laboratories are merely educational instruments, and their function is to make it possible for the student to learn. In the class room these instruments are used as stimuli to initiate and encourage the whole complex learning process, but they are specialized instruments creating and operating in a specialized environment. It is neither desirable nor possible to extend these special conditions to include more than formal instruction, but learning does not stop as the bell rings to end the class period. If the college community is alive, it assumes the instructional task of supplying the stimuli in a more general context than the class room can provide. And if the college community is unified, there are no gaps in SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships· in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. These scholarships are awarded by the ~acuity Committee · on Scholarships and Student Aid.. SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole; , Massachusetts, is offered annually to graduates of St. John's. This scholarship is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. ACTIVITIES As the elective system developed during the past century, extra-curricular activities came to have an increasingly significant place in colleges. Students learned that the principle of election was most operable in the sphere of student activities. Dramatic societies, newspapers, magazines, music, athletics, student government, and political clubs of all kinds were invitations for the students to practice what they chose, and ~to choose what they would practise. Because they were modelled upon the activities of the practical world, student activities 59 �,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, ! CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE instruction between the most technical tutorial and the most general problem in student government. · As the student walks away from the class room, he should only be gradually changing the context of his learning, not discontinuing it until the next class meeting. And as in formal instruction, there are stimuli to learning in the college community itself, in the students and in student organizations. It is the purpose of extra-curricular activities to organize this co-operative teaching which students do, and to canalize the interests of the students into self-instruction. There are three organizations at St. John's specifically designed to pick up the immediate interests generated by but not satisfied by the formal instruction. The Law Club, the Science Club, and the Theology Club are groups of students and faculty members interested in a more elaborate exploration into the professions; for law, science, and theology, rega·rdless of the ways they have been interpreted by different cultures, are both historically and intellectually the matrices from which the professions in any age are drawn. The clubs meet in seminar fashion, with a paper reporting special research by a student or instructor serving as the center of discussion. The second line of extra-curricular instruction includes the activities most widely participated in by the members of a vital community, the activities which breed and feed a significant social life. At St. John's they are organized between two poles, music and athletics, which operate as. extremes among the artistic activities. The Glee Club, the Chamber Music Ensemble, the Madrigal Singers, and the Student Music Discussion Group are under the direction of a skilled musician. The Reverdy Johnson House on the campus is entirely given over to musical activities, and has a well stocked library of recordings available to members of the College. Instruction in both composition and performance is provided for students. A series of concerts of the kinds of music not often available on the radio or recordings will be initiated in 1939-1940 and tickets will be offered to students at special rates. Begi~rting in 1939-1940, athletics will be on an intra-mural basis. Excellence of performance in a wide variety of sports including sailing, fencing, tennis, handball, squash, swimming, baseball, basketball, and track will be the instructional ideal. A gymnasium and two athletic fields are provided with the .usual equipment and there is a College boathouse with four sailing dinghies. Participation in the athletic program is required only upon prescription by the College Physician. Between these two extremes of music and athletics lies a wide range of student activities. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspaper which reports and editorializes on the events in the community. The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly publication which appeared for the first time this Spring in the form of a magazine recapitulating and interpreting the history of the College in the light of its present position. The King William Players serves as a center for the reading of drama and poetry in general, as well as for the activities of play production proper, the most recent presentation being T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral. For all these activities, there are faculty committees appointed to give expert advice and direction when needed. The third level of extra-curricular activity is student government in a most general sense. In one way, student government is the end product of all the other activities of the College, from formal instruction through athletics; in another way it controls them; It is here that the moral and intellectual ways cross in the most significant manner, for student government is the assumption by the students of the responsibility for their own welfare. Student government and student social life are merely different aspects of the same activity, and they react upon each other in a direct fashion. To support them, the College provides a complete social unit in McDowell Hall which consists of a Reading Room supplied with magazines and newspapers, a Music Room, a Coffee Shop, and a Book Shop for the use of the whole College, in addition to smaller social quarters in the residential units. A student council, now in the process of reformation, has the direct responsibility for the intelligent use of these social facilities. The College authorities can help the Council only by supplying adequate facilities. The use of these facilities is in the hands of the students. 60 J 61 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer J. Adler, The Social Frontier, February, 1939. HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze," by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT; SUPPLEMENT TO THE BULLETIN, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM i17 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September· 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St. John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING," by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATI0N, by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Gradu, ates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record, Baltimote, Md., March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXPERIMENT TO RECLAIM Al.OST HERITAGE, by' George Bull, S.]., America, April 23, 1938. ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, Ju~e, _1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa News Magazine, Autumn, 1938. BACK TO THE CLASSI<;:S, by Philip . S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST.. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our Educational Correspondent,'' The Baltimore· Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia ~pectator, December, 1938. Reprints available. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing in 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. Reprints available. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Education, January, 1939. FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND,'' by Hedley Donovan, The Washington Post, January 15, 1939. A Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee McCardell, The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. 62 63 .j l; ., ,,. ' • ,,' I .· �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, 1938-39 A list of students enrolled in the elective program at St. I ohn's is contained in special supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1941 Arthur Merriman Blackburn ................... Baltimore Paul Ringgold Comegys ....................... Millington William Wallace Grant, Jr...................... Oakland . Charles Duncan Leverich Harrison .............. New York, New York William Henry Hatfield ....................... Annapolis Thomas Landsdale Hill ........................ Baltimore Oscar Louis Lord, Jr.......................... Templeville Christian Hebble McGarry .................... East Orange, New Jersey John Otto Neustadt ..................•........ Annapolis Vernon Morse Padgett ........................ LaP!ata Henry Martyn Robert, 3d ...•................. Annapolis Herbert Brent Stallings ........................ Owings Charles Edwin Vayne ......................... Baltimore FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 John Edgar Ainsworth, Jr................•. "" •• Westminster Robert Alexander ............................ Annapolis Robert Child Allen ........................... Croome William Alexander Barr ......... , ........... ·... Proffit, Virginia Alva Eugene Basler ........................... Manchester Paul Theodore Beisser, Jr...................... Baltimore Bianco Massimo Bianchi ....................... Westhaven, Connecticut .. Robert Bofd Blackler ......................... Ric~mond, Virginia Andrew Michael Bohle ........................ Baltimore Warren Conklin Bomhardt.: ................... Baltimore Douglas Wickliffe Brashear, Jr.................. Richmond, Virginia Francis Elliott Burroughs ...................... Chaptico Thomas Banta Campbell ...................... Charlottesville, Virginia Walton Boswell Childs ........................ Baltimore Streit W. Cunningham ........................ Washington, District of Columbia William Albert Darkey, Jr...................... Cumberland Edward Francis Duggan ....................... Aberdeen Bruce Joly Edmonston ........................ Baltimore Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York, New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr...................... Annapolis Richard Dinsmore Gill ........................ Patton, Pennsylvania J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Edgar Emil Heilprin .......................... East Orange, New Jersey Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Easton Joseph Chrysostom Hofmann, Jr............•... Baltimore 64 65 Charles Hoyes ............................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Gilbert Preston Hull, Jr..................••.... Hagerstown Walter Emory Hutson, Jr...................... Stoneleigh William Oscar Huttlinger ...................... Los Altos, California Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Journet Gordon Kahn ......................... Baltimore Larry Herman Lavit .......................... Bridgeport, Connecticut Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis James Ratcliffe Murray ........................ Baltimore John Henry Mussetter, Jr...................... Germantown Hirsh Nadel ................................. Baltimore Thomas Parran, Jr............................ Washington, District of Columbia Albert Anthony Poppiti ........................ Wilmington, Delaware William Donald Rendall ....................... Eastport William Allen Ruhl, Jr......................... Baltimore Julius Blain Sherr ............................. Suffolk, Virginia Donald David Sperber ........................ Clifton, New Jersey Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore William George Thater ........................ Overlea Bernard Anthony Tuckey ..................... St. Albans, New York Alvin Chesley Wilson, Jr....................... Baltimore SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Second Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Total in St. John's Program.............................................. 59 Elective Program (Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores)........................... 69 Total in college ................................................. 128 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE INDEX Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46f Academic Standing ............ 35, 46 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58££ Athletics ...................... 60 Clubs ......................... 60 Dramatics . . . .. .. .. . . . . . ... . . . . . 61 Music .......•................. 60 Publications ............... .. 58, 61 Student Col!ncil ............. 50, 61 Administration .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 7 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43££ Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Requirements .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . 43f Cer#ficate ...........•......... 44 Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Advanced Standing . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 46 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Applications Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Student Aid ................ . 57, 58 Rooms ........................ 50 Scholarships . • . . . • • . . • • • • • • . • • 54ff Articles, magazines, on St. John's ... 62 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Attendance Church ........................ 14 Classes ........................ 46 College exercises . . . . .. .. .. • . .. . 46 Board of Visitors and Governors .. . 5, 6 Books, list of great ........ 23, 27££, 37 Chronological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 By years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, In liberal arts. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 41 By subject matters .............. 42 Calendar, College .............. .4, 34 Campus ....... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Caution Money ............... 51, 53 Charges, fixed .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. 53 Charter of College. . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 14 Of King William's School. . . . . . . . 15 Classics, new definition of. ..... 23££, 37 Clubs, College. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . 60 College Calendar .............. .4, 34 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Credits · Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Semester hours .......... ; . . . . . 47 For entrance to graduate schools .. 48 Transfer of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Cun;iculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21££ St. John's 1835 ................. 16 St. John's 1868 ................. 17 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective ......................... 18 St. John's '1923-37, open elective, 18, 27 Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Dining Hall ...................... 51 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Distribution, of students, geographic. 49 "Don Rags" ................. . 35, 46 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Elective Program ....... 2, 18, 2lff, 27 Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 English, admission requirements. . . . 45 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Summary ...................... 65 Entrance Examinations ........ .4, 44 Essays .......................... 35 Examinations Entrance ..... 1• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4, 44 Oral .......................... 34f Written ....................... 35 Annual ...................•. .4, 35 State scholarship ................ 57 Excuses, for absence .......... ~ ... 46f Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52££ Faculty List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Author teachers ............. 23, 3-6 Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 8 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SH Re-education of .............. 35ff Appointments ....... ; .......... 37 Fees College finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Annual .................. ·...... 53 Tuition ....................... 53 Board and Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Payments • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Deferred· payment ............ , . 54 Caution money· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 With scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 66 Foreign Language Admission requirements . . . . . . . . . 45 See Greek, Latin, French, German French .................... 29, 30, 45 Freshmen, list of .................. '64 Geographic Distribution, students. . 49 Grades .......................... 35 German ................... 29, 30, 45 Graduate Schools, preparation for. . 48 Greek ........................ 29, 30 History Of College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chronological order of classics .. 29, 38 In St. John's Program ........ 29, 42 Hygiene ...................... 52, 61 Infirmary Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................. 27ff, 58 King William's School .......... 13, 15 Laboratory ................... 29, 33 Language, reasons for instruction in ......................... 29f Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Classics in Language and Literature ....................... 40ff Latin .................. 29, 30, 45, 47 Law School, preparation ........ .48, 60 Lectures, formal ............... 29, 32 Liberal Arts and Sciences, 19ff, 22, 26, 41 List of Great Books, Classics ...•... 38ff List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Literature, Language and ... .40, 41, 42 Location of College ............... 49 Marine Biology .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 58 Marks .......................... 35 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 30 Admission requirements .. , . . . . . . 45 Requirements . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 List of Mathematical Classics. . . 38££ Matriculation Fee ................ 53 Medical Schools, preparation .... .49, 60 Music ........................... 60 · Natural Science ............... 42, 60 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms. . . . 51 Officers of Administration . . . . . . . . . . 7 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Physics .......................... 42 Political Science . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 42 Preparation For admission . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 For graduate schools. . . . . . . . . . . 48£ For life . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19ff 67 President Former ....................... 13f Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Emeriti ....................... 12 Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Reading Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Registration ................... 4, 43ff Regulations Admission . .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. 43ff Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Attendance ....... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Residence .. . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . 49 Religion Non-denominational ...... 13, 14, 60 Reports .....................•... 35 Requirements Admission .................... , 45 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Languages ..................... 47 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Familiarity with Great Books. . . . 47 Residence . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 50 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35££ Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49£ Rooms .......................... 50 For new students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 50 For old students. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . • 50 Furnishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 50 Occupancy .................... 51 Caution money ............... 51 Schedules Weekly ....................... 34 Term ........................ 4, 35 Years .................. .4, 29, 35 Payment of fees. . . .. . .. • . . . . . . . 53 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff College . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 54, 56 State ......................... 56 Patriotic Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 56 Athletic ....................... 57 At other ins titu tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Science Admission requirements . . . . . . . . . 45 In modern :world. . . .. . .. . . . . . . 26ff In St. John's Program ...... 26f, 40ff Laboratory .................... 26 Liberal .....................•.. 26 Classics in science ........ 40, 41, 42 Seminars ...................... 29, 31 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Social Sciences ................ 27, 42 �---- 68 ---- ----- CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 64 Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Standing, academic ............. 35, 46 Student Activities Music ......................... 60 Clubs ......................... 60 Elective ..................... 58ff Student Council ............. 50, 61 Publications ................. 58, 61 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dramatics ..................... 61 Student Aid ..................... Students List of ........................ Geographical distribution of ...... Theological Schools, preparation . .48, Transfer of credits ............ .46, Tuition ......................... Tuition Plan, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tutorials Mathematics ................... Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1938-1939 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/1461189af3fc085e30e3f283054d8933.pdf dd5d7b503646568c83ea8c92cbc2cc81 PDF Text Text ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS n-'E lOAD EAL TIMORE Pit BALTIMORE, MD., U,l,A1 �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOH 'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1939-1940 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND APRIL, 1940 Founded as King William's School, 1696 SEMINAR MATHEMATICS TUTORIAL LANGUAGE TUTORIAL Photoqraphs b:y Eise11stacdt-Pi.r-Courtesy of LIFE klagaziue. Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BoARD OF V1s1T0Rs AND GovERNOR.s.................. . . 5 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Why a College Education Should Be Liberal. . . . . . . . 20 The Crisis in Liberal Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Classics as Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Science and the Modern World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Language Tutorial. ................. :... 30 The Mathematics Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 · The Formal Lecture......................... 33 The Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Faculty ........................ : . . . . . . . . . . 37 The List of Great Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 In Chronological Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 By Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 In Liberal Arts .............. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 By Subject Matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 How TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION....................... 49 ACADEMIC STANDING ................................ 52 THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 RESIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 ScHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 APPENDIX A, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.............. 65 BrnLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM...... 68 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM............ 70 INDEX ................................. • ........ ·.... 73 I. This catalogue contains a full official description of the St. John's program. 'It .does not contain information .concerning the regular elective program for 1939-1940, which may be found in a supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. The elective program is continuing at St. John's, to allow the class of 1941 to complete its degree requirements, and is not ope:n to freshmen. ·.l. �BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. COLLEGE CALENDAR Vice-Chairman, FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. 1939 1940 September 18 ... Examinations .............. September 23 September 19 ... Registration ............... September 24 .September 20 ... Convocation ............... September 25 September 21 ... First Term begins ........... September 26 November 23 ... Thanksgiving: holiday ....... November 28 December 16 ... First Term ends ............. December 21 (Vacation begins 12 noon) 1940 1941 January 3 ...... Second Term begins ......... ·... January 6 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) February 22 .... Washington's Birthday ....... Febru,ary 22 (Holiday) · March 23 ...... Second Term ends .............. March 22 (Vacation begins 12 noon) April L ........ Third Term begins .............. March 31 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) June 8 ......... Third Term ends ................. May 31 June 9 ....... '..Baccalaureate Sunday ............. June 1 June 10 ........ Class Day ........................ June 2 June 11 ........ Commencement .................. June 3 Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland . EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland. PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. ROBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. CLARENCE .w. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. ·John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. Scorr BucHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. BEARI)SLEY RuML, Treasurer, R.H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield," Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. DR. WILLIAM ]. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. 5 �6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'CoNOR~ Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. THOMAS E. CoNLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge ............ Easton, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ..... Westminster, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge ........ Cumberland, Md. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall DE.AN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph.D ........... 11 McDowell Hall .ASSIST.ANT TO PRESIDENT }AMES S. MARTIN, B. A.,]. D ............. 14 McDowell Hall .ASSISTANT DE.AN RAYMOND N. WILBURN, B. S., M.A. ....... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER ]oHN WINTHROP WRIGHT, B. A........... 13 McDowell Hall REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. ................. 11 McDowell Hall LI BR.ARIAN LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall DIETITIAN MARIAN E. ALEXANDER, B. S.................. Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICIAN JosEPH WEISSKOPF, M. D ........................ Infirmary .AUDITOR SEWARD AND MoNDE, C. P.A. ....... New Haven, Connecticut 7 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FACULTY FELLOW AND PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR .......................... Brice House B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; diplome, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. 9 FoRD KEELER BROWN ................ 243 King George Street B. A., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington· Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. 1John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD ScoFIELD .......................... 22 State Circle B. A., 1919, M. A.,'1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; A~sociate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. Johns College, 1939-. FELLOW AND DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN ....................... 139 Market Street WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................. 82 Conduit Street B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; lristructor in Philospphy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28· Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology: St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TUTORS GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY. . . . . . . . . . .......... Brice House B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth. Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Ass,ociate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College~1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. HERMANN BERNHARD ...................... 2 Taney Avenue Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., University of Berlin, 1913~ Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. 8 GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ................ 73 Conduit Street B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; M.A., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28· Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-39; Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School during the winter terms of 1937 and 1938. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 243 Prince George Street B. A., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Mast~r in French and English Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor m Classical Languages, St'. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Oassical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE HAROLD McFARUN ........... 141 Lafayette Avenue B. A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ............. 36 Maryland Avenue B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 GEORGE CoMENETZ ................. 182 Prince George Street EDWARD FLINT LATHROP, JR........ 248 Prince George Street ~· S.,.College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fel!ow, The ~nstitute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teachmg Fellow m Physics, College of the City of New York spring 1930· Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35· Tutor St J'ohn's Colleg: 1937-. ' ' . ' B. A., St. John's College, 1938. Assistant Coach in Football and Lacrosse, St. John's College, 1937-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Athletics, St. John's College, 1939-. ]AMES STEWART MARTIN ....................... Luce Creek B. S., 1928, M. S., 1929, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University o( Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34. American-German Exchange Fellow, University of 1famburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE ........................ Brice House ~·A.,. Universio/ of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division 1934-36· Leo F. Wormser Scholar," University of Chicago Law School 1936-37· Notes and 'cases Editor Unive~sity of Chicago Law Review, 1936-37; A~sistant P~ofessor of History and P~litical Sc1en1ce, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant to the President, St. Johns College, 1938-39;. Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. ROBERT CATESBY TA.LIAFERRO ........... 2 Cumberland Court B. A. with. Final .Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosoph1e generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de Ia philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics) University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort France' 1928-2.9. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistan~ in phi~ losophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer. Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor St. John's College mh ' · ' RAY STARR ALLEMAN .................. Pines on the Severn ~·A.,. 1933, M.A., 1934, Brigliam Young University; Ph.D., The Johns''Hopkins Uniyers1ty, 1939.. Assist~nt in Physics, Bri~ham Young University, 1933-34; Junior Instructor m Physics, The Johns Hopkms University 1934-38· Ultrasonics Research, The Harriet Lane Home, The Johns Hopkin's Hospit~I 1936-37· Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College 1938-39· Tutor St. Joh~'s Colleg: 1939-. ' ' ' ' ·l ERNST L. MIDGETTE ........................... Brice .House B. S., 1932, M. S. in M. E., 1936, University of North Carolina. Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina, 1932-33. Mechanical Engineer, U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Corporation, Buffalo, N. Y., 1933-36. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1936-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. HERBERT T. SCHWARTZ .................... ·.... Brice House B. A., University of Michigan, 1929; M.A., Columbia University, 1932; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1933. University Fellow in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1932-33. Tutor, Department of Music, University of Chicago, 1934-35. Instructor, Department of Music, University of Chicago, 1935-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Music, St. John's College, 1938-. RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN ................... Brice House B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean,. St. John's College, 1938-. JOSEPH WEisSKOPF .......................... Pinkney House WILLIAM GORMAN ............................. . Wardour B. A., University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School University of C~cago, 1934-36. Resear~h Ass~stant in Division of Humanities'. University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow m Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1937-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. . Classical Gymnasium, Promeriz, 1922; M. D., Masaryk University, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1929; Assistant Professor, Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 1928-32; Professor, Pedagogical Academy, Brno, 1931-32; Lecturer, Comenius' People's University, Brno; Instructor, School of Hygiene, People's University, New York City, 1939. Research work Paris, -Berlin, London, 1930-32.. Tutor and College Physician, St. John's College, 1939-. KLEIN .......................... 217 Hanover Street JoHN WINTHROP WRIGHT ...................... Brice House Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg-Lahn 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg 1924-33: Vi~iting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow of the M~ndelssoh~ Stiftung zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. B. A., Amherst College, 1933. Administrative Assistant,. Home Owners Loan Corporation, Washington, D. C., 1933-36. Special Representative, First National Bank and Trust Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1936-37. Fraternity Business Management, Amherst College, 1937-39. · Tutor and Treasurer, St. John's College, 1939-. ]ACOB �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE EDITOR 12 13 rPROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ....................... Brice House B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38. Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. LECTURER MoRTIMER ADLER .............. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................. 1 Murray Avenue B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor ?f Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. ]ACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..................... Baltimore, Md. B. L., and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania~ 1884! Ph: D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia Umvers1ty, 1892-93; Ins.tructor m French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; lnstruc.tor m .FreD:ch, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Mod.em Languages, McGill Umvers1ty, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Profess~r of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of F;ench, Umversity of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Sess1~n, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. Johns College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July 1-9, 1696. A SHORT EQUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE S T. JOHN'S COLLEGE is a small liberal arts college for men. It is non-denominational, and has been so since its founding. It has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1696 King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Ma~land: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2, foL 115. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nich~lson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and ·generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. . II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of s~udy of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence. lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and' that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 14 1776 According to tradition King William's School was used as a gunshop during the Revolutionary War. 1784 St. John's College chartered by .the General Assembly of the State of Maryland: WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and prepetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly peen promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, T~at a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Samt John's, be established on t~e ~aid West~rn. Shore, upon the following fundamental and mviolable prmciples, namely: first, said college shall be founded and maintained forever, up~n a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, "'.ithout re<!uiring or enforcing· any religious or civil test, or without their attendance upon any particular .religious worship or service, other than. what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents o_r guardia~s ~o atte?d; n<;>r ~hall preference be given in the choice of a prmcipal, vice-principal, or other professor, master, or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abili~ies, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. . . . . The petition for this Charter was signed by William Paca * and others. •Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 2 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: William West,,D.D. Thomas]. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase " John Thomas Thomas Stone " Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings James Brice John Allen Thomas Gustavus R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richard Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton " Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Ca~roll, D. D. 17 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation of George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, •·nephews of George Washington, were also students at the ·College. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, l\:faster of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washingtot?- visits St. John's College. To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time mature manhood. . You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, arid I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, April 17, 1791. " Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 1835 Curriculum during the Principalship of Reverend Hector Humphreys. First Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Mathematics Algebra Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Third Year Greek Minor Poets Latin Tacitus Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry Conic Sections Chemistry Natural Philosophy Elements of Criticism Fourth Year Latin Horace Natural Philosophy Logic Astronomy Geology Civil Engineering American History Political Economy Natural Theology English Composition and Declamation in all four years. Modem Languages by special arrangement in addition. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 18 19 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1868 Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero Livy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato lEschylus Thucydides Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature Fourth Year Greek Lectures in Philosophy Plato and Social Science on Aristotle Plato Aristophanes Aristotle Demosthenes Augustine Latin Thomas Aquinas Tacitus Vico Lucretius Descartes Persius Bacon Quintilian Bossuet Pascal English Authors of 13th, 14th, Paley and 15th Centuries Locke Mathematics Spinoza Analytic Geometry Montesquieu Calculus Kant Mechanics De Tocqueville Natural Philosophy Adam Smith Astronomy Fichte Logic Hegel Evidence of Christianity Buckle Lecky Malthus Mill Butler 1886-1923 Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. I. 2. 3. 4. Classical Course leading to the B. A. Degree Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day. �~ CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM I ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES T SEEMS WISE to begin with an observation on college catalogues in general and a hit of advice to the reader of this catalogue in particular~ When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that/ every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should. hav~ a mind. free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective. schools. It wa~ the~efore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the incre'ase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their meanings. To a far greater degree than we realize the liberal arts and sciences ·have themselves disappeared ~nd what remains of them has been confused in the ·minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, bl,!t unfortunately that needs explanati~n at some length. Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, whi~h attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in AnnapoJis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL . The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, 20 21 knowledge, and useful literature because such institutions are of the highest benefit to society. In an aristocratic society this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exercising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither free nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts' of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal· therefore professional and vocational schools study their :espective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in· addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men. Thomas Jefferson pers_uaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated·.if teachers have them and are I �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establish~ ment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. · Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had,ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end, it allowed the free and irresponsible invasi0n of all branches of the liberal arts by the research specialist. The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful saleman was able to eliminate competition with other subject matters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in turn was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educ::itional, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its courses, and became timidly and fanatically preparatory. In acceding to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocat'ional choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our.educational system; that is a balanced liberal education. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes. a crisis, point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old curriculum but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College de~ided to do in 1937. Its financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to rei~vest the liberal arts. a THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilat_e, transform, and pass on the modern subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and ~alances. The figure~ ~n the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditi?n~lly conceived for about two thousand years, up to the begmnmg of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometi;,., music, and astronomy maki1:1g the qu~drivium. In ,the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modern scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best and fullest in the modern world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of. the liber~l arts, but the un~tY: and organization of methods m the habits of a man and his mtellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and ·education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in this most human of all human actions. �r ! 24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which ordinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a clas~ic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of the liberal arts of his time, and his work must exemplify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees it. The second criterion follows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally violated in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines with pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ambiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia several distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowing the others to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and under- THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of some hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list o( the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 40. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who · act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, _notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and tesdng by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the _ symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they nmd ~~ 25 . The fourth criterion demands that a great book shall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a great book shall be honest about the limits of its powers ,, ~' . �r I ' 26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF St. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 I" 1 I. of exposition, admitting the paradoxes and mysteries that surround the practice of the liberal arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing reason and .imagination to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balance the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule -for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book mµst tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about,the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critiq'lf,e of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Western World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without traditions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves from the tradition. without knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important ways. This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, another in the· laboratory. St. John's College has more required mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has, more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes. This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolution in recorded history, paralleling the other great revolutions in religion, morals, politics, and industry. No liberal, and therefore no citizen of a democratic country, can afford to be ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and transformed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize; There is scarcely an item in the course which d.o~s not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exh1b1t completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible s~ that now if we would follow the classical thread into the ~odern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. �' I 28 29 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in mathematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the .combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiment in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. All this provides the material· and intellectual backgrdund for the modern study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the· work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a description of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 40 to 44 the. reader will find four listings of the books. The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, languages and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list classifies the authors according to the incidence of these books on the program of teaching in the liberal arts. Some of these books analyze explicitly the use of words, numbers, figures, instruments, and other symbols in thought. These are called expository of the liberal arts. Some are model products of the liberal arts whose excellence commends them for imitation by students. Still others present problem material for the student's analysis and criticism. The fourth list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This fourth list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real s:omparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medi~m we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide 1 �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothihg in any of these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or interests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. The .division into four years has an interesting significance. Something over two thousand years of intellectual history is covered in the first two years; about three hundred years of history is studied in aq. equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal arts; the second year contains books written for the most part in Latin and covers. the Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books originally written in Romance languages for the most part although English has a large share; the fourth year introduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was made not because of any underlying theory about recapitulations of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that imch a theory may point out in practice. The main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading disciplines, but. the actual teaching falls into five sharply distinguished kinds of te_aching techniques. None of these are newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disrepute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Seminar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial, Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and the laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a 1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the intellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imagination is not prepared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfortunately American habits with the mother tongue are for various reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a consequence. Special attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred because it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry its proper . load of imagination and thought. The second term is concerned with various kinds of translation from important texts in which important things are being said and the grammar of the language is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstract and concise formulation of logical content. The last term in each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts~yvith a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external possession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized strategy. The effects are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore in increased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. 3 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of numbers and figures is the most important symbolic possession of men. In fact it is a language within the mother tongue providing its most powerful practical and theoretical extension. In view of our present scientific and industrial conditions of life, the decay and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that many persons believe that they natively lack mathematical ability. Nothing could be more crippling to the individual nor more discouraging for the future of democratic societies, if it were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in turn is due to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and intention of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in its entirety. This is the book that made ,European mathematics possible, and it can still be used to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable ·to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematics meet five· times a week throughout the four years. The teaching is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through this on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 33 The Seminar A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors or leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year, set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presente~ a subject, and discussion starts "'.here they leave off, fol~owmg the argument where it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism· scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and answer allows the exploit.a~ion ?f the work done in other parts of the program. Trammg m language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathemati~al imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the levels of language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderst:inding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be .only at the last meeting or later meetings that the te.xt delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great .Hall in ~he evening with audience and platform set as for an outside �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments in other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers notably Mortimer Adler of the University of Chicago, Mark Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. l\'.1e.mbers of the College faculty give the rest, no single lecturer g1vmg more than three during the year. Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost ai: in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic skill ~nd sensitivit~ which are dulled and killed by the' forced P.ract~ce of the ordmary university class-room. Long preparation 1~ needed to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always successful, but when they are successful they might be given and understood on any ~ccasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the irrimediate hearing. in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of th.e liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-medical course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are mathematical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experiments, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. 34 The. Laboratory . Th~ scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution m the modem world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that Eliot of Hantard opened the liberal college to the elective syste~. The hope was that the college would provide the ~ond1t1on.s and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizm~ of science. The present disorganization of our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences to reeducate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the' laborato1r .as an in.st~ment of liberal rather than pre-professional trammg. This 1s the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will .cont~nue !o ~ttack the problem step by step. T~e laboratory 1s pnmanly m charge of an engineer and a med~cal man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special bo1!~daries of each science. They co-operate with the mathemat1c1ans, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists J 35 THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the students of the same year are reading the same books at the same time with the same immediate preparation. This may be the week when that "all Greek to me" look is on all freshman faces because they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the two weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth book of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the first assignment in Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if the students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a common schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for the four years divided according to subject matters and stages of learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a calendar for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student spends one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a mathematics tutorial. One afternoon a week each student sperids three hours in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last two years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to ten each student attends a seminar in organized conversation and discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two evenings �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE there are formal lectures. Nineteen or twenty hours per week are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, and other activitie~ such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary umt of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally ?n the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opin10ns, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his ~utors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a. long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The close organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. !he a~nual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouragmg this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. 37 THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the time of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the combination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty. The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learning mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learning. This has come to mean in academic practice that the good teacher must be making original contributions to knowledge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first principles and making another application of them. Learning is a co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when persons at different stages of comprehension work together. The typical learning situation at St. John's involves five or six learners. First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the writers of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the high point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and talking teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage Of learning is somewhere between the author and the best student. There then follow the other students at distances proportional to their degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of classes in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in mind. At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there· are a considerable number of them that need new edi•. �38 39 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE tions, and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following 'books have been reprinted: well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the new program have guided the policy of reappoint~ent. N.ew members of the faculty have been chosen for their varymg degrees of understanaing of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a wel~-balanced distribution . of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. Hippocrates: Selected Works Archimides: Selected W arks Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry Dalton: Chemical Philosophy The following books have been translated for the first time into English by members of the faculty: Apollonius: Conics Ptolemy: Almagest Augustine: On Music Scotus Erigena: The Division of Nature Bonaventure: Reduction of Arts to Theology Grosseteste: On Light Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Spheres Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy The following books have been re-translated by members of the faculty: Plato: Meno Plotinus: Fifth Ennead Aristotle: Physics, Books I-IV This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laborato~y. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruct;ion. The present faculty has been selected . by two criteria. For members of the previous faculty at St. John's, experience in teaching the elective system and capacities which promise �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyssey. .lEschylus: Oresteia. Herodotus: History. Sophocles: (Edipus Rex. Hippocrates: Selections. Euripides: Medea and Electra. Thucydides: Histo,ry of the Peloponnesian W ar.r. Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds. Aristarchus: On the Distances of the Sun and M 0011. Plato: Dialogues. Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics. Archimedes: Works. · Euclid: Elements. Apollonius: Conics. Lucian: True History. Plutarch: Lives. Lucretius: On the Nature of Things. Nicoma:chus: Introduction to Arithmetic. Ptolemy: Almagest. Cicero: De Officiis. Virgil: £neid. Tacitus: History. The Bible. Galen: On the Natural Faculties. Plotinus: Enneads. Justinian: Institutes. Augustine: Confessions, De Musica, De Magistro. Scotus Erigena: De Divisione Naturae. Song of Roland. Saga of Burnt Nial. Grosseteste: De Luce. , Bonaventure: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology. Thomas Aquinas: On Being and Essence, Summa Theologica. Dante: Divine Comedy. Nicholas of Cusa: De Docta Ignorantia. Chaucer: Canterbury Tales. ' Villon: Le Grand Testament. Leonardo: Note Books. Erasmus: In Praise of Folly. Rabelais: Gargantua. Copernicus: De Revolutionibus. Machiavelli: The Prince. Calvin: Institutes. Gilbert: On the Magnet. Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart. Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy. Galileo: Two New Sciences. Descartes: Geometry. Francis Bacon: Novum Organum. Montaigne: Essays. Cervantes: Don Quixote. Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear. Grotius: The Law of War and Peace. Hobbes: Leviathan. Corneille: Le. Cid. Milton: Paradise Lost. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pascal: Pensees. Moliere: Tartuffe. Racine: Phedre. Spinoza: Ethics. Leibniz: Mathematical Papers. Newton: Principia. Boyle: Skeptical Chymist. Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws . Swift: Gulliver's Travels. Locke: Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Huyghens: Treatise on Light. Berkeley: Three Dialogues. Voltaire: Candide. Fielding: Tom ]ones. Rousseau: Social Contract. Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations. Hume: Treatise of Human Nature. Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Constitution of the United States. Federalist Papers. Kant: Critique of Pure Rep,son. Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry. Goethe: Faust. Hegel: Science of Logic. Schopenhauer: The World as Will and !def!. . Bentham: Principles of Morals and of Legislation. Malthus: Essay on the Principles of Population. Mill: System of Logic. Marx: Capital. . Balzac: Pere Goriot. Thackeray: Vanity Fair. Dickens: David Copperfield. Flaubert: Madame Bovary. Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment. Tolstoi: War and Peace. Zola: Experimental Novel. Ibsen: A Doll's House. Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Gifford: The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences. Fourier: Mathematical Analysis of Heat. Faraday: Experimental Researches into Electricity. Peacock:: Algebra. Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels. · Darwin: Origin of Species. Mendel: Papers. Bernard: Introduction to Experimental Medicine. Galton: Enquiries into the Human Mind and its Faculties. Joule: Scientifk Papers. Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism. Ostwald: Selections. Boole: Laws of Thought. Hamilton: Quaternions. Riemann: The Hy;otheses of Geometry. Dedekind: Essays on Numbers. Cantor: Transfinite Numbers. Virchow: Cellular Pathology. Poincare: Science and Hypothesis. Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry. James: Principles of Psychology. Freud: Papers on Hysteria. Russell: Principles of Mathematics. Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry. 41 �42 First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II. SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS Languages and Literativre Liberal Arts Homer' Plato Herodotus Aristotle Thucydides Lucretius lEschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics and Science Euclid Hippocrates Nicoma chus Aristarchus Archimedes Tacitus Virgil The Bible Justinian Dante Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Cervantes Cicero Plotinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventure Thomas Aquinas Grqsseteste Nicholas of Cusa Apollonius Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Copernicus Galileo Descartes Gilbert Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Machiavelli Pascal Montesquieu Grotius Fielding Gibbon Voltaire Swift Calvin Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Berkeley Hume Kant Peacock Boole Kepler Harvey Newton Leibniz Boyle Huyghens Lavoisier Dalton Goethe Rousseau Adam Smith American Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx Zola Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell Fourier Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Ostwald Darwin Virchow Bernard Galton Mendel Cantor Dedekind Riemann Lobachevski Veblen & Young 43 III. LIST OF AUTHORS AS LIBERAL ARTISTS EXPOSITORY OF THE LIBERAL ARTS For Mathematics and Science For Language and Literature Boole Euclid Berkeley Plato Cantor Apollonius Hume Aristotle Poincare Grosseteste Kant Augustine Hilbert Nicholas of Cusa Bentham Bonaventure Dedekind Galileo Mill Thomas Aquinas Russell Descartes Freud Locke Peacock EXEMPLARY MODELS In Mathematics and Science Dalton Nicomachus Darwin Aristarchus Bernard Galen Faraday Ptolemy Joule Copernicus Maxwell Kepler Hamilton Huyghens Riemann Newton Lobachevski Leibniz Veblen & Fourier Young Lavoisier In Language and Literature Milton Homer Fielding lEschylus Calvin Herodotus Rousseau Thucydides Adam Smith Aristophanes Gibbon Plutarch Marx Scotus Flaubert Dante Dostoevski F. Bacon Tolstoi Pascal James Cervantes Shakespeare MATERIALS FOR ANALYSIS AND PRACTICE In Mathe1natics and Science Literature Boyle Hippocrates Moliere Clifford Lucretius Corneille Ostwald Archimedes Spinoza Gal ton Leonardo Racine Mendel Harvey Hobbes Virchow Gilbert Swift Voltaire Malthus Hegel Schopenhauer Goethe Balzac Zola Thackeray Dickens Ibsen American Constitution Federalist Papers In Language and Sophocles Euripides Lucian Virgil Cicero The Bible Tacitus Justinian Plotinus Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Villon Chaucer· Machiavelli Erasmus Montaigne Montesquieu Rabelais Grotius �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ACTIVITIES Student Activities and the Curriculum As the elective system developed during the past century, extra-curricular activities came to have an increasingly significant place in colleges. Students learned that the principle of election was most operable in the sphere of student activities. Dramatic societies, newspapers, magazines, music, athletics, student governments, and political clubs of all kinds were invitations to the students to practice what they chose and to choose what they would practice. Because they were modelled upon the activities of the practical worM, student activities directly prepared students for life after graduation. Thus, extra-curricular activities successfully exploited two fundamentals of the elective system, utilitarian learning by practice and election of courses. Dramatic societies became drama schools, courses in newspaper and magazine writing appeared, political clubs turned into courses in political science and sociology, music reached fewer and fewer students as departments withered into small second-rate conservatories, and intercollegiate athletics became a characteristic, streamlined super-organization in which only a small percentage of the regular student body participated. The curricular dimension of student activities robbed them of a large part of their spontaneity and it became increasingly difficult to establish the points of educational responsibility, and, indeed, of educational effectiveness. The principle of election in education is sound, and true liberalism demands its recognition. The reorganization of the curriculum at St. John's includes the elective system where it operates to the greatest advantage, in extra-curricular activities. It is obvious that the educational sphere of a college extends far beyond the class room. A liberal arts college is functioning properly only when formal instruction is the center of a vital community. If the curricular core does not generate interests and energies which are effect;ive outside the context of formal instruction, the curriculum is stagnant. On the other hand, if the opportunities to extend the interests and apply the energies do not exist, whatever learning might be stimulated by the curriculum will be wastefully truncated. Strong and persistent 45 �47 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE currents of exchange between formal instruction and extracurricular activities are essential to the institutional health and educational effectiveness of a college. Teachers, books, and laboratories are merely educational instruments, and their function is to make it possible for the student to learn. In the class room these instruments are used as stimuli to initiate and encourage the whole complex learning process, but they are specialized instruments, creating, and operating in, a specialized environment. It is neither possible rior desirable to extend these special conditions to include more than formal instruction, but learning does not stop as the class hour ends. If the college community is significantly alive, it assumes the instructional task of providing the stimuli to learning in a more general context than the class room can provide. And if the college community is a whole, there are no gaps in instruction between the most technical tutorial and the most general conditions of student living. The transfer from class room to campus should not be an interlude in the education of the student, for, as in formal instruction, there are stimuli to learning-but with different loci-the college as a community, the students and student organizations. It is the purpose of extra-curricular activities to organize this co-operative teaching which the students do, and to canalize the interests of the students into self-instruction. There are three organizations at St. John's open to students and faculty interested in investigating further than class conditions permit some one or more of the three great normative professions, law, medicine, and theology. The contemporary tensions in domestic and world affairs have recently caused considerable interest in the Law and Politics Club. During the Fall term, Mrs. Helen Hill Miller, of the Federal Department of Agriculture, led a series of discussions on the general economic history of the United States which culminated in clarified statements of a number of economic and social problems. Discussions of these problems led the group to form a seminar with Clarence K. Streit's Union Now as the center of interest. The Theology Club sponsored a series of eight lectures during the Winter term on the major topics of formal theology, given by members of the faculty and by outside friends of the College. These lectures serve as points of departure for further discussions in the Spring and Fall terms on other points of theology and religion. The Science Club has been examining some of the fundamental principles of science through papers given by student and faculty members of the Club. Its program has been aided from time to time by outside speakers. As the curriculum advances into the third and fourth years, the activities of the Club will probably be supplemented by reports of special research projects. 46 Athletics and Music A second line of extra-curricular instruction, one step further removed from the class room, includes the activities most widely participated in by the members of a vital community, the activities which breed and feed a significant social life. At St. John's they are organized around two activities, athletics and music, which serve as paradigms for the others. The value of music and gymnastics as auxiliaries to liberal education has been restated a thousand times since Plato, but constant redefinition of the relations involved is essential to the successful practice of the liberal, gymnastic, and musical arts. In September, 1939, another definition of collegiate athletics was begun. St. John's abandoned the conventional system of intercollegiate competition and began an intramural program, the ideal of which is essentially different from the semiprofessionalism that has characterized American colleges for the past two decades. (For an exposition of the reasons which led the College to take this step, see Appendix A.) With the aid of four athletic scholars, student specialists in sports, the St. John's Athletic Director has put into operation a series of individual and team sports which involves in active competition about eighty-five per cent of the student body. The athletic facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, two large playing fields, tennis courts, several of which are to be surfaced for all weather playing, and a College boathouse with six sailing dinghies, a motor launch, a sailing sloop, and coordinate facilities for water sports. Excellence of performance in a wide variety of sports including sailing, fencing, tennis, handball, squash, badminton, boxing, swimming, baseball, basketball, and track is the instructional ideal and is recognized through a number of individual and team awards. Participation in the athletic program is required only upon prescription by the College Physician. 4 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The purpose of the music program is to make available to a maximum number of students the benefits of some kind of musical activity. The Reverdy Johnson House on the campus is a music center around which concentric spheres ·of musical activities move to involve nearly the whole College community. In the Reverdy Johnson House are a well-stocked library of recordings, the nucleus of a sheet music library, an excellent phonograph, and a grand piano for purposes of instruction. The Director of Music is a skilled musician charged with the responsibility of the entire music program. A Glee Club, a group of madrigal singers, a chamber music ensemble, and a student music discussion group have been relatively successful under his direction. In 1939 the first of an annual series of concerts of the kinds of music not often available on the radio or recordings was offered to the students at a very low rate. The artists included the New Yark Philharmonic String Quartette, Suzanne Bloch, Bernardo Segall, the Pope Pius X Liturgical Choir, Mack Harrell, Y ella Pessl, and the DeReszke Ensemble. The programs were arranged to present the history of music, and an analytic lecture by the Music Director preceded each concert. A similar series is anticipated for 1940-41. Between the two extremes of music and athletics lies a wide range of other student activities. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspaper which reports and editorializes on the events in the community. The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly publication which in 1939 departed radically from the conventional year book format. In its present form it is a magazine whose purpose is to recapitulate and summarize the past academic year. The King William Players serve as a center for the reading of drama and poetry in general, as w~ll as for the activities of play production proper, the last two productions being T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Tartuffe by Moliere. Faculty advice and direction for all these activities is provided when needed. reciprocal relations mirror the intellectual and moral ways of life with all their complex influences on each other. At the present time, the College Administration is assuming more than its share of the responsibility for the social health of the student community, but it is cpnstantly shifting that burden to the students, upon whom it must ultimately rest. As supports for a significant social life, the College provides a complete central social unit which consists of Reading Room supplied with magazines and newspapers, a Music Room with piano and phonograph, a Coffee Shop, and a Book Shop for the use of the whole College. In addition, there are smaller social quarters in each dormitory unit. By providing these facilities, the College authorities expect to foster in the students a recognition of the proper responsibility for their own human welfare. 48 The Student Community A third level of extra-curricular instruction exists in the student community itself. In one way, student society is the end product of all the activities of the College, from formal instruction through athletics; in ·another way, it controls them. These 49 a HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION Obviously this program of studies implies certain changes in the present standards for admission. New standards should _encourage a change in preparation. At present we can advise prospective students that they should have as much good elementary training in languages, mathematics, history, and science as they can get by selection of secondary-school subjects. Eventually we sh;ill be able to state more explicitly our own standards for admission. For the present we are using the regular standards and rules for admission to other colleges. Application Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the appli~ation forms, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken con- �so CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE cerning his admission. Since considerable time may be speµt in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. There is a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars, payable at the time of admission. For information about this and other fees, see page 58. ENTRANCE CREDITS Subject; which may be offered for Admiuion Total 15 Unit1 Minimum Number of UnitJ Required ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2* Greek ............................ . Requirements Maximum Number of Optional Unit1 4 FOREIGN LANGUAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 51 Latin ............................. . French .................•.......... German .......................... . Spanish .......................... . Italian ........................•... The general requirement for admission is the stari-dard fouryear high-school course, or its e'quivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject represents a full year's work in a secondary school, four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks. For details of required and optional credits, see page 51. 4 4 MATHEMATICS Admission by Certificate 8 4 NATURAL SCIENCE Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination' When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations.· Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the Algebra .......................... . Plane Geometry ................... . Solid Geometry ................... . Trigonometry ..................... . 4 4 4 li 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Physics .............. : ............ . Chemistry ........................ . Botany ............................ . Zoology .......................... . Biology ........•.................. Physical Geography ................ . General Science ................... . Other Science ..................... . SOCIAL SCIENCE History .......................... . Civics (Ameri.can Democracy) ....... . Economics ...................•..... Sociology ......................... . SUPPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS, such as: Fine Arts Handicrafts Vocational Training • In one language. 1 1 1 1 3i �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. Admission with Advanced Standing from Other Colleges Students who wish to transfer to the new St. John's program must register as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced standing in the new program is granted for other college credits. ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a close and varied acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the student's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge . is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the "don rag" and the combined judgments of the staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this is the case academic standing is not determined by numerical or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the purpose of advice and planning both for the teachers and the .student. As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for ·great diversities of interest, performance, and achievement, and there is ample room within it for individual choice and guidance. This fact permits and demands a longer period of adjustment and tentative judgment than in the regular elective system. It is assumed that each student has the required capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. 53 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises is required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. · THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and · sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Three hundred hours of laboratory training; Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester Hours Four Years One Year Language and Literature ................ 10 40 Mathematics and Science ................ 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts............. 4 16 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (! actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................. 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requirements will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly �i. ii' I I ' ' 54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters, and in methods of instruction. Throughout the country there are regional boards which inspect the colleges in each region and rate their degrees. The Middle Atlantic States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools operates in this region. These Boards cannot put a college on the approved l~st until its educational product can be judged. Since. there will be no graduates of the new administration and program for another year, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare minimum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A. is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been made these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, the common subject matter, and the intimate and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow detailed and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we are only meeting them on the basis to which t-hey have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools theological schools, business schools, schools of politics and . ' economics, and schools of education. There may be some doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal education for earning a CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 55 living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fundamental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present· available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school giiaduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had ~ong experience in preparing students for graduate work m these schools and we have made a study of the maximum in the naturai sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the results of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curricul1:1m keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. RESIDENCE St .. John's College is situated on the edge of the· seventeenthcentury seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air and reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a populati-0n of about fifteen thousand people who are occupied with fishing and shipping in the harbor, with the training of midshipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of Maryland from the state government offices, and with the liberal education of young men in St. John's College. A certain number of retired naval officers and men of business live in estates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. About half of the student body at St. John's comes from the Delmarva Peninsula, from Southern Maryland, from Baltimore, and from �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Western Maryland. The rest of the student body comes from eighteen other States. The College has ten buildings on a tract of thirty-five acres. Five of these buildings are for student residence, two of them built as dormitories, and three originally used as residences for administrative officers of the college. These five buildings are now furnished as residence halls for students on a plan for small unit college communities, each with a small-scale unit for student government, within the common life of the College. Stl,ldent morals are a matter for concern in any scheme of liberal education since intellectual habits depend up9n justice, peace, and orde; as much as on a curr!culum. The .guiding principle in this training is the delegation of authority and freedom to the degree that students will recognize and accept the corresponding responsibilities. A college is an ideal community in which this progressive moral education can occur. It is assumed that each student will conduct himself as a gentleman and responsible member of the community. It is assumed that each student organization will conduct its affairs as an integral part of the community. The general co-ordinating oversight of students, their common life, and their activities is delegated to a student council, whose members are elected by the student body. Any student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. DORMITORIES All students not living at home are required to live in the College buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary forniture, including a single bed w!th mattress and pillow, a chest of drawers, a study table, chairs, and a waste basket. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application ·blanks may be obtained 1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted and their matriculation fee of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their applications for admission the names of any other students with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change after they arrive at>College. · Rooms in the dormitories may not be occupied during any vacation. The dormitories will be open for occupancy from noon of the second day before registration day at the opening of College in September. The College maintains the care of the dormitories. There are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. · The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room and furniture which have been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense,· and it will be dealt with summarily. THE DINING HALL The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanced diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. The �[1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, except for single holidays; it will be open beginning with the evening meal of the second day before registration in September; only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes; a similar schedule will be observed before and after the Spring recess. of the State appropriation and the income from endowment and gifts. The current practice is an approach to this ideal scheme. A standard fee is fixed at some figure below the actual cost. This is paid by all students. Students who are not able to pay in full from their own funds apply for scholarships or other forms of aid that involve work performed for the College. The College distributes its funds available for this purpose with due regard for the abilities and actual performances of the needy students. The fixed charges for attendance at St. John's are listed below. In figuring his budget for the academic year each student should include such additional items as books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $30.00 per year. 58 INFIRMARY SERVICE A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. It is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Phys1c1an. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. FEES 59 FIXED CHARGES Matriculation Fee For each new student a matriculation fee of $15.00 is payable to the College at the time of application for admission. This fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student. Admission is not complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. This amount is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate withdraws. COLLEGE FINANCES Few who pay college fees realize the actual cost of the educational services to which they are contributing; it is important that they know some of the facts. Over a period of several decades the cost per student per year in American colleges has been rising; the average cost is now something over $1000 per student per year. St. John's runs slightly over that average at present but will continue to aim at this economical figure. What is true of colleges in general is true of St. John's: student fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the remainder is made up partly by an appropriation from the State of Maryland, partly by income from endowment funds, and gifts. Ideally, those who can should pay the full cost of their education, so that those who cannot may have the full advantage Annual Fees For students entering the College in 1940 the total fixed charges for each year are as follows: Tuition ............................ $400.00 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 Total .......................... $800.00 These fees are payable in full on registration in September or, if preferred, in three installments: one-half on registration, one-fourth on January 6, and the remaining fourth on April l. At each payment period, students must secure a Treasurer's card, showing that fees have been paid or suitable arrangements made, in order to be admitted to classes, dormitories, the dining hall, the library, the gymnasium, or the infirmary. �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Payment of Bills Bills for College fees are presented directly to the student, and the student assumes responsibility for their prompt payment. In the case of tuition, board and room fees unpaid after 3 :00 P. M. of the fifth day after the due date a fee of $5.00 is added. Caution Mon'ey Each student must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer on registration, subject to charges for laboratory breakage and damage to College property. The amount of this deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. A refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student upon request after the end of any session or after withdrawal or graduation from College. Except for the caution money deposit which is refundable at the close of the college year, the college has no extra fees. Deferred Payment of Fees There is available to those students and their parents or guardians who are unable to pay their college fees in accordance w:ith the regular schedule, a Deferred Tuition Plan which provides for payments in equal installments during the college year. The additional cost is two percent of the amount financed minimum charge one dollar. ' SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID Through scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. Application blanks for all forms of student aid may be obtained from the Registrar. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 To the member of the Freshman Class who has exhibited most all-around leadership during the session, the John Thomson Mason Award of $25.00. Offered by an anonymous friend of the College. A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of ten thousand dollars, the gift of Philip A. Myers, II. THE PHILIP THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, m memory of her son Clinton C. Roehle. THE FRIEDRICH JoNATHAN VON ScHWERDTNER ScHOLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS A limited number of full scholarships covering all college fees are offered each year to deserving and needy students. A limited number of tuition scholarships covering only tuition are,offered each year to deserving and needy students. These College Scholarships are available to both old and new students. J SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN PRIZES To the member of the Freshman Class who has made most progress intellectually during the session, the John Thomson Mason Award of $25.00. Offered by an anonymous friend of the College. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded ,at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. I II �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1938-39, the Colonial Dames of America had the following scholarships at St. John's College: 1. A $150 scholarship given by the Paris Chapter. Awarded to Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. 2. A $250 scholarship given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler in memory of their son, Arthur Butler, Jr. Awarded to Edward Willis Hearn. Applicants for these scholarships are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS 63 the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. STUDENT SERVICE A number of students are employed by the College each year in various positions. The stipend varies according to the type of service and the amount of time spent at work. The character and academic record of the applicant, as well as his financial need are considered by the committee making the appointmen~s. Application blanks may be obtained from the Registrar and should be filled out as completely as possible so that justice may be done in the individual case relative to other applications. The following types of service are regularly open: SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS ASSISTANTS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship"-providing free tuition, board, and room rentis given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for laboratory fees, breakage fees, or caution money. Dormitory Book Store Telephone Mimeograph Buildings and Grounds Laboratory Infirmary Library Athletic Music WAITERS Dining Hall Coffee Shop SPECIAL PROJECTS TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship"-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. . These scholarships are awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. 5 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE l SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to graduates of St. John's. This scholarship is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. APPENDIX A ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RADIO PROGRAMS. SERIES II, NO. 3 By STRINGFELLOW BARR, President From Station WFBR in Baltimore, Nov. 20, 1938 I propose to discuss an important step which St. John's College has taken within the past ten days. Many of those who are listening to me, including alumni members of the College, will by now almost certainly have been told by somebody that the College administration has abolished athletics. Those who believed this statement should, it seems to me, be gravely disturbed. I think I ought promptly to disabuse them. To keep the record straight, I shall therefore first state the facts. Athletics have not been abolished, but the College has decided that after the close of the present academic session athletic facilities will be increased and at the same time will be placed on a strictly intramural basis. I am explaining tonight why significant changes have been announced in the athletic system at St. John's, to take effect next September; but in explaining these changes I am discussing liberal education in a democracy. The system of intercollegiate athletics which has developed during the past twenty years will no longer support the prime purpose of a liberal college. I suppose I ought to have foreseen this. But I didn't. Certainly, there have been enough Carnegie reports, enough magazine articles by candid writers like John Tunis to convince men of my generation that we are sheer sentimentalists and ignoramuses if we suppose that intercollegiate athletics are the same thing we remember from twenty years back. They do things better now, with rose bowls, cotton bowls, and sugar bowls; with costly equipment, transcontinental journeys, and big money; with costly coaches and costly quarterbacks. I knew all this. The first thing I learned about athletics on arrival at St. John's was that we were booked to play our unnatural rivals, Army and N. Y. U.-in an effort to keep down the high cost of modem athletics by earning a good "gate." But still I thought it might be possible to adapt intercollegiate athletics to educational ends, to pare down schedules, to decline with thanks such games as Army and N. Y. U., and to protect the coaches from criticism if they lost games by refusing to hire athletes. I was mistaken. The thing that taught me I was mistaken was what happened when intercollegiate athletics collided with a curriculum that really required work. Yet I should have known this by analogy. I had known 65 �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE countless students who withdrew from intercollegiate athletics when they entered medical or other professional work. They withdrew because they knew, along with everybody else, that you have to study to earn an M. D. while ordinarily you don't have to study to earn a B. A. The undergraduate fills in his idle time with athletics, which at its most professionalized is a lot better thing to fill idle time with than some other things I know. But suppose there isn't any idle time? Suppose there is just enough leisure time for healthful outdoor games? Then every athletic trip becomes a crisis and not what is known as an "athletic excuse." For students who are really doing serious work know without being told that you can't "make up" for something you should have learned but didn't, by using the magic word "excuse." An excuse may square you with the Dean. It won't convert ignorance into knowledge. There is no reason on this round earth why securing a liberal education in an undergraduate college should be a less serious business than acquiring a medical education in a medical school. But if it is a serious business, then it had better steer clear of another very serious business, indeed a highly organized "big" business, intercollegiate athletics. For this big business has its own exigencies: those who won't meet them had better keep out. That big business substitutes spectator psychosis for actual participation, cheering sections for playing teams, an orgy of sportsgoods equipment for costumes fit to have fun in, large business staffs with long-term schedules for the old-time impromptu challenge of natural. antagonists, monotonous physical drill for learning to play by playing, pressure from fellow-students for zest to play, the exhibitionism of star performers for the satisfaction of playing well because it is more fun to play a game well than badly. The sum total of these things is hysteria, lost motion, the death of the amateur spirit, and an athletic system that competes with study instead of supplementing and strengthening it. We have all known these things for years, unless we have been ostriches or Rip Van Winkles. But I repeat, they don't prove fatal so long as undergraduate education is run in low gear. In fact, I should insist again that, so long as education is run in low gear, the,se things are better than idleness. But there is something better still, and that something is amateur athletics, amateur athletics of a quality no college can achieve so long as it is meshed in with the new kind of athletics, the big-business kind. The educational program now going on at St. John's must have the support of amateur athletics. It must have it, because amateur athletics is rich in terms of health, recreation, skill, and co-ordination. To get that support, it will expand its intramural athletics. More varieties of sport will be offered and more facilities. Our colleges are often abusively called 67 country clubs. I want to see St. John's offer the sort of athletic facilities a good country club offers. Every game we now play we shall continue to play, except that the six-man football we started this year will replace the standard game. In addition we want to expand water sports, with particular emphasis on sailing. The alumni have already given us one sailboat; we shall acquire five more. Finally, it is essential, not only that games be played at the College but that they be well played. A tutor with wide athletic experience will be placed in charge, but he will need a number of student assistants. To se.cure good assistants, we propose to offer athletic scholar.ships. In my own limited experience, this will be the first legitimate use to. which athletic scholarships have been put by an American college. I think you may rest assured there will be plenty of excellent candidates. I hope you will help me find the best candidates. Sooner or later, I hope sooner, the present system of semi-professionalized intercollegiate athletics will hang itself. When it does, the problems that caused us to take our present stand will disappear. When it does, we shall doubtless play games with other colleges as naturally as such games were once played. Meanwhile athletics at ··"-.._ St. John's will be for the student, not the student for athletics. "-., �l BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM 117 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING,'' by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION; by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record~ Baltimore, Md., March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXPERIMENT TO RECLAIM A LOST HERITAGE, by George . Bull, S. J., America, April 23, 1938. · ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, June, 1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa News ·Magazine, Autumn, 1938. BACK TO THE CLASSICS, by Philip S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our ,Educational Correspondent," The Baltimore Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia Spectator, December, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing in 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Educ~tion, January, 1939. · FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND,'' by Hedley Donovan, The Wash.ington Post, January 15, 1939. A. Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee McCardell, The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. 68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 69 THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer J. Adler, The Social Frontier, February, 1939. HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze,'' by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. THE ART OF LIBERATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Free America, September and October, 1939. Reprints available. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Scott Buchanan, Survey Graphic, October, 1939. TOWARDS A DISCIPLINED MIND, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Head Mistresses Association of the East, November 10-11, 1939. THE ENDS AND MEANS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, Address by Stringfellow Barr Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention of the Middle States Ass'~ of Colleges and Secondary Schools, November 24-25, 1939. Reprints available. THE TRAINING OF A FREE MIND, by Stringfellow Barr, Catholic Digest (Condensed from Free America), December, 1939. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S, by John S. Kieffer, The Classical Journal, December, 1939. HOW CAN WE BE TAUGHT TO THINK, 1. "Back to First Principles," by Scott Buchanan, in Democracy's Challenge to Education, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. A PLAN FOR AMERICA, by E. B. White, Harpers Magazine, February, 1940, pages 331-332. THE CLASSICS: At St. John's They Come Into Their Own Once More, Life Magazine, February 5, 1940. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1940. Reprints available. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St. John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. HOW TO READ A BOOK OR THE ART OF GETTING A LIBERAL EDUCATION. By Mortimer J. Adler, Simon & Shuster, 1940. A book expounding the techniques by which adult groups or individuals can come to terms with the great books. �l STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, 1939-40 A list of students enrolled in tke elective program at St. ] okn' s is contained in a special supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from tke College. THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1941 Arthur Merriman Blackbum ................... Baltimore Paul Ringgold Comegys ........................ Millington William Henry Hatfield ........................ Annapolis Thomas Lansdale Hill. ........................ Baltimore Oscar Louis Lord, Jr........................... Templeville Christian Hebbie McGarry ..................... East Orange, New Jersey John Otto Neustadt ........................... Annapolis Vernon Morse Padgett ......................... LaPlata Henry Martyn Robert, 3d ...................... Annapolis Herbert Brent Stallings ........................ Owings Charles Edwin Vayne .......... : .............. Baltimore SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 John Edgar Ainsworth, Jr...................... Westminster Robert Child Allen ............................ Bethesda William Alexander Barr ....................... Proffit, Virginia Alva Eugene Basler ............................ Manchester Paul Theodore Beisser, Jr....................... Baltimore Warren Conklin Bomhardt ..................... Baltimore Douglas Wickliffe Brashear, Jr.................. Richmond, Virginia Thomas Banta Campbell. ...................... Charlottesville Virginia ' Walton Boswell Childs ......................... Baltimore Streit W. Cunningham-......................... Washington, District of Columbia William Albert Darkey, Jr...................... Cumberland Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York, New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr...................... Annapolis J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Easton Joseph C. Hofmann, Jr......................... Baltimore Charles Hoyes ............................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Walter Emory Hutson, Jr....................... Baltimore William Oscar Huttlinger ...................... Los Altos, California Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Joumet Gordon Kahn ........... .- ............. Baltimore Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis James Ratcliffe Murray ........................ Baltimore John Henry Mussetter, Jr...................... Germantown . Hirsh Nadel ............ .-.................... Baltimore Thomas Parran, Jr....................... ; ..... Washington, District of Columbia Albert Anthony Poppiti ........................ Wilmington, Delaware 70 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 71 William Donald Rendall ....................... Eastport William Allen Ruhl, Jr......................... Baltimore Julius Blain Sherr ............................. Suffolk, Virginia Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore Alvin Chesley Wilson, Jr........................ Baltimore FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1943 Alexander Scott Abbott ........................ Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Martin Andrews .............................. Lake View, New York Burton Armstrong ............................ Scarborough, New York Ralph Levi Baltzell. .......................... Union Bridge David Jerome Beach .......................... Chevy Chase Carl Benjamin Blaker ......................... Macedon Center, New York Monte Ferris Bourjaily, Jr...................... Berryville, Virginia McKeen Eccles Brimhall ....................... Washington District of Columbia David Tucker Brown, Jr....................... Alexandria, Virginia Douglas Buchanan ........................... Annapolis Walter Lawson Cooley ......................... Aberdeen Norman Thomas Crandell ...................... Baltimore Harvey Dubinsky ............................ Hartford, Connecticut Alan Dale Eckhart ............................ Winnetka Illinois Francis Thomas Evans ......................... West Springfield, New Hampshire Glenn Allen Fearnow .......................... Williamsport Daniel Bernard Fleming ............ , .......... Baltimore Ernest C. Friess, Jr............................ Oakley Edward Hanson Grubb: ....................... San Francisco, California Norman Glyn Gzowski. ....................... Grosse Pointe, Michigan William Truman Hart ......................... Fairport, New York John Louis Hedeman .......................... Baltimore John Wilbur Hildebrand ....................... Washington, District of Columbia John Frank Hoover, Jr......................... Ossining, New York Robert Hunter .............................•. Mobile, Alabama Peter Huntington Jackson .....................• Fletcher, North Carolina Ogden W. Kellogg-Smith ....................... Chestertown Edward Kramer .............................. Montclair, New Jersey Claude Spencer Leffel, Jr....................... Woodbine John Fulton Lewis ............................ Arnold Norman Winn Lipscomb ....................... Montclair, New Jersey Harold ]. Maidat ............................. Yonkers, New York Luis Alberto Mairata .......................... Iquitos, Peru Richard Taylor Mallon ........................ Washington, Dis~rict of Columbia Francis "Mason, Jr.............. '. .............. Germantown, Pennsylvania Adrian Curtius Mayer ......................... New York, New York Richard August Novak ........................ Baltimore Milton Perlman .............................. Memphis, Tennessee Henry Clay Preston, Jr......................... Towson John Rock ................................... Plandome, New York Leo Carl Roth ................................ Moline, Illinois Thomas Mercein Runyon ...................... Los Angeles, California Joseph John Silhavy, Jr........................ Wauseon, Ohio Alex Leonard Slafkosky ........................ Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Richard Bennett Spencer, Jr.................... Baltimore Robert Lee Sterling ........................... Crisfield Herbert Willard Stem ......................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania �l 72 t CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Robert Aubrey Storey ......................... McHenry DiNuncio Barbara Streett ...................... Baltimore Ollie Hammond Thompson, Jr.................. Hurlock Robert Stearns Thompson ...................... Scarborough, New York Thomas Orville Usilton ........................ Centreville James Ira Waranch ............................ Baltimore John Weber, Jr................................ Cleveland, Ohio INDEX SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Third Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Second Year . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 32 First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Total in St. John's Program.......................................... Elective Program (Seniors, Juniors)................................... 97 28 Total in College ................................................. 125 Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Academic Standing ............. 36, 52 Activities . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . 45££ Athletics ................... .47, 65 Clubs ......................... 46 Dramatics ..................... 48 Music .......... : . ............. 47 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Admission .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 49££ Application .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 49 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Examinations .................. 50 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Advanced Standing . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 52 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60££ Applications Admission . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . 49 Student Aid .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 60 Rooms ........................ 56 Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 60££ Articles, magazines; on St. John's ... 68 Athletics ..................... .47, 65 Attendance Church ........................ 15 Classes ........................ 53 College exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Board of Visitors and Governors .... 5, 6 Books, list of great ........ 24££, 27££, 37 Chronological . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . 40 By years .............. ; . . . . . . . 42 In liberal arts. . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. 43 By subject matters .............. 44 Calendar, College .............. .4, 35 Campus ......................... 55 Caution Money ................ 57, 60 Charges, fixed . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . 59 Charter of College ................. 15 Of King William's School. ....... 14 Classics, new definition of ...... 24ff, 38 Clubs, College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 College Calendar ............... .4, 35 Collegian .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 48 Credits Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 For entrance to graduate sc.hools. . 54 Transfer of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Curriculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 23££ St. John's 1835 ................. 17 St. John's 1868 ................. 18 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective 19 St. John's 1923-37, open elective .. 19 Degree Requirements · . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Discipline .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . 56 Distribution of students, geographic. 55 "Don Rags" .................... 36, 52 Dramatics ................... .45, 48 Elective Program ........... 2, 19, 23££ • Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins ..................... 63 English, admission requirements. . . . 51 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Summary ...................... 72 Entrance Examinations ......... .4, 50 Essays .......................... 36 Examinations Entrance .................... .4, 50 Oral .......................... 36 Written ....................... 36 Annual ...................... 4, 36 State scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Excuses, for absence ............... 53 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff Faculty List .......................... 8££ Author teachers .............. 24, 37 Tutors ........................ 8££ Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Research ...................... 37f Re-education of ............... 37£ Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38f Fees College finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Matriculation .................. 59 Annual ........................ 59 Tuition ....................... 59 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Deferred payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Caution money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 With scholarships .. . .. . . .. .. . .. 60 Foreign Language Admission requirements ......... 51 See Greek, Latin, French, German French ....................... 30, 51 73 �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Freshmen, list of .................. 71 Geographic Distribution, students ... 55 Grades .......................... 36 German ....................... 30, 51 Graduate Schools, preparation for. . . 54 Greek ........................ 30, 51 History Of College . . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 141! Chronological order of classics .. 30, 40 In St. John's Program ........ 30, 44 Hygiene ..................... .47, 58 Infirmary Service ................. 58 Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................. 281!, 45 Juniors, list of. ................... 70 King William's School ............ 14£ Laboratory .................... 30, 34 Language, reasons for instruction in. 30f Requirements .................. 53 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . 30 Classics in Language and Literature ........... ·.............. 42f Latin .......................... 30, 51 Law School Preparation ......... 46, 54 Lectures, formal ......... : ..... 30, 33 Liberal Arts and Sciences, 20ff, 23, 27, 40f List of Great Books, Classics. . . . . . 401! List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 70 Literature, Language and ......... 421! Location of College ............... 55 Marine Biology. .. . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 64 Marks .......................... 36 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 32, Admission requirements . . . . . . . . 50£ Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Tutorials ...................... 32 List of Mathematical Classics .. 40, 44 Matriculation Fee ................ 59 Medical Schools, preparation .... 46, 54f Music ......... : . ................ 47 · Concerts . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 48 Natural Science .............. .44, 47 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms. . . . 56 Officers of Administration. . . . . . . . . . 7 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Physics ......................... 44 Political Science .................. 44 Preparation For admission ................. 49 For graduate schools ............ 53f For life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20ff President Former ....... ·........... 12, 16-18 Present . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • . . • . • 7 Emeriti ............•........... 12 Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Reading Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Registration ................. .4, 49ff Regulations Admission .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 49ff Academic Standing .... ; . . . . . . . . 52 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Degree Requirements ...........53f Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55f Religion Non-denominational .......... 14, 46 Reports ......................... 36 Requirements Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49ff Attendance .................... 53 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 53 Familiarity with Great Books .... · 53 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56f Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56f Rooms ......................... 56f For new students ................ 56 For old students ................ 56 Furnishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Occupancy ..................... 57 Caution money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Schedules Weekly ....................... 35£ Term ....................... .4, 36 Years ..... ~ ................. .4, 36 Payment of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Scholarships . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . 60ff College ........................ 61 State ......................... 62 Patriotic Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61£ Athletic ................. .47, 63, 67 At other institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Science Admission requirements ......... 51 In modern world ............... 27ff In St. John's Program ....... 27, 42ff Laboratory .................. 27, 34 Liberal ........................ 27 Classics in science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40ff Seminars ....................... 30, 33 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Social Sciences ............. 28, 44;-S 1 Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 70 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8ff medical ....................... 58 Standing, academic ............. 36, 52 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45ff Music ......................... 47 Clubs ......................... 46 Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45ff Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Athletics ................... .47, 65 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ii :1 I I 75 Student Aid . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . 60ff Students List of ........................ 70 Geographical distribution of. . . . . . 55 Theological Schools, preparation . .46, 54 Transfer of credits .............. 52, 54 Tuition .......................... 59 Tutorials Mathematics ................ 30, 32 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Vacations ...•.................. 4, 36 Year Book . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 48 � ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS n-'E lOAD EAL TIMORE Pit BALTIMORE, MD., U,l,A1 �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOH 'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1939-1940 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND APRIL, 1940 Founded as King William's School, 1696 SEMINAR MATHEMATICS TUTORIAL LANGUAGE TUTORIAL Photoqraphs b:y Eise11stacdt-Pi.r-Courtesy of LIFE klagaziue. Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BoARD OF V1s1T0Rs AND GovERNOR.s.................. . . 5 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Why a College Education Should Be Liberal. . . . . . . . 20 The Crisis in Liberal Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Classics as Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Science and the Modern World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Language Tutorial. ................. :... 30 The Mathematics Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 · The Formal Lecture......................... 33 The Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Faculty ........................ : . . . . . . . . . . 37 The List of Great Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 In Chronological Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 By Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 In Liberal Arts .............. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 By Subject Matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 How TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION....................... 49 ACADEMIC STANDING ................................ 52 THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 RESIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 ScHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 APPENDIX A, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.............. 65 BrnLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM...... 68 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM............ 70 INDEX ................................. • ........ ·.... 73 I. This catalogue contains a full official description of the St. John's program. 'It .does not contain information .concerning the regular elective program for 1939-1940, which may be found in a supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. The elective program is continuing at St. John's, to allow the class of 1941 to complete its degree requirements, and is not ope:n to freshmen. ·.l. �BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. COLLEGE CALENDAR Vice-Chairman, FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. 1939 1940 September 18 ... Examinations .............. September 23 September 19 ... Registration ............... September 24 .September 20 ... Convocation ............... September 25 September 21 ... First Term begins ........... September 26 November 23 ... Thanksgiving: holiday ....... November 28 December 16 ... First Term ends ............. December 21 (Vacation begins 12 noon) 1940 1941 January 3 ...... Second Term begins ......... ·... January 6 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) February 22 .... Washington's Birthday ....... Febru,ary 22 (Holiday) · March 23 ...... Second Term ends .............. March 22 (Vacation begins 12 noon) April L ........ Third Term begins .............. March 31 (Vacation ends 9 A. M.) June 8 ......... Third Term ends ................. May 31 June 9 ....... '..Baccalaureate Sunday ............. June 1 June 10 ........ Class Day ........................ June 2 June 11 ........ Commencement .................. June 3 Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland . EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland. PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. ROBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. CLARENCE .w. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. ·John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. Scorr BucHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. BEARI)SLEY RuML, Treasurer, R.H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield," Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. DR. WILLIAM ]. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. 5 �6 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'CoNOR~ Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. THOMAS E. CoNLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. W. MASON SHEHAN, Associate Judge ............ Easton, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. FRANCIS NEAL PARKE, Associate Judge ..... Westminster, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge ........ Cumberland, Md. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall DE.AN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph.D ........... 11 McDowell Hall .ASSIST.ANT TO PRESIDENT }AMES S. MARTIN, B. A.,]. D ............. 14 McDowell Hall .ASSISTANT DE.AN RAYMOND N. WILBURN, B. S., M.A. ....... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER ]oHN WINTHROP WRIGHT, B. A........... 13 McDowell Hall REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. ................. 11 McDowell Hall LI BR.ARIAN LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall DIETITIAN MARIAN E. ALEXANDER, B. S.................. Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICIAN JosEPH WEISSKOPF, M. D ........................ Infirmary .AUDITOR SEWARD AND MoNDE, C. P.A. ....... New Haven, Connecticut 7 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FACULTY FELLOW AND PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR .......................... Brice House B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; diplome, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. 9 FoRD KEELER BROWN ................ 243 King George Street B. A., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington· Associate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. 1John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD ScoFIELD .......................... 22 State Circle B. A., 1919, M. A.,'1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; A~sociate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. Johns College, 1939-. FELLOW AND DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN ....................... 139 Market Street WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................. 82 Conduit Street B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; lristructor in Philospphy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28· Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology: St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TUTORS GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY. . . . . . . . . . .......... Brice House B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth. Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Ass,ociate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College~1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. HERMANN BERNHARD ...................... 2 Taney Avenue Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., University of Berlin, 1913~ Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. 8 GEORGE CLARENCE VEDOVA ................ 73 Conduit Street B. A., International College, Smyrna, 1913; M.A., Columbia University, 1925. Instructor in Mathematics, International College, 1914-19; Assistant in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1925-27; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1927-28· Instructor in Mathematics, St. John's College, 1928-29; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1929-39; Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School during the winter terms of 1937 and 1938. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 243 Prince George Street B. A., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Mast~r in French and English Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor m Classical Languages, St'. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Oassical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE HAROLD McFARUN ........... 141 Lafayette Avenue B. A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ............. 36 Maryland Avenue B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 GEORGE CoMENETZ ................. 182 Prince George Street EDWARD FLINT LATHROP, JR........ 248 Prince George Street ~· S.,.College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fel!ow, The ~nstitute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teachmg Fellow m Physics, College of the City of New York spring 1930· Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35· Tutor St J'ohn's Colleg: 1937-. ' ' . ' B. A., St. John's College, 1938. Assistant Coach in Football and Lacrosse, St. John's College, 1937-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Athletics, St. John's College, 1939-. ]AMES STEWART MARTIN ....................... Luce Creek B. S., 1928, M. S., 1929, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University o( Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34. American-German Exchange Fellow, University of 1famburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE ........................ Brice House ~·A.,. Universio/ of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division 1934-36· Leo F. Wormser Scholar," University of Chicago Law School 1936-37· Notes and 'cases Editor Unive~sity of Chicago Law Review, 1936-37; A~sistant P~ofessor of History and P~litical Sc1en1ce, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant to the President, St. Johns College, 1938-39;. Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. ROBERT CATESBY TA.LIAFERRO ........... 2 Cumberland Court B. A. with. Final .Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosoph1e generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de Ia philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics) University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort France' 1928-2.9. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistan~ in phi~ losophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer. Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor St. John's College mh ' · ' RAY STARR ALLEMAN .................. Pines on the Severn ~·A.,. 1933, M.A., 1934, Brigliam Young University; Ph.D., The Johns''Hopkins Uniyers1ty, 1939.. Assist~nt in Physics, Bri~ham Young University, 1933-34; Junior Instructor m Physics, The Johns Hopkms University 1934-38· Ultrasonics Research, The Harriet Lane Home, The Johns Hopkin's Hospit~I 1936-37· Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College 1938-39· Tutor St. Joh~'s Colleg: 1939-. ' ' ' ' ·l ERNST L. MIDGETTE ........................... Brice .House B. S., 1932, M. S. in M. E., 1936, University of North Carolina. Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina, 1932-33. Mechanical Engineer, U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Corporation, Buffalo, N. Y., 1933-36. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1936-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. HERBERT T. SCHWARTZ .................... ·.... Brice House B. A., University of Michigan, 1929; M.A., Columbia University, 1932; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1933. University Fellow in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1932-33. Tutor, Department of Music, University of Chicago, 1934-35. Instructor, Department of Music, University of Chicago, 1935-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Music, St. John's College, 1938-. RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN ................... Brice House B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean,. St. John's College, 1938-. JOSEPH WEisSKOPF .......................... Pinkney House WILLIAM GORMAN ............................. . Wardour B. A., University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School University of C~cago, 1934-36. Resear~h Ass~stant in Division of Humanities'. University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow m Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1937-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. . Classical Gymnasium, Promeriz, 1922; M. D., Masaryk University, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1929; Assistant Professor, Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 1928-32; Professor, Pedagogical Academy, Brno, 1931-32; Lecturer, Comenius' People's University, Brno; Instructor, School of Hygiene, People's University, New York City, 1939. Research work Paris, -Berlin, London, 1930-32.. Tutor and College Physician, St. John's College, 1939-. KLEIN .......................... 217 Hanover Street JoHN WINTHROP WRIGHT ...................... Brice House Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg-Lahn 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg 1924-33: Vi~iting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow of the M~ndelssoh~ Stiftung zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. B. A., Amherst College, 1933. Administrative Assistant,. Home Owners Loan Corporation, Washington, D. C., 1933-36. Special Representative, First National Bank and Trust Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1936-37. Fraternity Business Management, Amherst College, 1937-39. · Tutor and Treasurer, St. John's College, 1939-. ]ACOB �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE EDITOR 12 13 rPROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ....................... Brice House B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38. Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. LECTURER MoRTIMER ADLER .............. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY ................. 1 Murray Avenue B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor ?f Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. ]ACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..................... Baltimore, Md. B. L., and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania~ 1884! Ph: D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia Umvers1ty, 1892-93; Ins.tructor m French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; lnstruc.tor m .FreD:ch, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Mod.em Languages, McGill Umvers1ty, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Profess~r of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of F;ench, Umversity of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Sess1~n, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. Johns College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 15 called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees, nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July 1-9, 1696. A SHORT EQUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE S T. JOHN'S COLLEGE is a small liberal arts college for men. It is non-denominational, and has been so since its founding. It has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1696 King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Ma~land: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2, foL 115. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nich~lson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and ·generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. . II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of s~udy of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence. lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and' that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 14 1776 According to tradition King William's School was used as a gunshop during the Revolutionary War. 1784 St. John's College chartered by .the General Assembly of the State of Maryland: WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and prepetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, and such institutions of learning have accordingly peen promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, T~at a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Samt John's, be established on t~e ~aid West~rn. Shore, upon the following fundamental and mviolable prmciples, namely: first, said college shall be founded and maintained forever, up~n a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, "'.ithout re<!uiring or enforcing· any religious or civil test, or without their attendance upon any particular .religious worship or service, other than. what they have been educated in, or have the consent and approbation of their parents o_r guardia~s ~o atte?d; n<;>r ~hall preference be given in the choice of a prmcipal, vice-principal, or other professor, master, or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abili~ies, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. . . . . The petition for this Charter was signed by William Paca * and others. •Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 2 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: William West,,D.D. Thomas]. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase " John Thomas Thomas Stone " Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings James Brice John Allen Thomas Gustavus R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richard Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton " Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Ca~roll, D. D. 17 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation of George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, •·nephews of George Washington, were also students at the ·College. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, l\:faster of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washingtot?- visits St. John's College. To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time mature manhood. . You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, arid I sincerely hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, April 17, 1791. " Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 1835 Curriculum during the Principalship of Reverend Hector Humphreys. First Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Mathematics Algebra Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Third Year Greek Minor Poets Latin Tacitus Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry Conic Sections Chemistry Natural Philosophy Elements of Criticism Fourth Year Latin Horace Natural Philosophy Logic Astronomy Geology Civil Engineering American History Political Economy Natural Theology English Composition and Declamation in all four years. Modem Languages by special arrangement in addition. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 18 19 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 1868 Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero Livy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato lEschylus Thucydides Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature Fourth Year Greek Lectures in Philosophy Plato and Social Science on Aristotle Plato Aristophanes Aristotle Demosthenes Augustine Latin Thomas Aquinas Tacitus Vico Lucretius Descartes Persius Bacon Quintilian Bossuet Pascal English Authors of 13th, 14th, Paley and 15th Centuries Locke Mathematics Spinoza Analytic Geometry Montesquieu Calculus Kant Mechanics De Tocqueville Natural Philosophy Adam Smith Astronomy Fichte Logic Hegel Evidence of Christianity Buckle Lecky Malthus Mill Butler 1886-1923 Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. I. 2. 3. 4. Classical Course leading to the B. A. Degree Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day. �~ CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM I ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES T SEEMS WISE to begin with an observation on college catalogues in general and a hit of advice to the reader of this catalogue in particular~ When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that/ every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should. hav~ a mind. free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective. schools. It wa~ the~efore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the incre'ase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their meanings. To a far greater degree than we realize the liberal arts and sciences ·have themselves disappeared ~nd what remains of them has been confused in the ·minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, bl,!t unfortunately that needs explanati~n at some length. Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, whi~h attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in AnnapoJis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL . The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, 20 21 knowledge, and useful literature because such institutions are of the highest benefit to society. In an aristocratic society this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exercising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither free nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts' of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal· therefore professional and vocational schools study their :espective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in· addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men. Thomas Jefferson pers_uaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated·.if teachers have them and are I �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establish~ ment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. · Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had,ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end, it allowed the free and irresponsible invasi0n of all branches of the liberal arts by the research specialist. The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful saleman was able to eliminate competition with other subject matters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in turn was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educ::itional, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its courses, and became timidly and fanatically preparatory. In acceding to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocat'ional choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our.educational system; that is a balanced liberal education. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes. a crisis, point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old curriculum but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College de~ided to do in 1937. Its financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to rei~vest the liberal arts. a THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilat_e, transform, and pass on the modern subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and ~alances. The figure~ ~n the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditi?n~lly conceived for about two thousand years, up to the begmnmg of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometi;,., music, and astronomy maki1:1g the qu~drivium. In ,the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modern scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best and fullest in the modern world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of. the liber~l arts, but the un~tY: and organization of methods m the habits of a man and his mtellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and ·education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in this most human of all human actions. �r ! 24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which ordinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a clas~ic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of the liberal arts of his time, and his work must exemplify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees it. The second criterion follows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally violated in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines with pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ambiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia several distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowing the others to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and under- THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of some hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list o( the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 40. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who · act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, _notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and tesdng by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the _ symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they nmd ~~ 25 . The fourth criterion demands that a great book shall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a great book shall be honest about the limits of its powers ,, ~' . �r I ' 26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF St. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 I" 1 I. of exposition, admitting the paradoxes and mysteries that surround the practice of the liberal arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing reason and .imagination to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balance the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule -for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book mµst tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about,the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critiq'lf,e of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Western World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without traditions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves from the tradition. without knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important ways. This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, another in the· laboratory. St. John's College has more required mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has, more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes. This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolution in recorded history, paralleling the other great revolutions in religion, morals, politics, and industry. No liberal, and therefore no citizen of a democratic country, can afford to be ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and transformed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize; There is scarcely an item in the course which d.o~s not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exh1b1t completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible s~ that now if we would follow the classical thread into the ~odern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. �' I 28 29 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in mathematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the .combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiment in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. All this provides the material· and intellectual backgrdund for the modern study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the· work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a description of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 40 to 44 the. reader will find four listings of the books. The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, languages and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list classifies the authors according to the incidence of these books on the program of teaching in the liberal arts. Some of these books analyze explicitly the use of words, numbers, figures, instruments, and other symbols in thought. These are called expository of the liberal arts. Some are model products of the liberal arts whose excellence commends them for imitation by students. Still others present problem material for the student's analysis and criticism. The fourth list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This fourth list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real s:omparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medi~m we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide 1 �30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothihg in any of these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or interests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. The .division into four years has an interesting significance. Something over two thousand years of intellectual history is covered in the first two years; about three hundred years of history is studied in aq. equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal arts; the second year contains books written for the most part in Latin and covers. the Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books originally written in Romance languages for the most part although English has a large share; the fourth year introduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was made not because of any underlying theory about recapitulations of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that imch a theory may point out in practice. The main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading disciplines, but. the actual teaching falls into five sharply distinguished kinds of te_aching techniques. None of these are newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disrepute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Seminar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial, Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and the laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a 1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the intellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imagination is not prepared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfortunately American habits with the mother tongue are for various reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a consequence. Special attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred because it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry its proper . load of imagination and thought. The second term is concerned with various kinds of translation from important texts in which important things are being said and the grammar of the language is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstract and concise formulation of logical content. The last term in each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts~yvith a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external possession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized strategy. The effects are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore in increased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. 3 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of numbers and figures is the most important symbolic possession of men. In fact it is a language within the mother tongue providing its most powerful practical and theoretical extension. In view of our present scientific and industrial conditions of life, the decay and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that many persons believe that they natively lack mathematical ability. Nothing could be more crippling to the individual nor more discouraging for the future of democratic societies, if it were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in turn is due to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and intention of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in its entirety. This is the book that made ,European mathematics possible, and it can still be used to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable ·to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematics meet five· times a week throughout the four years. The teaching is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through this on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 33 The Seminar A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors or leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year, set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presente~ a subject, and discussion starts "'.here they leave off, fol~owmg the argument where it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism· scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and answer allows the exploit.a~ion ?f the work done in other parts of the program. Trammg m language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathemati~al imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the levels of language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderst:inding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be .only at the last meeting or later meetings that the te.xt delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great .Hall in ~he evening with audience and platform set as for an outside �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments in other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers notably Mortimer Adler of the University of Chicago, Mark Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. l\'.1e.mbers of the College faculty give the rest, no single lecturer g1vmg more than three during the year. Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost ai: in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic skill ~nd sensitivit~ which are dulled and killed by the' forced P.ract~ce of the ordmary university class-room. Long preparation 1~ needed to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always successful, but when they are successful they might be given and understood on any ~ccasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the irrimediate hearing. in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of th.e liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-medical course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are mathematical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experiments, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. 34 The. Laboratory . Th~ scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution m the modem world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that Eliot of Hantard opened the liberal college to the elective syste~. The hope was that the college would provide the ~ond1t1on.s and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizm~ of science. The present disorganization of our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences to reeducate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the' laborato1r .as an in.st~ment of liberal rather than pre-professional trammg. This 1s the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will .cont~nue !o ~ttack the problem step by step. T~e laboratory 1s pnmanly m charge of an engineer and a med~cal man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special bo1!~daries of each science. They co-operate with the mathemat1c1ans, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists J 35 THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the students of the same year are reading the same books at the same time with the same immediate preparation. This may be the week when that "all Greek to me" look is on all freshman faces because they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the two weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth book of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the first assignment in Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if the students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a common schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for the four years divided according to subject matters and stages of learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a calendar for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student spends one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a mathematics tutorial. One afternoon a week each student sperids three hours in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last two years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to ten each student attends a seminar in organized conversation and discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two evenings �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE there are formal lectures. Nineteen or twenty hours per week are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, and other activitie~ such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary umt of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally ?n the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opin10ns, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his ~utors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a. long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The close organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. !he a~nual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouragmg this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. 37 THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the time of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the combination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty. The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learning mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learning. This has come to mean in academic practice that the good teacher must be making original contributions to knowledge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first principles and making another application of them. Learning is a co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when persons at different stages of comprehension work together. The typical learning situation at St. John's involves five or six learners. First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the writers of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the high point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and talking teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage Of learning is somewhere between the author and the best student. There then follow the other students at distances proportional to their degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of classes in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in mind. At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there· are a considerable number of them that need new edi•. �38 39 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE tions, and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following 'books have been reprinted: well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the new program have guided the policy of reappoint~ent. N.ew members of the faculty have been chosen for their varymg degrees of understanaing of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a wel~-balanced distribution . of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. Hippocrates: Selected Works Archimides: Selected W arks Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry Dalton: Chemical Philosophy The following books have been translated for the first time into English by members of the faculty: Apollonius: Conics Ptolemy: Almagest Augustine: On Music Scotus Erigena: The Division of Nature Bonaventure: Reduction of Arts to Theology Grosseteste: On Light Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Spheres Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy The following books have been re-translated by members of the faculty: Plato: Meno Plotinus: Fifth Ennead Aristotle: Physics, Books I-IV This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laborato~y. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruct;ion. The present faculty has been selected . by two criteria. For members of the previous faculty at St. John's, experience in teaching the elective system and capacities which promise �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyssey. .lEschylus: Oresteia. Herodotus: History. Sophocles: (Edipus Rex. Hippocrates: Selections. Euripides: Medea and Electra. Thucydides: Histo,ry of the Peloponnesian W ar.r. Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds. Aristarchus: On the Distances of the Sun and M 0011. Plato: Dialogues. Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics. Archimedes: Works. · Euclid: Elements. Apollonius: Conics. Lucian: True History. Plutarch: Lives. Lucretius: On the Nature of Things. Nicoma:chus: Introduction to Arithmetic. Ptolemy: Almagest. Cicero: De Officiis. Virgil: £neid. Tacitus: History. The Bible. Galen: On the Natural Faculties. Plotinus: Enneads. Justinian: Institutes. Augustine: Confessions, De Musica, De Magistro. Scotus Erigena: De Divisione Naturae. Song of Roland. Saga of Burnt Nial. Grosseteste: De Luce. , Bonaventure: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology. Thomas Aquinas: On Being and Essence, Summa Theologica. Dante: Divine Comedy. Nicholas of Cusa: De Docta Ignorantia. Chaucer: Canterbury Tales. ' Villon: Le Grand Testament. Leonardo: Note Books. Erasmus: In Praise of Folly. Rabelais: Gargantua. Copernicus: De Revolutionibus. Machiavelli: The Prince. Calvin: Institutes. Gilbert: On the Magnet. Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart. Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy. Galileo: Two New Sciences. Descartes: Geometry. Francis Bacon: Novum Organum. Montaigne: Essays. Cervantes: Don Quixote. Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear. Grotius: The Law of War and Peace. Hobbes: Leviathan. Corneille: Le. Cid. Milton: Paradise Lost. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pascal: Pensees. Moliere: Tartuffe. Racine: Phedre. Spinoza: Ethics. Leibniz: Mathematical Papers. Newton: Principia. Boyle: Skeptical Chymist. Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws . Swift: Gulliver's Travels. Locke: Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Huyghens: Treatise on Light. Berkeley: Three Dialogues. Voltaire: Candide. Fielding: Tom ]ones. Rousseau: Social Contract. Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations. Hume: Treatise of Human Nature. Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Constitution of the United States. Federalist Papers. Kant: Critique of Pure Rep,son. Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry. Goethe: Faust. Hegel: Science of Logic. Schopenhauer: The World as Will and !def!. . Bentham: Principles of Morals and of Legislation. Malthus: Essay on the Principles of Population. Mill: System of Logic. Marx: Capital. . Balzac: Pere Goriot. Thackeray: Vanity Fair. Dickens: David Copperfield. Flaubert: Madame Bovary. Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment. Tolstoi: War and Peace. Zola: Experimental Novel. Ibsen: A Doll's House. Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Gifford: The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences. Fourier: Mathematical Analysis of Heat. Faraday: Experimental Researches into Electricity. Peacock:: Algebra. Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels. · Darwin: Origin of Species. Mendel: Papers. Bernard: Introduction to Experimental Medicine. Galton: Enquiries into the Human Mind and its Faculties. Joule: Scientifk Papers. Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism. Ostwald: Selections. Boole: Laws of Thought. Hamilton: Quaternions. Riemann: The Hy;otheses of Geometry. Dedekind: Essays on Numbers. Cantor: Transfinite Numbers. Virchow: Cellular Pathology. Poincare: Science and Hypothesis. Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry. James: Principles of Psychology. Freud: Papers on Hysteria. Russell: Principles of Mathematics. Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry. 41 �42 First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II. SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS Languages and Literativre Liberal Arts Homer' Plato Herodotus Aristotle Thucydides Lucretius lEschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Mathematics and Science Euclid Hippocrates Nicoma chus Aristarchus Archimedes Tacitus Virgil The Bible Justinian Dante Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Cervantes Cicero Plotinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventure Thomas Aquinas Grqsseteste Nicholas of Cusa Apollonius Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Copernicus Galileo Descartes Gilbert Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Machiavelli Pascal Montesquieu Grotius Fielding Gibbon Voltaire Swift Calvin Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Berkeley Hume Kant Peacock Boole Kepler Harvey Newton Leibniz Boyle Huyghens Lavoisier Dalton Goethe Rousseau Adam Smith American Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx Zola Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell Fourier Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Ostwald Darwin Virchow Bernard Galton Mendel Cantor Dedekind Riemann Lobachevski Veblen & Young 43 III. LIST OF AUTHORS AS LIBERAL ARTISTS EXPOSITORY OF THE LIBERAL ARTS For Mathematics and Science For Language and Literature Boole Euclid Berkeley Plato Cantor Apollonius Hume Aristotle Poincare Grosseteste Kant Augustine Hilbert Nicholas of Cusa Bentham Bonaventure Dedekind Galileo Mill Thomas Aquinas Russell Descartes Freud Locke Peacock EXEMPLARY MODELS In Mathematics and Science Dalton Nicomachus Darwin Aristarchus Bernard Galen Faraday Ptolemy Joule Copernicus Maxwell Kepler Hamilton Huyghens Riemann Newton Lobachevski Leibniz Veblen & Fourier Young Lavoisier In Language and Literature Milton Homer Fielding lEschylus Calvin Herodotus Rousseau Thucydides Adam Smith Aristophanes Gibbon Plutarch Marx Scotus Flaubert Dante Dostoevski F. Bacon Tolstoi Pascal James Cervantes Shakespeare MATERIALS FOR ANALYSIS AND PRACTICE In Mathe1natics and Science Literature Boyle Hippocrates Moliere Clifford Lucretius Corneille Ostwald Archimedes Spinoza Gal ton Leonardo Racine Mendel Harvey Hobbes Virchow Gilbert Swift Voltaire Malthus Hegel Schopenhauer Goethe Balzac Zola Thackeray Dickens Ibsen American Constitution Federalist Papers In Language and Sophocles Euripides Lucian Virgil Cicero The Bible Tacitus Justinian Plotinus Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Villon Chaucer· Machiavelli Erasmus Montaigne Montesquieu Rabelais Grotius �44 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ACTIVITIES Student Activities and the Curriculum As the elective system developed during the past century, extra-curricular activities came to have an increasingly significant place in colleges. Students learned that the principle of election was most operable in the sphere of student activities. Dramatic societies, newspapers, magazines, music, athletics, student governments, and political clubs of all kinds were invitations to the students to practice what they chose and to choose what they would practice. Because they were modelled upon the activities of the practical worM, student activities directly prepared students for life after graduation. Thus, extra-curricular activities successfully exploited two fundamentals of the elective system, utilitarian learning by practice and election of courses. Dramatic societies became drama schools, courses in newspaper and magazine writing appeared, political clubs turned into courses in political science and sociology, music reached fewer and fewer students as departments withered into small second-rate conservatories, and intercollegiate athletics became a characteristic, streamlined super-organization in which only a small percentage of the regular student body participated. The curricular dimension of student activities robbed them of a large part of their spontaneity and it became increasingly difficult to establish the points of educational responsibility, and, indeed, of educational effectiveness. The principle of election in education is sound, and true liberalism demands its recognition. The reorganization of the curriculum at St. John's includes the elective system where it operates to the greatest advantage, in extra-curricular activities. It is obvious that the educational sphere of a college extends far beyond the class room. A liberal arts college is functioning properly only when formal instruction is the center of a vital community. If the curricular core does not generate interests and energies which are effect;ive outside the context of formal instruction, the curriculum is stagnant. On the other hand, if the opportunities to extend the interests and apply the energies do not exist, whatever learning might be stimulated by the curriculum will be wastefully truncated. Strong and persistent 45 �47 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE currents of exchange between formal instruction and extracurricular activities are essential to the institutional health and educational effectiveness of a college. Teachers, books, and laboratories are merely educational instruments, and their function is to make it possible for the student to learn. In the class room these instruments are used as stimuli to initiate and encourage the whole complex learning process, but they are specialized instruments, creating, and operating in, a specialized environment. It is neither possible rior desirable to extend these special conditions to include more than formal instruction, but learning does not stop as the class hour ends. If the college community is significantly alive, it assumes the instructional task of providing the stimuli to learning in a more general context than the class room can provide. And if the college community is a whole, there are no gaps in instruction between the most technical tutorial and the most general conditions of student living. The transfer from class room to campus should not be an interlude in the education of the student, for, as in formal instruction, there are stimuli to learning-but with different loci-the college as a community, the students and student organizations. It is the purpose of extra-curricular activities to organize this co-operative teaching which the students do, and to canalize the interests of the students into self-instruction. There are three organizations at St. John's open to students and faculty interested in investigating further than class conditions permit some one or more of the three great normative professions, law, medicine, and theology. The contemporary tensions in domestic and world affairs have recently caused considerable interest in the Law and Politics Club. During the Fall term, Mrs. Helen Hill Miller, of the Federal Department of Agriculture, led a series of discussions on the general economic history of the United States which culminated in clarified statements of a number of economic and social problems. Discussions of these problems led the group to form a seminar with Clarence K. Streit's Union Now as the center of interest. The Theology Club sponsored a series of eight lectures during the Winter term on the major topics of formal theology, given by members of the faculty and by outside friends of the College. These lectures serve as points of departure for further discussions in the Spring and Fall terms on other points of theology and religion. The Science Club has been examining some of the fundamental principles of science through papers given by student and faculty members of the Club. Its program has been aided from time to time by outside speakers. As the curriculum advances into the third and fourth years, the activities of the Club will probably be supplemented by reports of special research projects. 46 Athletics and Music A second line of extra-curricular instruction, one step further removed from the class room, includes the activities most widely participated in by the members of a vital community, the activities which breed and feed a significant social life. At St. John's they are organized around two activities, athletics and music, which serve as paradigms for the others. The value of music and gymnastics as auxiliaries to liberal education has been restated a thousand times since Plato, but constant redefinition of the relations involved is essential to the successful practice of the liberal, gymnastic, and musical arts. In September, 1939, another definition of collegiate athletics was begun. St. John's abandoned the conventional system of intercollegiate competition and began an intramural program, the ideal of which is essentially different from the semiprofessionalism that has characterized American colleges for the past two decades. (For an exposition of the reasons which led the College to take this step, see Appendix A.) With the aid of four athletic scholars, student specialists in sports, the St. John's Athletic Director has put into operation a series of individual and team sports which involves in active competition about eighty-five per cent of the student body. The athletic facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, two large playing fields, tennis courts, several of which are to be surfaced for all weather playing, and a College boathouse with six sailing dinghies, a motor launch, a sailing sloop, and coordinate facilities for water sports. Excellence of performance in a wide variety of sports including sailing, fencing, tennis, handball, squash, badminton, boxing, swimming, baseball, basketball, and track is the instructional ideal and is recognized through a number of individual and team awards. Participation in the athletic program is required only upon prescription by the College Physician. 4 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The purpose of the music program is to make available to a maximum number of students the benefits of some kind of musical activity. The Reverdy Johnson House on the campus is a music center around which concentric spheres ·of musical activities move to involve nearly the whole College community. In the Reverdy Johnson House are a well-stocked library of recordings, the nucleus of a sheet music library, an excellent phonograph, and a grand piano for purposes of instruction. The Director of Music is a skilled musician charged with the responsibility of the entire music program. A Glee Club, a group of madrigal singers, a chamber music ensemble, and a student music discussion group have been relatively successful under his direction. In 1939 the first of an annual series of concerts of the kinds of music not often available on the radio or recordings was offered to the students at a very low rate. The artists included the New Yark Philharmonic String Quartette, Suzanne Bloch, Bernardo Segall, the Pope Pius X Liturgical Choir, Mack Harrell, Y ella Pessl, and the DeReszke Ensemble. The programs were arranged to present the history of music, and an analytic lecture by the Music Director preceded each concert. A similar series is anticipated for 1940-41. Between the two extremes of music and athletics lies a wide range of other student activities. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspaper which reports and editorializes on the events in the community. The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly publication which in 1939 departed radically from the conventional year book format. In its present form it is a magazine whose purpose is to recapitulate and summarize the past academic year. The King William Players serve as a center for the reading of drama and poetry in general, as w~ll as for the activities of play production proper, the last two productions being T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Tartuffe by Moliere. Faculty advice and direction for all these activities is provided when needed. reciprocal relations mirror the intellectual and moral ways of life with all their complex influences on each other. At the present time, the College Administration is assuming more than its share of the responsibility for the social health of the student community, but it is cpnstantly shifting that burden to the students, upon whom it must ultimately rest. As supports for a significant social life, the College provides a complete central social unit which consists of Reading Room supplied with magazines and newspapers, a Music Room with piano and phonograph, a Coffee Shop, and a Book Shop for the use of the whole College. In addition, there are smaller social quarters in each dormitory unit. By providing these facilities, the College authorities expect to foster in the students a recognition of the proper responsibility for their own human welfare. 48 The Student Community A third level of extra-curricular instruction exists in the student community itself. In one way, student society is the end product of all the activities of the College, from formal instruction through athletics; in ·another way, it controls them. These 49 a HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION Obviously this program of studies implies certain changes in the present standards for admission. New standards should _encourage a change in preparation. At present we can advise prospective students that they should have as much good elementary training in languages, mathematics, history, and science as they can get by selection of secondary-school subjects. Eventually we sh;ill be able to state more explicitly our own standards for admission. For the present we are using the regular standards and rules for admission to other colleges. Application Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the appli~ation forms, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken con- �so CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE cerning his admission. Since considerable time may be speµt in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before June first. There is a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars, payable at the time of admission. For information about this and other fees, see page 58. ENTRANCE CREDITS Subject; which may be offered for Admiuion Total 15 Unit1 Minimum Number of UnitJ Required ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2* Greek ............................ . Requirements Maximum Number of Optional Unit1 4 FOREIGN LANGUAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 51 Latin ............................. . French .................•.......... German .......................... . Spanish .......................... . Italian ........................•... The general requirement for admission is the stari-dard fouryear high-school course, or its e'quivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject represents a full year's work in a secondary school, four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks. For details of required and optional credits, see page 51. 4 4 MATHEMATICS Admission by Certificate 8 4 NATURAL SCIENCE Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination' When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant's preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations.· Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examinations. Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrance Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the Algebra .......................... . Plane Geometry ................... . Solid Geometry ................... . Trigonometry ..................... . 4 4 4 li 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Physics .............. : ............ . Chemistry ........................ . Botany ............................ . Zoology .......................... . Biology ........•.................. Physical Geography ................ . General Science ................... . Other Science ..................... . SOCIAL SCIENCE History .......................... . Civics (Ameri.can Democracy) ....... . Economics ...................•..... Sociology ......................... . SUPPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS, such as: Fine Arts Handicrafts Vocational Training • In one language. 1 1 1 1 3i �52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examinations should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. Admission with Advanced Standing from Other Colleges Students who wish to transfer to the new St. John's program must register as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced standing in the new program is granted for other college credits. ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a close and varied acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the student's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge . is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the "don rag" and the combined judgments of the staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this is the case academic standing is not determined by numerical or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the purpose of advice and planning both for the teachers and the .student. As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for ·great diversities of interest, performance, and achievement, and there is ample room within it for individual choice and guidance. This fact permits and demands a longer period of adjustment and tentative judgment than in the regular elective system. It is assumed that each student has the required capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. 53 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises is required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. · THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and · sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Three hundred hours of laboratory training; Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester Hours Four Years One Year Language and Literature ................ 10 40 Mathematics and Science ................ 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts............. 4 16 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (! actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................. 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requirements will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly �i. ii' I I ' ' 54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters, and in methods of instruction. Throughout the country there are regional boards which inspect the colleges in each region and rate their degrees. The Middle Atlantic States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools operates in this region. These Boards cannot put a college on the approved l~st until its educational product can be judged. Since. there will be no graduates of the new administration and program for another year, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare minimum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A. is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been made these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, the common subject matter, and the intimate and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow detailed and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we are only meeting them on the basis to which t-hey have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools theological schools, business schools, schools of politics and . ' economics, and schools of education. There may be some doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal education for earning a CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 55 living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fundamental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present· available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school giiaduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had ~ong experience in preparing students for graduate work m these schools and we have made a study of the maximum in the naturai sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the results of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curricul1:1m keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. RESIDENCE St .. John's College is situated on the edge of the· seventeenthcentury seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air and reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a populati-0n of about fifteen thousand people who are occupied with fishing and shipping in the harbor, with the training of midshipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of Maryland from the state government offices, and with the liberal education of young men in St. John's College. A certain number of retired naval officers and men of business live in estates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. About half of the student body at St. John's comes from the Delmarva Peninsula, from Southern Maryland, from Baltimore, and from �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Western Maryland. The rest of the student body comes from eighteen other States. The College has ten buildings on a tract of thirty-five acres. Five of these buildings are for student residence, two of them built as dormitories, and three originally used as residences for administrative officers of the college. These five buildings are now furnished as residence halls for students on a plan for small unit college communities, each with a small-scale unit for student government, within the common life of the College. Stl,ldent morals are a matter for concern in any scheme of liberal education since intellectual habits depend up9n justice, peace, and orde; as much as on a curr!culum. The .guiding principle in this training is the delegation of authority and freedom to the degree that students will recognize and accept the corresponding responsibilities. A college is an ideal community in which this progressive moral education can occur. It is assumed that each student will conduct himself as a gentleman and responsible member of the community. It is assumed that each student organization will conduct its affairs as an integral part of the community. The general co-ordinating oversight of students, their common life, and their activities is delegated to a student council, whose members are elected by the student body. Any student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. DORMITORIES All students not living at home are required to live in the College buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Each dormitory room is provided with the necessary forniture, including a single bed w!th mattress and pillow, a chest of drawers, a study table, chairs, and a waste basket. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student, as are also such decorations as window draperies, rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application ·blanks may be obtained 1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted and their matriculation fee of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their applications for admission the names of any other students with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change after they arrive at>College. · Rooms in the dormitories may not be occupied during any vacation. The dormitories will be open for occupancy from noon of the second day before registration day at the opening of College in September. The College maintains the care of the dormitories. There are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. · The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room and furniture which have been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense,· and it will be dealt with summarily. THE DINING HALL The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanced diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. The �[1 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, except for single holidays; it will be open beginning with the evening meal of the second day before registration in September; only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes; a similar schedule will be observed before and after the Spring recess. of the State appropriation and the income from endowment and gifts. The current practice is an approach to this ideal scheme. A standard fee is fixed at some figure below the actual cost. This is paid by all students. Students who are not able to pay in full from their own funds apply for scholarships or other forms of aid that involve work performed for the College. The College distributes its funds available for this purpose with due regard for the abilities and actual performances of the needy students. The fixed charges for attendance at St. John's are listed below. In figuring his budget for the academic year each student should include such additional items as books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $30.00 per year. 58 INFIRMARY SERVICE A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. It is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Phys1c1an. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. FEES 59 FIXED CHARGES Matriculation Fee For each new student a matriculation fee of $15.00 is payable to the College at the time of application for admission. This fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student. Admission is not complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. This amount is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate withdraws. COLLEGE FINANCES Few who pay college fees realize the actual cost of the educational services to which they are contributing; it is important that they know some of the facts. Over a period of several decades the cost per student per year in American colleges has been rising; the average cost is now something over $1000 per student per year. St. John's runs slightly over that average at present but will continue to aim at this economical figure. What is true of colleges in general is true of St. John's: student fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the remainder is made up partly by an appropriation from the State of Maryland, partly by income from endowment funds, and gifts. Ideally, those who can should pay the full cost of their education, so that those who cannot may have the full advantage Annual Fees For students entering the College in 1940 the total fixed charges for each year are as follows: Tuition ............................ $400.00 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 Total .......................... $800.00 These fees are payable in full on registration in September or, if preferred, in three installments: one-half on registration, one-fourth on January 6, and the remaining fourth on April l. At each payment period, students must secure a Treasurer's card, showing that fees have been paid or suitable arrangements made, in order to be admitted to classes, dormitories, the dining hall, the library, the gymnasium, or the infirmary. �60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Payment of Bills Bills for College fees are presented directly to the student, and the student assumes responsibility for their prompt payment. In the case of tuition, board and room fees unpaid after 3 :00 P. M. of the fifth day after the due date a fee of $5.00 is added. Caution Mon'ey Each student must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer on registration, subject to charges for laboratory breakage and damage to College property. The amount of this deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. A refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student upon request after the end of any session or after withdrawal or graduation from College. Except for the caution money deposit which is refundable at the close of the college year, the college has no extra fees. Deferred Payment of Fees There is available to those students and their parents or guardians who are unable to pay their college fees in accordance w:ith the regular schedule, a Deferred Tuition Plan which provides for payments in equal installments during the college year. The additional cost is two percent of the amount financed minimum charge one dollar. ' SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID Through scholarships, assistantships, student service, and prizes, a limited number of deserving students may be aided somewhat in meeting their college expenses. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. Application blanks for all forms of student aid may be obtained from the Registrar. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 To the member of the Freshman Class who has exhibited most all-around leadership during the session, the John Thomson Mason Award of $25.00. Offered by an anonymous friend of the College. A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of ten thousand dollars, the gift of Philip A. Myers, II. THE PHILIP THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually in tuition, the income of six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, m memory of her son Clinton C. Roehle. THE FRIEDRICH JoNATHAN VON ScHWERDTNER ScHOLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income of fifteen hundred dollars, offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS A limited number of full scholarships covering all college fees are offered each year to deserving and needy students. A limited number of tuition scholarships covering only tuition are,offered each year to deserving and needy students. These College Scholarships are available to both old and new students. J SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN PRIZES To the member of the Freshman Class who has made most progress intellectually during the session, the John Thomson Mason Award of $25.00. Offered by an anonymous friend of the College. Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship covers tuition, board, and room rent, and is awarded ,at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. I II �62 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1938-39, the Colonial Dames of America had the following scholarships at St. John's College: 1. A $150 scholarship given by the Paris Chapter. Awarded to Lawrence Hilgeman, Jr. 2. A $250 scholarship given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Butler in memory of their son, Arthur Butler, Jr. Awarded to Edward Willis Hearn. Applicants for these scholarships are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS 63 the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. STUDENT SERVICE A number of students are employed by the College each year in various positions. The stipend varies according to the type of service and the amount of time spent at work. The character and academic record of the applicant, as well as his financial need are considered by the committee making the appointmen~s. Application blanks may be obtained from the Registrar and should be filled out as completely as possible so that justice may be done in the individual case relative to other applications. The following types of service are regularly open: SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS ASSISTANTS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship"-providing free tuition, board, and room rentis given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for laboratory fees, breakage fees, or caution money. Dormitory Book Store Telephone Mimeograph Buildings and Grounds Laboratory Infirmary Library Athletic Music WAITERS Dining Hall Coffee Shop SPECIAL PROJECTS TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship"-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships, residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. . These scholarships are awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. 5 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE l SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to graduates of St. John's. This scholarship is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. APPENDIX A ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RADIO PROGRAMS. SERIES II, NO. 3 By STRINGFELLOW BARR, President From Station WFBR in Baltimore, Nov. 20, 1938 I propose to discuss an important step which St. John's College has taken within the past ten days. Many of those who are listening to me, including alumni members of the College, will by now almost certainly have been told by somebody that the College administration has abolished athletics. Those who believed this statement should, it seems to me, be gravely disturbed. I think I ought promptly to disabuse them. To keep the record straight, I shall therefore first state the facts. Athletics have not been abolished, but the College has decided that after the close of the present academic session athletic facilities will be increased and at the same time will be placed on a strictly intramural basis. I am explaining tonight why significant changes have been announced in the athletic system at St. John's, to take effect next September; but in explaining these changes I am discussing liberal education in a democracy. The system of intercollegiate athletics which has developed during the past twenty years will no longer support the prime purpose of a liberal college. I suppose I ought to have foreseen this. But I didn't. Certainly, there have been enough Carnegie reports, enough magazine articles by candid writers like John Tunis to convince men of my generation that we are sheer sentimentalists and ignoramuses if we suppose that intercollegiate athletics are the same thing we remember from twenty years back. They do things better now, with rose bowls, cotton bowls, and sugar bowls; with costly equipment, transcontinental journeys, and big money; with costly coaches and costly quarterbacks. I knew all this. The first thing I learned about athletics on arrival at St. John's was that we were booked to play our unnatural rivals, Army and N. Y. U.-in an effort to keep down the high cost of modem athletics by earning a good "gate." But still I thought it might be possible to adapt intercollegiate athletics to educational ends, to pare down schedules, to decline with thanks such games as Army and N. Y. U., and to protect the coaches from criticism if they lost games by refusing to hire athletes. I was mistaken. The thing that taught me I was mistaken was what happened when intercollegiate athletics collided with a curriculum that really required work. Yet I should have known this by analogy. I had known 65 �66 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE countless students who withdrew from intercollegiate athletics when they entered medical or other professional work. They withdrew because they knew, along with everybody else, that you have to study to earn an M. D. while ordinarily you don't have to study to earn a B. A. The undergraduate fills in his idle time with athletics, which at its most professionalized is a lot better thing to fill idle time with than some other things I know. But suppose there isn't any idle time? Suppose there is just enough leisure time for healthful outdoor games? Then every athletic trip becomes a crisis and not what is known as an "athletic excuse." For students who are really doing serious work know without being told that you can't "make up" for something you should have learned but didn't, by using the magic word "excuse." An excuse may square you with the Dean. It won't convert ignorance into knowledge. There is no reason on this round earth why securing a liberal education in an undergraduate college should be a less serious business than acquiring a medical education in a medical school. But if it is a serious business, then it had better steer clear of another very serious business, indeed a highly organized "big" business, intercollegiate athletics. For this big business has its own exigencies: those who won't meet them had better keep out. That big business substitutes spectator psychosis for actual participation, cheering sections for playing teams, an orgy of sportsgoods equipment for costumes fit to have fun in, large business staffs with long-term schedules for the old-time impromptu challenge of natural. antagonists, monotonous physical drill for learning to play by playing, pressure from fellow-students for zest to play, the exhibitionism of star performers for the satisfaction of playing well because it is more fun to play a game well than badly. The sum total of these things is hysteria, lost motion, the death of the amateur spirit, and an athletic system that competes with study instead of supplementing and strengthening it. We have all known these things for years, unless we have been ostriches or Rip Van Winkles. But I repeat, they don't prove fatal so long as undergraduate education is run in low gear. In fact, I should insist again that, so long as education is run in low gear, the,se things are better than idleness. But there is something better still, and that something is amateur athletics, amateur athletics of a quality no college can achieve so long as it is meshed in with the new kind of athletics, the big-business kind. The educational program now going on at St. John's must have the support of amateur athletics. It must have it, because amateur athletics is rich in terms of health, recreation, skill, and co-ordination. To get that support, it will expand its intramural athletics. More varieties of sport will be offered and more facilities. Our colleges are often abusively called 67 country clubs. I want to see St. John's offer the sort of athletic facilities a good country club offers. Every game we now play we shall continue to play, except that the six-man football we started this year will replace the standard game. In addition we want to expand water sports, with particular emphasis on sailing. The alumni have already given us one sailboat; we shall acquire five more. Finally, it is essential, not only that games be played at the College but that they be well played. A tutor with wide athletic experience will be placed in charge, but he will need a number of student assistants. To se.cure good assistants, we propose to offer athletic scholar.ships. In my own limited experience, this will be the first legitimate use to. which athletic scholarships have been put by an American college. I think you may rest assured there will be plenty of excellent candidates. I hope you will help me find the best candidates. Sooner or later, I hope sooner, the present system of semi-professionalized intercollegiate athletics will hang itself. When it does, the problems that caused us to take our present stand will disappear. When it does, we shall doubtless play games with other colleges as naturally as such games were once played. Meanwhile athletics at ··"-.._ St. John's will be for the student, not the student for athletics. "-., �l BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM 117 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING,'' by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION; by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record~ Baltimore, Md., March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXPERIMENT TO RECLAIM A LOST HERITAGE, by George . Bull, S. J., America, April 23, 1938. · ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, June, 1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa News ·Magazine, Autumn, 1938. BACK TO THE CLASSICS, by Philip S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our ,Educational Correspondent," The Baltimore Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia Spectator, December, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing in 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Educ~tion, January, 1939. · FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND,'' by Hedley Donovan, The Wash.ington Post, January 15, 1939. A. Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee McCardell, The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. 68 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 69 THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer J. Adler, The Social Frontier, February, 1939. HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze,'' by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. THE ART OF LIBERATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Free America, September and October, 1939. Reprints available. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Scott Buchanan, Survey Graphic, October, 1939. TOWARDS A DISCIPLINED MIND, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Head Mistresses Association of the East, November 10-11, 1939. THE ENDS AND MEANS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, Address by Stringfellow Barr Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention of the Middle States Ass'~ of Colleges and Secondary Schools, November 24-25, 1939. Reprints available. THE TRAINING OF A FREE MIND, by Stringfellow Barr, Catholic Digest (Condensed from Free America), December, 1939. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S, by John S. Kieffer, The Classical Journal, December, 1939. HOW CAN WE BE TAUGHT TO THINK, 1. "Back to First Principles," by Scott Buchanan, in Democracy's Challenge to Education, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. A PLAN FOR AMERICA, by E. B. White, Harpers Magazine, February, 1940, pages 331-332. THE CLASSICS: At St. John's They Come Into Their Own Once More, Life Magazine, February 5, 1940. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1940. Reprints available. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St. John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. HOW TO READ A BOOK OR THE ART OF GETTING A LIBERAL EDUCATION. By Mortimer J. Adler, Simon & Shuster, 1940. A book expounding the techniques by which adult groups or individuals can come to terms with the great books. �l STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, 1939-40 A list of students enrolled in tke elective program at St. ] okn' s is contained in a special supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from tke College. THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1941 Arthur Merriman Blackbum ................... Baltimore Paul Ringgold Comegys ........................ Millington William Henry Hatfield ........................ Annapolis Thomas Lansdale Hill. ........................ Baltimore Oscar Louis Lord, Jr........................... Templeville Christian Hebbie McGarry ..................... East Orange, New Jersey John Otto Neustadt ........................... Annapolis Vernon Morse Padgett ......................... LaPlata Henry Martyn Robert, 3d ...................... Annapolis Herbert Brent Stallings ........................ Owings Charles Edwin Vayne .......... : .............. Baltimore SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 John Edgar Ainsworth, Jr...................... Westminster Robert Child Allen ............................ Bethesda William Alexander Barr ....................... Proffit, Virginia Alva Eugene Basler ............................ Manchester Paul Theodore Beisser, Jr....................... Baltimore Warren Conklin Bomhardt ..................... Baltimore Douglas Wickliffe Brashear, Jr.................. Richmond, Virginia Thomas Banta Campbell. ...................... Charlottesville Virginia ' Walton Boswell Childs ......................... Baltimore Streit W. Cunningham-......................... Washington, District of Columbia William Albert Darkey, Jr...................... Cumberland Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York, New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr...................... Annapolis J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Easton Joseph C. Hofmann, Jr......................... Baltimore Charles Hoyes ............................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Walter Emory Hutson, Jr....................... Baltimore William Oscar Huttlinger ...................... Los Altos, California Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Joumet Gordon Kahn ........... .- ............. Baltimore Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis James Ratcliffe Murray ........................ Baltimore John Henry Mussetter, Jr...................... Germantown . Hirsh Nadel ............ .-.................... Baltimore Thomas Parran, Jr....................... ; ..... Washington, District of Columbia Albert Anthony Poppiti ........................ Wilmington, Delaware 70 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 71 William Donald Rendall ....................... Eastport William Allen Ruhl, Jr......................... Baltimore Julius Blain Sherr ............................. Suffolk, Virginia Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore Alvin Chesley Wilson, Jr........................ Baltimore FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1943 Alexander Scott Abbott ........................ Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Martin Andrews .............................. Lake View, New York Burton Armstrong ............................ Scarborough, New York Ralph Levi Baltzell. .......................... Union Bridge David Jerome Beach .......................... Chevy Chase Carl Benjamin Blaker ......................... Macedon Center, New York Monte Ferris Bourjaily, Jr...................... Berryville, Virginia McKeen Eccles Brimhall ....................... Washington District of Columbia David Tucker Brown, Jr....................... Alexandria, Virginia Douglas Buchanan ........................... Annapolis Walter Lawson Cooley ......................... Aberdeen Norman Thomas Crandell ...................... Baltimore Harvey Dubinsky ............................ Hartford, Connecticut Alan Dale Eckhart ............................ Winnetka Illinois Francis Thomas Evans ......................... West Springfield, New Hampshire Glenn Allen Fearnow .......................... Williamsport Daniel Bernard Fleming ............ , .......... Baltimore Ernest C. Friess, Jr............................ Oakley Edward Hanson Grubb: ....................... San Francisco, California Norman Glyn Gzowski. ....................... Grosse Pointe, Michigan William Truman Hart ......................... Fairport, New York John Louis Hedeman .......................... Baltimore John Wilbur Hildebrand ....................... Washington, District of Columbia John Frank Hoover, Jr......................... Ossining, New York Robert Hunter .............................•. Mobile, Alabama Peter Huntington Jackson .....................• Fletcher, North Carolina Ogden W. Kellogg-Smith ....................... Chestertown Edward Kramer .............................. Montclair, New Jersey Claude Spencer Leffel, Jr....................... Woodbine John Fulton Lewis ............................ Arnold Norman Winn Lipscomb ....................... Montclair, New Jersey Harold ]. Maidat ............................. Yonkers, New York Luis Alberto Mairata .......................... Iquitos, Peru Richard Taylor Mallon ........................ Washington, Dis~rict of Columbia Francis "Mason, Jr.............. '. .............. Germantown, Pennsylvania Adrian Curtius Mayer ......................... New York, New York Richard August Novak ........................ Baltimore Milton Perlman .............................. Memphis, Tennessee Henry Clay Preston, Jr......................... Towson John Rock ................................... Plandome, New York Leo Carl Roth ................................ Moline, Illinois Thomas Mercein Runyon ...................... Los Angeles, California Joseph John Silhavy, Jr........................ Wauseon, Ohio Alex Leonard Slafkosky ........................ Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Richard Bennett Spencer, Jr.................... Baltimore Robert Lee Sterling ........................... Crisfield Herbert Willard Stem ......................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania �l 72 t CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Robert Aubrey Storey ......................... McHenry DiNuncio Barbara Streett ...................... Baltimore Ollie Hammond Thompson, Jr.................. Hurlock Robert Stearns Thompson ...................... Scarborough, New York Thomas Orville Usilton ........................ Centreville James Ira Waranch ............................ Baltimore John Weber, Jr................................ Cleveland, Ohio INDEX SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Third Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Second Year . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 32 First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Total in St. John's Program.......................................... Elective Program (Seniors, Juniors)................................... 97 28 Total in College ................................................. 125 Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Academic Standing ............. 36, 52 Activities . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . 45££ Athletics ................... .47, 65 Clubs ......................... 46 Dramatics ..................... 48 Music .......... : . ............. 47 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Admission .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 49££ Application .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 49 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Examinations .................. 50 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Advanced Standing . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 52 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60££ Applications Admission . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . 49 Student Aid .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 60 Rooms ........................ 56 Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 60££ Articles, magazines; on St. John's ... 68 Athletics ..................... .47, 65 Attendance Church ........................ 15 Classes ........................ 53 College exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Board of Visitors and Governors .... 5, 6 Books, list of great ........ 24££, 27££, 37 Chronological . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . 40 By years .............. ; . . . . . . . 42 In liberal arts. . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. 43 By subject matters .............. 44 Calendar, College .............. .4, 35 Campus ......................... 55 Caution Money ................ 57, 60 Charges, fixed . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . 59 Charter of College ................. 15 Of King William's School. ....... 14 Classics, new definition of ...... 24ff, 38 Clubs, College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 College Calendar ............... .4, 35 Collegian .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 48 Credits Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 For entrance to graduate sc.hools. . 54 Transfer of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Curriculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 23££ St. John's 1835 ................. 17 St. John's 1868 ................. 18 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective 19 St. John's 1923-37, open elective .. 19 Degree Requirements · . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Discipline .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . 56 Distribution of students, geographic. 55 "Don Rags" .................... 36, 52 Dramatics ................... .45, 48 Elective Program ........... 2, 19, 23££ • Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins ..................... 63 English, admission requirements. . . . 51 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Summary ...................... 72 Entrance Examinations ......... .4, 50 Essays .......................... 36 Examinations Entrance .................... .4, 50 Oral .......................... 36 Written ....................... 36 Annual ...................... 4, 36 State scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Excuses, for absence ............... 53 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff Faculty List .......................... 8££ Author teachers .............. 24, 37 Tutors ........................ 8££ Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Research ...................... 37f Re-education of ............... 37£ Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38f Fees College finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Matriculation .................. 59 Annual ........................ 59 Tuition ....................... 59 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Deferred payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Caution money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 With scholarships .. . .. . . .. .. . .. 60 Foreign Language Admission requirements ......... 51 See Greek, Latin, French, German French ....................... 30, 51 73 �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Freshmen, list of .................. 71 Geographic Distribution, students ... 55 Grades .......................... 36 German ....................... 30, 51 Graduate Schools, preparation for. . . 54 Greek ........................ 30, 51 History Of College . . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 141! Chronological order of classics .. 30, 40 In St. John's Program ........ 30, 44 Hygiene ..................... .47, 58 Infirmary Service ................. 58 Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................. 281!, 45 Juniors, list of. ................... 70 King William's School ............ 14£ Laboratory .................... 30, 34 Language, reasons for instruction in. 30f Requirements .................. 53 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . 30 Classics in Language and Literature ........... ·.............. 42f Latin .......................... 30, 51 Law School Preparation ......... 46, 54 Lectures, formal ......... : ..... 30, 33 Liberal Arts and Sciences, 20ff, 23, 27, 40f List of Great Books, Classics. . . . . . 401! List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 70 Literature, Language and ......... 421! Location of College ............... 55 Marine Biology. .. . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 64 Marks .......................... 36 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 32, Admission requirements . . . . . . . . 50£ Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Tutorials ...................... 32 List of Mathematical Classics .. 40, 44 Matriculation Fee ................ 59 Medical Schools, preparation .... 46, 54f Music ......... : . ................ 47 · Concerts . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 48 Natural Science .............. .44, 47 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms. . . . 56 Officers of Administration. . . . . . . . . . 7 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Physics ......................... 44 Political Science .................. 44 Preparation For admission ................. 49 For graduate schools ............ 53f For life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20ff President Former ....... ·........... 12, 16-18 Present . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • . . • . • 7 Emeriti ............•........... 12 Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Reading Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Registration ................. .4, 49ff Regulations Admission .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 49ff Academic Standing .... ; . . . . . . . . 52 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Degree Requirements ...........53f Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55f Religion Non-denominational .......... 14, 46 Reports ......................... 36 Requirements Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49ff Attendance .................... 53 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 53 Familiarity with Great Books .... · 53 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56f Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56f Rooms ......................... 56f For new students ................ 56 For old students ................ 56 Furnishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Occupancy ..................... 57 Caution money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Schedules Weekly ....................... 35£ Term ....................... .4, 36 Years ..... ~ ................. .4, 36 Payment of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Scholarships . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . 60ff College ........................ 61 State ......................... 62 Patriotic Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61£ Athletic ................. .47, 63, 67 At other institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Science Admission requirements ......... 51 In modern world ............... 27ff In St. John's Program ....... 27, 42ff Laboratory .................. 27, 34 Liberal ........................ 27 Classics in science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40ff Seminars ....................... 30, 33 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Social Sciences ............. 28, 44;-S 1 Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 70 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8ff medical ....................... 58 Standing, academic ............. 36, 52 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45ff Music ......................... 47 Clubs ......................... 46 Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45ff Student Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Athletics ................... .47, 65 Dramatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ii :1 I I 75 Student Aid . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . 60ff Students List of ........................ 70 Geographical distribution of. . . . . . 55 Theological Schools, preparation . .46, 54 Transfer of credits .............. 52, 54 Tuition .......................... 59 Tutorials Mathematics ................ 30, 32 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Vacations ...•.................. 4, 36 Year Book . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 48 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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They provide an overview of the program and historical information about the college.  <br /><br />The titles of these publications have changed over the course of the College's history. From the 19th century through 1971 they were titled Catalogue. During this period, some Catalogues were distributed as issues of <em>The Bulletin of St. John's College</em>. The title changed from Catalogues to Statement of the Program with the 1972-1973 publication. <br /><br />Also included in this collection are Graduate Institute catalogs and promotional publications about the St. John's program.  <br /><br />Click on <strong><a title="College Catalogues" href="https://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?tags=College+catalog&amp;sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CDate">Items in the College Catalogs and Statements of the Program Collection</a></strong> to view and sort all items in the collection. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Baltimore, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lord Baltimore Press Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1939-1940 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/271c990525c68837826a19cb0c453884.pdf aef5f7343a39faedf4e3b548617e95af PDF Text Text ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST, JOHN'S PROGRAM GATALOGU'E �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANN APO LIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1940-1941 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, 1941 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION........................ FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This catalogue contains the full official statement of the curriculum of St. John's College. 'In the following pages the curriculum is described as: · 1. A four-year, all-required unit containing no electives. 2. Aimed at giving the student the necessary preparation for anything he may choose to do for the rest of his life by introducing him to basic subject matter and by initiating in him the skills of learn~ ing with special regard to language, mathematics, and abstract thought. St. John's College has no graduate or professional schools and offers only the Bachelor of Arts degree. THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why a College Education Should Be Liberal. . . . . . . . The Crisis in Liberal Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Classics as Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science and the Modern World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Language Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Mathematics Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Formal Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Degree of Bachelor of Arts................... A List of Great Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Chronological Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Subject Matter, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 8 9 15 15 17 18 19 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 34 36 38 39 42 42 44 45 RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·46 How TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FINANCIAL Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX A, HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX B, THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS . . . . . . . . APPENDIX C, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 58 62 68 72 75 BrnuoGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM...... STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM............ 77 INDEX ............................................ 81 3 �COLLEGE CALENDAR COLLEGE CALENDAR 1940 SESSION 1940-1941 1941 SESSION 1941-1942 January 6 ................... Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) February 22 ................. Washington's Birthday , (Holiday) March 22 ................... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 31 ................... Third Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) May 31 ..................... Third Term ends June 1 ...................... Baccalaureate Sunday. June 2 ...................... Class Day June 3 ...................... Commencement September 17-20 ............. Annual Examinations September 20 ................ Registration Septemoer 21 ................ Convocation September 22 ..........._..... First Term begins November 20 ................ Thanksgiving: holiday December 20 ................ First Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) 1942 January 5 ................... Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) February 22 ................. Washington's Birthday (Holiday) March 21 ................... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 30 ................... Third Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) June 7 ...................... Third Term ends June 8 ...................... Baccalaureate Sunday June 9 ...................... Class Day June 10 ..................... Commencement 4 s Septemb_er 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 November 21 December 21 · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annua1 E xammat1ons ................ Registration ................ Convocation ................ First Term begins ................ Thanksgiving: holiday ................ First Term ends (Vacation 'begins 12 noon) 1941 �DR. WILLIAM J. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. Vice-Chairman, FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltim9re, Maryland. PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. HENRY F. STURDY, Professor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'CoNOR, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. THOMAS E. CoNLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN A. JoHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. STEPHEN R. CoLLINS, Associate Judge ...... Chestertown, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. WILLIAM H. FoRSYTHE, JR., Associate Judge. Elfo;::ott City, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judg~ ........ Cumberland, Md. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. ScoTT BUCHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. BEARDSLEY RuML, Treasurer, R.H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield,'' Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. 6 7 �~ I OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION FACULTY* PRESIDENT FELLOW AND PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR .......................... Brice House STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; dipl8me, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. DE.AN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph. D ........... 11 McDowell Hall .ASSIST.ANT TO PRESIDENT ]AMES S. MARTIN, B. A., J. D ............. 14 McDowell Hall .ASSIST.ANT DE.AN FELLOW AND DEAN RAYMOND WILBURN, B. S., M. A. ......... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER JoHN WINTHROP WRIGHT, B. A. .......... 13 McDowell Hall REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. .................. 11 McDowell Hall LIBR.ARI.AlV / ScoTT BucHANAN .................. 248 King George Street I B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. TUTORS LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..................... Brice House DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION OLGA LAW PLUNDER, Ph. B. ............... McDowell Annex DIETITI.AN MARIAN E. ALEXANDER, B. S.................. Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICI.AN J. OLIVER PuRv1s, M. D .......................... Infirmary SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS WILLARD E. STAINBACK, B. S. in ARCH....... McDowell Annex .AUDITOR SEWARD AND MoNDE, C. P.A........ New Haven, Connecticut B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-:--. R1cHARO KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. HERMANN BERNHARD ..................... 6 Franklin Street Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-• 8 • Cf. pg. 36. 9 �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FORD KEELER BROWN ................ 243 King George Street . B. A.~ University of W:ashington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant m Enghsh~ 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Ass?c1ate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. Johns College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD ScoFIELD .......................... 22 State Circle ~· A., 1?19, M .. A., 19~0, U~iversity ~f °Ca!ifornia; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Ass1sta~t m English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of B~lgmm Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles 1920-21 · Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Profes;or of Ar~ and E;nglish St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ' WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................. 82 Conduit Street .B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University ?f Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) ~· S.,. 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1~27-28; Instruct~r m B10logy, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Johns College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 ]AMES STEWART MARTIN ....................... Luce Creek B. A., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Leo F. Wormser Scholar, University of Chicago Law School, 1936-37; Notes and Cases Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1936-37; Assistant' Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant to the President, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. RoBERT CATESBY TALIAFERRO ........... 2 Cumberland Court B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in: philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ....................... Brice House JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 243 Prince George Street . B. A., 'Harvard Coll.ege, 1~27, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Master m F~ench and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages: St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. Johns College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE HAROLD M.cFARLIN ......... : 101 Monticello Avenue ~·A.,. 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast ~1ssoun .State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor m Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry St John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. . ' · B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38. Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. RAY STARR ALLEMAN .................. Pines on the Severn B.A., 1933, M.A., 1934, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1939. Assistant in Physics, Brigham Young University, 1933-34; Junior Instructor in Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, 1934-38; Ultrasonics Re8earch, The Harriet Lane Home, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1936-37; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ............. 36 Maryland Avenue WILLIAM GoRMAN ........................... Brice House B..A., 19~8, ~·A., 1~3~, . Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Vrrgm1a, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ' B. A., University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School, University of Chicago, 1934-36. Research Assistant in Division of Humanities, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow in Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1937-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. GEORGE CoMENETZ ......................... St. Margaret's ~· S.,.College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; F~ow, The ~nstitut~ for Advanced Stu_dy (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. 1:eaching Fellow m Physics, College of the City of New York spring 1930· ~~;~u~tor m Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. john's College: ]AcoB KLEIN .......................... 2t7 Hanover Street Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg-Lahn, 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg, 1924-33; Visiting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow of the Mendelssohn Stiftung zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, ·1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE EDWARD FLINT LATHROP, ]R....... .248 Prince George Street 13 LECTURERS 12 B. A., St. John's College, 1938. Assistamt Coach in Football and Lacrosse, St. John's College, 1937-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Athletics, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE ........................ Brice House B. S., 1928, M. S., 1929, Ph. D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34. American-German Exchange Fellow, University of Hamburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN ................... Brice House B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean, St. John's College, 1938-. MoRTIMER ADLER ............. ·. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. Ph. D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's _Ins~tute, Ne~ York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, Uruversrty of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN ............ 1525 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, Calif. Ph.D., Cornell University, 1897; A. M., Amherst College, 1913; LL. D., Williams College, 1912, Mt. Holyoke College, 1912, Brown, 1913, Allegheny College, 1915, University of Vermont, 1916, University of California, 1933, University of Hawaii, 1937. Instructor of Philosophy, 1897-99, Assistant Professor, 1899-1903, Associate Professor, 1903-06, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, 1906-12, Dean, 1901-12, Brown University; President, Amherst College, 1912-24; Professor of Philosophy and Chairman, Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1926-38, Professor Emeritus since 1938; Chairman, School for Social Studies, San Francisco, 1933-36; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1940-. JOSEPH WEISSKOPF ......................... Pinkney House PRESIDENT EMERITUS Classical Gymnasium, Promeriz, 1922; M. D., Masaryk University, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1929; Assistant Professor, Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 1928-32; Professor, Pedagogical Academy, Brno, 1931-32; Lecturer, Comenius' People's University, Brno; Instructor, School of Hygiene, People's University, New York City, 1939. Research work Paris, Berlin, London, 1930-32. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-; College Physician, 1939-40; Resident Physician, 1940-. THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland ]oHN WINTHROP WRIGHT ...................... Brice House B. A., Amherst College, 1933. Administrative Assistant, Home Owners Loan Corporation, Washington, D. C., 1933-36. Special Representative, First National Bank and Trust Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1936-37. Fraternity Business Management, Amherst College, 1937-39. Tutor and Treasurer, St. John's College, 1939-. Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph. D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. ELLIOTT C. CARTER, ]R.................... 10 Taney Avenue PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY B. A., 1930, M.A., 1932, Harvard College; student with Nadia Boulanger, Paris, 1932; Licence de Contrepoint, Ecole Normale de Musique, 1935. Tutor and Director of Music, St. John's College, 1940-. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland JoHN Ono NEUSTADT ............. 248 Prince George Street B. A., St. John's College, 1939. Tutor, St. John's C1lllege, 1940-. B.A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY WILLARD EDWARD STAINBACK .................. Brice House REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .......... 2108 Mt. Royal Terrace, Baltimore, Md. B. S. in Architecture, University of Virginia, 1928; Certified Architect in Virginia. Tutor and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, St. John's College, 1939-. B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..................... Baltimore, Md. B. L., and B.Sc., Lycec of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. ' ~' I THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES It seems wise to begin with an observation on college catalogues in general and a bit of advice to the reader of this catalogue in particular. When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody · knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should have a mind free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective schools. It was therefore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the increase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their meanings. To a far greater degree than we realize, the liberal arts and sciences have themselves disappeared and what remains of them has been confused in the minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment* of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, but unfortunately that needs explanation at some length. Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, which attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in Annapolis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education 'of youth in the principles of virtue, • Cf. Appendix A. 2 15 �16 i' 1. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE knowledge, and useful literature because such instittitions are of the highest benefit to society. In an aristocratic society this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exerCising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither free nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal; therefore professional and vocational schools study their respective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men, Thomas Jefferson persuaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated if teachers have them and are CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which. watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establishment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end it allowed the free and irresponsible invasion of all bra~ches of the liberal arts by the research specialist. The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful salesman was able to eliminate competition with other subject matters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in tum was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educational, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its courses, and became timidly and fanatically preparatory. In acceding to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocational choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our educational system; that is a balanced liberal education. �i 18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes a crisis, a point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old curriculum, but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College decided to do in 1937. Its :financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to reinvest the liberal arts. THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilate, transform, and pass on the modern subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and balances. The figures on the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditionally conceived for about two thousand years, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy making the quadrivium. In the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modern scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best ahd fullest in the modern world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity .of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of the liberal arts, but the unity and organization of methods in the habits of a man and his intellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in ~his most human of all human actions. The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which ordinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of s.ome hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list of the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 42. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and testing by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. ' This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons �' 20 I. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a classic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of the liberal arts of his time, and his work must exemplify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees it. The second criterion follows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally violated in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines with pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ambiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia several distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowing the others to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and understand them. The fourth criterion demands that a great book shall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a great book shall be honest about the limits of its powers of exposition, admitting the paradoxes and mysteries that surround the practice of the liberal _arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing reason and imagination CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balance the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book must tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Western World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without traditions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves from the tradition without knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important ways. This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, another in the laboratory. St. John's College has more required mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes; This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolution in recorded history, paralleling the other great revolutions in religion, morals, politics, and industry. No liberal, and therefore no citizen of a democratic country, can afford to be ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and transformed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize. There is scarcely an item in the course which does not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exhibit completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks, made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible, so that now if we would follow the classical thread into the modern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in mathematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiments in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. · All this provides the material and intellectual background for the modem study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medium we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a descr:iption of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 42 to 45 the reader will find three listings of the books. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides .the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, languages and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This third list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real comparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothing in any of these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or it;iterests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. The division into four years has an interesting significance. Something over two thousand years of intellectual history is covered in the first two years; about three hundred years of history is studied in an equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal arts; the second year contains books written for the most part CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 in Latin and covers the Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books originally written in Romance languages for the most part although English has a large share; the fo~rth year introduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was made not because of any underlying theory about recapitulations of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that such a theory may point out in practice. There are certain critical questions raised by the use of a selected book list. A great many of these questions turn out to be questions of private taste and sentiment. A~o~g the objective questions the most urgent concern the om1ss1on of the Oriental classics and the classics of the pure fine arts. Two reasons may be given for omitting the Oriental classics. They are culturally and linguistically unav~ilable to us of ~he Occidental world; they are therefore subject to almost inevitable corruption and misuse as educational media. We may be able to exploit them when our own intellectual disciplines have been recovered. The fine arts contain the most imposing set of disciplines that have established themselves and survived in the modern world by claiming independence from the liberal arts. It is one of our aims to recover and re-integrate them with the liberal arts. We are therefore providing for them outside the curriculum and planning to re-assimilate them by stages, first by including music in the curriculum, reading musical scores in the seminars, and studying harmony in the laboratory. We hope that by this and other stages to follow, intellectual light will be transmitted to the fine arts and that they may make their reflected light available to all the classics. The main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading disciplines, but the actual teaching falls into five sharply distinguished kinds of teaching techniques. None of these is newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disrepute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Seminar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial, Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and the laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. �i I ! 26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the intellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imagination is not prepared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfortunately American habits with the mother tongue are for various reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a consequence. Special attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study 'of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred because it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry its proper load of imagination and thought. The second term is concerned with various kinds of translation ffom important texts in which important things are being said and the grammar of the language is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstract and concise formulation of logical content. The last term in each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts with a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external possession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized strategy. The effects CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore m mcreased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not ·a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of. numbers and figures is the most imp~rt~nt symbolic possession of ?1~n. ~n fact it is a language w1thm the mother tongue prov1dmg its most powerful practical and theoretical extension. In view of our present scientific and industrial conditions of life, the decay and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that many persons believe that they ?at~vely lack .ma.t~ematical ability. Nothing could be more cnpplmg to th.e md1~1~ual .n~r more discouraging for the future of democratic soc1et1es, if it were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in tm:n is ~ue to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and mtent1on of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in _its enti.rety. Th~s is the book that made European mathematics possible, and it can still be used to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematic~ m~et five times a week throughout the four years. The teachmg is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through ~is on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. The Seminar A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors or leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year, set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presented a subject, and discussion starts where they leave off, following the ai:gument where it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism; scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and answer allows the exploitation of the work done in other parts of the program. Training in language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathematical imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the levels of language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderstanding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be only at the last meeting or later meetings that the text delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great Hall in the evening with audience and platform set as for an outside lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments in other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers, notably Mortimer Adler of the University of Chicago, Mark Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. Members of the College faculty give the rest, no single lecturer giving more than three during the year. Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost art in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic skill and sensitivity which are dulled and killed by the forced practice of the ordinary university class-room. Long preparation is needed to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always successful, but when they are successful they might be given and understood on any occasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the immediate hearing. LECTURES FOR 1939-40 September 29 .. The Liberal Arts and the Black Arts . ...... Scott Buchanan October 6 .... . Rhetoric .............................. James S. Martin October 13 .... Grammar ............................. Stringfellow Barr October 20 .... Logic and Dialectic . ..................... Raymond Wilburn October 27 ... . Symbols ............................... Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London November 3 ... Limits ................................ Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University November 10 . . Shakespeare's "Agamemnon" ............. Ford K. Brown November 17 . . Power ................................ John S. Kieffer December 1 ... Politics: The State .... .................. Mortimer J. Adler December 8 ... Seminar Dialectic ...................... Scott Buchanan December 15 .. The Discovery of the Earth by the Greeks . . J. K. Friedlander The Johns Hopkins University January 5 ..... The Poe&ics ............................ Richard Scofield January 12 ... . Hippocrates ........................... Ludwig Edelstein Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University �I I 30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LECTURES FOR 1939-40-Continued January 19 .... Four Commentators on Aristotle's "Logic". Richard P. McKeon Dean, Humanities Division, University of Chicago January 26 .... More Limits ........................... Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University February 2 .... Galen ...................•............. Owsei Temkin Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University February 9 .... Passion, Fate, Knowledge ..•......... .... Jacob Klein February 16 .. . Measurement .......................... Scott Buchanan February 23 ... Authority and the Types of Regimes •..•.•. Mortimer J. Adler March 1 ...... Drama: Moliere's Tartuffe ...•..•.....•.. King William Players March 8 ...... Greek Chess ........................... John S. Kieffer March 15 .... . Rabelais .............................. Albert Jay Nock March 22 •.... Dante, Cervantes, and the Mannerheim Line ................................ James S. Martin April 1 ....... The Classics and World Politics . .......... Heinrich Bruning April 5 •..... . Hogarth and Swift ........•............. Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London April 12 ...... Geometry and Nature . .................. Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University April 17 ..... . Bible Reading ........................ .. Alexander C. Zabriskie Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary April 19 ..... . Religion, Economics, Politics ............. Mortimer J. Adler April 26 ..... . Milton ................................ Mark Van Doren Professor of English Literature, Columbia'University May 3 ....... . Comenius and Locke ................... . Alexander Meiklej<ihn May 10 ....... Human Equality ....................... Jacques Maritain May 15 ...... The Demonstration of Democracy ......... Mortimer J. Adler May 17 ...... . Speculative Thinking in Medieval Music ... Manfred F. Bukofser May 24 ...... . Matthew Arnold .........•............. Alexander Meiklejohn June 5 .•.•.... Thucydides .....•.....••••............. Stringfellow Barr The Laboratory The scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution in the modern world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that Eliot of Harvard opened the liberal college to the elective system. The hope was that the college would provide the conditions and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizing of science. The present disorganization of our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences, to reeducate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the laboratory as an instrument of liberal rather than pre-professional training. This is the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will continue to attack the problem step by step. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 The laboratory is primarily in charge of an engineer and a medical man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special boundaries of each science. They co-operate with the mathematicians, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists · in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of the liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-medical course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are mathematical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experiments, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. The following is a list of Laboratory Exercises by years. It is based on a schedule which has actually been followed but is subject to continual revisions, corrections, and improvements as teaching experience indicates them. FIRST YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Orthographic projection Orthegraphic projection Trisection of an angle Areas Plane, right angle, ruler Weight Light Circles and regular polygons Ratios Lenses Telescope and microscope Compound ratio Heat --Quadratic equations Musical intervals and scales 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. The Greek diatonic scale The just scale and its uses The keys in music Environment and health Environment and health Form and locomotion of animals Photometry Solid figures Rectangular solids Aristarchus Archimedes' levers Machines Static equilibrium Floating bodies Metacenter SECOND YEAR 1. Digestive system of rabbit 2. Urogenital system of female rabbit 3. Thoracic cavity, mouth, central nervous system 3 4. 5. · 6. '7. The parabola Ellipse and hyperbola Perspective projection Perspective projection �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SECOND YEAR-Continued FOURTH YEAR 8. Perspective projection 9. Focal points and light (floating paraboloid) 10. Parametric equations of ellipse 11. Conics as four line loci 12. Stereographic projection and star charts 13. Stereographic projection and star charts 14. Astronomical sights 15. Celestial machines 16. Celestial machines 17. Sun and moon 18. Gilbert's De Magnete 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Music Music Music Copernicus Kepler Prism colors and dispersion Chromatic aberration of a lens Geometrical characteristics of Iceland spar Double refraction Double refraction of polarized light Speed of light Fluid pressure THIRD YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Power of the vacuum Strength of beams Strength of beams Strength of beams Falling bodies Projectiles Sheep heart Blood vessels of cat Matter: crystalline state Blood vessels of cat Boyle's law Living heart in frog and turtle Matter: liquid and gaseous states Smaller blood vessels in living frog Urogenital system of male cat Water and its properties, distillation Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Surface tension Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Electrostatics Electrolysis of water, Faraday's laws Electrolysis of water, equivalent weight Rigid body equilibrium Conservation of mass; filtration, reduction with charcoal Compound pendulum Lavoisier on calcination and combustion; oxygen Atwood's machine Chemical reactions Conservation of momentum Centripetal force Hydrogen, acids, oxidation and reduction 33. Viscosity 34. Law of definite proportions, law of multiple proportions, Dalton's atomic theory 35. Vibrations 36. Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes, molecular weight, Avogadro's number 37. Pressure-temperature relations 38. Dalton's law of partial pressures; steam distillation, vapor tension, critical temperature 39. Diffusion and osmosis 40. Magnetic fields 41. Sodium chloride: the active metal sodium 42. Sodium chloride: the active nonmetal chlorine 43. Standard units in chemical reactions. Chemical notation, equations, formulae 44. Faraday's laws of electrolysis 45. Acids in aqueous solution: HCl 46. Atomic and equivalent weights. Reduction and oxidation, valence 47. Potentiometer 48. Metallic hydroxides and salts m aqueous solution. Neutralization 49. Electromagnetic induction 50. Ionization 51. Young's interference of light 52. Mendeleyev's Table 53. Spectrometer 54. Colloidal state 55. Music 56. Music 57. Music 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Fabrics of the animal body Magnetic measurements Fabrics of the animal body Law of magnetic forces Fabrics of the animal body Standard measures of electric current Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body The structure of the atom Law of mass action Diffraction, interference Chemical eE[uilibrium Diffraction grating Carbon and its compounds: I: the paraffins II: Isomerism of orgamc compounds, the carbon-carbon double and triple bonds. Unsaturated hydrocarbons Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Growth of animals and plants Growth of animals and plants 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 33 Hydra Hydra Genesis of animals Genesis of animals Genesis of animals The Protozoa-animal taxonomy The Protozoa-animal taxonomy Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Spectral analysis Esters, their hydrolysis, mono- and di-basic acids, polyalcohol Potentiometer, thermocouples Ethers, acid anhydrides, hydroxyacids Electromagnetic induction Carbohydrates (sugars, starch, cellulose) Joule's electric heat Isocyctic, aromatic hydrocarbons; Cyclo-olefins, -paraffins Fourier's heat analysis The Fifth Group of the Periodic Table Ammonia, amines, amino-acids, proteins Music Music Music 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. The distribution of exercises m the conventional subjectmatters follows: A .................... Astronomy B .................... Biology C .................... Chemistry D .................... Drawing G .................... Geometry M .................... Music P .................... Physics YEAR A 1 1 8 0 0 9 2 3 4 B 3 3 9 25 40 D 2 3 0 0 5 G M 8 4 3 3 3 13 5 0 0 13 p 12 8 23 10 53 c 0 0 22 12 34 Total Laboratory hours 501. The topics selected from the conventional subject-matters follow. For further information concerning standards, see Appendix B on Degree Requirements, page 68. �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A:tronomy: ~istarchus, Star charts,_ Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. Biology: Environment and health (Hippocrates); Form and locomotion of animals· Digestive and urogenital systems and other parts of female rabbit; Hear~ and bl?od vessels in cat, living frog and turtle, sheep, and dogfish shark; Urogemtal system of male cat; other parts of dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates; Fabr~cs of the animal body; Growth of animals and plants; Hydra; Genesis of ammals; The Protozoa-animal taxonomy; Heredity in the pomage :fly. Drawing: Orthographic projection; perspective projection. Geometry: To Euclid: 8; to Apollonius: 5. Music: Intervals; Scales; Keys (the rest not yet planned in detail). Physics: Mechanics 15 (Archimedes, Galileo, Huygens, Newton)· Surface tension ~scosity; Heat 4 (Joule, Fourier, etc.); Strength of mate;ials 4 (Galileo); Light 14 (Newton, Huygens; telescope and microscope, diffraction and interference; spectra); Electricity 11 (Gilbert, Faraday, etc.). Chemistry: States of matter; Water-electrolysis, equivalent weight (Faraday)· Conse~v.ation of ~ass, comb~stion, oxygen (Lavoisier); Hydrogen, acids; Combmmg proportmns; Dalton s atomic theory; Gay-Lussac's law of volumes· Molecular weight; Avogadro's number; Dalton's law of partial pressures'. Critical temperature; Diffusion, osmosis; Sodium; Chlorine· Formulas· HCI'. Valence; Hydroxides, ionization; Mendeleyev's Table; Coll~ids, atomic' struc~ ture; Mass action; Equilibrium; Carbon compounds, paraffins, isomerism, bonds, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, sugars etc.· Fifth Group of Periodic Table; Ammonia, proteins. ' ' THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the students of the same year are reading the same books at the same time with the same immediate preparation. This may be the week when . that "all Greek to me" look is on all freshman faces because they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the two weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth book of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the first assignment in Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if the students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a common schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for the four years divided according to subject matters and stages of learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a calendar for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student spends one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a mathematics tutorial. One afternoon a week each student spends three hours in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last two years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to ten each student attends a seminar in organized conversation and discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two evenings there are formal lectures. Nineteen or twenty hours per week CATAtoGtJE OF ST. JOHN'S COtt:EGt :H are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, an·d other activities such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary unit of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. . The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally on the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opinions, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his tutors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The close organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. !he a~nual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouragmg this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper . conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A Hour 9 STUDENT'S CLASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Mon. Language Tutorial Tues. Language Tutorial Wed. Language Tutorial Thurs. Language Tutorial Fri. Sat. Language Tutorial 10 11 Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial 12 2 to 5 8 to 10 Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory for Juniors, Seniors for Freshmen, Sophomores for Juniors, Seniors Seminar (Lecture) Seminar Formal Lecture THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the time of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the combination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty. The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learning mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learning. This has come to mean in academic practice that the good teacher must be making original contributions to knowledge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first principles and making another application of them. Learning is a co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when persons at different stages of comprehension work together. The typical learning situation at St. John's involves ten or twelve learners. First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the writers of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the high point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and talking teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage of learning is somewhere between the author and the best student. There then follow the other students at distances proportional to their degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of classes in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in mind. 37 At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there are a considerable number of them that need new editions and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following books have been reprinted: Hippocrates: Selected Works Archimedes: Selected Works Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry Dalton: Chemical Philosophy Bernard: Experimental Medicine Fourier: Theory of Heat Virchow: Cellular Pathology The following books have been translated for the first time into English by members of the faculty: Apollonius: Conics Ptolemy: Almagest Augustine: On Music Scotus Erigena: The Division of Nature Grosseteste: On Light Oresm.e: On the Breadths of Forms Copernicus: On the Revolution of the Spheres Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Pico: On the Dignity of Man The following books have been re-translated by members of the faculty: Plato: Meno Plotinus: Fifth Ennead Aristotle: Physics, Books I-IV Bonaventure: Reduction of Arts to Theology Cantor: Transfinite Numbers �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laboratory. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. Making the actual reading schedule for the seminars for each year is a result of much faculty and student deliberation, and the reading schedule registers teaching and learning experiences from year to year. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruction. The present faculty has been selected by two criteria. For members of the .previous faculty at St. John's, experience in teaching the elective system and capacities which promise well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the. new program have guided the policy of reappointment. New members of the faculty have been chosen for their varying degrees of understanaing of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a well-balanced distribution of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a close and varied acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the student's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the "don rag" and the combined judgments of the staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this is the case academic standing is not determined by numerical or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the purpose of advice and planning both for the teachers and the student. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 39 As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for great dive~sities of interest? ~erf?rman~e, . a?-d achie"."ement, and there is ample room withm it for mdividual choice and guidance. This fact p~rm~ts and deman~s a longer period. of adjustment and tentative Judgment than m the regular elective system. It is assumed that each student has the required capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises is required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS* The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Three hundred hours of laboratory training; Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. • Cf. Appendix B. �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester Hours One Year Four Years Language and Literature ................ 10 40 Mathematics and Science ................ 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Laboratory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3 (-!- actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................ 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requirements will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters, and in methods of instruction. Throughout the country there are regional boards which inspect the colleges in each region and rate their degrees. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools operates in this region. These Boards cannot put a college on the approved list until its educational product can be judged. Since there will. be no graduates of the new administration and program until June, 1941, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare minimum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A. is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been i;nade these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, 41 the common subject matter, and the intimate and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow detailed and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we are only meeting them on the basis to which they have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools, theological schools, business schools, schools of politics, and economics, and schools of education. There may be some · doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal education for earning a living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fund~mental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school gnaduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had long experience in preparing students for graduate work in these schools, and we have made a study of the maximum in the natural sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the results of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curriculum keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. �---~~ 42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyuey 1Eschylus: Oresteia Herodotus: History Sophocles: <Edipus Re1111 Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine and Airs, Waters, and Places Euripides: Medea Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds Aristarchus: On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon Plato: Dialogues Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics Archimedes: Selected Works Euclid: Elements Apollonius: Conics Cicero: On Duties Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Virgil: .iEneid The Bible Epictetus: Moral Discourses Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Plutarch: Live:s Tacitus: The History Ptolemy: Mathematical Composition Lucian: True History Galen: On the Natural Faculties Plofinus: Ennead.s Augustine: Confessions, On Music, Concerning the Teacher Justinian: Institutes Scotus Erigena: On the Division of Nature Song of Roland Saga of Burnt Nial Grosseteste: _On Light Bonaventure: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology Aquinas: On Being and Euence, Treatise on God, Treatise on Man Dante: Divine Comedy Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Villon: Le Grand Testament Oresme: On the Breadths of Forms Pico della Mirandola: On the Dignity of Man Leonardo: Note Books Machiavelli: The Prince Erasmus: In Praise of Folly Rabelais: Gargantua Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Circles Calvin: Institutes Montaigne: Euays Gilbert: On the Load.stone Cervantes: Don Quillllote Shakespeare: Henry IV, Hamlet, King Lear, Macf?eth, Tempest Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart Corneille: Le Cid Galileo: Two New Sciences Descartes: Geometry, Discourse on Method, Meditations Hobbes: Leviathan Boyle: Sceptical Chymist Moliere: Tartuffe CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pascal: Pensees Milton: Paradise Lost Racine: Phedre Grotius: Law. of War and Peace Spinoza: Ethics Newton: Principia Mathematica Locke: Second Treatise on Civil Government Huygens: Treatise on Light . Berkeley: Dialogues between H'Y.las and Philonous Leibniz: Discourse on Metaphysics, Monadology Vico: Scienza Nuova Swift: Gulliver's Travels Hume: Treatise of Human Nature Montesquieu: Spirit of Laws Fielding: Tom Jones Voltaire: Candide, Micromegas Rousseau: Social Contract. Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Smith: Wealth of Nations Kant: Critique of Pure Reason Constitution of the United States Federalist Papers . Bentham: Principles of Morals and Legislation Lavoisier: Treatise on Chemistry Malthus: Principles of Population Dalton: A N8w System of Chemical Philosophy Hegel: Science of Logic Coleridge: Biographia Literaria Fourier: Analytical Theory of Heat Goethe: Faust Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels Balzac: PBre Goriot . . . Faraday: E1111perimental Researches in Electricity Schopenhauer: World as Will and Idea Peacock: Treatise on Algebra Thackeray: Henry Esmond Dickens: Bleak House Boole: Laws of Thought Virchow: Cellular Pathology Mill: On Liberty Darwin: Origin of Species . . . Bernard: Introduction to E1111penmental Medicine Mendel: E1111periments in Plant Hybridization Hamilton: Quaternions Riemann: Hypotheses of Geometry Dostoevski: The Possessed Marx: Capital Tolstoi: War and Peace Dedekind: Essays on Numbers Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism Flaubert: Bouvard and Pecuchet Ibsen: Ghosts, Rosmersholm . . Gaitan: Enquiries into the Human Mind and its Faculties Joule: Scientific Papers . Clifford: Common Sense of the E1111act Sciences James: Principles of Psychology Freud: Studies in Hysteria Cantor: Transfinite Numbers Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry Poincare: Science and Hypothesis Russell: Principles of Mathematics Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry .:i'• 43 �44 First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II. SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS Languages and Literature Libf:ral Arts Homer Plato Herodotus Aristotle Thucydides Lucretius 1Eschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian Tacitus Cicero Virgil The Bible Justinian Dante Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Shakespeare Cervantes Epictetus Plotinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventure Thomas Aquinas Grosseteste Calvin Pico Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Grotius Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Machiavelli Pascal Vico Montesquieu Fielding Gibbon Voltaire Swift Rousseau Adam Smith U. S. Constitution Federalist Papers Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Berkeley Leibniz Hume Kant Peacock Boole Goethe Malthus Marx Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Coleridge Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell M atkematics and Science Euclid Hippocrates Nicomachus Aristarchus Archimedes rn Apollonius Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Oresme Copernicus Descartes Gilbert Kepler ~ ~ ~ ~ t) ~ ...... P=l ~ ~ i:; t) Galileo Harvey Newton Boyle Huygens Lavoisier Dalton ~ ~ ~ 0 E-< Cl ~ ~ 0 8 < ~ .... 5 ...... r.. ...... C'-l C'-l :s u Fourier Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Darwin Virchow Bernard Gal ton Mendel Cantor Dedekind Riemann Lobachevski Veblen & Young ,_; ...... ...... 45 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES Student life is a matter for concern in any system of liberal education since intellectual habits depend upon the organization of liberty, justice, peace, and order in a community as much as on an intelligible curriculum. A college provides an ideal community within which progressive moral and sentimental education can occur. The guiding principle in this training is the delegation of authority and freedom so that students niay recognize and accept corresponding responsibilities. It is assumed that students are individually responsible citizens and that they will conduct their common affairs in groups or in the College as a whole with due regard to the common good and general will, which the regulations. of the .College intend to discover and formulate as our experience with a new scheme of education proceeds. Student Activities and the Curriculum As the elective system developed during the past century, extra-curricular activities came to have an increasingly significant place in colleges. Students discovered the principle of election in the sphere of student activities. Dramatic societies, newspapers, magazines, music, athletics? s~ude.nt governments, and political clubs of all kinds were invitations to the students to practice what they chose and to choose what t~ey would practice. Because they were modelled upon the activities of the practical world, student activities directly. prepared students for life after graduation. Thus, extra-curricular activities determined two fundamentals of the elective system, utilitarian learning by practice and election of courses. The elective curriculum absorbed activities, dramatic societies became drama schools, courses in newspaper and magazine writing appeared, political clubs turned into courses in political science and sociology, music reached fewer and fewer students as departments withered into small second-rate conservatories, and intercollegiate athletics became a characteristic, streamlined super-organization in which only a small percentage of the regular student body participated. Finally, the curricular dimension of student activities robbed them of a large part of their spontaneity and it became increasingly difficult 46 47 to establish the points of educational responsibility, and, m" deed of educational effectiveness. The principle of election in education is sound, and true liberalism demands its recognition. The reorganization of the curriculum at St. John's reestablishes th~ elective s~stem where it operates to the greatest advantage, m extra-curricular activities. It is obvious that the educational sphere of a college extends far beyond the class room. A liberal arts college is functioning properly only when for~al instruction is the center o~ a vital community. If the curricular core does not generate interests and energies which are effective outside the context of formal instruction, the curriculum is stagnant. On the other hand, if the opportunities to extend th~ inte~ests and apply the energies do not exist, whatever learmng might be stimulated by the curriculum will be wastefully truncated. Strong and persistent currents of exchange between formal instruction and extracurricular activities are essential to the institutional health and educational effectiveness of a college. Teachers, books, and laboratories are merely educational instruments, and their function is to make it possible for the student to learn. In the class room these instruments are used as stimuli to initiate and encourage the whole complex learning process, but they are specialized instruments, creating, and operating in, a specialized environment. It is neither possible · nor desirable to extend these special conditions to include more than formal instruction, but learning does not stop as the class hour ends. If the extra-curricular college community is significantly alive, it assumes the instructional task of providing the stimuli to learning in a more general context than the class room can provide. And if the college community is a whole, there are no gaps in instruction between the most technical tutorial and the most general conditions of student living. The transfer from class room to campus should not be an interlude in the education of the student, for, as in formal instruction, there are stimuli to learning_:_but with different loci -:-the college as a community, the students and student organizations. It is the purpose of extra-curricular activities to organize this co-operative teaching which the students do, and to canalize the interests of the students into selfinstruction. 4 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE It is both desirable and inevitable that the curriculum should generate models of itself outside the class room. The extra-curricular activities at St. John's which most illl!llediately resemble formal instruction fall into three classes corresponding to the great professions of society, law, medicine or science, and theofogy. Discussion groups of students and faculty are regularly formed to investigate the legal and political problems in domestic and world affairs and to explore the great topics in religion and theology. The Astronomy Club is the focus of the extra-curricular scientific enterprises. There is a student workshop in which the training in the manual arts begun in the laboratory can be continued. As a part of this program, the students are building a sailing boat of considerable size, which on its completion is to be included in the College fleet. · playing, and a College boathouse with six sailing dinghies, a motor launch, a sailing sloop, and coordinate facilities for water sports. Excellence of performance in a wide variety of sports including sailing, fencing, tennis, handball, squash, badminton, boxing, swimming, baseball, basketball, and track is the instructional ideal and is recognized through a number of individual and team awards. Participation in the athletic program is required only upon prescription by the College Physician. The purpose of the music program is to.make available to a maximum number of students the benefits of some kind of musical activity. The Reverdy Johnson House on the campus is a music center around which concentric spheres of musical activities move to involve nearly the whole College community. In the Music Room in McDowell Hall are a well-stocked library of recordings, the nucleus of a sheet music library, an excellent phonograph, and a grand piano for purposes of instruction. The Director of Music is a skilled musician charged with the responsibility of the entire music program. A Glee Club, a group of madrigal singers, a chamber music ensemble, and a student music discussion group have been relatively successful under his direction. In 1939 the first of an annual series of concerts of the kinds of music not often available on the radio or recordings was offered to the students at a very low rate. The artists included the New York Philharmonic String Quartette, Suzanne Bloch, Bernardo Segall, the Pope ·Pius X Liturgical Choir, Mack Harrell, Y ella Pessl, and the DeReszke Ensemble. The 1940-41 series presented the Budapest String Quartet, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Roman Totenberg, Webster Aitken, Povla Frijsh, and the Harvard Glee Club.. .The programs were arranged to present the history of music, and an analytic lecture by the Music Director preceded each concert. A similar series is anticipated for 1941-42. Between the two extremes of music and athletics lies a wide range of other student activities. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspaper which reports and comments on the events in the community. The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly publication which in 1939 departed radically from the conventional year book format. In its present form it is a magazine whose purpose is to recapitulate and summarize the past academic year. The King William Players serve as a center for the reading of drama and poetry in general, as well as for the activities of play production proper, the last 48 Athletics and Music A second line of extra-curricular instruction, one step further removed from the class room, includes the activities most widely participated in by the members of a vital community, the activities which breed and feed a significant social life. At St. John's they are organized around two activities, athletics and music, which serve as paradigms for the others. The value of music and gymnastics as auxiliaries to liberal education has been restated a thousand times since Plato, but constant redefinition of the relations involved is essential to the successful practice .of the liberal, gymnastic, and musical arts. In September, 1939, another definition of collegiate athletics was begun. St. John's abandoned the conventional system of intercollegiate competition and began an intramural program, the ideal of which is essentially different from the semiprofessionalism that has characterized American colleges for the past two decades. {For an exposition of the reasons which led the College to take this step, see Appendix C.) With the aid of four athletic scholars, student specialists in sports, the St. John's Athletic Director has put into operation a series of individual and team sports which involves in active competition about eighty-five per cent of the student body. The athletic facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, two large playing fields, tennis courts, several of which are to be surfaced for all weather . ~ 49 �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE two productions being T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Tartuffe by Moliere. Macbeth is in production for the spring of 1941. Faculty advice and direction for all these activities is provided when needed. The Student Community A third level of extra-curricular instruction exists in the student community itself. In one way, student society is the end p_roduct of all the activities of the College, from formal instruct10n through athletics; in another way, it controls them. These r~cipr?cal relati~ns mirror the intellectual and moral ways of hfe with all their complex influences on each other. At the present time, the College Administration is assuming more than · its share of the responsibility for the social health of the student community, but it is constantly shifting that burden to the stu.de~ts, upon '_Vho?1 it must ultimately rest. As supports for a s1_gmfic~nt so~1al hfe, .the College pr~vides a complete central social ~mt which consists of a Readmg Room supplied with magazmes and newspapers, a Music Room with piano and phonograph, a Coffee Shop, and a Book Shop for the use of ~he whole Col_lege. In. addition, there are smaller social quarters m each dormitory umt. By providing these facilities the Col- · lege authorities expect to foster in the students a r:cognition . of the proper responsibility for their own human welfare. Residence St. John's College is situated on the edge of the seventeenthcentury seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air and reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a population of abo~t fi_ftee? thousand peop~e who are occupied with fishing and sh1ppmg m the harbor, with the training of midshipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of Maryland from the state government offices, and with the liberal education of young men in St. John's College. A certain number of retired naval officers and men of business live in estates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. About half of the student body at St. John's comes from the Delmarva ' Peninsula, from Southern Maryland, from Baltimore, and from Western Maryland. The rest of the student body comes from twenty-eight other States . .The College h~s ~en buildings on a tract of twenty-six acres. Five of these bmldmgs are for student residence, two of them 51 built as dormitories, and three originally used as residences for · administrative officers of the college. These five buildings are now fur~ished as residence. ?alls for st~dents on a plan for small umt college commumt1es, each with a small-scale unit for student governme~t, within the common life of the College. Any .student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. Dormitories All students not living at home are required to live in the College buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Ea~h dor?1itory. room is pr~vided with the necessary furniture, mcludmg a smgle bed with mattress and pillow a chest of dr~wers, a study table, chairs, and a waste basket.' Towels, bed lmen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student as are also such decorations as window draperies, rugs, ;nd runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application blanks may be obtained from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively from the ~s~istant Dean's office as soon as their applications for adm1ss10n have been accepted and their matriculation fee of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their a~plications for admission the names of any other students with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change after they arrive at College. Rooms in do.rmitorie~ ~ay not be occupied during vacations except by special perm1ss10n. The dormitories will be open for occupancy m September as follows: For upperclassmen taking Annual Written Examinations from noon of the day before the Examination days. For freshmen from noon of the second day before registration day. For definite dates in 1941 see the College Calendar. �I ' 52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The College maintains the care of the dormitories. There are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all tiines during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room and furniture which have been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. 53 The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION Obviously this program of studies implies certain changes in the present standards for admission. New standards should enc~)llrage a change in preparation. At present we can advise prospective students that they should have as much good elementary training in languages, mathematics, history, and science as they can get by selection of secondary-school subjects. Eventually we shall be able to state more explicitly our own standards for admission. For the present we are using the regular standards and rules for admission to other colleges. Application The Dining Hall The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanced diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. The Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, except for single holidays; it will be open beginning with the evening meal of the day before examinations in September; only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes; a similar schedule wiU be observed before and after the Spring recess. Infirmary Service A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. It is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the application forms, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before February first. �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE There is a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars, payable at the time of admission. For information about this and other fees, see page 57. ENTRANCE CREDITS Requirements Tke general requirement for admission is tke standard fouryear kigk-sckool course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject represents a full year's work in a secondary school, four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks. For details of required and optional credits, see page 55. Admission by Certificate Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant'!! preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examina:tions. _Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrartce Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examina- Subjects which may be offered for Admission Total 15 Units Minimum Number of Units Required ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2* MIUl:imum Number of Optional Units 4 FOREIGN LANGUAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 55 Greek •.....•..•..•..•..•.......... Latin ....•.............•........... French •..•..•..•..•..•.....•.•.... German •.....•....•......•..••.... Spanish •.....•..•......•..•..•.•.. Italian •..•..•....••..•..•..•..•... 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 MATHEMATICS Algebra ......•..•...........•..... Plane Geometry •..•.....•....•..•.. Solid Geometry ...•...•....•....... Trigonometry ...........•..•.•..... li 1 i 1 NATURAL SCIENCE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Physics ..................•••.•..•.. Chemistry •.....•..........•...•..• Botany ...•.....•.....•...•••...•.. Zoology ..............•..•........• Biology .....•.....•..............• Physical Geography •............•... General Science ................... . Other Science .........••..•........ SOCIAL SCIENCE History ...•................•..•..• Civics (American Democracy) •....•.. Economics ............••........•.. Sociology ......•..•..•..•.•........ SUPPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS, such as: Fine Arts Handicrafts Vocational Training • In one language. 1 1 1 1 3! �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE tions should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. No Admission with Advanced Standing from Other Colleges Students who wish to transfer to the St. John's program must register as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced standing in the program is granted for other college credits. FEES CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Matriculation Fee For each new student a matriculation fee of $15.00 is payable to the College at the time of application for admission. This fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student. Admission is not complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. This amount is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate withdraws. Annual Fees For students entering the College m 1941 the total fixed charges for each year are as follows: Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 College Finances It costs around $1,000 a year per student, in America today, to furnish college instruction on a residence basis. Student fees cover only a part of this cost and the remainder is made up from other college funds. This means that all students, not merely needy students, receive a subsidy. On the other hand, the~e seems no clear reason why those who are able should not pay the cost of their education and thus release all funds for aid for needy students only. This, with the fact that endowment funds and public support of independent institutions are increasingly precarious, is leading many institutions to base their finances on the assumption that those who can should pay the full cost and those who can not do this should be the only recipients of financial aid. St. John's College has adopted the principle of setting student fees at an amount approximately equal to all operating expenses, which under normal conditions may be expected not to exceed $1,000 per resident student. The fee established, $1,000 for residence and tuition, is effective with students entering College in the fall of 1941. The fixed charges for attendance at St. John's College are listed below. In figuring his budget for the academic year each student should include such additional items as books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $35 per year. 57 Total ......................... $1,000.00 These fees are payable in full on registration in September or, if preferred, in three installments: one-half on registration, one-fourth on January 5, and the remaining fourth on March 30. On registering, students must secure a Treasurer's card, showing that fees have been paid or suitable arrangements made, in order to be admitted to classes, dormitories, the dining hall, the library, the gymnasium, or the infirmary. Payment of Bills Bills for College fees are presented directly to the student, and the student assumes responsibility for their payment on the date due. Caution Money Each student must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer on registration, subject to charges for laboratory breakage and damage to College property. The amount of this deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. A refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student upon request after the end of any session or after withdrawal or graduation from College. Except for the caution money deposit, �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE which is refundable at the close of the college year, the college has no extra fees. Deferred Payment of Fees There is available to those students and their parents or guardians who are unable to pay their college fees in accordance with the regular schedule, a Deferred Tuition Plan which provides for payments in equal installments during the college year. The additional cost is two percent of the amount financed, minimum charge one dollar. FINANCIAL AID Students unable to pay the full cost of their education apply for aid out of the Student Aid Fund of the College. These students, therefore, obtain the money to pay the full cost of their membership in the College from two sources: first, from sources in their local communities, their families, friends, and relatives; secondly, from sources made available through the College. The student who receives a grant of aid from the College obtains the grant on condition of his acceptance and satisfactory performance of an assignment of work for the College. Students are assigned to jobs for which they appear to be suited and under conditions which will not, in the opinion of the Committee on Aid, interfere with their studies. Students working for the College turn over their salaries as a contribution to the Scholarship Fund and therefore toward the payment of their own expenses. · Students applying for College aid must exhaust all possible sources in their local communities and show on their application blanks that they have done so. This is essential because the Committee on Aid must consider each application as an appeal through the College to a donor unknown to the applicant for assistance in seeing the applicant through College. The Committee on Aid will reject applications which do not show clearly that all local sources have been thoroughly canvassed. In accepting any application, the Committee is in fact undertaking to present the applicant's case to potential donors who are strangers to the applicant. Acceptance of an application is therefore a judgment that the case presented is one which will be worthy of a stranger's contribution. The Com-· CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 mittee subjects each case to a thorough investigation and it is therefore necessary that the blank be filled out fully, clearly, and accurately, and with sufficient detail to enable a judgment to be made. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. . Application for aid should be made at the time the formal application-for admission is forwarded to the Registrar. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship"-providing free tuition, board, and room rentis given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for books, laboratory instruments, or Caution Money. TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from! each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship"-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships residing in Allegany, Anne · Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's~·or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. �---:1 i 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually the sum of $600.00 the gift of Philip A. Myers, II, Class of 1938. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS THE PHILIP A. MYERS, THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE ScHOLARSHIP To be awarded in tuition, the income from six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. THE FRIEDRICH JoNATHAN VON ScHWERDTNER ScHOLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the. income from the bequest offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his' son, Friedrich. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship is applied to tui- ·. tion and residence fees, in accordance with the needs of the. student selected, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIP OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1940-41 the Colonial Dames of America awarded a scholarship amounting to $250.00 at St. John's College to Mr. Richard Devan, Class of 1944. Applicants for this scholarship are expected to submit evi-· dence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship· Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering ·are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. These scholarships are awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to graduates of St. John's. This scholarship is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 63 called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees ' nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July 1-9, 1696. ' APPENDIX A A SHORT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST~ JOHN'S COLLEGE 1776 a liberal arts ST.It JOHN'S COLLEGE is andsmall been so since college for men. is non-denominational, has its founding. It According to t;radition King William's School was used as a gunshop during the Revolutionary War. has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1784 1696 St. John's College chartered by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland: King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2, fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nickolson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by tke King's most excellent majesty, by and witk tke advice, prayer and consent of tkis present General Assembly, and tke autkority of tke same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the saicJ school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 62 WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and prepetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, an!I such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the said Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, said college shall be founded and maintained forever, upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or without their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent anp approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master, or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. . • . . The petition for this Charter was signed by William Paca others. • Signer of the Declaration of 5 Independe~ce. * and �1 I 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: WiUiam West, D. D. Thomas J. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase " John Thomas Thomas Stone " Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings James Brice John Allen Thomas Gustavus R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richard Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton " Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Carroll, D. D. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, Master of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washington visits St. John's College. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE - 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation of George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, nephews of George Washington, were also students at the College. 1835 Curriculum Humphreys. during the Principalship of First Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Mathematics Algebra Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Third Year Greek Minor Poets Latin Tacitus Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry Conic Sections Fourth Year Latin Horace Natural Philosophy Logic Astronomy Geology Civil Engineering American History Political Economy Natural Theology To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely- hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, April 17, 1791. •Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 65 Chemi~try Natural Philosophy Elements of Criticism English Composition and Declamation in all four years. Modern Languages by special arrangement in addition. Reverend Hector �CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 66 67 1886-1923 1868 Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. 1. Clas.sical Course leading to the B. A. Degree 2. Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree 3. Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree 4. Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero Livy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato 1Es~hylus Thucydi-Oes Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day. Fourth Year Lectures in Philoso,phy Greek and Social Science on: Plato Plato Aristotle Aristotle Aristophanes Augustine Demosthenes Thomas Aquinas Latin Vico Tacitus Descartes Lucretius Bacon Persius Bossuet Quintilian Pascal English Paley Authors of 13th, 14th, Locke and 15th Centuries Spinoza Mathematics Montesquieu Analytic Geometry Kant Calculus De Tocqueville Mechanics AdamSniith Natural Philosophy Fichte Astronomy Hegel Logic Buckle Evidence of Christianity Lecky Malthus Mill Butler 1' �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX B THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Preamble Degrees Just as institutions are necessary for the carrying on of learning, although these very institutions may become its greatest hindrance through time's dullness and unwise direction, so any institution of learning must require of its students certain marks and signs of their attainments and progress no matter how much misuse of such requirements has often prevented any true progress at all, and even their use must entail care. And such requirements are inevitable if an institution is to pronounce public judgment upon its students, that is, to grant degrees. The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies competence in the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. This implies: 1. Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list. 2. Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus. 3. A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. 4. Three hundred hours of laboratory training. Ways& Means Enabling examinations Now, since students are of different capacities, and since colleges of liberal arts, 'of all institutions of learning, are called upon to judge not only of the attainments of their students but also of their progress, it therefore seems wise that St. John's College offer three degrees: namely, the degree of bachelor of arts, first, second, and third. The first to be awarded to those students who, in the opinion of the faculty, are judged satisfactory on both of these counts, and capable of pursuing their work in Law, Medicine and Theology or in the graduate schools of language and literature, mathematics, the natural sciences, and logic and metaphysics. The third to be awarded to those students who, in the opinion of the faculty, have made sufficient progress in the intellectual virtues to warrant recognition by the college, but on whose actual powers of operation in the several arts and sciences and therefore on whose actual capacity for advancing further in professional or graduate schools, the faculty declines to make a final judgment. The second degree represents a less eminent case of the first. In awarding degrees, the faculty must set up ways and means of reaching decisions. To this end the following stipulations are made: At the end of his third year, the student must stand four written enabling examinations, one in language, one in mathematics, two in laboratory, theoretical and operational, and one oral examination .. 68 \. 69 on seminar reading. These examinations are given normally in September of the fourth year, although the student has the right to demand them in June of the third year. These examinations are largely technical in character. But the technique required must be at all times related to the whole body of the liberal arts and to appropriate subject matters. This relatedness is formally guaranteed by basing the enabling examinations on a list of books named in Appendix I. The examination in language covers specifically a reading knowledge of two of the four languages (the examination in German would of course be given at the end of the fourth year), general questions of grammar of all four languages, and logic. The mathematics examination covers specifically simple operations in geometry, conics, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and in the differential calculus. The examination in laboratory covers specifically the analysis and operation of certain important instruments to be named in Appendix I, p. 70. After having taken his enabling examinations, the student may petition the faculty to accept him as a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts, to be granted at the end of his fourth year. The faculty through a committee then examines the student's record up to the time of the petition together with his performance on the enabling examinations. It may make one of three judgments: either ( 1) the student is accepted as a candidate for the degree, or ( 2) he is not accepted but allowed to finish the four years of college work, or ( 3) he is dismissed from the college. In examining a student's record the committee of the faculty especially named for this purpose is at liberty to question the tutors and seminar leaders of the student both past and present, and the student himself, as well as the formal judgment preserved in the way of term marks or examination grades, or any examination papers or yearly theses at hand. It would be a general principle that the faculty not accept as a candidate for the degree any student who had consistently neglected and ignored or had consistently failed in any of the essential divisions of the first three years' program; that is, either language and literature, or the liberal arts, or mathematics and the natural sciences. But the faculty committee, although refusing to accept a student as a candidate for. the degree, may judge the student capable of benefiting from the fourth year's work without detriment to the college community. Any student accepted as a candidate for a degree or allowed to remain the fourth year must then indicate a subject for a thesis, to be agreed upon by the faculty, to be written during his fourth year, and to be presented and defended satisfactorily by him prior to the granting of the degree. While the degree can not be granted before Petition Thesis (general) �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 70 Thesis (particu· lar) Examining Board 71 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the end of the fourth year, the student may request more time to prepare and submit his thesis for the approval of the faculty. He may even request permission to return to the college for a fifth year, attending what tutorials, laboratories, and seminars he pleases within the limits of college discipline. The student will choose, and the faculty will accept, a subject for thesis with an eye to all the first three years' work and to all the required reading of the fourth year, and not as a piece of specialized research or contribution to knowledge. For the year 1940-41 the Instruction Committee will act as an Examining Board. The duties of the Examining Board are as follows: 1. To formulate and administer the Enabling Examinations which are to be given in September. 2. To accept and approve projects for the final thesis. Such projects must be prepared and formulated by each candidate with the help of a faculty adviser. 3. To approve and accept the final thesis and administer the final examination and recommend candidates for degrees. The present members of the Instruction Committee are: Buchanan} ex officio Barr Bayliff Comenetz Taliaferro Kieffer Klein Scofield As stated above, the examination in laboratory will cover specifically the- operation and explanation of certain important instruments. The following list is arranged under three headings: Elements, Scopes, and Meters. One fundamental way of classifying scientific instruments is into two kinds: scopes and meters. The scopes are aids to observation and the meters are aids to measurement. With the former, distinctions of a qualitative kind can be made, such as between more and less, up and down, straight and not straight. The latter permit us to make quantitative judgments, that is, to associate through similar ratios some one of a series of numbers with the thing observed. Often the same piece of apparatus can be used either as a scope or as a meter. The elements are certain device~, not scientific instruments themselves, which enter into the construction of different instruments. Elements Scale with vernier Lever Inclined plane Screw Pulley Floating body Spring Pendulum Magnet Mirror Lens Prism Doubly refracting crystal APPENDIX I The books of the first three years on which the Enabling Examinations are to be focussed are the following: Texts studied in Tutorial Meno Organon Confessions De Ente et Essentia Le Cid Tartuffe Les Pensees Euclid Apollonius Ptolemy Newton Descartes Boole Archimedes Galileo King Lear The Tempest Poetics Galen Harvey Lavoisier Meters Ruler Balance with set ~f weights Spring balance Strength-of-materials testing machine Water clock Barometer Sonometer Disk siren with clock and counter Thermometer Magnetic compass Coulombmeter Tangent galvanometer Dioptra Astrolabe "Micrometer microscope Spectrometer with minimum deviation prism The examination in laboratory will be in two parts. In one the student will be asked to make certain observations and measurements with some of the above instruments, and in the other to answer questions on the theory and application of some of the elements and instruments. The references for this examination are the mimeographed laboratory notes and the student's written reports of the first three years, as well as the scientific books among the texts named above. Texts studied in Seminar Iliad Timaeus CE dipus Macbeth King Henry IV Hamlet Scopes Straight edge Plumb line, gnomon Compasses, divider Tuning fork Electroscope Telescope Microscope 6 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX C ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RADIO PROGRAMS. SERIES II, NO. 3 By STRINGFELLOW BARR, President From Station WFBR in Baltimore, Nov. 20, 1938 I propose to discuss an important step which St. John's College has taken within the past ten days. Many of those who are listening to me, including alumni members of the College, will by now almost certainly have been told by somebody that the College administration has abolished athletics. Those who believed this statement should, it seems to me, be gravely disturbed. I think I ought promptly to disabuse them. To keep the record straight, I shall therefore first state the facts. Athletics have not been abolished, but the College has decided that after the close of the present academic session athletic facilities will be increased and at the same time will be placed on a strictly intramural basis. I am explaining tonight why significant changes have been announced in the athletic system at St. John's, to take effect next September; but in explaining these changes I am discussing liberal education in a democracy. The system of intercollegiate athletics which has developed during the past twenty years will no longer support the prime purpose of a liberal college. I suppose I ought to have foreseen this. But I didn't. Certainly, there have been enough Carnegie reports, enough magazine articles by candid writers like John Tunis to convince men of my generation that we are sheer sentimentalists and ignoramuses if we sltppose that intercollegiate athletics are the same thing we remember from twenty years back. They do things better now, with rose bowls, cotton bowls, and sugar bowls; with costly equipment, transcontinental journeys, and big money; with costly coaches and costly quarterbacks. I knew all this. The first thing I learned about athletics on arrival at St. John's was that we were booked to play our unnatural rivals, Army and N. Y. U.-in an effort to keep down the high cost of modern athletics by earning a good "gate." But still I thought it might be possible to adapt intercollegiate athletics to educational ends, to pare down schedules, to decline with thanks such games as Army and N. Y. U., and to protect the coaches from criticism if they lost games by refusing to hire athletes. I was mistaken. The thing that taught me I was mistaken was what happened when intercollegiate athletics collided with a curriculum that really required work. Yet I should have known this by analogy. I had known countless students who withdrew from intercollegiate athletics when they entered medical or other professional work. They withdrew 72 73 because they knew, along with everybody else, that you have to study to earn an M. D. while ordinarily you don't have to study to· earn a B. A. The undergraduate fills in his idle time with athletics, which at its most professionalized is a lot better thing to fill idle time with than some other things I know. But suppose there isn't any idle time? Suppose there is just enough leisure time for healthful outdoor games? Then every athletic trip becomes a crisis and not what is known as an "athletic excuse." For students who are really doing serious work know without being told that you can't "make up" for something you should have learned but didn't? by using the magic word "excuse." An excuse may square you with the Dean. It won't convert ignorance into knowledge. There is no reason on this round earth why securing a liberal education in an undergraduate college should be a less serious business than acquiring a medical education in a medical school. But if it is a serious business, then it had better steer clear of another very serious business, indeed a highly organized "big" business, intercollegiate athletics. For this big business has its own exigencies: those who won't meet them had better keep out. That big business substitutes spectator psychosis for actual participation, cheering sections for playing teams, an orgy of sportsgoods equipment for costumes fit to have fun in, large business staffs with long-term schedules for the old-time impromptu challenge of natural antagonists, monotonous physical drill for learning to play by playing, pressure from fellow-students for zest to play, the exhibitionism of star performers for the satisfaction of playing well because it is more fun to play a game well than badly. The sum total of these things is hysteria, lost motion, the death of the amateur spirit, and an athletic system that competes with study instead of supplementing and strengthening it. We have all known these ·things for years, unless we have been ostriches or Rip Van Winkles. But I repeat, they don't prove fatal so long as undergraduate education is run in low gear. In fact, I should insist again that, so long as education is run in low gear, these things are better than idlenesi;. But there is something better still, and that something is amateur athletics, amateur athletics of a quality no college can achieve so long as it is meshed in with the new kind of athletics, the big-business kind. The educational program now going on at St. John's must have the support of amateur athletics. It must have it, because amateur athletics is rich in terms of health, recreation, skill, and co-ordination. To get that support, it will expand its intramural athletics. More varieties of sport will be offered and more facilities. Our colleges are often abusively called country clubs. I want to see St. John's offer the sort of athletic facilities a good country club offers. Every game we now play we �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE shall continue to play, except that the six-man football we started this year will replace the standard game. In addition we want to expand water sports, with particular emphasis on sailing. The alumni have already given us one sailboat; we shall acquire five more. Finally, it is essential, not only that games be played at the College but that they be well played. A tutor with wide athletic experience will be placed in charge, but he will need a number of student assistants. To secure good assistants, we propo~e to offer athletic scholarships. In my own limited experience, this will be the first legitimate use to which athletic scholarships have been put by an American college. I think you may rest assured there will be plenty of excellent candidates. I hope you will help me find the best candidates. Sooner or later, I hope sooner, the present system of semi-professionalized intercollegiate athletics will hang itself. When it does, the problems that caused us to take our present stand will disappear. When it does, we shall doubtless play games with other colleges· as_ naturally as such games were once played. Meanwhile athletics at St. John's wil1 be for the student, not the student for athletics. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July' 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM 117 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING," by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION, by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record, Baltimore, Md,, March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXfERIMENT TO RECLAIM A LOST HERITAGE, by George Bull, S. ]., America, April 23, 1938. ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, June, 1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa News Magazine, Autumn, 1938. BACK TO THE CLASSICS, by Philip S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our Educational Correspondent," The Baltimore Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia Spectator, December, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing in 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. Reprints available. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Education, January, 1939. Reprints available. FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. J EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND," by Hedley Donovan, The Washington Post, January 15, 1939. A Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee McCardell, The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer J. Adler, The Social Frontier, February, 1939. 75 �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze," by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. Reprints available. DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. THE ART OF LIBERATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Free America, September and October, 1939. Reprints available. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Scott Buchanan, Survey Graphic, October, 1939. TOWARDS A DISCIPLINED MIND, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Head Mistresses Association of the East, November 10-11, 1939. THE ENDS AND MEANS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, Address by Stringfellow Barr Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention of the Middle States Ass'~ of Colleges and Secondary Schools, November 24-25, 1939. Reprints available. THE TRAINING OF A FREE MIND, by Stringfellow Barr, Catholic Digest (Condensed from Free America), December, 1939. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S, by John S. Kieffer, The Classical Journal, December, 1939. HOW CAN WE BE TAUGHT TO THINK, 1. "Back to First Principles," by Scott Buchanan, in Democracy's Challenge to Education, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. A PLAN FOR AMERICA, by E. B. White, Harpers Magazine, February, 1940, pages 331-332. THE CLASSICS: At St. John's They Come Into Their Own Once More, Life · Magazine, February 5, 1940. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1940. Reprints available. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine .and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St. John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. HOW TO READ A BOOK OR THE ART OF GETTING A LIBERAL EDUCATION. By Mortimer J. Adler, Simon & Schuster, 1940. A book expounding the techniques by which adult groups or individuals can come to terms with the great books. l j STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, 1940~1941 A list of students enrolled in the elective program at St. ] ohn' s is contained in a special supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. FOURTH YEAR-CLASS OF 1941 Arthur Merriman Blackburn ................... Baltimore Paul Ringgold Comegys ........................ Millington William Henry Hatfield ........................ Annapolis Thomas Lansdale Hill ......................... Baltimore Christian Hebble McGarry ..................... East Orange, New Jersey Vernon Morse Padgett ......................... LaPlata Henry Martyn Robert, 3d ...................... Annapolis Herbert Brent Stallings ........................ Baltimore Charles Edwin Vayne ......................... Baltimore THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 John Edgar Ainsworth, Jr ...... , ............... Westminster Robert Child Allen ............................ Bethesda William Alexander Barr ....................... Proffit, Virginia Paul Theodore Beisser, Jr....................... Baltimore Warren Conklin Bomhardt ..................... Baltimore Walton Boswell Childs ......................... Baltimore William Albert Darkey, Jr...................... Cumberland Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York, New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr ...................... Annapolis J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Easton Joseph C. Hofmann, Jr......................... Baltimore Charles Hoyes ............................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Walter Emory Hutson; Jr....................... Baltimore Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Journet Gordon Kahn ......................... Baltimore Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis John Henry Mussetter, Jr...................... Germantown Hirsh Nadel ................................. Baltimore Thomas Parran, Jr ............................. Washington, District of Columbia Albert Anthony Poppiti ........................ Wilmington, Delaware William Donald Rendall ....................... Eastport William Allen Ruhl, Jr......................... Baltimore Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1943 Alexander Scott Abbott ........................ Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Martin Andrews .............................. Hamburg, New York Burton Armstrong ............................ Scarborough, New York Ralph Levi Baltzell ........................... Union Bridge David Jerome Beach .......................... Chevy Chase Carl Benjamin Blaker ......................... Macedon Center, New York 77 �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Monte Ferris Bourjaily, Jr...................... Falls Church, Virginia David Tuck.er Brown, Jr....................... Alexandria, Virginia Douglas Buchanan ........................... Annapolis Walter Lawson Cooley ......................... Aberdeen Norman Thomas Crandell ...................... Baltimore Harvey Dubinsky ............................ Hartford, Connecticut Francis Thomas Evans, Jr ...................... Alexandria, Virginia Glenn Allen Fearnow .......................... Williamsport Daniel Bernard Fleming ....................... Baltimore Ernest Christopher Friess, Jr ................... Oakley Edward Hanson Grubb ........................ San Francisco, California Norman Glyn Gzowski ........................ Grosse Pointe, Michigan William Truman Hart ......................... Fayetteville, New York John Louis Hedeman .......................... Baltimore John Wilbur Hildebrand ....................... Washington, District of Columbia John Frank Hoover, Jr......................... Ossining, New York Robert Hunter ............................... Mobile, Alabama Peter Huntington Jackson ...................... Fletcher, North Carolina Ogden Worthington Kellogg-Smith .............. Chestertown Edward Kramer ........................ ', ..... Montclair, New Jersey Claude Spencer Leffel, Jr....................... Woodbine John Fulton Lewis ............................ Arnold Francis Mason, Jr............................. Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Adrian Curtius Mayer ......................... New York, New York Henry Clay Preston, Jr......................... Towson John Rock .................................. Plandome, New York, Thomas Mercein Runyon ...................... Malibu, California Alex Leonard· Slafkosky ........................ Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Robert Lee Sterling ............... , ........... Crisfield Herbert Willard Stern ......................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ollie Hammond Thompson, Jr.................. Hurlock Robert Stearns Thompson .................•.... Scarborough, New York Thomas Orville Usilton ........................ Centreville James Ira Waranch ............................ Baltimore John Weber, Jr................................ Cleveland, Ohio FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1944 Robert, Seaver Anderson ....................... Billings, Montana Albert William Barber ......................... Essex Fells, New Jersey Earl Secord Bauder, Jr ........................ Utica, New York Calvin 'Richard Baumgartner ................... Baltimore Edward William Bligh, Jr ..... , ................ Lenox, Massachusetts William Toy Shoemaker Boericke ............... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nicholas Daniel Bonadies ...................... Winsted, Connecticut William Hurst Brubeck ........................ Los Angeles, California Robert Fredric Garland Bunting ................ Baltimore John James Kerr Caskie, Jr .................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Richard Clark ................................ Easton Lindsay Edmonds Clendaniel ................... Denton, Howell Cobb, Jr .............................. Albany, Georgia Edward Born Cochran ......................... Birmingham, Michigan George Theodore Cominos ...................... St. Louis, Missouri Randolph Coyle, IV ........................... Elkridge Fred Dewey deArmond, Jr ..................... Seattle, Washington CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 79 Vernon Ellsworth Derr ........................ Baltimore Richard Devan ............................... Lebanon, New J~rsey. David Dobreer ............................... Los Angeles, Califorma Afan Dale Eckhart ............................ Winnetka, Illinois Frank Lawrence Eisele ......... , ............... Willimantic, Connecticut Norris Embry ................................ Evanston, Illinois Ahmed Munir Ertegiin ........................ Washington, District of Columbia John Stuart Eustice ........................... Detroit, Michigan Edward Pryor Freeburger ...................... Edgewood Henry Raymond Freeman, III. ................. Sewickley, Pennsylvania James Samuel Funk ........................... Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Norman Atwood Garis ......................... Summit, New Jersey Edward Ury Godschalk ........................ Glen Ridge, New J 1ersey Grover Budd Hartley Hall, III ................. Norfolk, Virginia ' Carl Schlee Hammen .......................... Linkwood Wayne Ewing Harriss .................. ~ ...... New York, New York A. Hulse Hays, Jr ............................. Circleville, Ohio John Davis Hill ............................... Norman, Oklahoma Richard Edward Holle ......................... New York, New York Joseph Francis Hollywood, Jr ................... F~rest Hills, New yo~k David Smallwood Holmes ...................... Highland Park, lllmo1s Leonard Locke Holmes ........................ Maddox William Hayward Horsey ...................... Denton James G. Huber .............................. Lancaster, _Pe.ni;isylvania Edwin Morris Hunt ........................... Norfolk, Virg1ma Richard Henry Hutchings, IV .................. Bay Shore, New York Robert William Hutchison ..................... Tipton, Iowa Richard Ernest Huyck ......................... Mishawaka, Indiana Arthur Hyman ............................... Tampa, Florida Stephen Robert Jakob ......................... Irvington, New Jersey Wilbur Joseph Jerger .......................... Chicago, Illinois Laurence Robert Josephs ....................... Elizabeth, New Jersey Alexander Koukly ............................ Chatham, New Jersey Casimir Thaddeus Krol. ....................... Chicago, Illinois Jack Landau ................................. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charles Russell Levering ....................... LaPlata George Levine ............. .' ................. Brooklyn, New "'t'.'ork Francis William Lowry ........................ Tallahassee, Florida Samuel Wesley Marvin, Jr ..................... Crozet, Virginia George Vincent Meehan, Jr ..................... Providence, Rhode Island Paul Mellon ................................. Upperville, Virginia Robert Isaac Myerson ......................... Brooklyn, New York ~ichard Branning O'Connor .................... New York, New York James Olds .................................. Chevy Chase James Wilbur Poe, Jr .......................... Tuckahoe, New York William Booth Price ........................... Baltimore Thad E. Prout ................................ Owings James Maurice Raley ......................... Compton Peter Ringland ............................... Somerset James H. Roe ................................ Pittsfield, Massachusetts Richard Jay Rubenstein ....................... St. Louis, Missouri Donald Paul Ruhl ............................ Baltimore David John Sachs ............................. Indianapolis, Indiana Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV .................... Chevy Chase Paul Elmer Schemel ........................... Bayonne, New Jersey �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Jack Nichol Shaw: ............................ McKeesport, Pennsylvania Lawrence Kent Siegel. ........................ Mt. Vernon, New York Haven Ely Simmons ........................... Cedar Rapids, Iowa John Calvin Smedley .......................... Beverly Hills, California Robert Perry Snower .......................... Kansas City, Missouri John Clarence Somers, Jr ...................... Crisfield Howard LeRoy Sorenson ....................... St. James, Minnesota John Trimble Spencer ......................... Easton William Gideon Spohn, Jr ...................... Lancaster, Pennsylvania Robert Aubrey Storey ......................... McHenry James Richard Sullivan ........................ San Marino California Rb ert Harmon Taylor ........................ Cedar Rapids, Iowa ' o Theodore Herbert Taylor ...................... Frederick Irwin Robert Tucker .......................... Bayonne, New Jersey Martin Zacharia Vogelhut ..................... Baltimore William David Watt ........................... Tacoma, Washington James Rodney Whetstone ...................... Denver, Coforado Robert Arth~r Wilcox ......................... Storm Lake, Iowa Andrew S. Witwer, Jr .......................... Joliet, Illinois Peter Christian Wolff .......................... Hagerstown Warren Seymour Zeik ......................... Bayonne, New Jersey SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Fourth Year .................................................. : ....... . 9 Third Year ........................................................... . 24 Second Year .......................................................... . 41 First Year ······ ........................ ············ ...... . 93 ············ Total in St. John's Program .......................................... 167 Elective Program (Seniors).......................................... 9 Total in Coilege ................................................ . 176 INDEX Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Academic Standing .............. 38ff Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Athletics ................... .48, 72 Clubs ......................... 48 Dramatics ..................... 49 Music ......................... 49 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Admission ...................... 53ff Application .................... 53 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Advanced Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff Applications Admission ..................... 53 Student Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Rooms ....................•... 51 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59ff Articles, magazines, on St. John's ... 75 Athletics ....................... 48, 72 Attendance Church ....................... 63 Classes ........................ 39 College exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Board of Visitors and Governors .... 6, 7 Books, list of great ........ 19ff, 2lff, 36 Chronological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 By years ...................... 44 By subject matters .............. 45 Calendar, College ........... .4, 5, 34 Campus ......................... 46 Caution Money ................ 52, 57 Charges, fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff Charter of College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Of King William's School. . . . . . . . 62 Classics, new definition of ..... 19ff, 36ff Clubs, College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 College Calendar ............ .4, 5, 37 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Credits Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 For entrance to graduate schools. 40ff Transfer of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Curriculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ff St. John's 1835. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 65 St. John's 1868 ................. 66 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective 67 St. John's 1923-37, open elective .. 67 Degree Requirements ......... 39, 68ff Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Distribution of students, geographic. 50 "Don Rags" .................. 35, 39 Dramatics ....................... 49 Elective Program ............. l 7ff, 67 Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins ..................... 61 English, admission requirements .... 55 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Summary ...................... 80 Entrance Examinations ...... .4, 5, 54 Essays .......................... 35 Examinations Entrance ................. .4, 5, 54 Oral ........................ 35, 68 Written ..................... 35, 68 Annual .................... 4, 5, 35 State scholarship ............... 59 Excuses, for absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Exp ens es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff Faculty List .......................... 9ff Author teachers .............. 19, 36 Tutors ........................ 9ff Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37f Re-education of ................ 38 Appointments .................. 38 Fees College finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Matriculation .................. 57 Annual ........................ 57 Tuition ....................... 57 Residence ..................... 57 Payments ..................... 57 Deferred payment .............. 58 Caution money ................ 57 With scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Foreign Language Admission requirements ......... 55 See Greek, Latin, French, German French ....................... 26, 55 Freshmen, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78ff Geographic Distribution, students. . . 50 Grades , ......................... 35 German ................... 26, 55, 65 81 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Graduate Schools, preparation for .. 40f Greek ........................ 26, 55 History Of College . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 62ff Chronological order of classics .. 24, 43 In St. John's Program ........ 24, 44 Hygiene ..................... .48, 52f Infirmary Service ................ 52f Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................. 23ff, 46 Juniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 King William~s School. ............ 62f Laboratory .................. 25, 31ff Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32ff Total Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Subject Matter .............. 34, 35 Language, reasons for instruction in. 26 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics in Language and Literature ........................ 44f Latin ......................... 26, 55 Law Sc:hool Preparation ........ .41, 48 Lec:tures, formal .............. 25, 29£ Liberal Arts and Sciences, 15ff, 18, 22, 42ff List of Great Books, Classics ...... 42ff List of Laboratory Exercise ....... 31ff List of Lectures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29f List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77ff Literature, Language and. . . . . . . . . . 44 Location of College ............... 54 Marine Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Marks .......................... 35 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 27 Admission requirements . . . . . . . . 54ff Requirements ............... 40, 68 Tutorials ...................... 27 List of Mathematical Classics ... 42ff Matriculation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Medical Schools, preparation .... .41, 48 Music .......................... 48 Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Natural Science ......... 33, 34, 45, 48 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms .... 51 Officers of Administration. . . . . . . . . . · 8 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Preparation For admission .................. 53 For graduate schools ........ .40f, 68 For life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15ff President Former .................. 13, 64-69 Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Emeriti ....................... 13 Probation .................... 39, 69£ Promotion .................... 39, 69f Reading Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Registration .....,.......... .4, 5, 53ff Regulations Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53ff Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 38ff Attendance .............. ; . . . . . 39 Degree Requirements .... ·... 39f, 48ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Religion Non-denominational . , ....... 48, 62 Reports ......................... 35 Requirements Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff Attendance .................... 39 Degree .................. .40f, 7Qff Graduation ............... 39f, 68ff Languages ............ ' .... .40, 68 Mathematics ............... .40, 68 Familiarity with Great Books . .40, 68 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5lf Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ff Residence .................... 46, 50ff Rooms ......................... 50£ For new students ............... 51 For old students ................ 51 Furnishing ..................... 51 Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Caution money ................. 57 Schedules Weekly ............•......... 34ff Student, typical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Term ..................... 4, 5, 35 Years .................... .4, 5, 35 Payment of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58f State ......................... 59 Patriotic Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Athletic ................... .48, 74 At other institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Science Admission requirements . . . . . . . . . 55 In modern world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ff In St. John's Program ........ 22, 44f Laboratory ............. 22, 30ff, 68 Liberal .................. .- ..... 22 Classics in science. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42ff Seminars .................. 25, 28, 70 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Seniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Social Sciences ............. 23, 45, 55 Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77f Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9ff medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52f Standing, academic ........... 35, 38ff Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Music ......................... 48 Clubs ......................... 48 Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47ff Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dramatics ..................... 49 83 Student Aid .. . . . . .. • . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff Students List of .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Geographical distribution of. . . . . . 50 Theological Schools, preparation . .41, 48 Transfer of credits ............. .41, 56 Tuition ......................... 59 Tutorials Mathematics ................ 25, 27 Language ................... 25, 26 Vacations .................. .4, 5, 35 Year Book .......... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 I l r. I r I I I I I � ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST, JOHN'S PROGRAM GATALOGU'E �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANN APO LIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE FOR 1940-1941 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND MARCH, 1941 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION........................ FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This catalogue contains the full official statement of the curriculum of St. John's College. 'In the following pages the curriculum is described as: · 1. A four-year, all-required unit containing no electives. 2. Aimed at giving the student the necessary preparation for anything he may choose to do for the rest of his life by introducing him to basic subject matter and by initiating in him the skills of learn~ ing with special regard to language, mathematics, and abstract thought. St. John's College has no graduate or professional schools and offers only the Bachelor of Arts degree. THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why a College Education Should Be Liberal. . . . . . . . The Crisis in Liberal Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Classics as Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science and the Modern World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Language Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Mathematics Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Formal Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Degree of Bachelor of Arts................... A List of Great Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Chronological Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Subject Matter, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 8 9 15 15 17 18 19 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 34 36 38 39 42 42 44 45 RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·46 How TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FINANCIAL Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX A, HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX B, THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS . . . . . . . . APPENDIX C, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 58 62 68 72 75 BrnuoGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM...... STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM............ 77 INDEX ............................................ 81 3 �COLLEGE CALENDAR COLLEGE CALENDAR 1940 SESSION 1940-1941 1941 SESSION 1941-1942 January 6 ................... Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) February 22 ................. Washington's Birthday , (Holiday) March 22 ................... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 31 ................... Third Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) May 31 ..................... Third Term ends June 1 ...................... Baccalaureate Sunday. June 2 ...................... Class Day June 3 ...................... Commencement September 17-20 ............. Annual Examinations September 20 ................ Registration Septemoer 21 ................ Convocation September 22 ..........._..... First Term begins November 20 ................ Thanksgiving: holiday December 20 ................ First Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) 1942 January 5 ................... Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) February 22 ................. Washington's Birthday (Holiday) March 21 ................... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 30 ................... Third Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) June 7 ...................... Third Term ends June 8 ...................... Baccalaureate Sunday June 9 ...................... Class Day June 10 ..................... Commencement 4 s Septemb_er 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 November 21 December 21 · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annua1 E xammat1ons ................ Registration ................ Convocation ................ First Term begins ................ Thanksgiving: holiday ................ First Term ends (Vacation 'begins 12 noon) 1941 �DR. WILLIAM J. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. Vice-Chairman, FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltim9re, Maryland. PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. HENRY F. STURDY, Professor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'CoNOR, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. THOMAS E. CoNLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN A. JoHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. STEPHEN R. CoLLINS, Associate Judge ...... Chestertown, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. WILLIAM H. FoRSYTHE, JR., Associate Judge. Elfo;::ott City, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judg~ ........ Cumberland, Md. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. ScoTT BUCHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. BEARDSLEY RuML, Treasurer, R.H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield,'' Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. 6 7 �~ I OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION FACULTY* PRESIDENT FELLOW AND PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR .......................... Brice House STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; dipl8me, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. DE.AN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph. D ........... 11 McDowell Hall .ASSIST.ANT TO PRESIDENT ]AMES S. MARTIN, B. A., J. D ............. 14 McDowell Hall .ASSIST.ANT DE.AN FELLOW AND DEAN RAYMOND WILBURN, B. S., M. A. ......... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER JoHN WINTHROP WRIGHT, B. A. .......... 13 McDowell Hall REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. .................. 11 McDowell Hall LIBR.ARI.AlV / ScoTT BucHANAN .................. 248 King George Street I B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. TUTORS LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..................... Brice House DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION OLGA LAW PLUNDER, Ph. B. ............... McDowell Annex DIETITI.AN MARIAN E. ALEXANDER, B. S.................. Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICI.AN J. OLIVER PuRv1s, M. D .......................... Infirmary SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS WILLARD E. STAINBACK, B. S. in ARCH....... McDowell Annex .AUDITOR SEWARD AND MoNDE, C. P.A........ New Haven, Connecticut B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-:--. R1cHARO KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modem Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. HERMANN BERNHARD ..................... 6 Franklin Street Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-• 8 • Cf. pg. 36. 9 �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FORD KEELER BROWN ................ 243 King George Street . B. A.~ University of W:ashington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant m Enghsh~ 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Ass?c1ate Professor of English, St. John's College, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. Johns College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD ScoFIELD .......................... 22 State Circle ~· A., 1?19, M .. A., 19~0, U~iversity ~f °Ca!ifornia; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Ass1sta~t m English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of B~lgmm Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles 1920-21 · Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Profes;or of Ar~ and E;nglish St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ' WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF ................. 82 Conduit Street .B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University ?f Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) ~· S.,. 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1~27-28; Instruct~r m B10logy, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Johns College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 11 ]AMES STEWART MARTIN ....................... Luce Creek B. A., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 1937. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Leo F. Wormser Scholar, University of Chicago Law School, 1936-37; Notes and Cases Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1936-37; Assistant' Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant to the President, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. RoBERT CATESBY TALIAFERRO ........... 2 Cumberland Court B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in: philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. CHARLES GLENN WALLIS ....................... Brice House JOHN SPANGLER KIEFFER ............ 243 Prince George Street . B. A., 'Harvard Coll.ege, 1~27, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Master m F~ench and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 1927-28; Instructor in Classical Languages: St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. Johns College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE HAROLD M.cFARLIN ......... : 101 Monticello Avenue ~·A.,. 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast ~1ssoun .State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor m Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry St John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. . ' · B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38. Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. RAY STARR ALLEMAN .................. Pines on the Severn B.A., 1933, M.A., 1934, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1939. Assistant in Physics, Brigham Young University, 1933-34; Junior Instructor in Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, 1934-38; Ultrasonics Re8earch, The Harriet Lane Home, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1936-37; Assistant Professor of Physics, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN ............. 36 Maryland Avenue WILLIAM GoRMAN ........................... Brice House B..A., 19~8, ~·A., 1~3~, . Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Vrrgm1a, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. ' B. A., University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School, University of Chicago, 1934-36. Research Assistant in Division of Humanities, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow in Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1937-38. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. GEORGE CoMENETZ ......................... St. Margaret's ~· S.,.College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; F~ow, The ~nstitut~ for Advanced Stu_dy (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. 1:eaching Fellow m Physics, College of the City of New York spring 1930· ~~;~u~tor m Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. john's College: ]AcoB KLEIN .......................... 2t7 Hanover Street Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg-Lahn, 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg, 1924-33; Visiting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow of the Mendelssohn Stiftung zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, ·1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE EDWARD FLINT LATHROP, ]R....... .248 Prince George Street 13 LECTURERS 12 B. A., St. John's College, 1938. Assistamt Coach in Football and Lacrosse, St. John's College, 1937-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. Director of Athletics, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE ........................ Brice House B. S., 1928, M. S., 1929, Ph. D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34. American-German Exchange Fellow, University of Hamburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN ................... Brice House B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean, St. John's College, 1938-. MoRTIMER ADLER ............. ·. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. Ph. D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's _Ins~tute, Ne~ York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, Uruversrty of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN ............ 1525 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, Calif. Ph.D., Cornell University, 1897; A. M., Amherst College, 1913; LL. D., Williams College, 1912, Mt. Holyoke College, 1912, Brown, 1913, Allegheny College, 1915, University of Vermont, 1916, University of California, 1933, University of Hawaii, 1937. Instructor of Philosophy, 1897-99, Assistant Professor, 1899-1903, Associate Professor, 1903-06, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, 1906-12, Dean, 1901-12, Brown University; President, Amherst College, 1912-24; Professor of Philosophy and Chairman, Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1926-38, Professor Emeritus since 1938; Chairman, School for Social Studies, San Francisco, 1933-36; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1940-. JOSEPH WEISSKOPF ......................... Pinkney House PRESIDENT EMERITUS Classical Gymnasium, Promeriz, 1922; M. D., Masaryk University, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1929; Assistant Professor, Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 1928-32; Professor, Pedagogical Academy, Brno, 1931-32; Lecturer, Comenius' People's University, Brno; Instructor, School of Hygiene, People's University, New York City, 1939. Research work Paris, Berlin, London, 1930-32. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-; College Physician, 1939-40; Resident Physician, 1940-. THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland ]oHN WINTHROP WRIGHT ...................... Brice House B. A., Amherst College, 1933. Administrative Assistant, Home Owners Loan Corporation, Washington, D. C., 1933-36. Special Representative, First National Bank and Trust Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1936-37. Fraternity Business Management, Amherst College, 1937-39. Tutor and Treasurer, St. John's College, 1939-. Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph. D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. ELLIOTT C. CARTER, ]R.................... 10 Taney Avenue PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY B. A., 1930, M.A., 1932, Harvard College; student with Nadia Boulanger, Paris, 1932; Licence de Contrepoint, Ecole Normale de Musique, 1935. Tutor and Director of Music, St. John's College, 1940-. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland JoHN Ono NEUSTADT ............. 248 Prince George Street B. A., St. John's College, 1939. Tutor, St. John's C1lllege, 1940-. B.A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY WILLARD EDWARD STAINBACK .................. Brice House REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .......... 2108 Mt. Royal Terrace, Baltimore, Md. B. S. in Architecture, University of Virginia, 1928; Certified Architect in Virginia. Tutor and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, St. John's College, 1939-. B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..................... Baltimore, Md. B. L., and B.Sc., Lycec of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. ' ~' I THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES It seems wise to begin with an observation on college catalogues in general and a bit of advice to the reader of this catalogue in particular. When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody · knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should have a mind free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective schools. It was therefore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the increase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their meanings. To a far greater degree than we realize, the liberal arts and sciences have themselves disappeared and what remains of them has been confused in the minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment* of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, but unfortunately that needs explanation at some length. Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, which attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in Annapolis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education 'of youth in the principles of virtue, • Cf. Appendix A. 2 15 �16 i' 1. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE knowledge, and useful literature because such instittitions are of the highest benefit to society. In an aristocratic society this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exerCising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither free nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal; therefore professional and vocational schools study their respective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men, Thomas Jefferson persuaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated if teachers have them and are CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which. watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establishment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end it allowed the free and irresponsible invasion of all bra~ches of the liberal arts by the research specialist. The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful salesman was able to eliminate competition with other subject matters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in tum was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educational, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its courses, and became timidly and fanatically preparatory. In acceding to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocational choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our educational system; that is a balanced liberal education. �i 18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes a crisis, a point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old curriculum, but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College decided to do in 1937. Its :financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to reinvest the liberal arts. THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilate, transform, and pass on the modern subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and balances. The figures on the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditionally conceived for about two thousand years, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy making the quadrivium. In the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modern scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best ahd fullest in the modern world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity .of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of the liberal arts, but the unity and organization of methods in the habits of a man and his intellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in ~his most human of all human actions. The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 19 art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which ordinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of s.ome hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list of the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 42. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and testing by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. ' This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons �' 20 I. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a classic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of the liberal arts of his time, and his work must exemplify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees it. The second criterion follows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally violated in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines with pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ambiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia several distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowing the others to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and understand them. The fourth criterion demands that a great book shall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a great book shall be honest about the limits of its powers of exposition, admitting the paradoxes and mysteries that surround the practice of the liberal _arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing reason and imagination CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balance the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book must tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Western World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without traditions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves from the tradition without knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important ways. This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, another in the laboratory. St. John's College has more required mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes; This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolution in recorded history, paralleling the other great revolutions in religion, morals, politics, and industry. No liberal, and therefore no citizen of a democratic country, can afford to be ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and transformed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize. There is scarcely an item in the course which does not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exhibit completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks, made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible, so that now if we would follow the classical thread into the modern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in mathematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiments in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. · All this provides the material and intellectual background for the modem study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medium we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a descr:iption of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 42 to 45 the reader will find three listings of the books. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides .the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, languages and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This third list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real comparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothing in any of these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or it;iterests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. The division into four years has an interesting significance. Something over two thousand years of intellectual history is covered in the first two years; about three hundred years of history is studied in an equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal arts; the second year contains books written for the most part CATALOGUE OF ST; JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 in Latin and covers the Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books originally written in Romance languages for the most part although English has a large share; the fo~rth year introduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was made not because of any underlying theory about recapitulations of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that such a theory may point out in practice. There are certain critical questions raised by the use of a selected book list. A great many of these questions turn out to be questions of private taste and sentiment. A~o~g the objective questions the most urgent concern the om1ss1on of the Oriental classics and the classics of the pure fine arts. Two reasons may be given for omitting the Oriental classics. They are culturally and linguistically unav~ilable to us of ~he Occidental world; they are therefore subject to almost inevitable corruption and misuse as educational media. We may be able to exploit them when our own intellectual disciplines have been recovered. The fine arts contain the most imposing set of disciplines that have established themselves and survived in the modern world by claiming independence from the liberal arts. It is one of our aims to recover and re-integrate them with the liberal arts. We are therefore providing for them outside the curriculum and planning to re-assimilate them by stages, first by including music in the curriculum, reading musical scores in the seminars, and studying harmony in the laboratory. We hope that by this and other stages to follow, intellectual light will be transmitted to the fine arts and that they may make their reflected light available to all the classics. The main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading disciplines, but the actual teaching falls into five sharply distinguished kinds of teaching techniques. None of these is newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disrepute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Seminar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial, Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and the laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. �i I ! 26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the intellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imagination is not prepared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfortunately American habits with the mother tongue are for various reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a consequence. Special attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study 'of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred because it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry its proper load of imagination and thought. The second term is concerned with various kinds of translation ffom important texts in which important things are being said and the grammar of the language is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstract and concise formulation of logical content. The last term in each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts with a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external possession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized strategy. The effects CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore m mcreased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not ·a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of. numbers and figures is the most imp~rt~nt symbolic possession of ?1~n. ~n fact it is a language w1thm the mother tongue prov1dmg its most powerful practical and theoretical extension. In view of our present scientific and industrial conditions of life, the decay and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that many persons believe that they ?at~vely lack .ma.t~ematical ability. Nothing could be more cnpplmg to th.e md1~1~ual .n~r more discouraging for the future of democratic soc1et1es, if it were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in tm:n is ~ue to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and mtent1on of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in _its enti.rety. Th~s is the book that made European mathematics possible, and it can still be used to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematic~ m~et five times a week throughout the four years. The teachmg is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through ~is on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. The Seminar A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors or leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year, set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presented a subject, and discussion starts where they leave off, following the ai:gument where it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism; scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and answer allows the exploitation of the work done in other parts of the program. Training in language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathematical imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the levels of language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderstanding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be only at the last meeting or later meetings that the text delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great Hall in the evening with audience and platform set as for an outside lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments in other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers, notably Mortimer Adler of the University of Chicago, Mark Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. Members of the College faculty give the rest, no single lecturer giving more than three during the year. Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost art in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic skill and sensitivity which are dulled and killed by the forced practice of the ordinary university class-room. Long preparation is needed to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always successful, but when they are successful they might be given and understood on any occasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the immediate hearing. LECTURES FOR 1939-40 September 29 .. The Liberal Arts and the Black Arts . ...... Scott Buchanan October 6 .... . Rhetoric .............................. James S. Martin October 13 .... Grammar ............................. Stringfellow Barr October 20 .... Logic and Dialectic . ..................... Raymond Wilburn October 27 ... . Symbols ............................... Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London November 3 ... Limits ................................ Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University November 10 . . Shakespeare's "Agamemnon" ............. Ford K. Brown November 17 . . Power ................................ John S. Kieffer December 1 ... Politics: The State .... .................. Mortimer J. Adler December 8 ... Seminar Dialectic ...................... Scott Buchanan December 15 .. The Discovery of the Earth by the Greeks . . J. K. Friedlander The Johns Hopkins University January 5 ..... The Poe&ics ............................ Richard Scofield January 12 ... . Hippocrates ........................... Ludwig Edelstein Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University �I I 30 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LECTURES FOR 1939-40-Continued January 19 .... Four Commentators on Aristotle's "Logic". Richard P. McKeon Dean, Humanities Division, University of Chicago January 26 .... More Limits ........................... Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University February 2 .... Galen ...................•............. Owsei Temkin Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University February 9 .... Passion, Fate, Knowledge ..•......... .... Jacob Klein February 16 .. . Measurement .......................... Scott Buchanan February 23 ... Authority and the Types of Regimes •..•.•. Mortimer J. Adler March 1 ...... Drama: Moliere's Tartuffe ...•..•.....•.. King William Players March 8 ...... Greek Chess ........................... John S. Kieffer March 15 .... . Rabelais .............................. Albert Jay Nock March 22 •.... Dante, Cervantes, and the Mannerheim Line ................................ James S. Martin April 1 ....... The Classics and World Politics . .......... Heinrich Bruning April 5 •..... . Hogarth and Swift ........•............. Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London April 12 ...... Geometry and Nature . .................. Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University April 17 ..... . Bible Reading ........................ .. Alexander C. Zabriskie Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary April 19 ..... . Religion, Economics, Politics ............. Mortimer J. Adler April 26 ..... . Milton ................................ Mark Van Doren Professor of English Literature, Columbia'University May 3 ....... . Comenius and Locke ................... . Alexander Meiklej<ihn May 10 ....... Human Equality ....................... Jacques Maritain May 15 ...... The Demonstration of Democracy ......... Mortimer J. Adler May 17 ...... . Speculative Thinking in Medieval Music ... Manfred F. Bukofser May 24 ...... . Matthew Arnold .........•............. Alexander Meiklejohn June 5 .•.•.... Thucydides .....•.....••••............. Stringfellow Barr The Laboratory The scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution in the modern world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that Eliot of Harvard opened the liberal college to the elective system. The hope was that the college would provide the conditions and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizing of science. The present disorganization of our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences, to reeducate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the laboratory as an instrument of liberal rather than pre-professional training. This is the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will continue to attack the problem step by step. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 31 The laboratory is primarily in charge of an engineer and a medical man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special boundaries of each science. They co-operate with the mathematicians, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists · in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of the liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-medical course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are mathematical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experiments, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. The following is a list of Laboratory Exercises by years. It is based on a schedule which has actually been followed but is subject to continual revisions, corrections, and improvements as teaching experience indicates them. FIRST YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Orthographic projection Orthegraphic projection Trisection of an angle Areas Plane, right angle, ruler Weight Light Circles and regular polygons Ratios Lenses Telescope and microscope Compound ratio Heat --Quadratic equations Musical intervals and scales 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. The Greek diatonic scale The just scale and its uses The keys in music Environment and health Environment and health Form and locomotion of animals Photometry Solid figures Rectangular solids Aristarchus Archimedes' levers Machines Static equilibrium Floating bodies Metacenter SECOND YEAR 1. Digestive system of rabbit 2. Urogenital system of female rabbit 3. Thoracic cavity, mouth, central nervous system 3 4. 5. · 6. '7. The parabola Ellipse and hyperbola Perspective projection Perspective projection �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SECOND YEAR-Continued FOURTH YEAR 8. Perspective projection 9. Focal points and light (floating paraboloid) 10. Parametric equations of ellipse 11. Conics as four line loci 12. Stereographic projection and star charts 13. Stereographic projection and star charts 14. Astronomical sights 15. Celestial machines 16. Celestial machines 17. Sun and moon 18. Gilbert's De Magnete 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Music Music Music Copernicus Kepler Prism colors and dispersion Chromatic aberration of a lens Geometrical characteristics of Iceland spar Double refraction Double refraction of polarized light Speed of light Fluid pressure THIRD YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Power of the vacuum Strength of beams Strength of beams Strength of beams Falling bodies Projectiles Sheep heart Blood vessels of cat Matter: crystalline state Blood vessels of cat Boyle's law Living heart in frog and turtle Matter: liquid and gaseous states Smaller blood vessels in living frog Urogenital system of male cat Water and its properties, distillation Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Surface tension Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Electrostatics Electrolysis of water, Faraday's laws Electrolysis of water, equivalent weight Rigid body equilibrium Conservation of mass; filtration, reduction with charcoal Compound pendulum Lavoisier on calcination and combustion; oxygen Atwood's machine Chemical reactions Conservation of momentum Centripetal force Hydrogen, acids, oxidation and reduction 33. Viscosity 34. Law of definite proportions, law of multiple proportions, Dalton's atomic theory 35. Vibrations 36. Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes, molecular weight, Avogadro's number 37. Pressure-temperature relations 38. Dalton's law of partial pressures; steam distillation, vapor tension, critical temperature 39. Diffusion and osmosis 40. Magnetic fields 41. Sodium chloride: the active metal sodium 42. Sodium chloride: the active nonmetal chlorine 43. Standard units in chemical reactions. Chemical notation, equations, formulae 44. Faraday's laws of electrolysis 45. Acids in aqueous solution: HCl 46. Atomic and equivalent weights. Reduction and oxidation, valence 47. Potentiometer 48. Metallic hydroxides and salts m aqueous solution. Neutralization 49. Electromagnetic induction 50. Ionization 51. Young's interference of light 52. Mendeleyev's Table 53. Spectrometer 54. Colloidal state 55. Music 56. Music 57. Music 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Fabrics of the animal body Magnetic measurements Fabrics of the animal body Law of magnetic forces Fabrics of the animal body Standard measures of electric current Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body The structure of the atom Law of mass action Diffraction, interference Chemical eE[uilibrium Diffraction grating Carbon and its compounds: I: the paraffins II: Isomerism of orgamc compounds, the carbon-carbon double and triple bonds. Unsaturated hydrocarbons Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Growth of animals and plants Growth of animals and plants 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 33 Hydra Hydra Genesis of animals Genesis of animals Genesis of animals The Protozoa-animal taxonomy The Protozoa-animal taxonomy Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Spectral analysis Esters, their hydrolysis, mono- and di-basic acids, polyalcohol Potentiometer, thermocouples Ethers, acid anhydrides, hydroxyacids Electromagnetic induction Carbohydrates (sugars, starch, cellulose) Joule's electric heat Isocyctic, aromatic hydrocarbons; Cyclo-olefins, -paraffins Fourier's heat analysis The Fifth Group of the Periodic Table Ammonia, amines, amino-acids, proteins Music Music Music 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. The distribution of exercises m the conventional subjectmatters follows: A .................... Astronomy B .................... Biology C .................... Chemistry D .................... Drawing G .................... Geometry M .................... Music P .................... Physics YEAR A 1 1 8 0 0 9 2 3 4 B 3 3 9 25 40 D 2 3 0 0 5 G M 8 4 3 3 3 13 5 0 0 13 p 12 8 23 10 53 c 0 0 22 12 34 Total Laboratory hours 501. The topics selected from the conventional subject-matters follow. For further information concerning standards, see Appendix B on Degree Requirements, page 68. �34 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A:tronomy: ~istarchus, Star charts,_ Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. Biology: Environment and health (Hippocrates); Form and locomotion of animals· Digestive and urogenital systems and other parts of female rabbit; Hear~ and bl?od vessels in cat, living frog and turtle, sheep, and dogfish shark; Urogemtal system of male cat; other parts of dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates; Fabr~cs of the animal body; Growth of animals and plants; Hydra; Genesis of ammals; The Protozoa-animal taxonomy; Heredity in the pomage :fly. Drawing: Orthographic projection; perspective projection. Geometry: To Euclid: 8; to Apollonius: 5. Music: Intervals; Scales; Keys (the rest not yet planned in detail). Physics: Mechanics 15 (Archimedes, Galileo, Huygens, Newton)· Surface tension ~scosity; Heat 4 (Joule, Fourier, etc.); Strength of mate;ials 4 (Galileo); Light 14 (Newton, Huygens; telescope and microscope, diffraction and interference; spectra); Electricity 11 (Gilbert, Faraday, etc.). Chemistry: States of matter; Water-electrolysis, equivalent weight (Faraday)· Conse~v.ation of ~ass, comb~stion, oxygen (Lavoisier); Hydrogen, acids; Combmmg proportmns; Dalton s atomic theory; Gay-Lussac's law of volumes· Molecular weight; Avogadro's number; Dalton's law of partial pressures'. Critical temperature; Diffusion, osmosis; Sodium; Chlorine· Formulas· HCI'. Valence; Hydroxides, ionization; Mendeleyev's Table; Coll~ids, atomic' struc~ ture; Mass action; Equilibrium; Carbon compounds, paraffins, isomerism, bonds, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, sugars etc.· Fifth Group of Periodic Table; Ammonia, proteins. ' ' THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the students of the same year are reading the same books at the same time with the same immediate preparation. This may be the week when . that "all Greek to me" look is on all freshman faces because they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the two weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth book of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the first assignment in Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if the students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a common schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for the four years divided according to subject matters and stages of learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a calendar for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student spends one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a mathematics tutorial. One afternoon a week each student spends three hours in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last two years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to ten each student attends a seminar in organized conversation and discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two evenings there are formal lectures. Nineteen or twenty hours per week CATAtoGtJE OF ST. JOHN'S COtt:EGt :H are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, an·d other activities such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary unit of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. . The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally on the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opinions, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his tutors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The close organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. !he a~nual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouragmg this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper . conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A Hour 9 STUDENT'S CLASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Mon. Language Tutorial Tues. Language Tutorial Wed. Language Tutorial Thurs. Language Tutorial Fri. Sat. Language Tutorial 10 11 Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial 12 2 to 5 8 to 10 Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory for Juniors, Seniors for Freshmen, Sophomores for Juniors, Seniors Seminar (Lecture) Seminar Formal Lecture THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the time of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the combination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty. The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learning mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learning. This has come to mean in academic practice that the good teacher must be making original contributions to knowledge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first principles and making another application of them. Learning is a co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when persons at different stages of comprehension work together. The typical learning situation at St. John's involves ten or twelve learners. First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the writers of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the high point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and talking teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage of learning is somewhere between the author and the best student. There then follow the other students at distances proportional to their degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of classes in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in mind. 37 At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there are a considerable number of them that need new editions and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following books have been reprinted: Hippocrates: Selected Works Archimedes: Selected Works Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry Dalton: Chemical Philosophy Bernard: Experimental Medicine Fourier: Theory of Heat Virchow: Cellular Pathology The following books have been translated for the first time into English by members of the faculty: Apollonius: Conics Ptolemy: Almagest Augustine: On Music Scotus Erigena: The Division of Nature Grosseteste: On Light Oresm.e: On the Breadths of Forms Copernicus: On the Revolution of the Spheres Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Pico: On the Dignity of Man The following books have been re-translated by members of the faculty: Plato: Meno Plotinus: Fifth Ennead Aristotle: Physics, Books I-IV Bonaventure: Reduction of Arts to Theology Cantor: Transfinite Numbers �38 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laboratory. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. Making the actual reading schedule for the seminars for each year is a result of much faculty and student deliberation, and the reading schedule registers teaching and learning experiences from year to year. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruction. The present faculty has been selected by two criteria. For members of the .previous faculty at St. John's, experience in teaching the elective system and capacities which promise well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the. new program have guided the policy of reappointment. New members of the faculty have been chosen for their varying degrees of understanaing of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a well-balanced distribution of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a close and varied acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the student's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the "don rag" and the combined judgments of the staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this is the case academic standing is not determined by numerical or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the purpose of advice and planning both for the teachers and the student. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 39 As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for great dive~sities of interest? ~erf?rman~e, . a?-d achie"."ement, and there is ample room withm it for mdividual choice and guidance. This fact p~rm~ts and deman~s a longer period. of adjustment and tentative Judgment than m the regular elective system. It is assumed that each student has the required capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises is required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS* The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Three hundred hours of laboratory training; Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. • Cf. Appendix B. �40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester Hours One Year Four Years Language and Literature ................ 10 40 Mathematics and Science ................ 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Laboratory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3 (-!- actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................ 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requirements will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters, and in methods of instruction. Throughout the country there are regional boards which inspect the colleges in each region and rate their degrees. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools operates in this region. These Boards cannot put a college on the approved list until its educational product can be judged. Since there will. be no graduates of the new administration and program until June, 1941, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare minimum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A. is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been i;nade these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, 41 the common subject matter, and the intimate and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow detailed and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we are only meeting them on the basis to which they have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools, theological schools, business schools, schools of politics, and economics, and schools of education. There may be some · doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal education for earning a living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fund~mental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school gnaduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had long experience in preparing students for graduate work in these schools, and we have made a study of the maximum in the natural sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the results of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curriculum keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. �---~~ 42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyuey 1Eschylus: Oresteia Herodotus: History Sophocles: <Edipus Re1111 Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine and Airs, Waters, and Places Euripides: Medea Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds Aristarchus: On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon Plato: Dialogues Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics Archimedes: Selected Works Euclid: Elements Apollonius: Conics Cicero: On Duties Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Virgil: .iEneid The Bible Epictetus: Moral Discourses Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Plutarch: Live:s Tacitus: The History Ptolemy: Mathematical Composition Lucian: True History Galen: On the Natural Faculties Plofinus: Ennead.s Augustine: Confessions, On Music, Concerning the Teacher Justinian: Institutes Scotus Erigena: On the Division of Nature Song of Roland Saga of Burnt Nial Grosseteste: _On Light Bonaventure: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology Aquinas: On Being and Euence, Treatise on God, Treatise on Man Dante: Divine Comedy Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Villon: Le Grand Testament Oresme: On the Breadths of Forms Pico della Mirandola: On the Dignity of Man Leonardo: Note Books Machiavelli: The Prince Erasmus: In Praise of Folly Rabelais: Gargantua Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Circles Calvin: Institutes Montaigne: Euays Gilbert: On the Load.stone Cervantes: Don Quillllote Shakespeare: Henry IV, Hamlet, King Lear, Macf?eth, Tempest Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart Corneille: Le Cid Galileo: Two New Sciences Descartes: Geometry, Discourse on Method, Meditations Hobbes: Leviathan Boyle: Sceptical Chymist Moliere: Tartuffe CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pascal: Pensees Milton: Paradise Lost Racine: Phedre Grotius: Law. of War and Peace Spinoza: Ethics Newton: Principia Mathematica Locke: Second Treatise on Civil Government Huygens: Treatise on Light . Berkeley: Dialogues between H'Y.las and Philonous Leibniz: Discourse on Metaphysics, Monadology Vico: Scienza Nuova Swift: Gulliver's Travels Hume: Treatise of Human Nature Montesquieu: Spirit of Laws Fielding: Tom Jones Voltaire: Candide, Micromegas Rousseau: Social Contract. Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Smith: Wealth of Nations Kant: Critique of Pure Reason Constitution of the United States Federalist Papers . Bentham: Principles of Morals and Legislation Lavoisier: Treatise on Chemistry Malthus: Principles of Population Dalton: A N8w System of Chemical Philosophy Hegel: Science of Logic Coleridge: Biographia Literaria Fourier: Analytical Theory of Heat Goethe: Faust Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels Balzac: PBre Goriot . . . Faraday: E1111perimental Researches in Electricity Schopenhauer: World as Will and Idea Peacock: Treatise on Algebra Thackeray: Henry Esmond Dickens: Bleak House Boole: Laws of Thought Virchow: Cellular Pathology Mill: On Liberty Darwin: Origin of Species . . . Bernard: Introduction to E1111penmental Medicine Mendel: E1111periments in Plant Hybridization Hamilton: Quaternions Riemann: Hypotheses of Geometry Dostoevski: The Possessed Marx: Capital Tolstoi: War and Peace Dedekind: Essays on Numbers Maxwell: Electricity and Magnetism Flaubert: Bouvard and Pecuchet Ibsen: Ghosts, Rosmersholm . . Gaitan: Enquiries into the Human Mind and its Faculties Joule: Scientific Papers . Clifford: Common Sense of the E1111act Sciences James: Principles of Psychology Freud: Studies in Hysteria Cantor: Transfinite Numbers Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry Poincare: Science and Hypothesis Russell: Principles of Mathematics Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry .:i'• 43 �44 First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE II. SCHEDULE OF READINGS BY YEARS Languages and Literature Libf:ral Arts Homer Plato Herodotus Aristotle Thucydides Lucretius 1Eschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Plutarch Lucian Tacitus Cicero Virgil The Bible Justinian Dante Saga of Burnt Njal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Shakespeare Cervantes Epictetus Plotinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventure Thomas Aquinas Grosseteste Calvin Pico Milton Rabelais Corneille Racine Grotius Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Machiavelli Pascal Vico Montesquieu Fielding Gibbon Voltaire Swift Rousseau Adam Smith U. S. Constitution Federalist Papers Spinoza Francis Bacon Hobbes Locke Berkeley Leibniz Hume Kant Peacock Boole Goethe Malthus Marx Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi Coleridge Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Clifford Mill James Freud Poincare Hilbert Russell M atkematics and Science Euclid Hippocrates Nicomachus Aristarchus Archimedes rn Apollonius Ptolemy Galen Leonardo Oresme Copernicus Descartes Gilbert Kepler ~ ~ ~ ~ t) ~ ...... P=l ~ ~ i:; t) Galileo Harvey Newton Boyle Huygens Lavoisier Dalton ~ ~ ~ 0 E-< Cl ~ ~ 0 8 < ~ .... 5 ...... r.. ...... C'-l C'-l :s u Fourier Hamilton Faraday Maxwell Joule Darwin Virchow Bernard Gal ton Mendel Cantor Dedekind Riemann Lobachevski Veblen & Young ,_; ...... ...... 45 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES Student life is a matter for concern in any system of liberal education since intellectual habits depend upon the organization of liberty, justice, peace, and order in a community as much as on an intelligible curriculum. A college provides an ideal community within which progressive moral and sentimental education can occur. The guiding principle in this training is the delegation of authority and freedom so that students niay recognize and accept corresponding responsibilities. It is assumed that students are individually responsible citizens and that they will conduct their common affairs in groups or in the College as a whole with due regard to the common good and general will, which the regulations. of the .College intend to discover and formulate as our experience with a new scheme of education proceeds. Student Activities and the Curriculum As the elective system developed during the past century, extra-curricular activities came to have an increasingly significant place in colleges. Students discovered the principle of election in the sphere of student activities. Dramatic societies, newspapers, magazines, music, athletics? s~ude.nt governments, and political clubs of all kinds were invitations to the students to practice what they chose and to choose what t~ey would practice. Because they were modelled upon the activities of the practical world, student activities directly. prepared students for life after graduation. Thus, extra-curricular activities determined two fundamentals of the elective system, utilitarian learning by practice and election of courses. The elective curriculum absorbed activities, dramatic societies became drama schools, courses in newspaper and magazine writing appeared, political clubs turned into courses in political science and sociology, music reached fewer and fewer students as departments withered into small second-rate conservatories, and intercollegiate athletics became a characteristic, streamlined super-organization in which only a small percentage of the regular student body participated. Finally, the curricular dimension of student activities robbed them of a large part of their spontaneity and it became increasingly difficult 46 47 to establish the points of educational responsibility, and, m" deed of educational effectiveness. The principle of election in education is sound, and true liberalism demands its recognition. The reorganization of the curriculum at St. John's reestablishes th~ elective s~stem where it operates to the greatest advantage, m extra-curricular activities. It is obvious that the educational sphere of a college extends far beyond the class room. A liberal arts college is functioning properly only when for~al instruction is the center o~ a vital community. If the curricular core does not generate interests and energies which are effective outside the context of formal instruction, the curriculum is stagnant. On the other hand, if the opportunities to extend th~ inte~ests and apply the energies do not exist, whatever learmng might be stimulated by the curriculum will be wastefully truncated. Strong and persistent currents of exchange between formal instruction and extracurricular activities are essential to the institutional health and educational effectiveness of a college. Teachers, books, and laboratories are merely educational instruments, and their function is to make it possible for the student to learn. In the class room these instruments are used as stimuli to initiate and encourage the whole complex learning process, but they are specialized instruments, creating, and operating in, a specialized environment. It is neither possible · nor desirable to extend these special conditions to include more than formal instruction, but learning does not stop as the class hour ends. If the extra-curricular college community is significantly alive, it assumes the instructional task of providing the stimuli to learning in a more general context than the class room can provide. And if the college community is a whole, there are no gaps in instruction between the most technical tutorial and the most general conditions of student living. The transfer from class room to campus should not be an interlude in the education of the student, for, as in formal instruction, there are stimuli to learning_:_but with different loci -:-the college as a community, the students and student organizations. It is the purpose of extra-curricular activities to organize this co-operative teaching which the students do, and to canalize the interests of the students into selfinstruction. 4 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE It is both desirable and inevitable that the curriculum should generate models of itself outside the class room. The extra-curricular activities at St. John's which most illl!llediately resemble formal instruction fall into three classes corresponding to the great professions of society, law, medicine or science, and theofogy. Discussion groups of students and faculty are regularly formed to investigate the legal and political problems in domestic and world affairs and to explore the great topics in religion and theology. The Astronomy Club is the focus of the extra-curricular scientific enterprises. There is a student workshop in which the training in the manual arts begun in the laboratory can be continued. As a part of this program, the students are building a sailing boat of considerable size, which on its completion is to be included in the College fleet. · playing, and a College boathouse with six sailing dinghies, a motor launch, a sailing sloop, and coordinate facilities for water sports. Excellence of performance in a wide variety of sports including sailing, fencing, tennis, handball, squash, badminton, boxing, swimming, baseball, basketball, and track is the instructional ideal and is recognized through a number of individual and team awards. Participation in the athletic program is required only upon prescription by the College Physician. The purpose of the music program is to.make available to a maximum number of students the benefits of some kind of musical activity. The Reverdy Johnson House on the campus is a music center around which concentric spheres of musical activities move to involve nearly the whole College community. In the Music Room in McDowell Hall are a well-stocked library of recordings, the nucleus of a sheet music library, an excellent phonograph, and a grand piano for purposes of instruction. The Director of Music is a skilled musician charged with the responsibility of the entire music program. A Glee Club, a group of madrigal singers, a chamber music ensemble, and a student music discussion group have been relatively successful under his direction. In 1939 the first of an annual series of concerts of the kinds of music not often available on the radio or recordings was offered to the students at a very low rate. The artists included the New York Philharmonic String Quartette, Suzanne Bloch, Bernardo Segall, the Pope ·Pius X Liturgical Choir, Mack Harrell, Y ella Pessl, and the DeReszke Ensemble. The 1940-41 series presented the Budapest String Quartet, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Roman Totenberg, Webster Aitken, Povla Frijsh, and the Harvard Glee Club.. .The programs were arranged to present the history of music, and an analytic lecture by the Music Director preceded each concert. A similar series is anticipated for 1941-42. Between the two extremes of music and athletics lies a wide range of other student activities. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspaper which reports and comments on the events in the community. The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly publication which in 1939 departed radically from the conventional year book format. In its present form it is a magazine whose purpose is to recapitulate and summarize the past academic year. The King William Players serve as a center for the reading of drama and poetry in general, as well as for the activities of play production proper, the last 48 Athletics and Music A second line of extra-curricular instruction, one step further removed from the class room, includes the activities most widely participated in by the members of a vital community, the activities which breed and feed a significant social life. At St. John's they are organized around two activities, athletics and music, which serve as paradigms for the others. The value of music and gymnastics as auxiliaries to liberal education has been restated a thousand times since Plato, but constant redefinition of the relations involved is essential to the successful practice .of the liberal, gymnastic, and musical arts. In September, 1939, another definition of collegiate athletics was begun. St. John's abandoned the conventional system of intercollegiate competition and began an intramural program, the ideal of which is essentially different from the semiprofessionalism that has characterized American colleges for the past two decades. {For an exposition of the reasons which led the College to take this step, see Appendix C.) With the aid of four athletic scholars, student specialists in sports, the St. John's Athletic Director has put into operation a series of individual and team sports which involves in active competition about eighty-five per cent of the student body. The athletic facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, two large playing fields, tennis courts, several of which are to be surfaced for all weather . ~ 49 �50 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE two productions being T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Tartuffe by Moliere. Macbeth is in production for the spring of 1941. Faculty advice and direction for all these activities is provided when needed. The Student Community A third level of extra-curricular instruction exists in the student community itself. In one way, student society is the end p_roduct of all the activities of the College, from formal instruct10n through athletics; in another way, it controls them. These r~cipr?cal relati~ns mirror the intellectual and moral ways of hfe with all their complex influences on each other. At the present time, the College Administration is assuming more than · its share of the responsibility for the social health of the student community, but it is constantly shifting that burden to the stu.de~ts, upon '_Vho?1 it must ultimately rest. As supports for a s1_gmfic~nt so~1al hfe, .the College pr~vides a complete central social ~mt which consists of a Readmg Room supplied with magazmes and newspapers, a Music Room with piano and phonograph, a Coffee Shop, and a Book Shop for the use of ~he whole Col_lege. In. addition, there are smaller social quarters m each dormitory umt. By providing these facilities the Col- · lege authorities expect to foster in the students a r:cognition . of the proper responsibility for their own human welfare. Residence St. John's College is situated on the edge of the seventeenthcentury seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air and reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a population of abo~t fi_ftee? thousand peop~e who are occupied with fishing and sh1ppmg m the harbor, with the training of midshipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of Maryland from the state government offices, and with the liberal education of young men in St. John's College. A certain number of retired naval officers and men of business live in estates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. About half of the student body at St. John's comes from the Delmarva ' Peninsula, from Southern Maryland, from Baltimore, and from Western Maryland. The rest of the student body comes from twenty-eight other States . .The College h~s ~en buildings on a tract of twenty-six acres. Five of these bmldmgs are for student residence, two of them 51 built as dormitories, and three originally used as residences for · administrative officers of the college. These five buildings are now fur~ished as residence. ?alls for st~dents on a plan for small umt college commumt1es, each with a small-scale unit for student governme~t, within the common life of the College. Any .student who is unable or unwilling to abide by the regulations of the College may be asked by the administration to withdraw from the College at any time. Dormitories All students not living at home are required to live in the College buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining Hall. Ea~h dor?1itory. room is pr~vided with the necessary furniture, mcludmg a smgle bed with mattress and pillow a chest of dr~wers, a study table, chairs, and a waste basket.' Towels, bed lmen, and blankets are to be supplied by the student as are also such decorations as window draperies, rugs, ;nd runners for chests of drawers and tables. The student should consult his prospective room-mate and his own good taste in planning room decoration. Old students should apply for rooms before they leave for the summer vacation. Application blanks may be obtained from the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Students who wish to room together should file joint applications. New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively from the ~s~istant Dean's office as soon as their applications for adm1ss10n have been accepted and their matriculation fee of fifteen dollars has been paid. They should indicate in their a~plications for admission the names of any other students with whom they would prefer to live. Assignment of new students to rooms is subject to change after they arrive at College. Rooms in do.rmitorie~ ~ay not be occupied during vacations except by special perm1ss10n. The dormitories will be open for occupancy m September as follows: For upperclassmen taking Annual Written Examinations from noon of the day before the Examination days. For freshmen from noon of the second day before registration day. For definite dates in 1941 see the College Calendar. �I ' 52 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The College maintains the care of the dormitories. There are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all tiines during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is called Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, at the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormitory room and furniture which have been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is a serious offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. 53 The College Physician holds office hours each day at the Infirmary. During these hours his services are free to those who have paid their regular College fees. Medical services rendered by others than members of the College Infirmary staff, whether for sickness or for athletic injuries, are not paid for by the College. Any illness must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffering from contagious or infectious diseases must reside in the Infirmary until discharged by the College Physician. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION Obviously this program of studies implies certain changes in the present standards for admission. New standards should enc~)llrage a change in preparation. At present we can advise prospective students that they should have as much good elementary training in languages, mathematics, history, and science as they can get by selection of secondary-school subjects. Eventually we shall be able to state more explicitly our own standards for admission. For the present we are using the regular standards and rules for admission to other colleges. Application The Dining Hall The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanced diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. The Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, except for single holidays; it will be open beginning with the evening meal of the day before examinations in September; only breakfast will be served on the morning of the first day of the Christmas recess, and only supper will be served on the day just preceding the resumption of classes; a similar schedule wiU be observed before and after the Spring recess. Infirmary Service A fully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the College. It is in charge of the College Physician, a trained nurse, and student assistants. Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in which he hopes to enter. On the application forms, supplied by the Registrar upon request, the candidate should furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. It is customary for the Registrar to write directly to the principal of each school for a recommendation of the student and a transcript of the student's record. The Registrar writes also to the other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as all credentials have been secured the candidate's record is considered and appraised; and as promptly as possible thereafter the applicant is notified of the action taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in securing the proper credentials, it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, should be filed early, preferably before February first. �54 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE There is a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars, payable at the time of admission. For information about this and other fees, see page 57. ENTRANCE CREDITS Requirements Tke general requirement for admission is tke standard fouryear kigk-sckool course, or its equivalent. More specifically, the requirement calls for ( 1) the recommendation of the school principal or headmaster, and (2) fifteen units of acceptable work of secondary-school level. A unit of entrance credit in any subject represents a full year's work in a secondary school, four or five school periods of work a week for approximately thirty-six weeks. For details of required and optional credits, see page 55. Admission by Certificate Graduates of accredited high schools, private schools, academies, and preparatory schools are admitted without examination if the transcripts of their records cover fully the fifteen units required for admission and they have the recommendations of their school principals or headmasters. Admission by Examination When there is doubt about the adequacy of an applicant'!! preparation, he may be required to take entrance examinations. Candidates who present less than fifteen units of entrance credit will be required to complete the conditions for regular admission in good standing by taking appropriate examina:tions. _Candidates whose previous schooling has been interrupted or irregular, candidates who desire credit for private study or for vocational subjects, and candidates who graduated from high school a number of years before seeking admission, may be required to take examinations. Entrance examinations may be taken in June, under the College Entrartce Examination Board, at any one of the many places where the Board examinations are given in the United States and abroad; or examinations may be taken at the College in September, on the days indicated in the College Calendar. Students who expect to take the College examina- Subjects which may be offered for Admission Total 15 Units Minimum Number of Units Required ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2* MIUl:imum Number of Optional Units 4 FOREIGN LANGUAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 55 Greek •.....•..•..•..•..•.......... Latin ....•.............•........... French •..•..•..•..•..•.....•.•.... German •.....•....•......•..••.... Spanish •.....•..•......•..•..•.•.. Italian •..•..•....••..•..•..•..•... 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 MATHEMATICS Algebra ......•..•...........•..... Plane Geometry •..•.....•....•..•.. Solid Geometry ...•...•....•....... Trigonometry ...........•..•.•..... li 1 i 1 NATURAL SCIENCE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Physics ..................•••.•..•.. Chemistry •.....•..........•...•..• Botany ...•.....•.....•...•••...•.. Zoology ..............•..•........• Biology .....•.....•..............• Physical Geography •............•... General Science ................... . Other Science .........••..•........ SOCIAL SCIENCE History ...•................•..•..• Civics (American Democracy) •....•.. Economics ............••........•.. Sociology ......•..•..•..•.•........ SUPPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS, such as: Fine Arts Handicrafts Vocational Training • In one language. 1 1 1 1 3! �56 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE tions should communicate with the Registrar, who will furnish information about them. Students who expect to take the examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board should make application by mail to the Secretary of that Board at 431 West 117th Street, New York City. The Registrar of the College will be glad to help any student to arrange for either kind of examination. No Admission with Advanced Standing from Other Colleges Students who wish to transfer to the St. John's program must register as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced standing in the program is granted for other college credits. FEES CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Matriculation Fee For each new student a matriculation fee of $15.00 is payable to the College at the time of application for admission. This fee covers the expense of admitting and enrolling the student. Admission is not complete, and no dormitory room can be assigned or reserved, until it is paid. This amount is credited on the charge for tuition, but is not refunded if the candidate withdraws. Annual Fees For students entering the College m 1941 the total fixed charges for each year are as follows: Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 College Finances It costs around $1,000 a year per student, in America today, to furnish college instruction on a residence basis. Student fees cover only a part of this cost and the remainder is made up from other college funds. This means that all students, not merely needy students, receive a subsidy. On the other hand, the~e seems no clear reason why those who are able should not pay the cost of their education and thus release all funds for aid for needy students only. This, with the fact that endowment funds and public support of independent institutions are increasingly precarious, is leading many institutions to base their finances on the assumption that those who can should pay the full cost and those who can not do this should be the only recipients of financial aid. St. John's College has adopted the principle of setting student fees at an amount approximately equal to all operating expenses, which under normal conditions may be expected not to exceed $1,000 per resident student. The fee established, $1,000 for residence and tuition, is effective with students entering College in the fall of 1941. The fixed charges for attendance at St. John's College are listed below. In figuring his budget for the academic year each student should include such additional items as books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $35 per year. 57 Total ......................... $1,000.00 These fees are payable in full on registration in September or, if preferred, in three installments: one-half on registration, one-fourth on January 5, and the remaining fourth on March 30. On registering, students must secure a Treasurer's card, showing that fees have been paid or suitable arrangements made, in order to be admitted to classes, dormitories, the dining hall, the library, the gymnasium, or the infirmary. Payment of Bills Bills for College fees are presented directly to the student, and the student assumes responsibility for their payment on the date due. Caution Money Each student must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer on registration, subject to charges for laboratory breakage and damage to College property. The amount of this deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. A refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student upon request after the end of any session or after withdrawal or graduation from College. Except for the caution money deposit, �58 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE which is refundable at the close of the college year, the college has no extra fees. Deferred Payment of Fees There is available to those students and their parents or guardians who are unable to pay their college fees in accordance with the regular schedule, a Deferred Tuition Plan which provides for payments in equal installments during the college year. The additional cost is two percent of the amount financed, minimum charge one dollar. FINANCIAL AID Students unable to pay the full cost of their education apply for aid out of the Student Aid Fund of the College. These students, therefore, obtain the money to pay the full cost of their membership in the College from two sources: first, from sources in their local communities, their families, friends, and relatives; secondly, from sources made available through the College. The student who receives a grant of aid from the College obtains the grant on condition of his acceptance and satisfactory performance of an assignment of work for the College. Students are assigned to jobs for which they appear to be suited and under conditions which will not, in the opinion of the Committee on Aid, interfere with their studies. Students working for the College turn over their salaries as a contribution to the Scholarship Fund and therefore toward the payment of their own expenses. · Students applying for College aid must exhaust all possible sources in their local communities and show on their application blanks that they have done so. This is essential because the Committee on Aid must consider each application as an appeal through the College to a donor unknown to the applicant for assistance in seeing the applicant through College. The Committee on Aid will reject applications which do not show clearly that all local sources have been thoroughly canvassed. In accepting any application, the Committee is in fact undertaking to present the applicant's case to potential donors who are strangers to the applicant. Acceptance of an application is therefore a judgment that the case presented is one which will be worthy of a stranger's contribution. The Com-· CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 59 mittee subjects each case to a thorough investigation and it is therefore necessary that the blank be filled out fully, clearly, and accurately, and with sufficient detail to enable a judgment to be made. All students hold scholarships and other forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. . Application for aid should be made at the time the formal application-for admission is forwarded to the Registrar. MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "senatorial scholarship"-providing free tuition, board, and room rentis given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships residing in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for books, laboratory instruments, or Caution Money. TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from! each county of Maryland and from each of the legislative districts of Baltimore City, a "tuition scholarship"-providing free tuition-is given every four years. Candidates for these scholarships residing in Allegany, Anne · Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's~·or Washington Counties, or Baltimore City, should apply to the Registrar of the College for information regarding the competitive examination; candidates residing in the other counties should apply to their respective county Boards of Education for this information. These scholarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tuition. �---:1 i 60 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE COLLEGE II, SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually the sum of $600.00 the gift of Philip A. Myers, II, Class of 1938. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS THE PHILIP A. MYERS, THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE ScHOLARSHIP To be awarded in tuition, the income from six thousand dollars, the bequest of Mrs. Anna M. D. Roehle, in memory of her son Clifton C. Roehle. THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of thirty dollars to be applied to the cost of tuition. THE FRIEDRICH JoNATHAN VON ScHWERDTNER ScHOLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the. income from the bequest offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his' son, Friedrich. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship is applied to tui- ·. tion and residence fees, in accordance with the needs of the. student selected, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIP OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1940-41 the Colonial Dames of America awarded a scholarship amounting to $250.00 at St. John's College to Mr. Richard Devan, Class of 1944. Applicants for this scholarship are expected to submit evi-· dence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship· Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering ·are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. These scholarships are awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY A tuition scholarship applicable to an approved course either at the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, or at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is offered annually to graduates of St. John's. This scholarship is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 63 called King William's School, and managed by certain trustees ' nominated, and appointed by your sacred majesty. Laws of Maryland, Session of July 1-9, 1696. ' APPENDIX A A SHORT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST~ JOHN'S COLLEGE 1776 a liberal arts ST.It JOHN'S COLLEGE is andsmall been so since college for men. is non-denominational, has its founding. It According to t;radition King William's School was used as a gunshop during the Revolutionary War. has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1784 1696 St. John's College chartered by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland: King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2, fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . . . Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nickolson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. II. AND MAY IT BE ENACTED, by tke King's most excellent majesty, by and witk tke advice, prayer and consent of tkis present General Assembly, and tke autkority of tke same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the saicJ school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 62 WHEREAS, Institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, knowledge and useful literature are of the highest benefit to society, in order to train up and prepetuate a succession of able and honest men for discharging the various offices and duties of life, both civil and religious, with usefulness and reputation, an!I such institutions of learning have accordingly been promoted and encouraged by the wisest and best regulated States: Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That a college or general seminary of learning, by the name of Saint John's, be established on the said Western Shore, upon the following fundamental and inviolable principles, namely: first, said college shall be founded and maintained forever, upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary honors of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil test, or without their attendance upon any particular religious worship or service, other than what they have been educated in, or have the consent anp approbation of their parents or guardians to attend; nor shall preference be given in the choice of a principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master, or tutor, in the said college, on account of his particular religious profession, having regard solely to his moral character and literary abilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for which he shall be chosen. . • . . The petition for this Charter was signed by William Paca others. • Signer of the Declaration of 5 Independe~ce. * and �1 I 64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: WiUiam West, D. D. Thomas J. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase " John Thomas Thomas Stone " Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings James Brice John Allen Thomas Gustavus R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richard Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton " Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Carroll, D. D. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, Master of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washington visits St. John's College. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE - 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation of George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, nephews of George Washington, were also students at the College. 1835 Curriculum Humphreys. during the Principalship of First Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Mathematics Algebra Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Third Year Greek Minor Poets Latin Tacitus Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry Conic Sections Fourth Year Latin Horace Natural Philosophy Logic Astronomy Geology Civil Engineering American History Political Economy Natural Theology To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincerely- hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, April 17, 1791. •Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 65 Chemi~try Natural Philosophy Elements of Criticism English Composition and Declamation in all four years. Modern Languages by special arrangement in addition. Reverend Hector �CATALOGUE OF ST: JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 66 67 1886-1923 1868 Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. 1. Clas.sical Course leading to the B. A. Degree 2. Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree 3. Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree 4. Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero Livy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato 1Es~hylus Thucydi-Oes Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day. Fourth Year Lectures in Philoso,phy Greek and Social Science on: Plato Plato Aristotle Aristotle Aristophanes Augustine Demosthenes Thomas Aquinas Latin Vico Tacitus Descartes Lucretius Bacon Persius Bossuet Quintilian Pascal English Paley Authors of 13th, 14th, Locke and 15th Centuries Spinoza Mathematics Montesquieu Analytic Geometry Kant Calculus De Tocqueville Mechanics AdamSniith Natural Philosophy Fichte Astronomy Hegel Logic Buckle Evidence of Christianity Lecky Malthus Mill Butler 1' �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX B THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Preamble Degrees Just as institutions are necessary for the carrying on of learning, although these very institutions may become its greatest hindrance through time's dullness and unwise direction, so any institution of learning must require of its students certain marks and signs of their attainments and progress no matter how much misuse of such requirements has often prevented any true progress at all, and even their use must entail care. And such requirements are inevitable if an institution is to pronounce public judgment upon its students, that is, to grant degrees. The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies competence in the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. This implies: 1. Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list. 2. Competence in mathematics through the elementary calculus. 3. A reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. 4. Three hundred hours of laboratory training. Ways& Means Enabling examinations Now, since students are of different capacities, and since colleges of liberal arts, 'of all institutions of learning, are called upon to judge not only of the attainments of their students but also of their progress, it therefore seems wise that St. John's College offer three degrees: namely, the degree of bachelor of arts, first, second, and third. The first to be awarded to those students who, in the opinion of the faculty, are judged satisfactory on both of these counts, and capable of pursuing their work in Law, Medicine and Theology or in the graduate schools of language and literature, mathematics, the natural sciences, and logic and metaphysics. The third to be awarded to those students who, in the opinion of the faculty, have made sufficient progress in the intellectual virtues to warrant recognition by the college, but on whose actual powers of operation in the several arts and sciences and therefore on whose actual capacity for advancing further in professional or graduate schools, the faculty declines to make a final judgment. The second degree represents a less eminent case of the first. In awarding degrees, the faculty must set up ways and means of reaching decisions. To this end the following stipulations are made: At the end of his third year, the student must stand four written enabling examinations, one in language, one in mathematics, two in laboratory, theoretical and operational, and one oral examination .. 68 \. 69 on seminar reading. These examinations are given normally in September of the fourth year, although the student has the right to demand them in June of the third year. These examinations are largely technical in character. But the technique required must be at all times related to the whole body of the liberal arts and to appropriate subject matters. This relatedness is formally guaranteed by basing the enabling examinations on a list of books named in Appendix I. The examination in language covers specifically a reading knowledge of two of the four languages (the examination in German would of course be given at the end of the fourth year), general questions of grammar of all four languages, and logic. The mathematics examination covers specifically simple operations in geometry, conics, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and in the differential calculus. The examination in laboratory covers specifically the analysis and operation of certain important instruments to be named in Appendix I, p. 70. After having taken his enabling examinations, the student may petition the faculty to accept him as a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts, to be granted at the end of his fourth year. The faculty through a committee then examines the student's record up to the time of the petition together with his performance on the enabling examinations. It may make one of three judgments: either ( 1) the student is accepted as a candidate for the degree, or ( 2) he is not accepted but allowed to finish the four years of college work, or ( 3) he is dismissed from the college. In examining a student's record the committee of the faculty especially named for this purpose is at liberty to question the tutors and seminar leaders of the student both past and present, and the student himself, as well as the formal judgment preserved in the way of term marks or examination grades, or any examination papers or yearly theses at hand. It would be a general principle that the faculty not accept as a candidate for the degree any student who had consistently neglected and ignored or had consistently failed in any of the essential divisions of the first three years' program; that is, either language and literature, or the liberal arts, or mathematics and the natural sciences. But the faculty committee, although refusing to accept a student as a candidate for. the degree, may judge the student capable of benefiting from the fourth year's work without detriment to the college community. Any student accepted as a candidate for a degree or allowed to remain the fourth year must then indicate a subject for a thesis, to be agreed upon by the faculty, to be written during his fourth year, and to be presented and defended satisfactorily by him prior to the granting of the degree. While the degree can not be granted before Petition Thesis (general) �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 70 Thesis (particu· lar) Examining Board 71 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the end of the fourth year, the student may request more time to prepare and submit his thesis for the approval of the faculty. He may even request permission to return to the college for a fifth year, attending what tutorials, laboratories, and seminars he pleases within the limits of college discipline. The student will choose, and the faculty will accept, a subject for thesis with an eye to all the first three years' work and to all the required reading of the fourth year, and not as a piece of specialized research or contribution to knowledge. For the year 1940-41 the Instruction Committee will act as an Examining Board. The duties of the Examining Board are as follows: 1. To formulate and administer the Enabling Examinations which are to be given in September. 2. To accept and approve projects for the final thesis. Such projects must be prepared and formulated by each candidate with the help of a faculty adviser. 3. To approve and accept the final thesis and administer the final examination and recommend candidates for degrees. The present members of the Instruction Committee are: Buchanan} ex officio Barr Bayliff Comenetz Taliaferro Kieffer Klein Scofield As stated above, the examination in laboratory will cover specifically the- operation and explanation of certain important instruments. The following list is arranged under three headings: Elements, Scopes, and Meters. One fundamental way of classifying scientific instruments is into two kinds: scopes and meters. The scopes are aids to observation and the meters are aids to measurement. With the former, distinctions of a qualitative kind can be made, such as between more and less, up and down, straight and not straight. The latter permit us to make quantitative judgments, that is, to associate through similar ratios some one of a series of numbers with the thing observed. Often the same piece of apparatus can be used either as a scope or as a meter. The elements are certain device~, not scientific instruments themselves, which enter into the construction of different instruments. Elements Scale with vernier Lever Inclined plane Screw Pulley Floating body Spring Pendulum Magnet Mirror Lens Prism Doubly refracting crystal APPENDIX I The books of the first three years on which the Enabling Examinations are to be focussed are the following: Texts studied in Tutorial Meno Organon Confessions De Ente et Essentia Le Cid Tartuffe Les Pensees Euclid Apollonius Ptolemy Newton Descartes Boole Archimedes Galileo King Lear The Tempest Poetics Galen Harvey Lavoisier Meters Ruler Balance with set ~f weights Spring balance Strength-of-materials testing machine Water clock Barometer Sonometer Disk siren with clock and counter Thermometer Magnetic compass Coulombmeter Tangent galvanometer Dioptra Astrolabe "Micrometer microscope Spectrometer with minimum deviation prism The examination in laboratory will be in two parts. In one the student will be asked to make certain observations and measurements with some of the above instruments, and in the other to answer questions on the theory and application of some of the elements and instruments. The references for this examination are the mimeographed laboratory notes and the student's written reports of the first three years, as well as the scientific books among the texts named above. Texts studied in Seminar Iliad Timaeus CE dipus Macbeth King Henry IV Hamlet Scopes Straight edge Plumb line, gnomon Compasses, divider Tuning fork Electroscope Telescope Microscope 6 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX C ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RADIO PROGRAMS. SERIES II, NO. 3 By STRINGFELLOW BARR, President From Station WFBR in Baltimore, Nov. 20, 1938 I propose to discuss an important step which St. John's College has taken within the past ten days. Many of those who are listening to me, including alumni members of the College, will by now almost certainly have been told by somebody that the College administration has abolished athletics. Those who believed this statement should, it seems to me, be gravely disturbed. I think I ought promptly to disabuse them. To keep the record straight, I shall therefore first state the facts. Athletics have not been abolished, but the College has decided that after the close of the present academic session athletic facilities will be increased and at the same time will be placed on a strictly intramural basis. I am explaining tonight why significant changes have been announced in the athletic system at St. John's, to take effect next September; but in explaining these changes I am discussing liberal education in a democracy. The system of intercollegiate athletics which has developed during the past twenty years will no longer support the prime purpose of a liberal college. I suppose I ought to have foreseen this. But I didn't. Certainly, there have been enough Carnegie reports, enough magazine articles by candid writers like John Tunis to convince men of my generation that we are sheer sentimentalists and ignoramuses if we sltppose that intercollegiate athletics are the same thing we remember from twenty years back. They do things better now, with rose bowls, cotton bowls, and sugar bowls; with costly equipment, transcontinental journeys, and big money; with costly coaches and costly quarterbacks. I knew all this. The first thing I learned about athletics on arrival at St. John's was that we were booked to play our unnatural rivals, Army and N. Y. U.-in an effort to keep down the high cost of modern athletics by earning a good "gate." But still I thought it might be possible to adapt intercollegiate athletics to educational ends, to pare down schedules, to decline with thanks such games as Army and N. Y. U., and to protect the coaches from criticism if they lost games by refusing to hire athletes. I was mistaken. The thing that taught me I was mistaken was what happened when intercollegiate athletics collided with a curriculum that really required work. Yet I should have known this by analogy. I had known countless students who withdrew from intercollegiate athletics when they entered medical or other professional work. They withdrew 72 73 because they knew, along with everybody else, that you have to study to earn an M. D. while ordinarily you don't have to study to· earn a B. A. The undergraduate fills in his idle time with athletics, which at its most professionalized is a lot better thing to fill idle time with than some other things I know. But suppose there isn't any idle time? Suppose there is just enough leisure time for healthful outdoor games? Then every athletic trip becomes a crisis and not what is known as an "athletic excuse." For students who are really doing serious work know without being told that you can't "make up" for something you should have learned but didn't? by using the magic word "excuse." An excuse may square you with the Dean. It won't convert ignorance into knowledge. There is no reason on this round earth why securing a liberal education in an undergraduate college should be a less serious business than acquiring a medical education in a medical school. But if it is a serious business, then it had better steer clear of another very serious business, indeed a highly organized "big" business, intercollegiate athletics. For this big business has its own exigencies: those who won't meet them had better keep out. That big business substitutes spectator psychosis for actual participation, cheering sections for playing teams, an orgy of sportsgoods equipment for costumes fit to have fun in, large business staffs with long-term schedules for the old-time impromptu challenge of natural antagonists, monotonous physical drill for learning to play by playing, pressure from fellow-students for zest to play, the exhibitionism of star performers for the satisfaction of playing well because it is more fun to play a game well than badly. The sum total of these things is hysteria, lost motion, the death of the amateur spirit, and an athletic system that competes with study instead of supplementing and strengthening it. We have all known these ·things for years, unless we have been ostriches or Rip Van Winkles. But I repeat, they don't prove fatal so long as undergraduate education is run in low gear. In fact, I should insist again that, so long as education is run in low gear, these things are better than idlenesi;. But there is something better still, and that something is amateur athletics, amateur athletics of a quality no college can achieve so long as it is meshed in with the new kind of athletics, the big-business kind. The educational program now going on at St. John's must have the support of amateur athletics. It must have it, because amateur athletics is rich in terms of health, recreation, skill, and co-ordination. To get that support, it will expand its intramural athletics. More varieties of sport will be offered and more facilities. Our colleges are often abusively called country clubs. I want to see St. John's offer the sort of athletic facilities a good country club offers. Every game we now play we �74 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE shall continue to play, except that the six-man football we started this year will replace the standard game. In addition we want to expand water sports, with particular emphasis on sailing. The alumni have already given us one sailboat; we shall acquire five more. Finally, it is essential, not only that games be played at the College but that they be well played. A tutor with wide athletic experience will be placed in charge, but he will need a number of student assistants. To secure good assistants, we propo~e to offer athletic scholarships. In my own limited experience, this will be the first legitimate use to which athletic scholarships have been put by an American college. I think you may rest assured there will be plenty of excellent candidates. I hope you will help me find the best candidates. Sooner or later, I hope sooner, the present system of semi-professionalized intercollegiate athletics will hang itself. When it does, the problems that caused us to take our present stand will disappear. When it does, we shall doubtless play games with other colleges· as_ naturally as such games were once played. Meanwhile athletics at St. John's wil1 be for the student, not the student for athletics. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July' 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM 117 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING," by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION, by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record, Baltimore, Md,, March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXfERIMENT TO RECLAIM A LOST HERITAGE, by George Bull, S. ]., America, April 23, 1938. ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, June, 1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa News Magazine, Autumn, 1938. BACK TO THE CLASSICS, by Philip S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our Educational Correspondent," The Baltimore Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia Spectator, December, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing in 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. Reprints available. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Education, January, 1939. Reprints available. FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. J EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND," by Hedley Donovan, The Washington Post, January 15, 1939. A Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee McCardell, The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer J. Adler, The Social Frontier, February, 1939. 75 �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze," by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. Reprints available. DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. THE ART OF LIBERATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Free America, September and October, 1939. Reprints available. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Scott Buchanan, Survey Graphic, October, 1939. TOWARDS A DISCIPLINED MIND, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Head Mistresses Association of the East, November 10-11, 1939. THE ENDS AND MEANS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, Address by Stringfellow Barr Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention of the Middle States Ass'~ of Colleges and Secondary Schools, November 24-25, 1939. Reprints available. THE TRAINING OF A FREE MIND, by Stringfellow Barr, Catholic Digest (Condensed from Free America), December, 1939. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S, by John S. Kieffer, The Classical Journal, December, 1939. HOW CAN WE BE TAUGHT TO THINK, 1. "Back to First Principles," by Scott Buchanan, in Democracy's Challenge to Education, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. A PLAN FOR AMERICA, by E. B. White, Harpers Magazine, February, 1940, pages 331-332. THE CLASSICS: At St. John's They Come Into Their Own Once More, Life · Magazine, February 5, 1940. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1940. Reprints available. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine .and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St. John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. HOW TO READ A BOOK OR THE ART OF GETTING A LIBERAL EDUCATION. By Mortimer J. Adler, Simon & Schuster, 1940. A book expounding the techniques by which adult groups or individuals can come to terms with the great books. l j STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, 1940~1941 A list of students enrolled in the elective program at St. ] ohn' s is contained in a special supplementary bulletin obtainable on request from the College. FOURTH YEAR-CLASS OF 1941 Arthur Merriman Blackburn ................... Baltimore Paul Ringgold Comegys ........................ Millington William Henry Hatfield ........................ Annapolis Thomas Lansdale Hill ......................... Baltimore Christian Hebble McGarry ..................... East Orange, New Jersey Vernon Morse Padgett ......................... LaPlata Henry Martyn Robert, 3d ...................... Annapolis Herbert Brent Stallings ........................ Baltimore Charles Edwin Vayne ......................... Baltimore THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 John Edgar Ainsworth, Jr ...... , ............... Westminster Robert Child Allen ............................ Bethesda William Alexander Barr ....................... Proffit, Virginia Paul Theodore Beisser, Jr....................... Baltimore Warren Conklin Bomhardt ..................... Baltimore Walton Boswell Childs ......................... Baltimore William Albert Darkey, Jr...................... Cumberland Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York, New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr ...................... Annapolis J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Easton Joseph C. Hofmann, Jr......................... Baltimore Charles Hoyes ............................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Walter Emory Hutson; Jr....................... Baltimore Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Journet Gordon Kahn ......................... Baltimore Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis John Henry Mussetter, Jr...................... Germantown Hirsh Nadel ................................. Baltimore Thomas Parran, Jr ............................. Washington, District of Columbia Albert Anthony Poppiti ........................ Wilmington, Delaware William Donald Rendall ....................... Eastport William Allen Ruhl, Jr......................... Baltimore Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1943 Alexander Scott Abbott ........................ Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Martin Andrews .............................. Hamburg, New York Burton Armstrong ............................ Scarborough, New York Ralph Levi Baltzell ........................... Union Bridge David Jerome Beach .......................... Chevy Chase Carl Benjamin Blaker ......................... Macedon Center, New York 77 �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Monte Ferris Bourjaily, Jr...................... Falls Church, Virginia David Tuck.er Brown, Jr....................... Alexandria, Virginia Douglas Buchanan ........................... Annapolis Walter Lawson Cooley ......................... Aberdeen Norman Thomas Crandell ...................... Baltimore Harvey Dubinsky ............................ Hartford, Connecticut Francis Thomas Evans, Jr ...................... Alexandria, Virginia Glenn Allen Fearnow .......................... Williamsport Daniel Bernard Fleming ....................... Baltimore Ernest Christopher Friess, Jr ................... Oakley Edward Hanson Grubb ........................ San Francisco, California Norman Glyn Gzowski ........................ Grosse Pointe, Michigan William Truman Hart ......................... Fayetteville, New York John Louis Hedeman .......................... Baltimore John Wilbur Hildebrand ....................... Washington, District of Columbia John Frank Hoover, Jr......................... Ossining, New York Robert Hunter ............................... Mobile, Alabama Peter Huntington Jackson ...................... Fletcher, North Carolina Ogden Worthington Kellogg-Smith .............. Chestertown Edward Kramer ........................ ', ..... Montclair, New Jersey Claude Spencer Leffel, Jr....................... Woodbine John Fulton Lewis ............................ Arnold Francis Mason, Jr............................. Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Adrian Curtius Mayer ......................... New York, New York Henry Clay Preston, Jr......................... Towson John Rock .................................. Plandome, New York, Thomas Mercein Runyon ...................... Malibu, California Alex Leonard· Slafkosky ........................ Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Robert Lee Sterling ............... , ........... Crisfield Herbert Willard Stern ......................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ollie Hammond Thompson, Jr.................. Hurlock Robert Stearns Thompson .................•.... Scarborough, New York Thomas Orville Usilton ........................ Centreville James Ira Waranch ............................ Baltimore John Weber, Jr................................ Cleveland, Ohio FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1944 Robert, Seaver Anderson ....................... Billings, Montana Albert William Barber ......................... Essex Fells, New Jersey Earl Secord Bauder, Jr ........................ Utica, New York Calvin 'Richard Baumgartner ................... Baltimore Edward William Bligh, Jr ..... , ................ Lenox, Massachusetts William Toy Shoemaker Boericke ............... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nicholas Daniel Bonadies ...................... Winsted, Connecticut William Hurst Brubeck ........................ Los Angeles, California Robert Fredric Garland Bunting ................ Baltimore John James Kerr Caskie, Jr .................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Richard Clark ................................ Easton Lindsay Edmonds Clendaniel ................... Denton, Howell Cobb, Jr .............................. Albany, Georgia Edward Born Cochran ......................... Birmingham, Michigan George Theodore Cominos ...................... St. Louis, Missouri Randolph Coyle, IV ........................... Elkridge Fred Dewey deArmond, Jr ..................... Seattle, Washington CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 79 Vernon Ellsworth Derr ........................ Baltimore Richard Devan ............................... Lebanon, New J~rsey. David Dobreer ............................... Los Angeles, Califorma Afan Dale Eckhart ............................ Winnetka, Illinois Frank Lawrence Eisele ......... , ............... Willimantic, Connecticut Norris Embry ................................ Evanston, Illinois Ahmed Munir Ertegiin ........................ Washington, District of Columbia John Stuart Eustice ........................... Detroit, Michigan Edward Pryor Freeburger ...................... Edgewood Henry Raymond Freeman, III. ................. Sewickley, Pennsylvania James Samuel Funk ........................... Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Norman Atwood Garis ......................... Summit, New Jersey Edward Ury Godschalk ........................ Glen Ridge, New J 1ersey Grover Budd Hartley Hall, III ................. Norfolk, Virginia ' Carl Schlee Hammen .......................... Linkwood Wayne Ewing Harriss .................. ~ ...... New York, New York A. Hulse Hays, Jr ............................. Circleville, Ohio John Davis Hill ............................... Norman, Oklahoma Richard Edward Holle ......................... New York, New York Joseph Francis Hollywood, Jr ................... F~rest Hills, New yo~k David Smallwood Holmes ...................... Highland Park, lllmo1s Leonard Locke Holmes ........................ Maddox William Hayward Horsey ...................... Denton James G. Huber .............................. Lancaster, _Pe.ni;isylvania Edwin Morris Hunt ........................... Norfolk, Virg1ma Richard Henry Hutchings, IV .................. Bay Shore, New York Robert William Hutchison ..................... Tipton, Iowa Richard Ernest Huyck ......................... Mishawaka, Indiana Arthur Hyman ............................... Tampa, Florida Stephen Robert Jakob ......................... Irvington, New Jersey Wilbur Joseph Jerger .......................... Chicago, Illinois Laurence Robert Josephs ....................... Elizabeth, New Jersey Alexander Koukly ............................ Chatham, New Jersey Casimir Thaddeus Krol. ....................... Chicago, Illinois Jack Landau ................................. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charles Russell Levering ....................... LaPlata George Levine ............. .' ................. Brooklyn, New "'t'.'ork Francis William Lowry ........................ Tallahassee, Florida Samuel Wesley Marvin, Jr ..................... Crozet, Virginia George Vincent Meehan, Jr ..................... Providence, Rhode Island Paul Mellon ................................. Upperville, Virginia Robert Isaac Myerson ......................... Brooklyn, New York ~ichard Branning O'Connor .................... New York, New York James Olds .................................. Chevy Chase James Wilbur Poe, Jr .......................... Tuckahoe, New York William Booth Price ........................... Baltimore Thad E. Prout ................................ Owings James Maurice Raley ......................... Compton Peter Ringland ............................... Somerset James H. Roe ................................ Pittsfield, Massachusetts Richard Jay Rubenstein ....................... St. Louis, Missouri Donald Paul Ruhl ............................ Baltimore David John Sachs ............................. Indianapolis, Indiana Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV .................... Chevy Chase Paul Elmer Schemel ........................... Bayonne, New Jersey �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Jack Nichol Shaw: ............................ McKeesport, Pennsylvania Lawrence Kent Siegel. ........................ Mt. Vernon, New York Haven Ely Simmons ........................... Cedar Rapids, Iowa John Calvin Smedley .......................... Beverly Hills, California Robert Perry Snower .......................... Kansas City, Missouri John Clarence Somers, Jr ...................... Crisfield Howard LeRoy Sorenson ....................... St. James, Minnesota John Trimble Spencer ......................... Easton William Gideon Spohn, Jr ...................... Lancaster, Pennsylvania Robert Aubrey Storey ......................... McHenry James Richard Sullivan ........................ San Marino California Rb ert Harmon Taylor ........................ Cedar Rapids, Iowa ' o Theodore Herbert Taylor ...................... Frederick Irwin Robert Tucker .......................... Bayonne, New Jersey Martin Zacharia Vogelhut ..................... Baltimore William David Watt ........................... Tacoma, Washington James Rodney Whetstone ...................... Denver, Coforado Robert Arth~r Wilcox ......................... Storm Lake, Iowa Andrew S. Witwer, Jr .......................... Joliet, Illinois Peter Christian Wolff .......................... Hagerstown Warren Seymour Zeik ......................... Bayonne, New Jersey SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Fourth Year .................................................. : ....... . 9 Third Year ........................................................... . 24 Second Year .......................................................... . 41 First Year ······ ........................ ············ ...... . 93 ············ Total in St. John's Program .......................................... 167 Elective Program (Seniors).......................................... 9 Total in Coilege ................................................ . 176 INDEX Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Academic Standing .............. 38ff Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Athletics ................... .48, 72 Clubs ......................... 48 Dramatics ..................... 49 Music ......................... 49 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Admission ...................... 53ff Application .................... 53 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Advanced standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Advanced Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff Applications Admission ..................... 53 Student Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Rooms ....................•... 51 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59ff Articles, magazines, on St. John's ... 75 Athletics ....................... 48, 72 Attendance Church ....................... 63 Classes ........................ 39 College exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Board of Visitors and Governors .... 6, 7 Books, list of great ........ 19ff, 2lff, 36 Chronological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 By years ...................... 44 By subject matters .............. 45 Calendar, College ........... .4, 5, 34 Campus ......................... 46 Caution Money ................ 52, 57 Charges, fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff Charter of College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Of King William's School. . . . . . . . 62 Classics, new definition of ..... 19ff, 36ff Clubs, College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 College Calendar ............ .4, 5, 37 Collegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Credits Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 For entrance to graduate schools. 40ff Transfer of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Curriculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ff St. John's 1835. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 65 St. John's 1868 ................. 66 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective 67 St. John's 1923-37, open elective .. 67 Degree Requirements ......... 39, 68ff Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Distribution of students, geographic. 50 "Don Rags" .................. 35, 39 Dramatics ....................... 49 Elective Program ............. l 7ff, 67 Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins ..................... 61 English, admission requirements .... 55 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Summary ...................... 80 Entrance Examinations ...... .4, 5, 54 Essays .......................... 35 Examinations Entrance ................. .4, 5, 54 Oral ........................ 35, 68 Written ..................... 35, 68 Annual .................... 4, 5, 35 State scholarship ............... 59 Excuses, for absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Exp ens es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff Faculty List .......................... 9ff Author teachers .............. 19, 36 Tutors ........................ 9ff Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37f Re-education of ................ 38 Appointments .................. 38 Fees College finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Matriculation .................. 57 Annual ........................ 57 Tuition ....................... 57 Residence ..................... 57 Payments ..................... 57 Deferred payment .............. 58 Caution money ................ 57 With scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Foreign Language Admission requirements ......... 55 See Greek, Latin, French, German French ....................... 26, 55 Freshmen, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78ff Geographic Distribution, students. . . 50 Grades , ......................... 35 German ................... 26, 55, 65 81 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Graduate Schools, preparation for .. 40f Greek ........................ 26, 55 History Of College . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 62ff Chronological order of classics .. 24, 43 In St. John's Program ........ 24, 44 Hygiene ..................... .48, 52f Infirmary Service ................ 52f Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................. 23ff, 46 Juniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 King William~s School. ............ 62f Laboratory .................. 25, 31ff Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32ff Total Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Subject Matter .............. 34, 35 Language, reasons for instruction in. 26 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classics in Language and Literature ........................ 44f Latin ......................... 26, 55 Law Sc:hool Preparation ........ .41, 48 Lec:tures, formal .............. 25, 29£ Liberal Arts and Sciences, 15ff, 18, 22, 42ff List of Great Books, Classics ...... 42ff List of Laboratory Exercise ....... 31ff List of Lectures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29f List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77ff Literature, Language and. . . . . . . . . . 44 Location of College ............... 54 Marine Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Marks .......................... 35 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 27 Admission requirements . . . . . . . . 54ff Requirements ............... 40, 68 Tutorials ...................... 27 List of Mathematical Classics ... 42ff Matriculation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Medical Schools, preparation .... .41, 48 Music .......................... 48 Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Natural Science ......... 33, 34, 45, 48 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms .... 51 Officers of Administration. . . . . . . . . . · 8 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Preparation For admission .................. 53 For graduate schools ........ .40f, 68 For life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15ff President Former .................. 13, 64-69 Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Emeriti ....................... 13 Probation .................... 39, 69£ Promotion .................... 39, 69f Reading Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Registration .....,.......... .4, 5, 53ff Regulations Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53ff Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . 38ff Attendance .............. ; . . . . . 39 Degree Requirements .... ·... 39f, 48ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Religion Non-denominational . , ....... 48, 62 Reports ......................... 35 Requirements Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff Attendance .................... 39 Degree .................. .40f, 7Qff Graduation ............... 39f, 68ff Languages ............ ' .... .40, 68 Mathematics ............... .40, 68 Familiarity with Great Books . .40, 68 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5lf Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ff Residence .................... 46, 50ff Rooms ......................... 50£ For new students ............... 51 For old students ................ 51 Furnishing ..................... 51 Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Caution money ................. 57 Schedules Weekly ............•......... 34ff Student, typical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Term ..................... 4, 5, 35 Years .................... .4, 5, 35 Payment of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58f State ......................... 59 Patriotic Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Athletic ................... .48, 74 At other institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Science Admission requirements . . . . . . . . . 55 In modern world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ff In St. John's Program ........ 22, 44f Laboratory ............. 22, 30ff, 68 Liberal .................. .- ..... 22 Classics in science. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42ff Seminars .................. 25, 28, 70 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Seniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Social Sciences ............. 23, 45, 55 Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77f Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9ff medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52f Standing, academic ........... 35, 38ff Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Music ......................... 48 Clubs ......................... 48 Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47ff Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dramatics ..................... 49 83 Student Aid .. . . . . .. • . . . . . . . . . . . 58ff Students List of .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Geographical distribution of. . . . . . 50 Theological Schools, preparation . .41, 48 Transfer of credits ............. .41, 56 Tuition ......................... 59 Tutorials Mathematics ................ 25, 27 Language ................... 25, 26 Vacations .................. .4, 5, 35 Year Book .......... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 I l r. I r I I I I I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. John's College in Annapolis: Official Statement of the St. John's Program, Catalogue for 1940-1941 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource College Catalogs and Statements of the Program Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. John's College Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource St. John's College Greenfield Library Description An account of the resource Statements of the Program are published each Academic Year. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. John's College Title A name given to the resource St. John's College in Annapolis: Official Statement of the St. John's Program, Catalogue for 1940-1941 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource text Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Description An account of the resource College catalog for the years 1940-1941 Catalog Catalogue College catalog https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/c44c9ad7c9a937b1604c9d56daa56ee7.pdf d2f2ada2498b761af372f39986210fab PDF Text Text ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE SEMINAR FOR 1941-1942 ~c LANGUAGE TUTORIAL "-.:; ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND APRIL, 1942 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BoARD OF V1s1T0Rs AND GovERNORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. A four-year, all-required course containing no electives. 2. Aimed at initiating in the student skills of learning in languages, mathematics, and abstract thinking that are necessary in anything he may choose to do for the rest of his life. 3. Available to applicants who pass the St. John's entrance examinations, regardless of their possession of high school credits. 4. Therefore not accelerated or compressed but rather available to students at a~ earlier age to permit completion of thei: liberal ~~ucation before they are sub1ect to nuhtary service. St. John's College has no graduate or professional schools and offers only the Bachelor of Arts degree. 6 8 FACULTY .......................................... This catalogue contains the full official statement of the curriculum of St. John's College. In the following pages the curriculum is described as: 4 9 THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues .......................... . Why a College Education Should Be Liberal ....... . The Crisis in Liberal Education ................... The Liberal Arts ............................... . The Classics as Teachers ........................ . Science and the Modern World .................... The Curriculum ................. . The Language Tutorial. ....... :::::::::::::: The Mathematics Tutorial .................. . The Seminar .............................. . The Formal Lecture ........................ . The Laboratory ........................... . The Schedule . ................................ . The Faculty .................................. . Academic Standing ............................ . The Degree of Bachelor of Arts .................. . A List of Great Books .......................... . In Chronological Order ..................... . By Years ................................. . By Subject Matter ......................... . RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES ........................... How TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION ...................... . FEES ............................................. FINANCIAL Arn APPENDIX A, HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX B, THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS . . . . . . . . APPENDIX c, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS......... . . . . . APPENDIX D, THE COLLEGE AND THE WAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM...... STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM............ INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 15 17 18 19 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 34 36 38 39 42 42 44 45 46 52 54 56 60 66 70 73 77 79 83 �COLLEGE CALENDAR COLLEGE CALENDAR 1941-1942 1942-1943 1942 1941 September 17-20 ............. Annual Examinations September 16-19 ... Annual Examinations September 20 ................ Registration September 19 ... Registration September 21 ................ Convocation September 22 ................ First Term begins September 20 .............. Convocation November 20 ................ Thanksgiving: holiday December 20 ................ First Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) December 19 ................ First Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) September 21 ............. First Term begins December 28 ........ Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) 1942 January 5 ................... Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) February 22 ................. Washington's Birthday (Holiday) March 21 ................... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 30 ................... Third Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) June 6 ...................... Third Term ends June 7 ...................... Baccalaureate Sunday June 8 ...................... Class Day June 9 ...................... 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Q. ...... 3031 .••••••••• • e ~ o o • e ., ~ ~ ~ ~ SEPTEMBER ., c " ~ ~ .. ~ • ~ ~ ... ~ ., 0 4 " DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 7 8 910 n 1213 8 91011 '5 '6 1 8 910 11 1415161711319 20 13141516111819 12131415161718 12131415161718 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28293031 . . . . . . 27 28 29 30 ••••.• 26 27 28 29 30 .... 26 27 28 29 30 31 •• MARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 ·;; ·1 JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 8 9101112 ·5 ·;, ·7 s �:\ DR. WILLIAM J. FRENCH, Director, Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, Maryland. BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS Chairman, DR. THOMAS PARRAN, JR., Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. Vice-Chairman, FRANCIS PICKENS MILLER, Pickens Hill, Fairfax, Virginia. Secretary, RICHARD F. CLEVELAND, Lawyer, Baltimore Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Maryland. DR. AMos F. HUTCHINS, Surgeon, 1227 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. EDWIN WARFIELD, JR., Editor, The Daily Record, 15 E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland. PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. HENRY F. STURDY, Professor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'CoNoR, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. . THOMAS E. CoNLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN A. JoHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. STEPHEN R. COLLINS, Associate Judge ...... Chestertown, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. WILLIAM H. FORSYTHE, JR., Associate Judge. Ellicott City, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge ........ Cumberland, Md. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. ScoTT BucHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. BEARDSLEY RuML, Treasurer, R. H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield," Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. 6 7 �FACULTY* OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION STRINGFELLOW BARR ..................... 139 Market Street PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph. D ........... 11 McDowell Hall ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT ]AMES S. MARTIN, B. A., J. D ............. 14 FELLOW AND PRESIDENT McDowell Hall B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; dipl&me, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. FELLOW AND DEAN ASSISTANT DEAN RAYMOND WILBURN, B. S., M.A. ......... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER KENT CAMPBELL, B. A. ................. 13 McDowell Hall REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. ................. 11 McDowell Hall ScoTT BucHANAN .................. 248 King George Street B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. TUTORS LIBRARIAN LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION OLGA LAW PLUNDER, Ph. B. ............... McDowell Annex DIETITIAN MARIAN E. ALEXANDER, B. S.................. Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICIAN J. OLIVER PURVIS, M. D.......................... Infirmary ARCHITECT WILLARD E. STAINBACK, B. S. in ARCH ....... McDowell Annex GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..................... Brice House B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MALCOLM L. BucKLEY, B. A. . . . . . . . . .... McDowell Annex AUDITOR SEWARD AND MoNDE, C. P.A. ....... New Haven, Connecticut 8 HERMANN BERNHARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 1309 Poplar Street "Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. *Cf. pg. 36. 9 �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FORD KEELER BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 King George Street B. A., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's Col!ege, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD ScoFIELD. ]AMES STEWART MARTIN . . . . . . . . Wilson Road, Weems Creek B. A., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 193 7. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Leo F. Wormser Scholar, University of Chicago Law School, 1936-37; Notes and Cases Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1936-3 7; Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant to the President, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. . . . . . . . . 58 State Circle B. A., 1919, M. A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Conduit Street B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Prince George Street B. A., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 192 7-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN . . . . . . . . . . 101 Monticello Avenue B. A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Maryland Avenue B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RoBERT CATESBY TALIAFERRO . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . .. 96 Cathedral Street B. S., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teaching Fellow in Physics, College of the City of New York, spring, 1930; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. Cumberland Court B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. CHARLES GLENN WALLIS, 30 Wendell Street, Cambridge, Mass. B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38. Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. wIL LIAM B. A., Chicago, Chicago, 1937-38. . . Brice House GORMAN .. ' ... ' .. ' ' ... ' . University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School, University of 1934-36. Research Assistant in Division of Humanities, University of 1936-37. Fellow in Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. JACOB KLEIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 217 Hanover Street Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg-Lahn, 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg, 1924-33; Visiting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow of the Mendelssohn Stiftung zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE . GEORGE CoMENETZ . . . . . . . . 11 . Brice House B. S., 1928, M. S., 1929, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34. American-German Exchange Fellow, University of Hamburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 . 145 Prince George Street RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN .................. Brice House BERNARD MANN PEEBLES ...... . B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean, St. John's College, 1938-. B. A., 1926, University of Virginia; M.A., 1928, Ph.D., 1940, Harvard University. Instructor in Greek, University of Virginia, 1928-29. Fellow, American Academy, Rome, 1932-34. Instructor, Department of Classics, Graduate School, Fordham University, 1934-35. Instructor in Classics and Tutor in the Division of Ancient Languages, Harvard University, 1937-39. Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Graduate School, Fordham University, 1939-41. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. ELLIOTT CooK CARTER, ]R ................... St. Margaret's B. A., 1930, M.A., 1932, Harvard College; student with Nadia Boulanger, Paris, 1932; Licence de Contrepoint, Ecole Normale de Musique, 1935. Tutor and Director of Music, St. John's College, 1940-41. Tutor, 1941-. JosEPH WINFREE SMITH ............ 176 Prince George Street JOHN OTTO NEU STADT ............. 248 Prince George Street B. A., St. John's College, 1939. Tutor, St. John's College, 1940-. WILLARD EDWARD STAINBACK ................. Brice House B. S. in Architecture, University of Virginia, 1928; Certified Architect in Virginia. Tutor and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, St. John's College, 1940-41. Tutor and Architect, 1941-42. 3. A., 1934, M.A., 1935, University of Virginia; B. D., 1938, Virginia Theological Seminary. Deacon-in-charge, 1938-39, Rector, 1939-41, St. Paul's Church, Ivy Depot, Virginia. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. CHARLES EDWIN V AYNE .................... Pinkney House B. A., 1941, St. John's College. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. LECTURERS KENT CAMPBELL ............................ Brice House MoRTIMER ADLER .............. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. 1919-20, U. S. Naval Academy; B. A., 1924, Harvard College; University of Paris, 1923-24. Dillon, Read and Co., New York City, 1924-30; G. L. Ohrstrom and Co., New York City, 1930-32; Fitch Investment Service, Boston, 1932-41. Tutor and Treasurer, St. John's College, 1941-. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. THOMAS LANSDALE HILL. . . . . 176 Prince George Street ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN ... B. A., 1941, St. John's College. Tutor and Athletic Director, St. John's College, 1941-. . .... 1525 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, Calif. B. A., 1931, M. S., 1933, Lehigh University, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Teaching Fellow, Lehigh University, 1931-33, Teaching Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1933-36. Assistant Professor of Physics, Montana State College, 1937-38; Associate Professor of Physics and of Horticulture, Montana State College, 1938-41. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. Ph.D., Cornell University, 1897; A. M., Amherst College, 1913; LL. D., Williams College, 1912, Mt. Holyoke College, 1912, Brown, 1913, Allegheny College, 1915, University of Vermont, 1916, University of California, 1933, University of Hawaii, 1937. Instructor of Philosophy, 1897-99, Assistant Professor, 1899-1903, Associate Professor, 1903-06, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, 1906-12, Dean, 1901-12, Brown University; President, Amherst College, 1912-24; Professor of Philosophy and Chairman, Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1926-38, Professor Emeritus since 1938; Chairman, School for Social Studies, San Francisco, 1933-36; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1940-. N1coLAS NABOKOV ....................... 1413 West Street MARK State Conservatory of Music, Stuttgart, 1919-21; State Conservatory of Music, Berlin, 1921-23. B. A., 1924, University of Paris. Lecturer, Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania, 1933-34. Professor and Head of Music Department, Wells College, 1936-41. Tutor and Director of Music, St. John's College, ]941-. A. B., 1914, A. M., 1915, University of Illinois; Ph.D., Columbia University 1920. Instructor in English, 1920-24, Assistant Professor, 1924-35, Associate Professor, 1935-, Columbia University. Literary Editor, The Nation, 1924-28; Motion Picture Critic, The Nation, 1935-38. Lecturer, St. John's College, 1942-. HARRY CHARLES KELLY ...... Monroe Street, West Annapolis VAN DOREN ....... 393 Bleecker Street, New York City �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .......... 2108 Mt. Royal Terrace, Baltimore, Md. B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..................... Baltimore, Md. B. L., and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES It seems wise to begin with an observation on college catalogues in general and a bit of advice to the reader of this catalogue in particular. When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should have a mind free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective schools. It was therefore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the increase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their meanings. To a far greater degree than we realize, the liberal arts and sciences have themselves disappeared and what remains of them has been confused in the minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment* of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, but unfortunately that needs explanation at some length. Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, which attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in Annapolis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, " Cf. Appendix A. 2 15 �16 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE knowledge, and useful literature because such in.stitut.ions a~e of the highest benefit to society. In an aristocratic soCiety this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exercising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither free nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal; therefore professional and vocational schools study their respective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men. Thomas Jefferson persuaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated if teachers have them and are CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establishment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end, it allowed the free and irresponsible invasion of all branches of the liberal arts by the research specialise The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful salesman was able to eliminate competition with other subject matters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in turn was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educational, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its cour~es, and became timidly and fanatically preparatory. In accedmg to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocational choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our educational system: that is a balanced liberal education. �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes a crisis, a point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old curriculum, but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College decided to do in 193 7. Its financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to reinvest the liberal arts. art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which ordinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilate, transform, and pass on the modem subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and balances. The figures on the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditionally conceived for about two thousand years, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy making the quadrivium. In the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modem scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best and fullest in the modem world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of the liberal arts, but the unity and organization of methods in the habits of a man and his intellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in this most human of all human actions. The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest 19 THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of some hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list of the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 42. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and testing by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a classic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of the liberal arts of his time, and his work must exen1plify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees iL The second criterion follows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally viola"ted in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ar.nbiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia sever~l distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowmg the others to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and understand them. The fourth criterion demands that a great book shall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a g~e~t book ~h~ll be honest about the limits of its powers cf expos1t1an, adn11tt1ng the paradoxes my~steries that surround the practice of the liberal arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing reason and imagination CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balwce the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book must tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Westem World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without traditions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves from the tradition without knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important ways. This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, another in the laboratory. St. Jo.hn's College has more required mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes. This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolution in recorded history, paralleling the other great revolutions in religion, morals, politics, and industry. No liberal, and therefore no citizen of a democratic country, can afford to be ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and transformed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize. There is scarcely an item in the course which does not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exhibit completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks, made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible, so that now if we would follow the classical thread into the modern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in m2thematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiments in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. All this provides the material and intellectual background for the modern study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medium we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a description of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 42 to 45 the reader will find three listings of the books. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, languages and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This third list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real comparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothing in any of these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or interests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. The division into four years has an interesting significance. Something over two thousand years of intellectual history is covered in the first two years; about three hundred years of history is studied in an equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal arts; the second year contains books written for the most part CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 in Latin and covers the Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books originally written in Romance languages for the most part although English has a large share; the fourth year introduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was made not because of any underlying theory about recapitulations of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that such a theory may point out in practice. There are certain critical questions raised by the use of a selected book list. A great many of these questions turn out to be questions of private taste and sentiment. Among the objective questions the most urgent concern the omission of the Oriental classics and the classics of the pure fine arts. Two reasons may be given for omitting the Oriental classics. They are culturally and linguistically unavailable to us of the Occidental world; they are therefore subject to almost inevitable corruption and misuse as educational media. We may be able to exploit them when our own intellectual disciplines have been recovered. The fine arts contain the most imposing set of disciplines that have established themselves and survived in the modern world by claiming independence from the liberal arts. It is one of our aims to recover and re-integrate them with the liberal arts. We are therefore providing for them outside the curriculum and planning to re-assimilate them by stages, first by including music in the curriculum, reading musical scores in the seminars, and studying harmony in the laboratory. We hope that by this and other stages to follow, intellectual light will be transmitted to the fine arts and that they may make their reflected light available to all the classics. The main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading disciplines, but the actual teaching falls into five sharply distinguished kinds of teaching techniques. None of these is newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disrepute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Seminar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial, Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and the laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the intellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imagination is not prepared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfortunately American habits with the mother tongue are for various reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a consequence. Special attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred because it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry its proper load of imagination and thought. The second term is concerned with various kinds of translation from important texts in which important things are being said and the grammar of the language is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstract and concise formulation of logical content. The last term in each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts with a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external possession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized strategy. The effects CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore m mcreased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of numbers and figures is the most important symbolic possession of men. In fact it is a language within the mother tongue providing its most powerful practical and theoretical extension. In view of our present scientific and industrial conditions of life, the decay· and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that many persons believe that they natively lack mathematical ability. Nothing could be more crippling to the individual nor more discouraging for the future of democratic societies, if it were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in turn is due to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and intention of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in its entirety. This is the book that made European mathematics possible, and it can still be used to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematics meet five times a week throughout the four years. The teaching is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through this on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. The Seminar A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors or leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year, set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presented a subject, and discussion starts where they leave off, following the argument where it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism; scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and answer allows the exploitation of the work done in other parts of the program. Training in language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathematical imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the levels of language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderstanding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be only at the last meeting or later meetings that the text delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great Hall in the evening with audience and platform set as for an outside lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments in other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers, notably Mortimer Adler of the University of Chicago, Mark Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. Members of the College faculty give the rest, no single lecturer giving more than three during the year, Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost art in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic skill and sensitivity which are dulled and killed by the forced practice of the ordinary university class-room. Long preparation is needed to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always successful, but when they are successful they might be given and understood on any occasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the immediate hearing. LECTURES FOR 1939-40 September 29 .. The Liberal Arts and the Black Arts . ...... Scott Buchanan October 6 .... . Rhetoric .......... , ........... , ....... James S. Martin October 13 .... Grammar ............................. Stringfellow Barr October 20 .... Logic and Dialectic ..................... , Raymond Wilburn October 27 ... .Symbols ............................... Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London November 3 ... Limits ................................ Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University November 10 . . Shakespeare's "Agamemnon" ............. Ford K. Brown November 17 . . Power ................................ John S. Kieffer December 1 ... Politics: The State ...................... Mortimer J. Adler December 8 ... Se11iinar Dialectic ...................... Scott Buchanan December 15 .. The Discovery of the Earth by the Greeks .. J. K. Friedl2.nder The Johns Hopkins University January 5 ..... The Poetics ............................ Richard Scofield January 12 ... . Hippocrates ........................... Ludwig Edelstein Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LECTURES FOR 1939-40-Continued 30 The laboratory is primarily in charge of an engineer and a medical man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special boundaries of each science. They co-operate with the mathematicians, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of the liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-medical course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are mathematical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experiments, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. The following is a list of Laboratory Exercises by years. It is based on a schedule which has actually been followed but is subject to continual revisions, corrections, and improvements as teaching experience indicates them. January 19 ... . Four Commentators on Aristotle's "Logic". Richard P. McKeon Dean, Humanities Division, University of Chicago January 26 .... More Limits ........................... Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University February 2 ... . Galen ................................. Owsei Temkin Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University February 9 ... . Passion, Fate, Knowledge ............... . Jacob Klein February 16 .. . Measurement .......................... Scott Buchanan February 23 .. . Authority and the Types of Regimes ....... Mortimer J. Adler March l ...... Drama: Moliere's Tartuffe ............... King William Players March 8 ...... Greek Chess ........................... John S. Kieffer March 15 .... . Rabelais .............................. Albert Jay Nock March 22 ..... Dante, Ce1·vantes, and the lYlannerheim Line ................................ James S. Martin April 1 ....... The Classics and World Politics . .......... Heinrich Bri.ining April 5 ...... . Hogarth and Swift ...................... Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London April 12 ...... Geometry and Nature . .................. Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University April 17 ...... Bible Reading .......................... Alexander C. Zabriskie Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary April 19 ...... Religion, Economics, Politics . ............ Mortimer ]. Adler April 26 ..... . Milton ................................ Mark Van Doren Professor of English Literature, Columbia University May 3 ........ Comenius and Locke . ................... Alexander Meiklejohn May 10 ...... . Human Equality ....................... Jacques Maritain May 15 ...... The Demonstration of Democracy . ........ Mortimer ]. Adler May 17 ...... . Speculative Thinking in Medieval Music ... Manfred F. Bukofser May 24 ....... Matthew Arnold ....................... Alexander Meiklejohn June 5 ........ Thucydides ............................ Stringfellow Barr The Laboratory The scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution in the modern world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that Eliot of Harvard opened the liberal college to the elective system. The hope was that the college would provide the conditions and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizing of science. The present disorganization of our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences, to reeducate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the laboratory as an instrument of liberal rather than pre-professional training. This is the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will continue to attack the problem step by step. FIRST YEAR l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Orthographic projection Orthographic projection Trisection of an angle Areas Plane, right angle, ruler Weight Light Circles and regular polygons Ratios Lenses Telescope and microscope Compound ratio Heat Quadratic equations Musical intervals and scales 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. The Greek diatonic scale The just scale and its uses The keys in music Environment and health Environment and health Form and locomotion of animals Photometry Solid figures Rectangular solids Aristarchus Archimedes' levers Machines Static equilibrium Floating bodies Metacenter SECOND YEAR 1. Digestive system of rabbit 2. Urogenital system of female rabbit 3. Thoracic cavity, mouth, central nervous system 3 4. The parabola 5. Ellipse and hyperbola 6. Perspective projection 7. Perspective projection 31 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SECOND YEAR-Continued 8. Perspective projection 9. Focal points and light (floating paraboloid) 10. Parametric equations of ellipse 11. Conics as four line loci 12. Stereographic projection and star charts 13. Stereographic projection and star charts 14. Astronomical sights 15. Celestial machines 16. Celestial machines 17. Sun and moon 18. Gilbert's De M agnete 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Music Music Music Copernicus Kepler Prism colors and dispersion Chromatic aberration of a lens Geometrical characteristics of Iceland spar Double refraction Double refraction of polarized light Speed of light Fluid pressure THIRD YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Power of the vacuum Strength of beams Strength of beams Strength of beams Falling bodies Projectiles Sheep heart Blood vessels of cat Matter: crystalline state Blood vessels of cat Boyle's law Living heart in frog and turtle Matter: liquid and gaseous states Smaller blood vessels in living frog Urogenital system of male cat Water and its properties, distillation Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Surface tension Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Electrostatics Electrolysis of water, Faraday's laws Electrolysis of water, equivalent weight Rigid body equilibrium Conservation of mass; filtration, reduction with charcoal Compound pendulum Lavoisier on calcination and combustion; oxygen Atwood's machine Chemical reactions Conservation of momentum Centripetal force Hydrogen, acids, oxidation and reduction 33. Viscosity 34. Law of definite proportions, law of multiple proportions, Dalton's atomic theory 35. Vibrations 36. Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes, molecular weight, Avogadro's number 37. Pressure-temperature relations 38. Dalton's law of partial pressures; steam distillation, vapor tension, critical temperature 39. Diffusion and osmosis 40. Magnetic fields 41. Sodium chloride: the active metal sodium 42. Sodium chloride: the active nonmetal chlorine 43. Standard units in chemical reactions. Chemical notation, equations, formulae 44. Faraday's laws of electrolysis 45. Acids in aqueous solution: HCl 46. Atomic and equivalent weights. Reduction and oxidation, valence 47. Potentiometer 48. Metallic hydroxides and salts in aqueous solution. Neutralization 49. Electromagnetic induction 50. Ionization 51. Young's interference of light 52. Mendeleyev's Table 53. Spectrometer 54. Colloidal state 55. Music 56. Music 57. Music 33 FOURTH YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Fabrics of the animal body Magnetic measurements Fabrics of the animal body Law of magnetic forces Fabrics of the animal body Standard measures of electric current Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body The structure of the atom Law of mass action Diffraction, interference Chemical equilibrium Diffraction grating Carbon and its compounds: I: the paraffins II: Isomerism of organic compounds, the carbon-carbon double and triple bonds. Unsaturated hydrocarbons Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Growth of animals and plants Growth of animals and plants 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Hydra Hydra Genesis of animals Genesis of animals Genesis of animals The Protozoa-animal taxonomy The Protozoa-animal taxonomy Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Spectral analysis Esters, their hydrolysis, mono- and di-basic acids, polyalcohol Potentiometer, thermocouples Ethers, acid anhydrides, hydroxyacids Electromagnetic induction Carbohydrates (sugars, starch, cellulose) Joule's electric heat Isocyctic, aromatic hydrocarbons; Cyclo-olefins, -paraffins Fourier's heat analysis The Fifth Group of the Periodic Table Ammonia, amines, amino-acids, proteins Music Music Music 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. The distribution of exercises m the conventional subject matters follows: A .................... Astronomy B .................... Biology C .................... Chemistry D .................... Drawing G .................... Geometry M .................... Music P .................... Physics A I 2 3 4 1 8 0 0 9 B 3 3 9 D 25 2 3 0 0 40 5 G 8 5 0 0 13 3 3 3 p 12 8 23 10 13 53 M 4 c 0 0 22 12 34 Total Laboratory hours 501. The topics selected from the conventional subject matters follow. For further information concerning standards, see Ap~endnc B on Degree Requirements, page 66. �34 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE Astronomy.· Aristarchus, Star charts, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. Biology: Environment and health (Hippocrates); Form and locomotion of animals; Digestive and urogenital systems and other parts of female rabbit; Heart and blood vessels in cat, living frog and turtle, sheep, and dogfish shark; Urogenital system of male cat; Other parts of dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates; Fabrics of the animal body; Growth of animals and plants; Hydra; Genesis of animals· The Protozoa-animal taxonomy; Heredity in the pomage fly. Drawing: Orthographic projection; Perspective projection. Geometry: To Euclid: 8; to Apollonius: 5. Music: Intervals; Scales; Keys (the rest not yet planned in detail). Physics: Mechanics 15 (Archimedes, Galileo, Huygens, Newton); Surface tension, viscosity; Heat 4 (Joule, Fourier, etc.); Strength of materials 4 (Galileo); Light 14 (Newton, Huygens; telescope and microscope, diffraction and interference; spectra); Electricity 11 (Gilbert, Faraday, etc.). Chemistry: States of matter; Water-electrolysis, equivalent weight (Faraday); Conservation of mass, combustion, oxygen (Lavoisier); Hydrogen, acids; Combining proportions; Dalton's atomic theory; Gay-Lussac's law of volumes; Molecular weight; Avogadro's number; Dalton's law of partial pressures; Critical temperature; Diffusion; Osmosis; Sodium; Chlorine; Formulas; HCl; Valence; Hydroxides, ionization; Mendeleyev's Table; Colloids, atomic structure; Mass action; Equilibrium; Carbon compounds, paraffins, isomerism, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, sugars, etc.; Group of Periodic Table; Ammonia, proteins. THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the students the same year are reading the same books at the same time the same immediate preparation. This may be the week that "all Greek to me" look is on freshman faces they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the first assignment Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for four years divided according to subject matters and learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a tutorial. One afternoon a week each student spends three in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to each student attends a seminar in organized conversation discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two there are formal lectures. Nineteen or twenty hours per CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, and other activities such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary unit of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally on the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opinions, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his tutors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The dose organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. The annual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouraging this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A Hour 9 STUDENT'S CLASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Mon. Language Tutorial Tues. Language Tutorial Wed. Language Tutorial Thurs. Language Tutorial Fri. Sat: Language Tutorial 10 11 Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial 12 2 to 5 8 to 10 Laboratory for Juniors, Seniors Seminar Laboratory Laboratory for Freshmen, Sophomores (Lecture) for Juniors, Seniors Seminar Formal Lecture At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there are a considerable number of them that need new editions, and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following books have been reprinted: Plato: Phaedrus, in Greek and Latin Gospel According To St. John, in Greek and Latin Hippocrates: Selected Works Archimedes: Selected Works Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry Dalton: Chemical Philosophy Bernard: Experimental Medicine Fourier: Theory of Heat Virchow: Cellular Pathology THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the tim of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the com bination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learnin mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learn ing. This has come to mean in academic practice that th good teacher must be making original contributions to knowl edge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first prin ciples and making another application of them. Learning is co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when perso at different stages of comprehension work together. The typic learning situation at St. John's involves ten or twelve learner First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the write of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the hi point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and tal ing teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage of learni is somewhere between the author and the best student. The then follow the other students at distances proportional to th degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of class in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in min 37 following books have been translated for the first time English by members of the faculty: Apollonius: Conics Ptolemy: Almagest Augustine: On Music Scotus Erigena: The Division of Nature Grosseteste: On Light Oresme: On the Breadths of Forms Copernicus: On the Revolution of the Spheres Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Pico: On the Dignity of Man following books have been re-translated by members of the fy: Plato: Meno Plotinus: Fifth Ennead Aristotle: Physics, Books I-IV Bonaventure: Reduction of Arts to Theology Cantor: Transfinite Numbers �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laboratory. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. Making the actual reading schedule for the seminars for each year is a result of much faculty and student deliberation, and the reading schedule registers teaching and learning experiences from year to year. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruction. The present faculty has been selected by two criteria. For members of the previous faculty at St. John's, experience in teaching the elective system and capacities which promise well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the new program have guided the policy of reappointment. New members of the faculty have been chosen for their varying degrees of understanaing of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a well-balanced distribution of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for great diversities of interest, performance, and achievement, and there is ample room within it for individual choice and guidance. This fact permits and demands a longer period of adjustment and tentative judgment than in the regular elective system. It i.s assumed that each student has the required capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. 38 ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a dose and acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the dent's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the ''don rag" and the combined judgments of staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this the case academic standing is not determined by or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the of advice and planning both for the teachers and the 39 Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises IS required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS* The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Competence in the laboratory arts. Compe~ence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A readmg knowledge of at least two foreign languages. CL Appendix B, pg. 66. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester H oitrs Four Years One Year Language and Literature ................ 10 40 Mathematics and Science ................ 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ( ~ actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................ 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requiren1ents will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters, and in methods of instruction. Throughout the country there are regional boards which inspect the colleges in each region and rate their degrees. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools operates in this region. These Boards cannot put a college on the approved list until its educational product can be judged. Since there were no graduates of the new administration and program before June, 1941, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their :final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare n1inirnum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been made these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, 41 the common subject matter, and the intimate and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow det~iled and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we deal with other institutions on the basis to which they have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools, theological schools, business schools, schools of politics, and economics, and schools of education. There may be some doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal education for earning a living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fundamental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school g1:1aduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had long experience in preparing students for graduate work in these schools, and we have made a study of the essential needs in the natural sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the results of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curriculum keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. �42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyssey lEschylus: Oresteia Herodotus: History Sophocles: <Edipus Rex Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine and Airs, Waters, and Places Euripides: Medea Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds Aristarchus: On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and iVJ oon Plato: Dialogues Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics Archimedes: Selected Works Euclid: Elements Apollonius: Conics Cicero: On Duties Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Virgil: lEneid The Bible Epictetus: Moral Discourses Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Plutarch: Lives Tacitus: The History Ptolemy: il1athematical Composition Lucian: True History Galen: On the Natural Faculties Plotinus: Enneads Augustine: Confessions, On Music, Concerning the TeachM Justinian: Institutes Scotus Erigena: On the Division of Nature Song of Roland Saga of Burnt Njal Grosseteste: On Light Bonaventure: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology Aquinas: On Being and Essence, Treatise on God, Treatise on lvlan Dante: Divine Comedy Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Villon: Le Grand Testament Oresme: On the Breadths of Forms Pico dell a Mirandola: On the Dignity of Man Leonardo: Note Books Machiavelli: The Prince Erasmus: In Praise of Folly Rabelais: Gargantua Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Circles Calvin: Institutes Montaigne: Essays Gilbert: On the Loadstone Cervantes: Don Quixote Shakespeare: Hemy IV, Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Tempest Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart Corneille: Le Cid Gahieo: Two New Sciences Descartes: Geometry, Discourse on 111 et hod, Meditations Hobbes: Leviathan Boyle: Sceptical Chymist Moliere: Tartuffe CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pascal: Pensees Milton: Paradise Lost Racine: Phedre Grotius: Law of War and Peace Spinoza: Ethics . Newton: Principia Mathematica Locke: Second Treatise ?n Civil Government Huygens: Treatise on Light . Berkeley: Dialogues between Hy_las and Phzlonous Leibniz: Discoiirse on Metaphysics, M onadology Vico: Scienza Nuova Swift: Gidlivels Travels Hume: Treatise of Human Nature Montesquieu: Spirit of Laws Fielding: Torn ]ones . Voltaire: Candide, Micmmegas Rousseau: Social Contract . Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Smith: Wealth of Nations Kant: Critique of Pure Reason C01tstitution of the United States _ . , Federalist Papers Bentham: Principles of Morals and Legislation Lavoisier: Treatise on Chemistry Malthus: Principles of Population Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy Hegel: Science of Logic , . Coleridge: Biographza Literaria Fourier: Analytical Theory of Heat Goethe: Faust Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels Balzac: Pere Goriot Faraday: Experimental Researches in Electricity Schopenhauer: W arid as Will and Idea Peacock: Treatise on Algebra Thackeray: Henry Esrnond Dickens: Bleak House Boole: Laws of Thought Virchow: Celliilar Pathology Mill: On Liberty Darwin: Origin of Species Bernard: Introduction to Experi11iental Medicine h1«mdel: Experiments in Plant Hybridization Hamilton: Quaternions Riemann: Hypotheses of Geometry Dostoevski: The Possessed Matx: Capital Talstoi: War and Peace Dedekind: Essays on Niimbers Maxwell: Elect;icity and M agnetirni Flaubert: Bouvard and Pecuchet Ibsen: Ghosts, Rosmersholm Galton: Enquiries into the Human Mind and its Faculties Joule: Scientific Papers Clifford: Common Sense of the Exact Sciences James: Principles of Psychology Freud: Studies in Hysteria Cantor: Transfinite Numbers Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry Poincare: Science and Hypothesis Russell: Principles of M athem,atics Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry 43 �~ Cll >--l 0 ~ ~r ... = ""'" . .. ., "' .. ., "' ~ .. ., " ~ ., "'" "'" ~ I0"> "' ~ ""'" ~ ..., = g. ...... ~~~ n SU~-~ pJ C'tl ~;;:l:=J ~:s::s:~ g ir~g.i;i g:g. s -oo ~ '""''~ x~ = ~ ~ ~ en O> ,.. a: n A '<S ~q>~Cll<Q~~<~~~M~Q~O~~ "'· ~o ~ o i-o·"'"'·~ ..... fll ~~'"i ~'"i pJ o pJ ~ p.. ~-O"'rtiOnoo~OpJOQ '"i i::.: Q~sQg:>g>2'a"';;:JsO.~ ~ ~e>'cnpJ ~ ~ ... ::;·§:=(ti 0 g~aens~~g·=~s ;~~a = ~;-"= 1l ~ &Q·;; ... 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LahoratDf"'.'I es EUripides Aristophanes Lucian Virgil The Bible Dante BurntNjal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Cervantes Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Racine Grotius Corneille Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Voltaire Swift Goethe Fielding Coleridge Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi ckero • Lucretius Epictetus Pio tinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventure Thomas Aquinas Pico Pascal Spinoza F. Bacon Hobbes Locke Berkeley Hume Leibniz Kant Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Poincare James es Plutireh Tacitus Justinian Machiavelli Montesquieu Grotius Spinoza Calvin Hobbes Vi co Gibbon Locke Rousseau Gal ton Bentham Mill Freud Adam Smith U. S. Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx E1lclid Nicomachus Aristarehus Apollonius Archimedes Ptolemy Descartes Newton Leibniz Peacock Lobachevski Hamilton Fourier Boole Riemann Cantor Dedekind Hilbert Russell Veblen & Young Hippocrates Aristarchus Archimedes Ptolemy Galen Grosseteste Copernicus Leonardo Oresme Galileo Kepler Harvey Gilbert Newton Huygens Boyle Lavoisier Fourier Dalton Clifford Faraday Darwin Maxwell Joule Virchow Bernard Mendel Freud James (Three hours per week for first and second years; six hours per week for third and fourth years) Graphical Constructions Instruments Crucial Experiments Concrete Problems (Presented and brought up to date in Laboratory Manuals) ~ 0 § i:zj 0 ~ Cll ;1 ._ ~ (I) ~ t-< M Q i:zj ~ �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES 47 development of new skills which in turn add to the vigor of the curricular work. Since 1939 athletics at St. John's have been organized on an discipline and develop his native powers, and at the same intramural basis with active participation by more than eightylearn how to associate with other people in such a five per cent of the student body.* With the aid of student continue this development throughout life. Not athletic scholars who are experts in sports, the St. John's curriculum at St. John's, but the arrangements for Athletic Director carries on a series of individual and team and extra-curricular activities as well, are ordered sports throughou~ the entire y~ar. The athletic facilities inpurpose. clude a well-eqmpped gymnasmm, two large playing fields, tenn is courts surfaced for all weather playing, and a College . Activities h · ·1· d" h" boathouse wit six sa1 mg mg 1es, a sailing sloop, and coordiIt is no paradox, in view of the above, to say that the facilities for water sports. Excellence of performance in purpose of extracurricular activities is amusement and a wide variety of sports including sailing, tennis, handball, tion. Men can work in order to play, or they can play in ~-·~~""'"' badminton, boxing, swimming, baseball, basketball, to work. The hard work of the curriculum would be lacrosse, and track is the instructional ideal and is if it were looked upon as a drudgery to be endured until through a number of individual and team awards. was possible to get away to the movies. Unless a student in the athletic program is required only upon be helped through to the stage in which he finds actual by the College Physician. ment in the use of the powers he is developing, his Extracurricular music complements the musical part of the will be too slow for profit. curriculum. Curricular music includes formal lectures In a community where people relax in order to be on music, group readings and seminar discussions of musical work better the amusement must be primarily amusing laboratory practice with stringed instruments, and not merely disguised instruction. However, in order to which take up part of the time otherwise devoted to amusing at all college activities have to be proportioned lectures. The extracurricular music program makes the expanding abilities of the members. Forms of to a maximum number of students the opportunity that involve disuse of developing powers, rather than the necessary personal habits for the enjoyment of use, tend to be dull rather than amusing. Activities large orchestral and choral groups composed to derive some vitality from the work they support of the College and residents of Annapolis and the degenerate into mere time-killers. territory meet regularly under the leadership of The general policy of the College is to encourage Director of Music, and give a number of contaneous group activity that shows promise of a · the College year. The Reverdy Johnson House to the life of the community. The College cooperates in campus is a music center, containing a well-stocked financing of those activities that require expenditures; of recordings,. sheet music and scores, a recording advice is given where necessary to the smooth functioning an automatic phonograph, a grand piano and a the activity. of orchestral instruments. Elsewhere on the' campus and phonographs available for student use. Music and Gymnastic Activities Music and athletics seem to furnish the clearest :,c.:,J)oJme student activities are really an extension of the curfor extracurricular activities at St. John's. The recreation for example, the Theology Club in which students relaxation furnished by athletics and music also result in =--"'""~~~- A college should be a community in which the student 46 for the elimination of intercollegiate competition from the College are set out in detail in Appendix C. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and faculty pursue in greater detail problems rai~ed by th seminar discussions of philosophical and theological work· Other groups represent similar specialized pursuits in politic, law, medicine. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspap which reports and comments on the event~ in the commun.it The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly public tion which departs radically from the conventional year boo, format. In its present form it is a magazine who~e purpose to recapitulate and summarize the past academic year: T King William Players serve as a center for the re.a~i?g drama and poetry in general, as well as for the activities play production. In preparation for the spring of 1942 Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, as a joint undertaking of the drama and musical groups. The Variety Club, specialists in libel and slander, prese an annual comic revue satirizing the faculty and the Colle program, or other matters of curren~ interest. The Cotilli Club presents a series of formal and mformal dances throu out the year, including eight popular motion pictures, follo . by dancing to recorded music and Coffee Shop table servi around the dance floor. The Film Club organized in 1941, has presented a ser" of the outstandin~ foreign and domestic film production the "classics" of cinematic art. As supports for an active social life, the College ~rovide complete central social unit which consists of a Readmg Ro supplied with magazines and newspapers, a Coffee Shop, a a Book Shop for the use of the whole College. In additi there are smaller social quarters in each dormitory u equipped with radios, ping pong tables and comfortable fll;r ture. By providing these facilities the College authont expect to foster in the students a recognition of the responsibility for their own human welfare. Residence St. John's College is situated on the edge of the seventee century seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a. pop tion of about fifteen thousand people who are occupied fishing and shipping in the harbor, with the training of CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 49 shipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of ¥aryland from the state government offices, and with the ~ifteral education of young men in St. John's College. A cer.· number of retired naval officers and men of business live tates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. e College has ten buildings on a tract of twenty-six acres. of these buildings are for student residence, two of them as dormitories, and three originally used as residences ministrative officers of the College. These five buildings ow furnished as residence halls for students on a plan for . unit College communities, each with a small-scale unit dent government within the common life of the College. attempt is made to relate the grouping of students in the to their seminar groups and their athletic teams. These tegrated communities within the larger college comteach the incoming student to accept and enforce ts upon himself and also to make proper use of the d support that other students can give him in his colLower class dormitory units will be under the superresident faculty members beginning with the 1942-43 dents not living at home are required to live in the 'buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining ormitory room is provided with the necessary furniding a single bed with mattress, pillow, pillow cover read, a chest of drawers, book shelves, Venetian window shades, a study table, chairs, lamp, and a :et. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supe student, as are also such decorations as window rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. t should consult his prospective roommate, if any, n good taste in planning room decoration. Freshquently assigned to single occupancy rooms. ts should apply for rooms before they leave for vacation. Application blanks may be obtained nager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Stu. h to room together should file joint applications. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 50 New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively from the Assistant Dean's office as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted. Rooms in dormitories may not be occupied during vacations except by special permission. The dormitories will be open for occupancy in September as follows: For upperclassmen taking Annual Written Examinations from noon of the day before the Examination days. For freshmen from noon of the second day before registration day. For definite dates in 1942 see the College Calendar. The College maintains the care of the dormitories. are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is calle · Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, a the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormito room and furniture which have been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is · offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. The Dining Hall The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dinir Hali and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanc diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. T Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, exce for single holidays; it will be open beginning with the eveni CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 51 meal ~f the day before examinations in Septemb . fast will be served on the mornino- of the firs(· d er,fonhly break"' ay o t e Ch . mas recess, and only supper will be served 0 h ~ist. h . n t e day JU 8 t prece dmg t e resumpt10n of classes· a similar 8 h d l . . ' c e u e will be observe d bef ore an d after the Sprmg recess. ~ Infirmary Service J?. ~ully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the Colle e It is m charge of the College Physician ' a tra;ned nurse an gd. • . stu dent assrntants. ' The College Physician holds office hours each d ay at t h e . In fi rmary. D urmg these hours his services are free to th · ose who have pa1'd t helf regular College fees. Medical services rendered by other~ than members of. t~e . C?llege Infirmary staff, whether for sICkness or for athletic m3unes, are not aid for by the College. p Any illnes~ must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffermg from contagious or infectious diseasps t "d . I I fi ~ mus t~s.1 e m t 1e n rmary until discharged by the College Phys1c1an. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. �HOW TO APPLY FOR CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADMISSIOJ',~ General* The revolution which reestablished the liberal arts curriculum in St. John's College in 1937 was a movement i?. t~e Republic of Education which anticipated the c.urrent cr.1s1s m world history. When the liberal arts were remstated m the College, it was known that many of the contemporary educ~­ tional conventions do not promote the most successful pursmt of the liberal arts but the difficulty of the immediate task that faced the Colleg~, that of putting a liberal curriculum ~nto operation, made advisable the postponement of the solut10ns of some of the more extrinsic problems. The war has heightened the necessity ~hat already .existed of making the revision in entranc~ reqmr~men~s wh1~h .has been obviously implied by the curnculum smce its begmmng. The admission procedure which is described below should be understood as the solution to two problems: (1) that of selecting students properly prepared to pursue the St. John's curriculum, and (2) that of making it possible for . studen~s to ~o.mplete t~elf liberal education before being called mto military service. Application Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in whic~ he hopes to enter. T~e application form, supplied by the Registrar upon reques~, will give several alternatives of time and. place for th~ t~king ~f admission examinations, and the candidate should md1cate his choice of the alternatives on the form. The candidate should also furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. When the completed application form is submitted, the Reo-istrar will make arrangements for the candidate to take the0 entrance examinations, and will write directly to the principal of the candidate's school for a ;ecommendation o~ the< student and a transcript of the student s record. The Registrar also writes to other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as the entrance examinations have been marked and all the credentials have been se*Cf. Appendix D. The College and the War. 52 53 cure?, the .candidate's reco.rd is considere~ and appraised. The applicant is promptly notified of the act10n taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in arrangino- for the examinations and in securing the proper credentials,0 it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, be submitted early, preferably before February first. Entrance Examinations The entrance examinations will supply the Admissions Committee with evidence of two sorts: ( 1) Of the candidate's degree of achievement in the disciplines tested, and (2) Of the candidate's ability to solve problems new to him. The candidate will take examinations in arithmetic, geometry, algebra, English grami;nar and compositi.on, .and in one foreign language. The foreign language exammat10n may be taken in Latin, French, German or Spanish. (Other institutional changes made necessary by the acceptance of younger students are discussed under "Residence and Activities" on page 49.) . ,. , Graduation from high school is not necessary to a candidate s in the examinations; neither does high school graduation guarantee his success. Average ability and two years of proper high school training should be the candidate's guide deciding when he wishes to take the examinations. The College will arrange for the examinations to be taken several different times during the year, and, if possible, at secondary school which the candidate is attending. The , "'""'""". '" will also be given at the College in Annapolis Spring Vacation, and about June first and September each year. The Registrar will announce specific dates. the candidate is not in attendance at a school and it is for him to take the examinations at the College, · arrangements will be made by the Registrar. The candite's application should be accompanied by the examination of $5.00. (See page 54.) from Other Colleges who wish to transfer to the St. John's program must as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced in the program is granted for other college credits. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGt FEES College Finance It is the aim of St. John's College to establish its fees for tuition and residences at a figure which will approximate as closely as possible the actual cost of furnishing tuition, board and room, and meeting the administrative and other operating expenses of the College. St. John's College adopted this principle and established the fee for residence and tuition at $1,000 for students entering the College in the fall of 1941. This fee will be continued for the classes entering in 1942 and thereafter unless, in following years, the College may be forced to alter this fee by conditions of war and rising costs. By setting its student fees at approximate operating cost, the College has freed other sources of income, principally support by private individuals and by the public through state appropriations for two purposes: financial aid to the students who are not able to pay the full cost, and additions and improvements to College land, buildings, and equipment. The various other fixed charges for attendance at St. John's are listed in the following paragraphs. In figuring the budget for the academic year, each student should include additional items for books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $35 per year. These fees are payable in full on registr t' . • ·•.· 'f . . a ion or, i pre ferre d' m t h ree mstallments: one-half In Septe~b er . . .. one-fourth on December 28 and th . ~n reg1strat10n, March 15. ' e remammg fourth on On. registering, the student must showmg that fees have been paid arrangements have been made in classes, dormitories, the dining hall infirmary. ' procure a Treasu ' or that suitable rer s ca.rd order t b d ~nancial the libr:ry e a mit~ed to ' gymnasmm or Payment of Bills Bills for College fees are presented directly to th d d h d . .. e stu ent an t e stu ent assumes responsibility for their ' the dates due. payment on Caution Money Each stud.ent ~ust make a deposit of $10.00 with the Treasurer on reg1strat10n, subject to charges for laboratory breakge a?d damage to. Co~lege property. The amount of this posit must be mam~amed a~ all times during the session. refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student on reque.st after the end of any session or after withdrawal gr~duati?n ~rom College. Except for the caution money osit, which 1s refundable at the close of the college ear College has no extra fees. y ' Entrance Examination Fee .£erred Payment of Fees For each applicant taking entrance examinations for admission to St. John's College, a $5.00 fee is payable to the College on request for examination. This fee is charged to cover the expense of giving the examination; it will not be refunded, nor will it be deducted from other fees. here is available to those students and their parents who unable to meet the College fees in accordance with the ar sc?edule a ?eferred tuition plan, which provides for m~nt m equ~l m~tallments during the College year, in mstances? eight mstallments. This deferred tuition pay.method 1s handled through "Tuition Plan Inc " I·h , ., a cor1on w uc offers this service to many schools and colleges ?out the country. The plan is put into effect by a consigned by the parent o! guardian of the student and by .0 Ilege, and ~andled entirely by "Tuition Plan, Inc." The nal cost 1s four per cent of the amount financed um charge one dollar. ' Annual Fees For students entering the College m 1942, the total fixe charges for each year are as follows: Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 400.00 Total ......................... $1,000.00 54 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FINANCIAL College Aid Students unable to pay the full cost of their education apply for aid out of the Student Aid Fund of the College. These students, therefore, obtain the money to pay the full cost of their membership in the College from two sources: first, from sources in their local communities, their families, friends, and relatives; secondly, from sources rnade available through the College. The student who receives a grant of aid from the College obtains the grant on condition of his acceptance and satisfactory performance of an assignment of work for the College. Students are assigned to jobs for which they appear to be suited and under conditions which will not, in the opinion of the Committee on Aid, interfere with their studies. Students working for the College turn over their salaries as a contribution to the Scholarship Fund and therefore toward the payment of their own expenses. Students applying for College aid must exhaust all possible sources in their local communities and show on their application blanks that they have done so. This is essential because the Committee on Aid must consider each application as an appeal through the College to a donor unknown to the applicant for assistance in seeing the applicant through College. The Committee on Aid will reject applications which do not show clearly that all local sources have been thoroughly canvassed. In accepting any application, the Committee is in fact undertaking to present the applicant's case to potential donors who are strangers to the applicant. Acceptance of an application is therefore a judgment that the case presented is one which vvill be vvorthy of a stranger's contribution. The Committee subjects each case to a thorough investigation and it is therefore necessary that the blank be filled out fully, clearly, and accurately, and with sufficient detail to enable a judgment to be made. All students hold scholarships and ether forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. Application for aid should be nude at the time the formal application for admission is forwarded to the Registrar. 56 To one student from each county of Maryla d d f each of t~e legislative districts of Baltimore C1'ty na "an r~ml senatona h 0·Ia rs h 1P" -prov1·d·mg free tuition ' b oar d, an d, room rentsc · 1s given every four years. A Candidates for these scholarships residing in All Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester Garrett Kent Q eganyA, n~e St . Mary' s, or W~s h'mgton Counties, or ' Baltimoreueen should ' ' nne s Cit apply to the Registrar of the College for inform t. y, d" the competitive examination., candidates res1.d.mgI~n rehgar mg a m t e other . h ld . counties s fou h'apply to their re"pect1· ve county B oards of • . " Ei ,aucation or t 1s mformation. These scholarships do not provide for b oo k s, Ia b oratory m. . C strnments, or autwn Money. TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryla d d feach of th e l eg1s l at1ve d.istncts of Baltimore c·tn an .. · · · " 1om 1 scholarsh·lp " -prov1 mg f ree tmt10n-is o-iven every fo tmt10n ·d· . . y, a C d'd f h t> ur years Aru~~e{ aCtels or t ese scholarships residing in Allegany, Ann~ ' avert, Dorchester, Garrett Kent Queen A ' St . Mary' s, or W~s hmgton C ounties, or ' Baltimore Cit should · , nne s apply to the Registrar of the College for informat· y, d' the co ~. . . . wn regar mg .mpeut1ve exammatwn; candidates residino- in th th counties should ~Pp l Y to t. e1r respective county Boards er h · b e o of . f Ed ucat10n or this mformat10n. These s~~olarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tmt1on. SCHOLARSHIPS A WARDED BY THE COLLEGE THE PHILIP A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP Ph\? bAe aMwarded · 11 P · annually the income from $10 000 the gift of yers, II, Class of 1938. ' ' THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE ScHoLARSHIP To be awar-d ed m tmt10n, the mcome from $6 000 th b · · · · ' ' e eof Mrs Ann M D R hl . C. Ro~hle. a . . oe e, m memory of her son �58 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of $30.00 to be applied to the cost of tuition. THE FRIEDRICH JONATHAN voN ScHWERDTNER ScHoLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income from the bequest offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship is applied to tuition and residence fees, in accordance with the needs of the student selected, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIP OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1941-42 the Colonial Dames of America awarded a scholarship amounting to $250.00 at St. John's College to Mr. Richard Devan, Class of 1944. Applicants for this scholarship are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. These scholarships are awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. 59 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX A A SHORT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 called King William's School and managed b . . ·. . d d · ' Y certain trustees nomrnate ' an appomted by your sacred majesty. . ' Laws of Maryland, Session of July 1-9, 1696. 1776 a liberal arts ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE is andsmall been so since college for men. It is non-denominational, has its founding. It Accord_ing to tradition_ King William's School was used shop durmg the Revolut10nary VVar. as a gun- has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1781· 1696 S4t. JfohMn's Cl olldege chartered by the General Assembly Sta Le o ary an : of the King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2, fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . .. Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. II. AND MAY h BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 60 h WH~RE_As, Insti~utions for the liberal education of youth in of Vlftue, ~now~edge and useful literature are of e lb est :nefit to society, m order to train up and prepetuate. a succession of able and honest men for dis char in h vartrs offices and duti~s of life, both civil and relio-io~s gw~t~ use u ness a.nd reputat10n, and such institutions ~f le~rnin havdebaccordmgly been promoted and encouraged by the wises~ an est regulated States: ~he ~~!~cipl~s Be it enacted, by the. General Assembly of Maryland, That a col~ege or gene~al semmary of learning, by the name of Saint {oh? s, be established on the said Western Shore upon th f l~'.v,mg ,!undame?tal ~nd inviolable principles, ~amely: ~r~t Saia co11ege shall be tounded and maintained forever , most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of ' ulp~n a de · · h 1 every re igwus nommat10n, w o snall ~e freely admitted to equal rivile es 3{;d a~~antages of. educat10n? and to all the literary honorsgof t e _co ege, ac~o:dmg to .t~e1r merit, without requiring or enforcmg any rel~g10us or civil test, or without their attend upon any particular religious worship or service other :~ce what the.Y have b~en educated in, or have the ~onsent a~~ ap~r~bat1on of .the1r. parents ~r guardians to attend; nor shall prererence be given m the choice of a principal v1"ce . . l or ti . f , -pnnc1pa o 1eI pro essor, master or tutor in the sa"d II ' , f h· · ' ' I co ege, on :ccoum o . IS particular religious profession, having re ard ~olely to his moral character and literary abilities and o~h necessary qualifications to fill the place for which 'he shall ~~ chosen . . . . . The petition for this Charter was siimed b ''rll others. o Y 'V 1 iam Paca '' Signer of the Declaration of Independence. * and �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 62 The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: William West, D. D. Thomas J. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase * John Thomas Thomas Stone * Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings James Brice John Allen Thomas Gustavus R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richard Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton * Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Carroll, D. D. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation o~ George ~ashington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Wash1.ngton. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, nephews of George Washmgton, were also students at the College. 1835 Curriculum during the Principalship of the Reverend Hector Humphreys. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, Master of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washington visits St. John's College. To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincere!)' hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, 63 April 17, 1791. First Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Mathematics Algebra Third Year Greek Minor Poets Latin Tacitus Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry Conic Sections Chemistry Natural Philosophy Elements of Criticism Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Fourth Year Latin Horace Natural Philosophy Logic Astronomy Geology Civil Engineering American History Political Economy Natural Theology English Composition and Declamation in all four years. Modem Languages by special arrangement in addition. " Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 5 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 65 1886-1923 1868 Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling.. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero Livy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato JEschylus Thucydides Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature Fourth Year Lectures in Philosophy Greek and Social Science on: Plato Plato Aristotle Aristotle Aristophanes Augustine Demosthenes Thomas Aquinas Latin Vi co Tacitus Descartes Lucretius Bacon Persius Bossuet Quintilian Pascal English Paley Authors of 13th, 14th, Locke and 15th Centuries Spinoza Mathematics Montesquieu Analytic Geometry Kant Calculus De Tocqueville Mechanics Adam Smith Natural Philosophy Fichte Astronomy Hegel Logic Buckle Evidence of Christianity Lecky Malthus Mill Butler Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. l. 2. 3. 4. Classical Course leading to the B. A. Degree Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day, �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX B THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Preamble Just as institutions are necessary for the ca~rying on of ~e~ning, although these very institutions may become its great~st ~un .ranc~ throucrh time's dullness and unwise direction, so any 11'.stltutt~ ~ learni~g must require of its students certain marks ~nd s1g1£8 ~ eir attainments and progress no matter how much misuse 0 sue requirements has often prevented any true progress at a~l, ai:d belve~ their use must entail care. And such reqmrements are _mevit~ e 1 an institution is to pronounce public judgment upon its stu ents, that is to grant degrees. fi ffi · 11 The' original title of Bachelor of Arts sigi:ified the rst o. _c1a ~ recocrnized stage of competence in the seven liberal .arts and sciences. ra~mar rhetoric logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astror:omy. ~he St.john's de~ree of Bachelor of Arts signifies ~oi;npe~ence m the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. This 1mp~1es: . ° Degrees 1. Knowledge of the contents of the rehqml"redlbooks m the lh~1~s 2. Competence in mathematics throug t 1e e _ementary ca c · 3. A reading knowledge of at least two f?r~1gn languages. 4. Three hundred hours of laboratory trammg. Now since students are of different capacities, and since co~leges of libe;al arts, of all institutions of learning, are called up~n to Judge t only of the attainments of their students but also of their progress, fro therefore seems wise that St. John's College offer three _degrees: namely, the degree of bachelor of arts, first, s~cond, an~ ~hird. f T~e first to be awarded to those students who, m the opm10n o t e faculty, are judged satisfactory on bot~ .of these counts, and c~pab~e of ursuing their work in Law, Med1cme and Theo~ogy or m t e gra~uate schools of language and literature, ma~hematlcs, the ~a~ral sriences and logic and metaphysics. The third to be awar e . to those st~dents who, in the opinion of the faculty, have m~~e sufficient ·n the intellectual virtues to warrant recogmt1on by the procrress l · · l I t coll~ge, but on whose actual powers of operat10n I? t 1e severa a_r s and sciences and therefore on whose actual capacity for adv:ancmg further in professional or graduate schools, the faculty declm~s to make a final judgment. The second degree represents a less emment case of the first. d f In awarding degrees, the faculty must ~et up_ ways_ an means o. if:r~.& r"''.l"hing decisions To this end the followmg st1pulat10ns are m_ade. the end of his third year, the student n_iust stand fo_ur wntt~n ~x~~t~~~ enabling examinations, one in language, one m mathematics, _two. m tions laboratory, theoretical and operational, and one oral exammat10n -At 66 67 on seminar reading. These examinations are given normally in September of the fourth year, although the student has the right to demand them in June of the third year. These examinations are largely technical in character. But the technique required must be at all times related to the whole body of the liberal arts and to appropriate subject matters. This relatedness is formally guaranteed by basing the enabling examinations on a list of books named in Appendix I. The examination in language covers specifically a reading knowledge of two of the four languages (the examination in German would of course be given at the end of the fourth year), general questions of grammar of all four languages, and logic. The mathematics examination covers specifically simple operations in geometry, conics, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and in the differential calculus. The examination in laboratory covers specifically the analysis and operation of certain important instruments to be named in Appendix I, p. 68. After having taken his enabling examinations, the student may Petition petition the faculty to accept him as a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts, to be granted at the end of his fourth year. The faculty through a committee then examines the student's record up to the time of the petition together with his performance on the enabling examinations. It may make one of three judgments: either ( 1) the student is accepted as a candidate for the degree, or ( 2) he is not accepted but allowed to finish the four years of college work, or ( 3 ) he is dismissed from the college. In examining a student's record the committee of the faculty especially named for this purpose is at liberty to question the tutors and seminar leaders of the student both past and present, and the student himself, as well as the formal judgment preserved in the way of term marks or examination grades, or any examination papers or yearly theses at hand. It would be a general principle that the faculty not accept as a candidate for the degree any student who had consistently neglected and ignored or had consistently failed in any of the essential divisions of the first three years' program; that is, either language and literature, or the liberal arts, or mathematics and the natural sciences. But the faculty committee, although refusing to accept a student as a candidate for the degree, may judge the student capable of benefiting from the fourth year's work without detriment to the college community. Any student accepted as a candidate for a degree or allowed to "'' . remain the fourth year must then indicate a subject for a thesis, to (general) be agreed upon by the faculty, to be written during his fourth year, and to be presented and defended satisfactorily by him prior to the granting of the degree. While the degree can not be granted before .,ij,fit'31§ �68 Thesis (particu· Jar) Examin~ ing Board the end of the fourth year, the student may request more time to prepare and submit his thesis for the approval of the faculty. He may even request permission to return to the college for a fifth "fe~r, attending what tutorials, laboratories, and seminars he pleases w1thm the limits of college discipline. The student will choose, and the faculty will accept, a subject for thesis with an eye to all the first three years' work and to all the required reading of the fourth year, and not as a piece of specialized research or contribution to knowledge. For the year 1941-42 the Instruction Committee will act as an Examining Board. The duties of the Examining Board are as follows: 1. To formulate and administer the Enabling Examinations which are to be given in September. 2. To accept and approve projects for the final thesis. Such projects must be prepared and formulated by each candidate with the help of a faculty adviser. 3. To approve and accept the final thesis and administer the final examination and recommend candidates for degrees. The present members of the Instruction Committee are: Buchanan, Chairman, ex officio Barr, ex officio Bayliff Comenetz Taliaferro Kieffer Klein Scofield APPENDIX I As stated abo".'e, the examinatio? in laboratory will cover specifically the operat10i: an~ e~planat10n of certain important instru-· men ts. The followmg list is arranged under three headings: Elem~nts? Sc.opes, and Meters. One fundamental way of classifying sc1ent1fic mstruments is into two kinds: scopes and meters The scopes are aids to observation and the meters are aids to me asurement. With the former, distinctions of a qualitative kind can be ma~e, such as between m~re and less, up and down, straight and not ~tra1ght. 1:he latter pern:-1t. us to r.nake quantitative judgments, that rs, to associate through s1m1lar rat10s some one of a series of numbers with t?e thing observed. Often the same piece of apparatus can be used either as a scope or as a meter. The elements are certain devices not scientific instruments themselves, which enter into the construe~ tion of different instruments. 0 Elements Solids Crystals Fluids Gases Lever Inclined plane Screw Pulley Floating body Spring Pendulum Magnet Mirror Lens Prism Grating The books of the first three years on which the Enabling Examinations are to be focussed are the following: Texts studied in Tutorial Meno Organ on Confessions De Ente et Essentia Le Cid Tartuffe Les Pensees Euclid Apollonius Ptolemy Newton Descartes Boole Archimedes Galileo Texts studied in Seminar Iliad Repl'blic Timaeus CEdipus Poetics Physics Divine Comedy Don Quixote Hamlet King Lear The Tempest Wealth of Nations Federalist Papers Galen Harvey Lavoisier 69 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Scopes Straight edge Plumb line, gnomon Compasses, divider Tuning fork Electroscope Telescope Microscope Oscilloscope Stroboscope Meters Scale Ruler Balance with set of weights Spring balance Strength-of-materials testing machine Water clock Barometer Sonometer Disk siren with clock and counter Thermometer Magnetic compass Coulombmeter Tangent galvanometer Dioptra Astrolabe Micrometer microscope Spectrometer with minimum deviation prism The ex~mination in laboratory will be in two parts. In one the will be asked to make certain observations and measurements with _some of the above instruments, and in the other to answer 9uest10ns on the theory and application of some of the elements and mstruments. The references for this examination are the mimeographed laboratory notes and the student's written reports of the first three years, as well as the scientific books among the texts named above. st~dent �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX C ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RADIO PROGRAMS. SERIES II, NO. 3 By STRINGFELLOW BARR, President From Station WFBR in Baltimore, Nov. 20, 1938 I propose to discus~ an important step which St. John's <;ollel;Se has taken within the past ten days. Many of those who are hstemng to me, including alumni members of the College, will by now .a~most certainly have been told by somebody that the Colleg~ adm1mstration has abolished athletics. Those who believed this statement should it seems to me, be gravely disturbed. I think I ought promp~ly to disabuse them. To keep the record straigh_t, I shall therefore first state the facts. Athletics have not been abolished, but the College has decided that after the close of the present a~adem_ic session athletic facilities will be increased and at the same time will be placed on a strictly intramural basis. I am explaining tonight why significant changes have been announced in the athletic system at St. John's, to take effect next September; but in explaining these changes I am discussing liberal education in a democracy. The system of intercollegiate athletics which has developed during the past twenty years will no longer support the prii:ne purpos~ of, a liberal college. I suppose I ought to have foreseen this. But I d1di; t. Certainly, there have been enough Carnegie reports, enough magazme articles by candid writers like John Tunis to convince men o~ my generation that we are sheer sentimentalists and i~noramuses 1f we suppose that intercollegiate athletics are the same thmg we remember from twenty years back. They do things better now, with rose bowls, cotton bowls, and sugar bowls; with costly equipment, transcontinental journeys, and big money; with costly coaches and costly quarterbacks. I knew all this. The first thing I learned about athletics on arrival at St. John's was that we were booked to play our unnatural rivals, Army and N. Y. U.-in an effort to keep down the hio-h cost of modern athletics by earning a good "gate." But still I th~ught it might be possible to adapt intercolleg~ate a~hletics to educational ends, to pare down schedules, to dedme with thanks such games as Army and N. Y. U., and to protect the coaches from criticism if they lost games by refusing to hire athletes. I was mistaken. The thing that taught me I was mistaken was what happened when intercoliegiate athletics collided with a curriculum that really required work. Yet I should have known ~his by an~logy. I ha~ known countless students who withdrew from mtercolleg1ate athletics when they entered medical or other professional work. They withdrew 70 71 because they knew, along with everybody else, that you have to study to earn an M. D. while ordinarily you don't have to study to earn a B. A. The undergraduate fills in his idle time with athletics w?ich at its most professi?nalized is a lot better thing to fill idle tim~ :v1th ~han some other thmgs I know. But suppose there isn't any idle tune? Suppose there is just enough leisure time for healthful outdoor games? Then every athletic trip becomes a crisis and not w~at is k_nown as an "athletic excuse." For students who are really domg senous work know without being told that you can't "make up" for something you should have learned but didn't by using the . ' magic wor d " excuse. " A n excuse may square you with the Dean. It won't convert ignorance into knowledge. There is no reason on this round earth why securing a liberal education in an undergraduate college_ sh~uld be ~ less serious business than acquiring a medical educat10n m a medical school. But if it is a serious business, then it had better steer dear of another very serious business indeed a highly organized "big" business, intercollegiate athletics~ For this big business has its own exigencies: those who won't meet them had better keep out. . !ha~ big busi?ess substitutes spectator psychosis for actual part1c1pat10n'. cheermg sections for playing teams, an orgy of sportsg~ods eqmpment for costumes fit to have fun in, large business staffs with long-term schedules for the old-time impromptu challenge of natu_ral antagonists, monotonous physical drill for learning to play by playmg, pressure from fellow-students for zest to play, the exhibitionism of star performers for the satisfaction of playing well because it is more fun to play a game well than badly. The sum total of these things is _hysteria, lost motion, the death of the amateur spirit, and ~n athletic system _that competes with study instead of supplementmg and strengthemng it. We have all known these things for years unless we have been ostriches or Rip Van Winkles. But I repeat, 'they don't prove fatal so long as undergraduate education is run in low gear. In fact I sh?uld insist again that,_ so long as education is run in low gear, th~se thmgs are better than idleness. But there is something better still and that something is amateur athletics amateur athletics of ~ quality no college can achieve so long as 'it is meshed in with the new kind of athletics, the big-business kind. The educational program now going on at St. John's must have the support of amateur athletics. It must have it, because amateur athletics is rich in terms ?f h~alth, recre_ati~n, skill, and co-ordination. To get that support, it will expand Its mtramural athletics. More varieties of sport will be offered and more facilities. Our colleges are often abusively called country clubs. I want to see St. John's offer the sort of athletic facilities a good country club offers. Every game we now play we �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE shall continue to play, except that the six·-man football we started this year will replace the standard game. In addition we want t~ expand water sports, with particular emphasis on sailing. The alumm have already given us one sailboat; we shall acquire five more. Finally, it is essential, not only that games be played at the C~llege but that they be well played. A tutor with wide athletic expenen_ce will be placed in charge, but he will need a number of stu~ent assistants. To secure good assistants, we propose to offer athletic scholarships. In my own limited experience, this will be the first legitirr_iate use to which athletic scholarships have been put by an Amencan college. I think you may rest assured there will be plenty of excellent candidates. I hope you will help me find the best candidates. Sooner or later I hope sooner, the present system of semi-professionalized intercohegiate athletics will hang itself. When it does, the problems that caused us to take our present stand will disappear. When it does we shall doubtless play games with other colleges as naturally as ;uch games were once played. Meanwhile athl~tics at St. John's will be for the student, not the student for athletics. APPENDIX D THE COLLEGE AND THE WAR When men and institutions are trying to find their places and duties in a world that is wholly at war, it is easy and tempting to follow the orator who says that a liberal college is one of the things we are fighting for and to conclude from that sentiment that a college should singlemindedly pursue education as usual. There is a matter of principle in this that should not be forgotten, namely that liberal education is one of the fundamental and necessary processes of human life and that it should therefore never be given up or neglected. It was the recognition of this in the dark years immediately preceding this war that gave birth to the radical revision and reconstruction of the liberal arts that St. John's College alone pursues. What we are doing here can now be clearly seen as a definite part of the world-wide attempt to rediscover and revive the processes of good government and human freedom. We have good company in this enterprise that we did not have five years ago. On the other hand, it would be errant folly to assume that this fundamental task is our sole responsibility during the war itself. Education as usual is as impossible a slogan as Business as usual. We have for several years known this and have been planning and operating with the extreme contingencies in mind. It has been decided by the Secretary of the Navy that we need not give up the campus and buildings of the College for the use of the Naval Academy, that we should not give up any part of the campus for so-called Defense Housing. We ourselves have decided that we should not turn over our educational processes to military training nor to emergency courses in the democratic way of life. The Federal Government has decided that the colleges should not be used primarily for military or pre-military training except where they are specially fitted to turn themselves completely and efficiently to that purpose. Our adjustments and our contribution must be of another sort, but since they may have to be drastic and radical before we see the end of the present emergency, we have thought it wise to state the principles of sound liberal education so that we can at all times measure our divergence from them and reassure ourselves of the soundness of what we are doing. In this way it may be possible to discover in the straitened circumstances unexpected ways and means of fulfilling the permanent needs of this country for universal liberal training. The following articles of hope and faith are implied 73 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE by the faith and hope of the founding fathers of this Republ~c; we at St. John's College have been applying them in the operat10n of our program of study; we shall conti?ue to apply them as far as the circumstances of the emergency will allow. also to the problem that all colleges will have to face, if permanent conscription becomes the law of the land. The liberal colleges will then discover with us that their correct position in the system of public education parallels the Gymnasium and Lycee of European tradition. So much can be said about the essential adjustments. In addition there are further problems that arise from routine matters of institutional safety and morale. These divide themselves into two kinds, those of civilian defense and those of pre-military training for students who will be subject to military service in the near future. Civilian defense presents an acute problem to the College. We are near the Naval Academy and therefore share both their dangers and their protection from possible enemy action. The local civilian defense authorities collaborate with the Academy and therefore have a sense of security. Such confidence may prove misleading. We therefore plan to develop our own resources for our own defense activities and to be ready for service for the surrounding community. We are therefore doing all that is in our power and ingenuity to organize first aid, air raid warden service, and the other necessities that go with these. We are organizing the whole College into units of special training and service along these lines. In the spring of 1941 we proposed to the War Department that they approve of a scheme for universal training of students in liberal colleges in the operation, maintenance and repair of gas engines of all types. At that time and until now the War Department has not had personnel sufficient to oversee the consequences of the official approval that they would like to give. On the other hand, there is approval of the idea and encouragement for individual institutions who will take the initiative. We are setting up such courses open to all students. The equipment is hard to get, but we are making good headway. Since this is not adequate, we are turning to other similar trainings. The College now owns one aeroplane for use in training students in the groundwork of maintenance and repair. Another group of students have organized classes in radio operation, maintenance and repair. A medical corps is in intensive training in connection with the College gymnasium which will be an emergency medical station for this area. These should be able to pass on the training as first aid for every member of the student body. In addition there are other projects in navigation, photography, map reading, and gunnery; these are in blueprint form at present. The College is attempting to see in all these special adjustments the permanent or long-term advantages and disadvantages. Many of them fit neatly with the progressive steps of plans that we have had for a long time. For instance, we are building shops to house 74 1. The liberal arts, which free those powers that are common to all men, and without which no external freedom is secure, should henceforth be made available to all men. 2. The liberal arts colleges, which alone are devoted to the liberal arts, should admit all men who will prepare themselves properly and submit themselves to its discipline. 3. Properly matriculated students should not be dropped unless the learning process has completely stopped. 4. For those who cannot pay the full cost of their education there should be financial aid commensurate with their needs. 5. The materials of instruction should be selected and the methods of teaching should be fitted to the powers, training, and needs of the students so that each student may have full opportunity to discover hi~ intellectual powers and the mediums of his essential freedoms. 6. The time and period of the liberal arts college course should be fitted to the current system of public education, so that, no matter what the state of public education, and no matter what the demands of the world may be, each man may avail himself of the training that will make him free. The immediate incidence of these principles has led us to seek an alternative to the measures taken by the majority of colleges to provide liberal training before students will be inducted to milita.ry service. They have decided to accelerate their courses; we are qmte clear that this cannot be done with our program, and we have serious doubt that the other colleges can accelerate the sound parts of their program. We have sought our solution to the problei:n. in a revision of our entrance requirements, and that means a rev1s10n of our relation to the current system of public education. We have from the start known that our entrance requirements should be different from those of other colleges, but had hoped that the necessary shift could be postponed to a time when we could make it with less risk to our actual teaching program which is still under construction. On the other hand, the shift that we are now making, which is described in another section of this catalogue,* fits neatly with the need for earlier degrees. If it turns out to be adequate to the emergency, it may point the way not only to a permanent solution of our special problem of preparation for this program, but "How To Apply For Admission, pages 52 and 53. 75 �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the defense courses, and they are the realization of a plan t_o p:ovide training in manual skills for the support of the laboratones m the regular curriculum. The special equipment needed for defense _may leave us an essential residue for the proper permanent pursmt of the manual arts that go with the liberal arts, and thus help us to solve the difficult problems of assimilating our scientific-industrial civilization in the liberal tradition. Ironically enough we were this year for the first time since the establishment of the St. John's Program in a position to see that our physical plant was in proper condition to fulfill its puri;ios.es. When the crisis deepened, we found that an approval of pnonty must go with any order for building materials, and that money and generosity of donors were not enough. We have therefore postponed a program of building and repair until the times and circumstances are right. In the meantime we shall husband our resources and see that their full utility is realized in our regular teaching. From the first it has been our policy to build and educate our faculty for the unique educational ends that the Program indicates. Part of this policy consisted in a plan to replace vacancies in the faculty with recent graduates who would have by undergraduate trainino- the fresh kind of understanding that our tutorials need. 6 . . The war needs our graduates and prevents the immediate pursmt of this plan. We are therefore filling the ten vacancies in the faculty for next year by calling on older seasoned teachers who have been on our waiting list for several years. We regret this retrenchment on the first line, but we see possible advantages in the alternative. We shall have a faculty of older steadier teachers who are deeply concerned in the ends and means of genuine education because they have had long and hard experience with the elective system and know the negative and circumstantial reasons for this program. We may be able to return to some of the original problems which the Committee on the Liberal Arts at Chicago undertook, the recovery and rebuilding of the deeper theoretical foundations of liberal education. Older men in the faculty will help to steady the war morale of the students also. If worse comes to worst and the colleges have to let all their students go, we may be able to organize the older men in a project of fundamental research and to prepare to make a better start when the emergency is over and we can again set the young men to work with us. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM 117 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING," by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION, by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record, Baltimore, Md., March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXPERIMENT TO RECLAIM A LOST HERITAGE, by George Bull, S. ]., America, April 23, 1938. ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, June, 1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter Phi Beta Kappa News Magazine, Autumn, 1938. ' BACK TO THE CLASSICS, by Philip S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our Educational Correspondent," The Baltimore Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia Spectator, December, 1938. THE ST. JO~N'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing m 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. Reprints available. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Education ' January, 1939. Reprints available. FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND," by Hedley Donovan, The Washington Post, January 15, 1939. A Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee I\IIcCardell The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. ' THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer Social Frontier, February, 1939. 77 J. Adler, The �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze," by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. Reprints available. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1941-1942 DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. FOURTH YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 THE ART OF LIBERATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Free America, September and October, 1939. Reprints available. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Scott Buchanan, Survey Graphic, October, 1939. TOWARDS A DISCIPLINED MIND, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Head Mistresses Association of the East, November 10-11, 1939. THE ENDS AND MEANS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention of the Middle States Ass'n of Colleges and Secondary Schools, November 24-25, 1939. Reprints available. THE TRAINING OF A FREE MIND, by Stringfellow Barr, Catholic Digest (Condensed from Free America), December, 1939. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S, by John S. :Kieffer, The Classical Journal, December, 1939. HOW CAN WE BE TAUGHT TO THINK, 1. "Back to First Principles," by Scott Buchanan, in Democracy's Challenge to Education, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. A PLAN FOR AMERICA, by E. B. White, Harpers Magazine, February, 1940, pages 331-332. THE CLASSICS: At St. John's They Corne Into Their Own Once More, Life Magazine, February 5, 1940. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1940. Reprints available. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, May 1941. Reprints available. A COLLEGE IN SECESSION, by Stringfellow Barr, Atlantic Monthly, July 1941. Reprints available. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St, John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. HOW TO READ A BOOK OR THE ART OF GETTING A LIBERAL EDUCATION. By Mortimer J. Adler, Simon & Schuster, 1940, A book expounding the techniques by which adult groups or individuals can come to terms with the great books. HOW TO READ A PAGE, by I, A. Richards, W, W. Norton, 1942. Still more detailed techniques of reading. Joh~ Edgar Ainsworth, Jr...................... Westminster Wilham Alexander Barr ....................... Proffit Virginia Paul Theodore_ Beisser, Jr. ...................... Clayt;n, Missouri Warren Conklm Bomhardt ..................... Baltimore Walton Boswell Childs ......................... Baltimore William Albert Darkey, Jr. ..................... Cumberland Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr. ..................... Annapolis' J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Annapolis Joseph C. Hofmann, Jr. ........................ Baltimore Charles Hoyes . . . . · · ·. ·.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p· b urgh , p ennsylvama · itts Walter Emory Hutson, Jr....................... Baltimore Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Joumet Gordon Kahn ......................... Baltimore Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis John Henry Mussetter, Jr ...................... Germantown Hirsh Nadel ................................. Baltimore Thomas Parran Jr W hi D" · Albert Anthon; P;p·p· iti ........................ W~ls . ngton, D istnct of Columbia , . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . I mmgton elaware W1ll1am Allen Ruhl, Jr. ........................ Baltimore ' Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1943 Alexander Scott Abbott ........................ Oconomowoc Wisconsin Burton Armstrong . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scar borough 'N ew York . Rall'.h Levi Baltzell ........................... Union Bridg~ David Je~om,e Beach .......................... Chevy Chase Carl Beniamm Blaker ......................... Macedon Center, New York Monte Ferns Bouriaily' Jr ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. E ast p al at]ca F londa , D ouglas Buchanan ........................... Annapolis ' Walter Lawson Cooley ......................... Aberdeen Norman Thomas Crandell ...................... Baltimore Harvey Dubinsky · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · H artf or d, Connect1cut · G E lenn Alie~ Fearnow.: ........................ Williamsport rnest Chnstopher Fness, Jr.., ................ Oakley Norman Glyn Gzowski G p · p · · J h , · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · rosse 01nte ark M1ch1gan Ro n Lourn Hedeman .......................... Baltimore ' p obert Hui;iter · · · · . · · ........................ Mobile, Alabama eter Huntm~ton Jackson ...................... Annapolis Ogden Worthmgton Kellogg-Smith .............. Chestertown · Edward Kramer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M ontcIa1r, N ew J ersey Cl d S au _e pencer Leffel, Jr....................... Woodbine F ranc1s S. Mason ' Jr · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . Pl ymouth M eetmg, p ennsylvama · · 6 ~ �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Adrian Curtius Mayer. ........................ New York, New York Henry Clay Preston, Jr......................... Towson Alexander Leonard Slafkosky ................... Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Herbert Willard Stern ......................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ollie Hammond Thompson, Jr. ................. Hurlock Thomas Orville Usilton ........................ Centreville James Ira Waranch ............................ Baltimore John Weber, Jr. ............................... Cleveland, Ohio SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1944 Robert Seaver Anderson ....................... Billings, Montana Earl Secord Bauder, Jr. ....................... Utica, New York Calvin Richard Baumgartner ................... Baltimore Edward William Bligh, Jr ...................... Lenox, Massachusetts William Toy Shoemaker Boericke ............... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nicholas Daniel Bonadies ...................... Winsted, Connecticut William Hurst Brubeck ........................ Los Angeles, California Robert Fredric Bunting ........................ Baltimore Richard Clark ................................ Easton Lindsay Edmonds Clendaniel ................... Denton Howell Cobb, Jr .............................. Albany, Georgia Edward Born Cochran ......................... Birmingham, Michigan Fred Dewey deArmond, Jr ..................... Seattle, Washington Vernon Ellsworth Derr ........................ Baltimore Richard Devan ............................... Washington, District of Columbia David Dobreer ............................... Los Angeles, California Alan Dale Eckhart ............................ Winnetka, Illinois Ahmed Munir Ertegun ........................ Washington, District of Columbia John Stuart Eustice ........................... Royal Oak, Michigan Edward Pryor Freeburger ...................... Edgewood Henry Raymond Freeman, III .................. Sewickley, Pennsylvania Norman Atwood Garis ......................... Summit, New Jersey Edward Ury Godschalk ........................ Glen Ridge, New Jersey Carl Schlee Hammen .......................... Linkwood John Davis Hill ............................... Norman, Oklahoma Richard Edward Holle ......................... New York, New York Joseph Francis Hollywood, Jr ................... Forest Hills, New York David Smallwood Holmes ...................... Highland Park, Illinois William Hayward Horsey ...................... Denton Jam es G. Huber .............................. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Richard Henry Hutchings, IV .................. Bay Shore, New York Robert William Hutchison ..................... Tipton, Iowa Richard Ernest Huyck ......................... Mishawaka, Indiana Arthur Hyman ............................... Tampa, Florida Alexander Koukly ............................ Chatham, New Jersey Casimir Thaddeus Krol ........................ Chicago, Illinois Jack Landau ................................. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charles Russell Levering ....................... LaPlata George Leviae ............................... B;ooklyn, New York Samuel Wesley Marvin, Jr ..................... Crozet, Virginia George Vincent Meehan, Jr ..................... Providence, Rhode Island Robert Isaac Myerson ......................... Brooklyn, New York Richard Branning O'Connor .................... New York, New York CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE William Booth Price ........................... Newcomb Thaddeus Edmund Prout ...................... Owings Jam es Maurice Raley ......................... Compton Peter Ringland ............................... Somerset James Henry Roe ............................. Pittsfield, Massachusetts Donald Paul Ruhl ............................ Baltimore David John Sachs ............................. Indianapolis Indiana Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV .................... Chevy Chas~ Paul Elmer Scheme!. .......................... Bayonne, New Jersey Haven Ely Simmons ........................... Cedar Rapids Iowa John Calvin Smedley .......................... Beverly Hills,' California Robert Perry Snower .......................... Kansas City, Missouri John Clarence Somers, Jr ...................... Crisfield Howard _L. Sorenson ........................... St. James, Minnesota John Trimble Spencer ......................... Easton William Gideon Spohn, Jr ...................... Baltimore Irwin Robert Tucker .......................... Bayonne, New Jersey Martin Zacharia Vogelhut ..................... Baltimore James Rodney Whetstone ...................... Denver, Colorado Robert Ar~hur Wilcox ......................... Storm Lake, Iowa Andrew Witwer, Jr. ........................... Joliet, Illinois Peter Christian Wolff .......................... Glen Echo Warren Seymour Zeik ......................... Bayonne, New Jersey FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1945 Rogers Garland Albritton ...................... Chevy Chase David Volk Andrews .......................... Pittsfield Massachusetts Alvin Barton Barber, Jr. ...................... Bethesda' Owen Barnes ................................ Kansas City, Kansas Stephen Windsor Bergen ....................... St. Albans, New York Eugene Blank ................................ Baltimore Joseph Patrick Blocher ........................ Grantsville Robert Thomas Bonham ....................... Greenbelt Harold Milbourne Boulden ..................... Elkton George Brunn ................................ New York, New York Robert Luther Campbell, Jr .................... Hagerstown Theodore Willes Clark ......................... White Plains New York Ro~ert Orv~! Davis ........................... Dravosburg, Pennsylvania Alvm Epstein ................................ Los Angeles, California Duane Kaye Furbush ......................... Palmyra, Michigan C. Westcot~ Gallup, Jr ......................... Englewood, New Jersey Kenneth GJrard Gehret ........................ West Lawn, Pennsylvania William Michael Goldsmith .................... Forest Hills, New York George Caleb Green ........................... Columbia, South Carolina Douglass Laird Guy ........................... Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Earl Judson Hendrickson ...................... Dundalk Chester Peter Hewitt .......................... Lawrence, New York Christian Arneson Hovde ...................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ha:old Julius Hyden .......................... Tulsa, Oklahoma Ellison Roy Jack .............................. Rochester, New York Robert Edwin John ........................... Uniontown, Pennsylvania Solomon Kadis ............................... Baltimore Donald Stewart Kaplan ........................ Brooklyn, New York 81 �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Michael Christopher Keane .................... Brooklyn, New York Ralph Hail Keeney ............................ Providence, Rhode Island Donald Hartley Kellogg-Smith .................. Chestertown Arthur David Kelso, Jr ........................ Linthicum Heights Lawrence Leslie Levin ......................... West Hartford, Connecticut William Reynolds Lieb ........................ Bedford, New York John Larkin Lincoln, IV ....................... Washington, District of Columbia George E. Lmg ............................... Salisbury William McCormick Lundberg .................. Winnetka, Illinois Henry Resolved Mack ......................... Dover, Delaware John Duncan Mack ........................... Yonkers, New York Charles Ferris Maikoffske ...................... Pleasantville, New York Michael Joseph Manley ........................ Cumberland Frank B. Marshall, Jr ......................... Baltimore Orsell Montgomery Meredith, Jr ................ St. Petersburg, Florida Alexander Beauregard Morse ................... Washington, District of Columbia Edward Wingate Mullinix ...................... Severna Charles Arthur Nelson ......................... Berwyn, Illinois Erich Nussbaum ............................. Elizabeth, New Jersey Allen Homarei Ohta ........................... Morristown, New Jersey John Whitefield Owens, Jr. .................... Baltimore Elmer Thomas Owings ......................... Hinsdale, Illinois Walter Cabot Paine ........................... Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Morris Albert Parslow ......................... Muskegon, Michigan Benton Bloch Perry ........................... Baltimore Harry Fletcher Pfeiffer, Jr ..................... Baltimore Benjamin Franklin Pumphrey, Jr ...... ......... Baltimore William Edward Schaefer, Jr ................... Baltimore Allen Polk Schoolfield, Jr. ..................... Pocomoke Verne Schwab ............................... Greenbelt Robert Julien Scolnik .......................... Grand Rapids, Michigan Vernon Milan Smith .......................... Baltimore George Palmer Stacy, Jr ....................... Charleston, West Virginia Edward Parkinson Taylor ...................... Provo, Utah Stephen Wayne Terry, Jr ...................... Indianapolis, Indiana Robert Treat Thompson ....................... Oakland, California Gene Perkins Thornton ........................ Greensboro, North Carolina Roger Tilton ................................. Santa Barbara, California John Mason Walker. .......................... San Rafael, California George Alexander Washburn ................... Detroit, Michigan SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Fourth Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 28 66 68 Total in College ..................................................... 184 INDEX Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Academic Standing ............. 38ff Acceleration .................. 52, 74 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Athletics .................. 46f, 70ff Clubs ........................ 47ff Dramatics ..................... 48 Music .................. 25, 32, 46 Publications ................... 48 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52ff Application .................... 52 Requirements ............. 52ff, 74£ Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Advanced standing ............. 53 Advanced Standing ............... 53 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff Applications Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Student Aid . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. 56 Rooms ........................ 49 Scholarships .................. 47ff Articles, magazines, on St. John's .. 77 Athletics ............... : ... .46f, ?Off Attendance Church ....................... 61 Classes ....................... 39 College exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Board of Visitors and Governors .. 6, 7 Books, list of great ....... 19ff, 2lff, 36 Chronological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 By years ...................... 44 By subject matters ............. 45 Calendar, College ........... .4, 5, 34 Campus ......................... 49 Caution Money ................ 50, 55 Charges, fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff Charter of College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Of King William's School. ....... 60 Civilian Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Classics, new definition of .... 19ff, 36ff Clubs, College .................. 47ff College Calendar ............ .4, 5 34 Collegian ....................... : 48 Credits Semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 For entrance to graduate schools. 40ff Transfer of .................... 53 Curriculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ff St. John's 1835 ................. 63 St. John's 1868 ................. 64 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective 65 St. John's 1923-37, open elective .. 65 Degree Requirements ......... 39, 66ff Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 "Don Rags" .................. 35, 39 Dramatics ....................... 48 Elective Program ............. l 7ff, 65 Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins .................... 58 English, admission requirements. . . . 53 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Entrance Examinations ........... 53 Essays .......................... 35 Examinations Entrance ...................... 53 Ornl ........................ 35, 66 Wntten .................... 35, 66 Annual .................. .4, 5, 35 State Scholarship ............... 57 Excuses, for absence .............. 39 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff Faculty List .......................... 9ff Author teachers ............ 19, 36 Tutors ........................ 9ff Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Research . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . 37f Re-education of ................ 38 Appointments ............... 38, 76 Fees College finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Examination ................... 54 Annual ....................... 54 Tuition ....................... 54 Residence . . . . . . . . . . .......... 54 Payments ..................... 55 Deferred payment .............. 55 Caution money ................ 55 With financial aid ............... 56 Foreign Language Admission requirements ......... 53 See Greek, Latin, French, German French ....................... 26, 53 Freshmen, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81£ German ................... 26, 53, 67 Grades .......................... 35 Graduate Schools, preparation for .. 40£ Greek ........................... 26 83 �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History Of College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60ff Chronological order of classics .. 24, 43 In St. John's Program ........ 24, 44 Hygiene .................... .46£, 51 Infirmary Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................ 23ff, 46 Juniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79£ King William's School. ........... 60£ Laboratory .................. 25, 3lff Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32ff Total Hours ................... 34 Subject Matter .............. 34, 35 Language, reasons for instruction in. 26 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tutorials ...................... 26 Classics in Language and Literature ........................ 44£ Latin ......................... 26, 53 Law School Preparation ........ .41, 48 Lectures, formal .............. 25, 29£ Liberal Arts and Sciences, 15ff, 18, 22, 42ff List of Great Books, Classics ..... 42ff List of Laboratory Exercises ...... 3lff List of Lectures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29£ List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Literature, Language and .......... 44 Location of College .............. 48£ Marine Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Marks .......................... 35 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 27 Admission requirements ......... 53 Requirements .............. .40, 66 Tutorials ...................... 27 List of Mathematical Classics .. 42ff Medical Schools, preparation ... .41, 48 Music .................... 25, 32, 46 Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Natural Science ........... 33, 34, 45 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms. . . 49£ Officers of Administration. . . . . . . . . . 8 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Pre-military Training ............. 75 Preparation For admission ................. 52f For graduate schools ........ .40£, 66 For life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l5ff President Former .................... 13, 62ff Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Emeriti ....................... 13 Probation .................... 39, 67£ Promotion ................... 39, 67£ Reading Parties .................. 38 Registration ................ 4, 5, 52ff Regulations Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52ff Academic Standing ............ 38ff Attendance .................... 39 Degree Requirements ...... 39£, 66ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48ff Religion Non-denominational ....... .47f, 60£ Reports ......................... 35 Requirements Admission ................ 52ff, 74£ Attendance .................... 39 Degree .................. .40£, 66ff Graduation ............... 39£, 66ff Languages ............. .40, 53, 66£ Mathematics ........... .40, 53, 66£ Familiarity with Great Books .40, 66ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48ff Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ff Residence ................... .46, 48ff Rooms ......................... 49f For new students ............... 49 For old students ................ 49 Furnishing .................... 49 Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49£ Caution money .............. 50, 55 Schedules Weekly ...................... 34ff Student, typical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Term .................... .4, 5, 35 Years .................... .4, 5, 35 Payment of fees ................ 55 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff College ....................... 56 State ......................... 57 Patriotic Societies .............. 58 Athletic ........ ,. ......... .48, 72 At other institutions ............ 58£ Science In modem world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ff In St. John's Program ...... 22, 44f Laboratory ........... 22, 30ff, 66ff Liberal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Classics in science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421f S~minars .................. 25, 28, 68 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Seniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Social Sciences ................ 23, 45 Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80£ CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Faculty ....................... 9ff Medical ....................... 51 Standing, academic ........... 35, 38ff Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46£ Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Music ........................ 46£ Clubs ........................ 47f Publications ................... 48 Dramatics ..................... 48 85 Student Aid .................... 56ff Students List of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Theological Schools, preparation.41, 47f Transfer of credits ............. .41, 53 Tuition ......................... 54 Tutorials Mathematics ............... . 25, 27 Language ................... 25, 26 Vacations .................. .4, 5, 35 Year Book . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 � ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS �'S COLLEGE IN ANNAPOLIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM CATALOGUE SEMINAR FOR 1941-1942 ~c LANGUAGE TUTORIAL "-.:; ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND APRIL, 1942 Founded as King William's School, 1696 Chartered as St. John's College, 1784 �TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BoARD OF V1s1T0Rs AND GovERNORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. A four-year, all-required course containing no electives. 2. Aimed at initiating in the student skills of learning in languages, mathematics, and abstract thinking that are necessary in anything he may choose to do for the rest of his life. 3. Available to applicants who pass the St. John's entrance examinations, regardless of their possession of high school credits. 4. Therefore not accelerated or compressed but rather available to students at a~ earlier age to permit completion of thei: liberal ~~ucation before they are sub1ect to nuhtary service. St. John's College has no graduate or professional schools and offers only the Bachelor of Arts degree. 6 8 FACULTY .......................................... This catalogue contains the full official statement of the curriculum of St. John's College. In the following pages the curriculum is described as: 4 9 THE ST. JoHN's PROGRAM On College Catalogues .......................... . Why a College Education Should Be Liberal ....... . The Crisis in Liberal Education ................... The Liberal Arts ............................... . The Classics as Teachers ........................ . Science and the Modern World .................... The Curriculum ................. . The Language Tutorial. ....... :::::::::::::: The Mathematics Tutorial .................. . The Seminar .............................. . The Formal Lecture ........................ . The Laboratory ........................... . The Schedule . ................................ . The Faculty .................................. . Academic Standing ............................ . The Degree of Bachelor of Arts .................. . A List of Great Books .......................... . In Chronological Order ..................... . By Years ................................. . By Subject Matter ......................... . RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES ........................... How TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION ...................... . FEES ............................................. FINANCIAL Arn APPENDIX A, HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX B, THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS . . . . . . . . APPENDIX c, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS......... . . . . . APPENDIX D, THE COLLEGE AND THE WAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON ST. JoHN's PROGRAM...... STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JoHN's PROGRAM............ INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 15 17 18 19 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 34 36 38 39 42 42 44 45 46 52 54 56 60 66 70 73 77 79 83 �COLLEGE CALENDAR COLLEGE CALENDAR 1941-1942 1942-1943 1942 1941 September 17-20 ............. Annual Examinations September 16-19 ... Annual Examinations September 20 ................ Registration September 19 ... Registration September 21 ................ Convocation September 22 ................ First Term begins September 20 .............. Convocation November 20 ................ Thanksgiving: holiday December 20 ................ First Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) December 19 ................ First Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) September 21 ............. First Term begins December 28 ........ Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) 1942 January 5 ................... Second Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) February 22 ................. Washington's Birthday (Holiday) March 21 ................... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 30 ................... Third Term begins (Vacation ends 9 A.M.) June 6 ...................... Third Term ends June 7 ...................... Baccalaureate Sunday June 8 ...................... Class Day June 9 ...................... Commencement CALENDAR JANUARY S Ill 1 W I f $ .••••••• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11121314151617 18192021222324 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL IFOIR. 5 6 ; S M I WI 8 91011 March 6 May 22 ..................... Third Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) May 23 ..................... Baccalaureate Sunday May24 S 5 6 7 8 9w11 ~ ..................... a~sD~ May 25 ..................... Commencement For the duration of the war the College will not observe Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day, and Washington's Birthday as holidays. • OCTOBER f ~234 ............... Second Term ends (Vacation begins 12 noon) March 15 ................... 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Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland. PAUL L. BANFIELD, Headmaster, The Landon School for Boys, Edgemoor, Washington, D. C. RoBERT 0. BONNELL, President, The Public Bank of Maryland, 15 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. STRINGFELLOW BARR, President, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. RoBERT M. HUTCHINS, President, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. HENRY F. STURDY, Professor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. MEMBERS EX OFFICIO President Ex Officio, His Excellency, HERBERT R. O'CoNoR, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. ARTHUR H. BRICE, President of the Senate, Betterton, Md. . THOMAS E. CoNLON, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Baltimore, Md. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS CARROLL T. BoND, Chief Judge .............. Baltimore, Md. BENJAMIN A. JoHNSON, Associate Judge ....... Salisbury, Md. EDWIN S. DELAPLAINE, Associate Judge ....... Frederick, Md. STEPHEN R. COLLINS, Associate Judge ...... Chestertown, Md. T. ScoTT OFFUTT, Associate Judge ............. Towson, Md. WALTER J. MITCHELL, Associate Judge ......... LaPlata, Md. WILLIAM H. FORSYTHE, JR., Associate Judge. Ellicott City, Md. D. LINDLEY SLOAN, Associate Judge ........ Cumberland, Md. CLARENCE W. STRYKER, Professor Emeritus of History, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. CoLBY M. CHESTER, Chairman, General Foods Corporation, 250 Park Avenue, New York City. HAROLD F. LINDER, Member of firm of Carl M. Loeb & Company, 61 Broadway, New York City. ScoTT BucHANAN, Dean, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. BEARDSLEY RuML, Treasurer, R. H. Macy & Company, Broadway and 34th Street, New York City. HERVEY ALLEN, Author, "Bonfield," Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. 6 7 �FACULTY* OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION STRINGFELLOW BARR ..................... 139 Market Street PRESIDENT STRINGFELLOW BARR, B. A., M. A. ........ 12 McDowell Hall DEAN ScoTT BucHANAN, B. A., Ph. D ........... 11 McDowell Hall ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT ]AMES S. MARTIN, B. A., J. D ............. 14 FELLOW AND PRESIDENT McDowell Hall B. A., 1916, M.A., 1917, University of Virginia; B. A., 1921, M.A., 1927, Oxford University; dipl&me, University of Paris, 1922; student, University of Ghent, 1922-23. Assistant Professor of Modem European History, University of Virginia, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1927-30; Professor of Modern European History, University of Virginia, 1930-37. Advisory Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review, 1926-30; Editor, 1930-34; Advisory Editor, 1934-37. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, 1936-37. Fellow and President of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. FELLOW AND DEAN ASSISTANT DEAN RAYMOND WILBURN, B. S., M.A. ......... 14 McDowell Hall TREASURER KENT CAMPBELL, B. A. ................. 13 McDowell Hall REGISTRAR MIRIAM STRANGE, B. A. ................. 11 McDowell Hall ScoTT BucHANAN .................. 248 King George Street B. A., Amherst College, 1916; Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1919-21; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1925. Associate Graduate Secretary of the Christian Association, Amherst College, 1916-17; Instructor in Greek, Amherst College, 1917-18; Assistant in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1922-24; Instructor in Philosophy, College of the City of New York, 1924-26; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1925-29; Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1929-36; Chairman of Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, July 1, 1937-. TUTORS LIBRARIAN LuLu VIOLA EBAUGH ...................... Woodward Hall DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION OLGA LAW PLUNDER, Ph. B. ............... McDowell Annex DIETITIAN MARIAN E. ALEXANDER, B. S.................. Randall Hall COLLEGE PHYSICIAN J. OLIVER PURVIS, M. D.......................... Infirmary ARCHITECT WILLARD E. STAINBACK, B. S. in ARCH ....... McDowell Annex GEORGE ALTHOFF BINGLEY ..................... Brice House B. A., 1910, M. A., 1916, Princeton University. Instructor in Government Schools, Osaka, Japan, 1910-13; University of Goettingen, 1913-14; Elizabeth Gardner Scholar in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1915-16; Instructor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1918-19; Instructor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1919-23; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1923-24; Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, St. John's College, 1924-27; Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1927-31; Professor of Mathematics, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD KuEHNEMUND .............. 235 King George Street Ph. D., University of Goettingen, 1922. Assistant at the Philological Seminar, University of Goettingen, 1920-24; Instructor in Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1924-26; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, St. John's College, 1926-29; Associate Professor of German, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MALCOLM L. BucKLEY, B. A. . . . . . . . . .... McDowell Annex AUDITOR SEWARD AND MoNDE, C. P.A. ....... New Haven, Connecticut 8 HERMANN BERNHARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 1309 Poplar Street "Student, Universities of Petrograd, Wuerzburg, and Leipzig; Ph. D., University of Berlin, 1913. Assistant in Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Berlin, 1913-14; Chemical Research, 1914-23; Instructor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1923-25; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1925-26; Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1926-30; Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. *Cf. pg. 36. 9 �10 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE FORD KEELER BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 King George Street B. A., University of Washington, 1920; D. Phil., Oxford University, 1926. Assistant in English, 1919-20, Assistant Professor of English, 1923-25, University of Washington; Associate Professor of English, St. John's Col!ege, 1925-29; Professor of English, St. John's College, 1929-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RICHARD ScoFIELD. ]AMES STEWART MARTIN . . . . . . . . Wilson Road, Weems Creek B. A., University of Chicago, 1934; J. D., University of Chicago, 193 7. Tutor, University of Chicago Law School, Pre-legal Division, 1934-36; Leo F. Wormser Scholar, University of Chicago Law School, 1936-37; Notes and Cases Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1936-3 7; Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, St. John's College, 1937-39; Treasurer and Assistant to the President, St. John's College, 1938-39; Tutor and Assistant to the President, 1939-. . . . . . . . . 58 State Circle B. A., 1919, M. A., 1920, University of California; B. A., Oxford University, 1924. Assistant in English, University of California, 1919-20; Commission for the Relief of Belgium Exchange Fellow, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1920-21; Instructor in English, New York University, 1925-27; Associate Professor of Art and English, St. John's College, 1927-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Conduit Street B. A., 1924, M. S., 1928, University of Oklahoma. Instructor in Biology, Ponca City (Oklahoma) H. S., 1924-27; Assistant in Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1927-28; Instructor in Biology, St. John's College, 1928-30; Assistant Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1930-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Prince George Street B. A., Harvard College, 1927, as of 1926; M.A., 1929, Harvard University. Master in French and English, Litchfield (Connecticut) School, 192 7-28; Instructor in Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1929-34; Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. GEORGE HAROLD McFARLIN . . . . . . . . . . 101 Monticello Avenue B. A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Indiana University. Instructor in Chemistry, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1926-27; University of Chicago, 1927-29; Instructor in Chemistry, St. John's College, 1929-31; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. John's College, 1931-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. TENCH FRANCIS TILGHMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Maryland Avenue B. A., 1928, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in English, University of Virginia, 1929-33. Instructor in English, St. John's College, 1934-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. RoBERT CATESBY TALIAFERRO . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . .. 96 Cathedral Street B. S., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., 1931, Ph.D., 1934, Columbia University; Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, New Jersey), 1935-37. Teaching Fellow in Physics, College of the City of New York, spring, 1930; Instructor in Mathematics, Columbia University, 1934-35; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. Cumberland Court B. A. with Final Honors, University of Virginia, 1928; Certificat d'etudes superieures en philosophie generale, et certificat d'etudes superieures en histoire de la philosophie, Univ. de Paris, 1932; Ph.D. in philosophy (with minor in mathematics), University of Virginia, 1936. Assistant d'anglais au Lycee de Rochefort, France, 1928-29. Fellow in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1934-35. Assistant in philosophy, University of Virginia, 1935-36. Assistant to Professor Mortimer Adler in the special pre-legal course, University of Chicago, and Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37. Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-. CHARLES GLENN WALLIS, 30 Wendell Street, Cambridge, Mass. B. A., University of Virginia, 1936. Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1937-38. Editor, St. John's College, 1938-. wIL LIAM B. A., Chicago, Chicago, 1937-38. . . Brice House GORMAN .. ' ... ' .. ' ' ... ' . University of Michigan, 1932. Assistant in Law School, University of 1934-36. Research Assistant in Division of Humanities, University of 1936-37. Fellow in Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. JACOB KLEIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 217 Hanover Street Friedrichs Realgymnasium, Berlin, 1917; Ph.D., University of Marburg-Lahn, 1922; Research Work, University of Berlin and University of Marburg, 1924-33; Visiting Lecturer, University of Prague, 1934-35; Fellow of the Mendelssohn Stiftung zur Foerderung der Geisteswissenschaften, 1935-37; Tutor, St. John's College, 1938-. GEORGE GAINES LECKIE . GEORGE CoMENETZ . . . . . . . . 11 . Brice House B. S., 1928, M. S., 1929, Ph.D., 1933, University of Virginia. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1930-31, 1932-34. American-German Exchange Fellow, University of Hamburg, 1931-32. The Sterling Fellow in Philosophy, Yale University, 1934-35. Assistant in Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935-36. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, 1936-37. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Elmira College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. John's College, 1938-39. Tutor, St. John's College, 1939-. �12 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 13 . 145 Prince George Street RAYMOND NEIKIRK WILBURN .................. Brice House BERNARD MANN PEEBLES ...... . B. S., 1935; M.A., 1938, University of Virginia. Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937-38. Tutor and Assistant Dean, St. John's College, 1938-. B. A., 1926, University of Virginia; M.A., 1928, Ph.D., 1940, Harvard University. Instructor in Greek, University of Virginia, 1928-29. Fellow, American Academy, Rome, 1932-34. Instructor, Department of Classics, Graduate School, Fordham University, 1934-35. Instructor in Classics and Tutor in the Division of Ancient Languages, Harvard University, 1937-39. Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Graduate School, Fordham University, 1939-41. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. ELLIOTT CooK CARTER, ]R ................... St. Margaret's B. A., 1930, M.A., 1932, Harvard College; student with Nadia Boulanger, Paris, 1932; Licence de Contrepoint, Ecole Normale de Musique, 1935. Tutor and Director of Music, St. John's College, 1940-41. Tutor, 1941-. JosEPH WINFREE SMITH ............ 176 Prince George Street JOHN OTTO NEU STADT ............. 248 Prince George Street B. A., St. John's College, 1939. Tutor, St. John's College, 1940-. WILLARD EDWARD STAINBACK ................. Brice House B. S. in Architecture, University of Virginia, 1928; Certified Architect in Virginia. Tutor and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, St. John's College, 1940-41. Tutor and Architect, 1941-42. 3. A., 1934, M.A., 1935, University of Virginia; B. D., 1938, Virginia Theological Seminary. Deacon-in-charge, 1938-39, Rector, 1939-41, St. Paul's Church, Ivy Depot, Virginia. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. CHARLES EDWIN V AYNE .................... Pinkney House B. A., 1941, St. John's College. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. LECTURERS KENT CAMPBELL ............................ Brice House MoRTIMER ADLER .............. 20 Cedar Street, Chicago, Ill. 1919-20, U. S. Naval Academy; B. A., 1924, Harvard College; University of Paris, 1923-24. Dillon, Read and Co., New York City, 1924-30; G. L. Ohrstrom and Co., New York City, 1930-32; Fitch Investment Service, Boston, 1932-41. Tutor and Treasurer, St. John's College, 1941-. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1929. Instructor in Psychology, Columbia University, 1923-29; Assistant Director of the People's Institute, New York City, 1928-29; Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago, 1930-; Member of the Committee on the Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1936-37; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1937-. THOMAS LANSDALE HILL. . . . . 176 Prince George Street ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN ... B. A., 1941, St. John's College. Tutor and Athletic Director, St. John's College, 1941-. . .... 1525 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, Calif. B. A., 1931, M. S., 1933, Lehigh University, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Teaching Fellow, Lehigh University, 1931-33, Teaching Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1933-36. Assistant Professor of Physics, Montana State College, 1937-38; Associate Professor of Physics and of Horticulture, Montana State College, 1938-41. Tutor, St. John's College, 1941-. Ph.D., Cornell University, 1897; A. M., Amherst College, 1913; LL. D., Williams College, 1912, Mt. Holyoke College, 1912, Brown, 1913, Allegheny College, 1915, University of Vermont, 1916, University of California, 1933, University of Hawaii, 1937. Instructor of Philosophy, 1897-99, Assistant Professor, 1899-1903, Associate Professor, 1903-06, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, 1906-12, Dean, 1901-12, Brown University; President, Amherst College, 1912-24; Professor of Philosophy and Chairman, Experimental College, University of Wisconsin, 1926-38, Professor Emeritus since 1938; Chairman, School for Social Studies, San Francisco, 1933-36; Lecturer, St. John's College, 1940-. N1coLAS NABOKOV ....................... 1413 West Street MARK State Conservatory of Music, Stuttgart, 1919-21; State Conservatory of Music, Berlin, 1921-23. B. A., 1924, University of Paris. Lecturer, Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania, 1933-34. Professor and Head of Music Department, Wells College, 1936-41. Tutor and Director of Music, St. John's College, ]941-. A. B., 1914, A. M., 1915, University of Illinois; Ph.D., Columbia University 1920. Instructor in English, 1920-24, Assistant Professor, 1924-35, Associate Professor, 1935-, Columbia University. Literary Editor, The Nation, 1924-28; Motion Picture Critic, The Nation, 1935-38. Lecturer, St. John's College, 1942-. HARRY CHARLES KELLY ...... Monroe Street, West Annapolis VAN DOREN ....... 393 Bleecker Street, New York City �14 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS FELL .......................... Ruxton, Maryland Graduate, King's College, London, 1876; University of London, 1879; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1889; LL. D., Hampden-Sydney College, 1889, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, William and Mary College, 1921; D. C. L., University of the South, 1907; Litt. D., University of Maryland, 1923. President of St. John's College, 1886-1923. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ENOCH BARTON GAREY .................. Towson, Maryland B. A., St. John's College, 1903; Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1908; LL. D., Washington College, 1923; LL. D., St. John's College, 1933. Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Johns Hopkins University, 1920-23; President of St. John's College, 1923-29; President, The Garey School, 1933-35. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER ....... Bembe's Beach, Maryland B. A., Union College, 1885; M.A., Columbia University, 1914. Acting Professor of Economics, Kenyon College, 1912-13; Professor of History and Economics, St. John's College, 1904-12, 1916-23; Professor of History, 1923-32. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOLOGY REGINALD HEBER RIDGELY .......... 2108 Mt. Royal Terrace, Baltimore, Md. B. S., 1895, M.A., 1902, St. John's College; D. Sc., University of Maryland, 1920. Professor of Biology, St. John's College, 1912-39. PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FRENCH JACOB BERNARD SEGALL ..................... Baltimore, Md. B. L., and B.Sc., Lycee of Jassy, Roumania, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1893. Fellow in Romance Languages, Columbia University, 1892-93; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1893-96; Sorbonne, Paris, 1896-97; Instructor in French, Cornell University, 1897-1900; Lecturer, Modern Languages, McGill University, 1900-01; Instructor in French, College of the City of New York, 1901-03; Professor of Romance Languages, University of Maine, 1903-20; Professor of French, University of Maine, 1920-28; Visiting Professor of French, Summer Session, Northwestern University, 1928; Professor of Romance Languages, St. John's College, 1928-29; Professor of French, St. John's College, 1929-39. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM ON COLLEGE CATALOGUES It seems wise to begin with an observation on college catalogues in general and a bit of advice to the reader of this catalogue in particular. When liberal colleges were started in this country everybody knew that education at the college level should be liberal. It was generally admitted that every free citizen should be able to read, write, and reckon, and that every professional man should have a mind free enough and disciplined enough to recognize his professional ends and to understand the means which must be used to achieve them. Academies and liberal colleges were established to assure intellectual freedom and discipline to the professions and their respective schools. It was therefore necessary merely to use a few familiar phrases to identify and describe an institution that was teaching the "liberal arts and sciences." The multiplication of such institutions, the increase in numbers of students, and the confusion of professional and trade schools have robbed the familiar phrases of their meanings. To a far greater degree than we realize, the liberal arts and sciences have themselves disappeared and what remains of them has been confused in the minds of administrators and teachers as well as in the minds of the people who want an education. It would be convenient and truthful to announce the New Program at St. John's College as the re-establishment* of the original college with its original function of intellectual freedom and discipline, but unfortunately that needs explanation at some length. Let this be an apology to the reader and a warning that he is reading an unusual college catalogue, which attempts to define and expound the ends and means of liberal education as well as to describe St. John's College in Annapolis. WHY A COLLEGE EDUCATION SHOULD BE LIBERAL The College Charter says in effect that the wisest and best regulated States have promoted and encouraged institutions for the liberal education of youth in the principles of virtue, " Cf. Appendix A. 2 15 �16 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE knowledge, and useful literature because such in.stitut.ions a~e of the highest benefit to society. In an aristocratic soCiety this statement might suggest an invidious distinction between the rulers who alone would exercise the highest functions and the ruled who alone would subserve the higher ends by exercising the lower functions. In a democratic republic there is no such division of labor. It is an integral part of the American dream that each man in our society may and must perform the highest functions. These functions consist in the intelligent free choice of the ends and means of both our common and individual life. This is a most glorious and most difficult proposition to which we are dedicated. Among other things it means that each man must have his measure of liberal education, since choices can be neither free nor intelligent without relevant training and understanding. These trainings and understandings are parts of the liberal arts and sciences. Each profession and vocation is partly liberal; therefore professional and vocational schools study their respective minimal amounts of theoretical science. But in addition there are basic trainings and understandings common to all vocations and therefore common necessities of all free men. Thomas Jefferson persuaded the early revolutionary colonies of the need for the universal literacy of the citizenry. The major success in that minimal democratic education has made abundantly clear the need in addition for the universal distribution of critical intelligence, a minimal intellectuality which can distinguish between fact and fiction, between principle and case, between opinion and insight, between propaganda and instruction, between truth and falsity. This degree of intellectual training is absolutely necessary for the highest activities of men in democratic society, namely for both individual and common deliberation and decision in practical affairs. That which fulfils this basic common necessity is of the "highest benefit" to democratic society. A good economic, social, and political life will maintain these instruments of liberty, but one of its chief concerns will be to pass on to youth the germinal insights and habits the cultivation of which will make them free. These insights and habits are available in the traditional liberal arts, and they can be transmitted and communicated if teachers have them and are CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 17 allowed to exercise students in their practice on the best materials. Institutions should be set up and maintained which shall devote themselves to this end in a single-minded fashion, and they should protect themselves from the drag of the immediate utilities and schools of vocational training which minister directly to them. Such institutions, together with the public schools, are the spiritual strongholds of the democratic state which watches over and insures the enterprises of free men. THE CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION By a series of historical accidents following the establishment of the elective system by Eliot of Harvard in the late nineteenth century, such single-minded institutions are no longer available for the training of youth. Eliot introduced the principle of free election of studies in order to absorb and assimilate the natural sciences to the liberal arts tradition. It was a minor tactic to meet a larger problem than the liberal college had ever faced before. Far from accomplishing its major end, it allowed the free and irresponsible invasion of all branches of the liberal arts by the research specialise The research teacher became the competitive salesman of a subject matter. Later by a system of majors and prerequisites each successful salesman was able to eliminate competition with other subject matters after the first choice by the student. Thus the elective system became an unorganized array of special required courses, and each of these in turn was sanctioned by its connection with professional and vocational graduate work as the pre-medical, pre-legal, pre-commercial, pre-educational, or pre-earning-a-living course. Needless to say, the liberal college forgot its function, redoubled its efforts and its cour~es, and became timidly and fanatically preparatory. In accedmg to the professional and vocational pressures it transmitted their destructive energy to the whole public school system. The result is that the student now must make a vocational choice at some point in his secondary education and changes it later only at great educational risk. One thing he cannot choose because it does not exist in our educational system: that is a balanced liberal education. �18 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This situation, as soon as it is recognized, constitutes a crisis, a point where judgment and decision can be made. We can choose to restore the liberal arts, not necessarily the old curriculum, but a modern equivalent. That is what St. John's College decided to do in 193 7. Its financial condition drew attention to its educational bankruptcy; the authorities decided to reinvest the liberal arts. art of freedom toward which all the liberal arts should be ordered. Considerations of various kinds of truth and falsity must be introduced, and even subtler distinctions involving the use of symbols in imagination as well as reasoning must be made. Memory, manual dexterity, calculation and measurement must be cultivated as arts, if we are to make minds free. The child is potentially a free man, and this means that he has the capacities which these arts require. The realization of these capacities comes about by their exercise under controlled conditions in which ordinary learning by trial and error becomes discipline under the guidance of teachers. By children then we mean young men who are capable of learning. THE LIBERAL ARTS The front cover of this catalogue carries the official seal of the College. The Latin proverb on it says, No Way is Impassable to Courage. The College has courageously undertaken the larger task which the elective system failed to accomplish, namely to see that the liberal arts assimilate, transform, and pass on the modem subject matter on which they should be at work. The seal on the back cover of the catalogue points to the tradition from which we derive our courage. The Latin inscription says that we are making free men out of children by means of books and balances. The figures on the seal represent the seven liberal arts as they were traditionally conceived for about two thousand years, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In ancient style they are grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, which form the trivium; and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy making the quadrivium. In the center and foreground stands a pair of chemical balances which represent the instruments of the modem scientific laboratory, where the liberal arts are being practised at their best and fullest in the modem world. A great deal is said these days about the teaching of methods, but the professional and specialist's bias has left its mark here as elsewhere. We recognize the necessity of having special methods for special subject matters, and that is an elementary point in the teaching of the liberal arts, but the unity and organization of methods in the habits of a man and his intellectual and practical relations with the world are left to chance. Free minds must be able to view concrete situations, deliberate by formulating clear dilemmas, and arrive at a deciding choice. This involves a combination and organizing of all methods, and education should provide a training which would bring precision and facility in this most human of all human actions. The formulation of alternatives for such choice is the highest 19 THE CLASSICS AS TEACHERS Although we have no new fads in teaching methods, but rather use all available methods and devices, still we have a special interpretation of the teacher's function. This can best be stated by saying that the real original and ultimate teachers at St. John's are the authors of some hundred of the greatest books of European and American thought. The list of the great books and their authors who are now teaching at St. John's, subject to continual revision and criticism, will be found on page 42. These are the real teachers, but we also have a secondary faculty of tutors and fellows who act as auxiliary intermediaries between the books and the students. These books have been chosen over a period of nearly twenty years by auxiliary teachers in various places, notably Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and St. John's College. The list has been under criticism and testing by teaching and learning experience during this period, and that process continues under conditions set by the single all-required curriculum which all students at St. John's take. This experience of co-operative teaching with the authors of the great books has led us to a new understanding of the classics and classical education. The pre-elective liberal arts colleges understood and defined the classics in terms of the symbolic mediums of transmission and communication; they taught Greek, Latin, and mathematics as an extension of primary education in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are also emphasizing languages and mathematics for reasons �20 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE that will appear on later pages. On the other hand we are reading the classics in English. As we do that, certain criteria emerge and provide a new understanding of the original motives in classical liberal arts education. The criteria divide themselves into two kinds, those that are exemplified in single books and make them great, and those that appear in the effects that one book has on another and on the reader and teacher. The first criterion is that a classic must be a masterpiece in the liberal arts. Its author must be a master of the liberal arts of his time, and his work must exen1plify the direction of those arts of thought and imagination to their proper ends, the understanding and exposition of the truth as he sees iL The second criterion follows from the first, namely that a classical book must be a work of fine art. It must have that clarity and beauty on its surface which provides an immediate intelligibility and leads the mind of the reader to its interior depths of illumination and understanding. This is of first importance in teaching, and its principle is almost universally viola"ted in the textbooks that have developed in the ordinary elective system. The great books were written for the ordinary intelligent public, and they therefore have the seductive charm of works in the fine arts. They are intrinsically interesting and impose their disciplines pleasure. The third criterion concerns the internal structure of a classic. A great book has many possible interpretations. This does not mean that it is simply ar.nbiguous and thus leads to confusion. On the contrary it is possible to discover in a great work such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Newton's Principia sever~l distinct, complete, and independent meanings, each allowmg the others to stand by its side and each supporting and complementing the others. It is the business of a liberal artist to construct such works and also to analyze and understand them. The fourth criterion demands that a great book shall raise the persistent and humanly unanswerable questions about the great themes in human experience. On the one hand this means that a g~e~t book ~h~ll be honest about the limits of its powers cf expos1t1an, adn11tt1ng the paradoxes my~steries that surround the practice of the liberal arts. On the other hand it means that a liberal artist should not allow a false modesty or scepticism to excuse him from pushing reason and imagination CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE 21 to ultimate questions. The entertainment and exploration of ultimate questions concerning number and measurement, form and matter, substance, tragedy, and God extend, moderate, and balwce the use of our intellectual capacities. All of these criteria apply as much to books on mathematics as to books of poetry, to books on practical individual and social problems as much as to books on metaphysics and theology. The extrinsic criteria concern the relations of the books to each other and their teaching powers in relation to students and readers. It is generally true that these books have had the greatest numbers of readers throughout European history. Plato, Euclid, the Bible, and Shakespeare are all-European best sellers; there are a few exceptions but it would be almost safe to take this criterion as a working rule for the selection of books for any list of classics, particularly if the numbers were estimated in proportion to the time the book has endured. Although each book must tell its own independent story, it is an important fact, which we regularly exploit, that one great book talks about the others, both those that came before, and, by anticipation of doctrine, those that come after. Each book in a list of classics is introduced, supported, and criticized by all the other books in the list. It thus gains pedagogical power and critical correction from its context. Background and preparation are thus efficiently supplied by the chronological ordering of the classics, and difficult books surprise us by their intelligibility and eloquence as they come in their providential order. Thus Newton's Principia and Maxwell's Electricity and Magnetism as gracefully submit themselves to the learning processes of the student of the liberal arts who has read Euclid, Apollonius, and Ptolemy as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Dante's Divine Comedy do for one who has read Plato and Aristotle. It is this unguessed but abundantly confirmed collaborative teaching by the masters of the liberal arts that makes it possible and imperative to bring back to each modern youth his lost heritage of classical education. The fact is that such a collection of the great books has in it the shining thread of the great liberal tradition in the Westem World. It is this thread that the elective system lost, and the lack of which we are feeling in the uncertainties and fears of contemporary daily life. Its loss has made it necessary to �22 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE construct synthetic cultures, and it is its ghost that frightens decadent liberals who would have us get along without traditions. They would have us as persons detach ourselves from the tradition without knowing what it is or has been. Like current textbooks which similarly detach themselves from tradition we would be saluting the tradition in our spiritual deaths. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD The tradition moves on into the modern world, and it is transforming itself in most lively and important ways. This is happening in two ways primarily, one in mathematics, another in the laboratory. St. Jo.hn's College has more required mathematics than any other liberal college in the country; it also has more required laboratory work than any other liberal college in the country. Three hundred years ago algebra and the arts of analytic mathematics were introduced into European thought by Rene Descartes. This is perhaps the greatest intellectual revolution in recorded history, paralleling the other great revolutions in religion, morals, politics, and industry. No liberal, and therefore no citizen of a democratic country, can afford to be ignorant of this change and its issues. It has redefined and transformed our whole natural and cultural world. Although it is not the only focal point around which the St. John's curriculum may be organized, it is one which we take special care to emphasize. There is scarcely an item in the course which does not bear upon it. The last two years of the course exhibit completely the changes in the liberal arts that flow from it, and these could not be appreciated without the first two years which cover the historical period from the Greeks to Descartes. Descartes, by using and reinterpreting the knowledge of the Greeks, made modern mathematics and the laboratory possible, so that now if we would follow the classical thread into the modern world we must know the constructions of the mathematicians and find our classical loci in the instruments of the laboratory as well as in the great books. For this purpose we have set up a four-year laboratory in m2thematics and the natural sciences with four main themes woven together to catch the understandings and insights that we need. There is the theme of mathematical constructions taught and exemplified in a great variety of exercises with the CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 23 drawing board. There is the theme of measurement which involves the analytical study of the instruments of observation and measurement, the chemical balances, the meter stick, the thermometer, the barometer, the microscope, telescope, spectrometer, and interferometer, the use of scales, gauges, and graphic methods of recording observation. There is the study of concrete materials and situations in biology and medicine which demand the combination of scientific findings, both in theory and in fact; and this in turn demands practice in crucial experiments in the history of science. All this is backed by a solid training in the mathematical techniques and symbolisms as far as differential equations. All this provides the material and intellectual background for the modern study of humanistic and social science. Without this it is empty and romantic. With it one may hope for a generation of competent economists, political scientists, and even sociologists. Social studies at present do not provide an intelligible set of organizing principles; until they do we shall aim the mathematical and scientific work at the point where the medical and humanistic traditions cross and agree that the proper study of mankind is man. This point is represented in many of the books, and also in the person of the college physician who not only cares for the physical well-being of the students, but who also teaches in the classes and directs the work of the laboratory toward a medical humanism. THE CURRICULUM The proper subject matter for the study of the liberal arts is man and the world, with all that these imply; the medium we have chosen to convey this knowledge and appreciation is the classical books arranged in both a chronological and pedagogical order; the methods of learning and teaching are the liberal arts; the end of the teaching and learning is the production of good intellectual and moral habits which provide the basis for human freedom. The following paragraphs will be a description of the scheduled arrangements for doing this in four thirty-week sessions of the college course. Such arrangements call for two kinds of distribution of the materials and methods of instruction, one according to allotted times and the other according to teaching functions. On pages 42 to 45 the reader will find three listings of the books. �24 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The first shows the chronological order for books and authors, beginning with Homer and ending with Russell, Freud, Veblen and Young. This represents the required readings for the four years and implies further readings in secondary books as well as teaching in methods of reading and writing. The second list shows the division of books into four groups according to the four years of the college course. This list also divides the books into three columns according to the classification of the primary symbolic medium in which they are presented, languages and literature, mathematics and science on the one hand and on the other hand those books fewer in number which deal explicitly with the liberal arts and sciences. The third list shows how these books distribute themselves over the conventional array of subject matters as they are studied in the contemporary colleges which follow the elective system. This third list is presented for those who wish to compare and contrast the St. John's program with the ordinary college; they should be warned to assure themselves of a real comparison by using only the selections from the subject matters which a normal student would make in the elective system. The St. John's student reads all of the list. It should also be noted that many books actually fall in several divisions according to subject matter, as on the other hand many books in an elective system are read in almost complete isolation, therefore without background and aid from other books. There is also a general warning that such lists are only diagrams for emphasizing this or that special aspect of the curriculum; for instance there is nothing in any of these diagrams to show the weightings of time or emphasis on special books, nothing to show the weightings that individual students are encouraged to put upon them for their own individual benefit or interests. With these qualifications, which should suggest still others, the lists give a fairly accurate general impression of the curriculum. The division into four years has an interesting significance. Something over two thousand years of intellectual history is covered in the first two years; about three hundred years of history is studied in an equal or slightly greater number of books in the last two years. The first year is devoted mostly to the Greeks and their special understanding of the liberal arts; the second year contains books written for the most part CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 25 in Latin and covers the Roman and medieval periods; the third year has books originally written in Romance languages for the most part although English has a large share; the fourth year introduces German works and concentrates on the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. This arrangement was made not because of any underlying theory about recapitulations of history, but it happens to catch any genuine values that such a theory may point out in practice. There are certain critical questions raised by the use of a selected book list. A great many of these questions turn out to be questions of private taste and sentiment. Among the objective questions the most urgent concern the omission of the Oriental classics and the classics of the pure fine arts. Two reasons may be given for omitting the Oriental classics. They are culturally and linguistically unavailable to us of the Occidental world; they are therefore subject to almost inevitable corruption and misuse as educational media. We may be able to exploit them when our own intellectual disciplines have been recovered. The fine arts contain the most imposing set of disciplines that have established themselves and survived in the modern world by claiming independence from the liberal arts. It is one of our aims to recover and re-integrate them with the liberal arts. We are therefore providing for them outside the curriculum and planning to re-assimilate them by stages, first by including music in the curriculum, reading musical scores in the seminars, and studying harmony in the laboratory. We hope that by this and other stages to follow, intellectual light will be transmitted to the fine arts and that they may make their reflected light available to all the classics. The main emphasis in teaching is on the writing and reading disciplines, but the actual teaching falls into five sharply distinguished kinds of teaching techniques. None of these is newly discovered or invented, but some of them have been in disrepute for fairly long periods. We call them respectively Seminar, Formal Lecture, Language Tutorial, Mathematics Tutorial, and Laboratory. The seminar and the laboratory come perhaps nearest to the immediate educational end which we are aiming at, while the tutorials and lectures make secondary contributions. The picture will be clearer if we take them up in inverse order. �26 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE The Language Tutorial The aim here is to use some external device that will induce the strengthening and disciplining of the imagination. Foreign languages have often been praised for their mental discipline, but the vagueness of the statement mirrors the decay of a pedagogical technique. The imagination is the place where the intellect touches human experience, but it cannot do its work if the imagination is not prepared to receive intellectual light. It must be polished and adjusted. Normally it is our mother tongue that brings about such preparation as we have. Unfortunately American habits with the mother tongue are for various reasons abnormal and we have babbling minds as a consequence. Special attention must be given to our linguistic habits if we are to improve matters. Liberal artists have always known the powerful effects of foreign language in getting this kind of attention. We therefore require the study of four foreign languages, one a year for the four years, Greek, Latin, French and German. It is obvious that we do not expect to have these languages mastered in the time allotted, even though it is five hours a week. For each year the schedule is as follows. During the first term paradigms of declensions and conjugations, and passages of good prose and poetry from the books are committed to memory by rote. During the period of elective and progressive education, rote memory has been abhorred because it has its dangers. In our system these dangers are avoided by devices that force memory to carry its proper load of imagination and thought. The second term is concerned with various kinds of translation from important texts in which important things are being said and the grammar of the language is being used for purposes of full expression. These translations range from technical grammatical translation, through various stylistic variations to abstract and concise formulation of logical content. The last term in each year is devoted to the writing of grammatical, rhetorical, and logical commentaries on the texts with a final emphasis on original writing on the topics suggested by the text. Language is man's most intimate external possession. The trained language sense extends man's imaginative powers. We therefore move on it with an organized strategy. The effects CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 27 are in sustained powers of imagination and therefore m mcreased attention and powers of analytic thought. These tutorials meet in small classes, not over ten in a class, so that individual observation and instruction are the rule. Not a small part of the advantage of such instruction comes from the opportunity for tutors to diagnose individual difficulties. The Mathematics Tutorial Next to the mother tongue the language of numbers and figures is the most important symbolic possession of men. In fact it is a language within the mother tongue providing its most powerful practical and theoretical extension. In view of our present scientific and industrial conditions of life, the decay· and elimination of mathematics in education is most disturbing. This default has become so common now that many persons believe that they natively lack mathematical ability. Nothing could be more crippling to the individual nor more discouraging for the future of democratic societies, if it were true. The apparent disability is due to a decay in the techniques for teaching mathematics and this in turn is due to misunderstandings of the fundamental nature and intention of mathematics. Wide variation in individual training and performance is evidence of this state of affairs. Therefore we begin with almost a complete year spent in a thorough study of Euclid's Elements in its entirety. This is the book that made European mathematics possible, and it can still be used to remedy our deficiencies. Given this year of study the other books in mathematics and natural science, now so formidable to both teacher and student, can be approached and conquered. For this purpose the tutorial classes in mathematics meet five times a week throughout the four years. The teaching is conventional and familiar for the most part, exposition, recitation, drill in calculation and proof. On the other hand intelligibility must be added to operational skills, and this is brought to light by discussion of the incidence of mathematics, not only on the sciences, but also on logic and metaphysics, and through this on the entire subject matter of the program. Mathematics belongs to the liberal arts and its development through symbolic procedures throws a great deal of light not only on �28 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE speculation but upon the literary and scientific imagination. Again the small class of not over ten students allows individual diagnosis and instruction, and the student who has difficulties on the operational level may have special remedial laboratory exercises prescribed for him. Thus hand-minded boys may discover the liberal dimensions of their skills. The Seminar A book is one-half of a conversation, and good conversation, whether practical or theoretical in intention, is one of the highest performances in the liberal arts. Seminars of from ten to twenty students with at least two instructors or leaders, answer back the other half of the conversations that great books demand. Plato's Dialogues, almost all of which are read in the first year, set the models for seminar discussion, and first lessons in discussion are learned in reading Plato. Books of various kinds are discussed in various ways. Some books such as Aristotle's Organon are read in the seminar with the French method of explication de texte to insure understanding. It is assumed that other books have presented a subject, and discussion starts where they leave off, following the argument where it leads. Literary works demand literary criticism; scientific books demand a philosophy of nature. Versatility in question and answer allows the exploitation of the work done in other parts of the program. Training in language facilitates formulation of opinion; mathematical imagination and insight open up new depths and subtleties in both literature and science. Dialectic starts on the levels of language and mathematics and with their aids reaches the fundamentals and ultimates, and in the process the book under discussion may be torn to pieces. One immediate result is the improvement in actual reading. The seminars meet twice a week for two hours as the books are being read. Recovery from confusion and misunderstanding may result from the first meeting; on the other hand it may be only at the last meeting or later meetings that the text delivers up its meaning. The seminars are the substantial core of the whole program and the intellectual process prepared for by reading and writing is brought to realization most often under seminar conditions. CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 29 The Formal Lecture Formal lectures are delivered to the entire student body at least once a week. Lecturing by instructors is discouraged elsewhere in the curriculum and concentrated in the formal lecture. These lectures are given in the Great Hall in the evening with audience and platform set as for an outside lecturer. All the formal arts of the platform are used for the purpose of a sustained and artistic exposition of a subject matter that may have been studied in fragments in other ways. About half of the lectures are given by guest lecturers, notably Mortimer Adler of the University of Chicago, Mark Van Doren of Columbia, and Edward Kasner of Columbia. Members of the College faculty give the rest, no single lecturer giving more than three during the year, Lecturing except on the popular platform is almost a lost art in this country. It is a very high art demanding artistic skill and sensitivity which are dulled and killed by the forced practice of the ordinary university class-room. Long preparation is needed to free it from sophistry and empty personal rhetoric. Our lectures are not always successful, but when they are successful they might be given and understood on any occasion. Students learn to listen to good talk, to talk that is often over their heads, but talk that is remembered and absorbed long after the immediate hearing. LECTURES FOR 1939-40 September 29 .. The Liberal Arts and the Black Arts . ...... Scott Buchanan October 6 .... . Rhetoric .......... , ........... , ....... James S. Martin October 13 .... Grammar ............................. Stringfellow Barr October 20 .... Logic and Dialectic ..................... , Raymond Wilburn October 27 ... .Symbols ............................... Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London November 3 ... Limits ................................ Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University November 10 . . Shakespeare's "Agamemnon" ............. Ford K. Brown November 17 . . Power ................................ John S. Kieffer December 1 ... Politics: The State ...................... Mortimer J. Adler December 8 ... Se11iinar Dialectic ...................... Scott Buchanan December 15 .. The Discovery of the Earth by the Greeks .. J. K. Friedl2.nder The Johns Hopkins University January 5 ..... The Poetics ............................ Richard Scofield January 12 ... . Hippocrates ........................... Ludwig Edelstein Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LECTURES FOR 1939-40-Continued 30 The laboratory is primarily in charge of an engineer and a medical man, scientists whose interests can range beyond the special boundaries of each science. They co-operate with the mathematicians, the physicists, the chemists, and the biologists in planning and teaching the four-year course. Their field is the history of science including the present, and the context is the rest of the liberal arts and the classics in the program. The present tactics are to take the best current pattern in ordering the sciences as it is found in the pre-medical course, to anchor it in the scientific classical books and experiments, and to find the liberal arts in current practices and insights. In general the main themes are mathematical constructions, the instruments and techniques of measurement, repetition of crucial experiments, and the combination of scientific findings in concrete problems. The laboratory classes meet once a week for three hours during the first two years. Laboratory time is increased in the last two years. This is more than is required by any other liberal college at present. The following is a list of Laboratory Exercises by years. It is based on a schedule which has actually been followed but is subject to continual revisions, corrections, and improvements as teaching experience indicates them. January 19 ... . Four Commentators on Aristotle's "Logic". Richard P. McKeon Dean, Humanities Division, University of Chicago January 26 .... More Limits ........................... Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University February 2 ... . Galen ................................. Owsei Temkin Institute in the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University February 9 ... . Passion, Fate, Knowledge ............... . Jacob Klein February 16 .. . Measurement .......................... Scott Buchanan February 23 .. . Authority and the Types of Regimes ....... Mortimer J. Adler March l ...... Drama: Moliere's Tartuffe ............... King William Players March 8 ...... Greek Chess ........................... John S. Kieffer March 15 .... . Rabelais .............................. Albert Jay Nock March 22 ..... Dante, Ce1·vantes, and the lYlannerheim Line ................................ James S. Martin April 1 ....... The Classics and World Politics . .......... Heinrich Bri.ining April 5 ...... . Hogarth and Swift ...................... Edgar Wind Warburg Institute, London April 12 ...... Geometry and Nature . .................. Edward Kasner Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University April 17 ...... Bible Reading .......................... Alexander C. Zabriskie Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary April 19 ...... Religion, Economics, Politics . ............ Mortimer ]. Adler April 26 ..... . Milton ................................ Mark Van Doren Professor of English Literature, Columbia University May 3 ........ Comenius and Locke . ................... Alexander Meiklejohn May 10 ...... . Human Equality ....................... Jacques Maritain May 15 ...... The Demonstration of Democracy . ........ Mortimer ]. Adler May 17 ...... . Speculative Thinking in Medieval Music ... Manfred F. Bukofser May 24 ....... Matthew Arnold ....................... Alexander Meiklejohn June 5 ........ Thucydides ............................ Stringfellow Barr The Laboratory The scientific laboratory is perhaps the most unique institution in the modern world. It should be recalled that it was for the purpose of introducing and assimilating the laboratory that Eliot of Harvard opened the liberal college to the elective system. The hope was that the college would provide the conditions and the techniques for the liberalizing and humanizing of science. The present disorganization of our colleges is evidence that the problem is not yet solved. It is of utmost importance that it be solved. St. John's College is making the attempt. The strategy is to take specialists in the sciences, to reeducate them in the liberal arts, and to reorganize the laboratory as an instrument of liberal rather than pre-professional training. This is the research problem that is set for the faculty, and it will continue to attack the problem step by step. FIRST YEAR l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Orthographic projection Orthographic projection Trisection of an angle Areas Plane, right angle, ruler Weight Light Circles and regular polygons Ratios Lenses Telescope and microscope Compound ratio Heat Quadratic equations Musical intervals and scales 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. The Greek diatonic scale The just scale and its uses The keys in music Environment and health Environment and health Form and locomotion of animals Photometry Solid figures Rectangular solids Aristarchus Archimedes' levers Machines Static equilibrium Floating bodies Metacenter SECOND YEAR 1. Digestive system of rabbit 2. Urogenital system of female rabbit 3. Thoracic cavity, mouth, central nervous system 3 4. The parabola 5. Ellipse and hyperbola 6. Perspective projection 7. Perspective projection 31 �32 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SECOND YEAR-Continued 8. Perspective projection 9. Focal points and light (floating paraboloid) 10. Parametric equations of ellipse 11. Conics as four line loci 12. Stereographic projection and star charts 13. Stereographic projection and star charts 14. Astronomical sights 15. Celestial machines 16. Celestial machines 17. Sun and moon 18. Gilbert's De M agnete 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Music Music Music Copernicus Kepler Prism colors and dispersion Chromatic aberration of a lens Geometrical characteristics of Iceland spar Double refraction Double refraction of polarized light Speed of light Fluid pressure THIRD YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Power of the vacuum Strength of beams Strength of beams Strength of beams Falling bodies Projectiles Sheep heart Blood vessels of cat Matter: crystalline state Blood vessels of cat Boyle's law Living heart in frog and turtle Matter: liquid and gaseous states Smaller blood vessels in living frog Urogenital system of male cat Water and its properties, distillation Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Surface tension Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates Electrostatics Electrolysis of water, Faraday's laws Electrolysis of water, equivalent weight Rigid body equilibrium Conservation of mass; filtration, reduction with charcoal Compound pendulum Lavoisier on calcination and combustion; oxygen Atwood's machine Chemical reactions Conservation of momentum Centripetal force Hydrogen, acids, oxidation and reduction 33. Viscosity 34. Law of definite proportions, law of multiple proportions, Dalton's atomic theory 35. Vibrations 36. Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes, molecular weight, Avogadro's number 37. Pressure-temperature relations 38. Dalton's law of partial pressures; steam distillation, vapor tension, critical temperature 39. Diffusion and osmosis 40. Magnetic fields 41. Sodium chloride: the active metal sodium 42. Sodium chloride: the active nonmetal chlorine 43. Standard units in chemical reactions. Chemical notation, equations, formulae 44. Faraday's laws of electrolysis 45. Acids in aqueous solution: HCl 46. Atomic and equivalent weights. Reduction and oxidation, valence 47. Potentiometer 48. Metallic hydroxides and salts in aqueous solution. Neutralization 49. Electromagnetic induction 50. Ionization 51. Young's interference of light 52. Mendeleyev's Table 53. Spectrometer 54. Colloidal state 55. Music 56. Music 57. Music 33 FOURTH YEAR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Fabrics of the animal body Magnetic measurements Fabrics of the animal body Law of magnetic forces Fabrics of the animal body Standard measures of electric current Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body The structure of the atom Law of mass action Diffraction, interference Chemical equilibrium Diffraction grating Carbon and its compounds: I: the paraffins II: Isomerism of organic compounds, the carbon-carbon double and triple bonds. Unsaturated hydrocarbons Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Fabrics of the animal body Growth of animals and plants Growth of animals and plants 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Hydra Hydra Genesis of animals Genesis of animals Genesis of animals The Protozoa-animal taxonomy The Protozoa-animal taxonomy Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Heredity in the pomage fly Spectral analysis Esters, their hydrolysis, mono- and di-basic acids, polyalcohol Potentiometer, thermocouples Ethers, acid anhydrides, hydroxyacids Electromagnetic induction Carbohydrates (sugars, starch, cellulose) Joule's electric heat Isocyctic, aromatic hydrocarbons; Cyclo-olefins, -paraffins Fourier's heat analysis The Fifth Group of the Periodic Table Ammonia, amines, amino-acids, proteins Music Music Music 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. The distribution of exercises m the conventional subject matters follows: A .................... Astronomy B .................... Biology C .................... Chemistry D .................... Drawing G .................... Geometry M .................... Music P .................... Physics A I 2 3 4 1 8 0 0 9 B 3 3 9 D 25 2 3 0 0 40 5 G 8 5 0 0 13 3 3 3 p 12 8 23 10 13 53 M 4 c 0 0 22 12 34 Total Laboratory hours 501. The topics selected from the conventional subject matters follow. For further information concerning standards, see Ap~endnc B on Degree Requirements, page 66. �34 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE Astronomy.· Aristarchus, Star charts, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. Biology: Environment and health (Hippocrates); Form and locomotion of animals; Digestive and urogenital systems and other parts of female rabbit; Heart and blood vessels in cat, living frog and turtle, sheep, and dogfish shark; Urogenital system of male cat; Other parts of dogfish shark and aquatic vertebrates; Fabrics of the animal body; Growth of animals and plants; Hydra; Genesis of animals· The Protozoa-animal taxonomy; Heredity in the pomage fly. Drawing: Orthographic projection; Perspective projection. Geometry: To Euclid: 8; to Apollonius: 5. Music: Intervals; Scales; Keys (the rest not yet planned in detail). Physics: Mechanics 15 (Archimedes, Galileo, Huygens, Newton); Surface tension, viscosity; Heat 4 (Joule, Fourier, etc.); Strength of materials 4 (Galileo); Light 14 (Newton, Huygens; telescope and microscope, diffraction and interference; spectra); Electricity 11 (Gilbert, Faraday, etc.). Chemistry: States of matter; Water-electrolysis, equivalent weight (Faraday); Conservation of mass, combustion, oxygen (Lavoisier); Hydrogen, acids; Combining proportions; Dalton's atomic theory; Gay-Lussac's law of volumes; Molecular weight; Avogadro's number; Dalton's law of partial pressures; Critical temperature; Diffusion; Osmosis; Sodium; Chlorine; Formulas; HCl; Valence; Hydroxides, ionization; Mendeleyev's Table; Colloids, atomic structure; Mass action; Equilibrium; Carbon compounds, paraffins, isomerism, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, sugars, etc.; Group of Periodic Table; Ammonia, proteins. THE SCHEDULE Perhaps the most obvious distinctive mark of St. John's College is the easily observable fact that all the students the same year are reading the same books at the same time the same immediate preparation. This may be the week that "all Greek to me" look is on freshman faces they are learning the Greek alphabet; or it may be the weeks that they are meeting Greek algebra in the fifth of Euclid's Elements; or it may be the first assignment Thucydides when the seminar leaders are wondering if students will get the implications of liberty in Pericles' funeral oration. These are the educational realities that a schedule marks and emphasizes. There is a calendar for four years divided according to subject matters and learning; there is a calendar for the year, there is a for the term and for the week. Each morning for five days of the week each student one hour in a language tutorial and one hour in a tutorial. One afternoon a week each student spends three in the laboratory during the first two years; in the last years, two afternoons a week. Two evenings from eight to each student attends a seminar in organized conversation discussion of the scheduled readings. On one or two there are formal lectures. Nineteen or twenty hours per CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 35 are spent in regular classes. The rest of the time is spent in studying, eating, sleeping, talking, athletics, and other activities such as music and dramatics. The week is the elementary unit of the schedule and shows one complete rotation through the varieties of work and play. The three terms of the College year average ten weeks in length and mark pieces of work projected and accomplished. In recognition of this there are oral examinations at the end of each term. These are conducted by seminar leaders with the help of the tutors. Each student sits with his examiners for a half hour during which he is questioned freely and informally on the texts he has read, on his critical or interpretative opinions, and encouraged to consider parts of his study in relation to each other and in relation to fresh problems that may not have been treated in his classes. A few days after the examination before the end of the term the student again sits with his instructors for ten minutes during which his tutors and laboratory instructor report to the seminar leader on his work for the term. These so-called "don rags" are brief and recurrent consultations between teachers and student for the purpose of diagnosis and prescription rather than for report of marks. They are followed by vacations in which a fresh start is possible and new directions in study may be explored. Grades are recorded in these don rags, but they are not the center of interest, as is shown by the fact that the student is invited to report on himself or to inquire about his case. The end of each year is marked by a long essay written by each student on some theme which he has chosen in the books. These are due the first of June. The annual written and oral examinations are given in the following September after the long vacation period during which the salutary processes of forgetting, assimilation, and the maturing of insights have taken place. The dose organization of subject matter and the intensive teaching which results make vacations and unscheduled ruminations functionally important. As one learns to skate in summer and swim in winter, so one acquires wisdom in vacation. The annual examinations are aimed at detecting and encouraging this process. There are plans for reading parties in the summer vacation in which students may arrange the proper conditions for the maturing of knowledge gained during the session. �36 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A Hour 9 STUDENT'S CLASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Mon. Language Tutorial Tues. Language Tutorial Wed. Language Tutorial Thurs. Language Tutorial Fri. Sat: Language Tutorial 10 11 Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial 12 2 to 5 8 to 10 Laboratory for Juniors, Seniors Seminar Laboratory Laboratory for Freshmen, Sophomores (Lecture) for Juniors, Seniors Seminar Formal Lecture At the head of the class is the author-teacher, at the foot of the class the worst student in relation to the subject matter. All the others are both teachers and pupils, each learning from those above and teaching those below. The faculty member is then researching in the subject matter of the book with the guide and help of the author and any other special professional aids that he may be able to use. He may have beside him a colleague whose special knowledge complements his own. This is the situation in a seminar, where there are at least two auxiliary teachers, but it is best exemplified in the editorial work that is being carried on by many members of the faculty. The majority of the great books are already in cheap and easily available English translations, but there are a considerable number of them that need new editions, and a smaller number which have not been translated or are badly translated. So far the following books have been reprinted: Plato: Phaedrus, in Greek and Latin Gospel According To St. John, in Greek and Latin Hippocrates: Selected Works Archimedes: Selected Works Lucian: True History Aristarchus: Distances of Sun and Moon Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Gilbert: On the Magnet Lavoisier: Elements of Chemistry Dalton: Chemical Philosophy Bernard: Experimental Medicine Fourier: Theory of Heat Virchow: Cellular Pathology THE FACULTY Part of the intention of the elective system since the tim of its introduction at Harvard has been to encourage the com bination of teaching and research in each member of the faculty The principle is that the teaching mind must be a learnin mind, and therefore good teaching demands continued learn ing. This has come to mean in academic practice that th good teacher must be making original contributions to knowl edge and that he must publish if he wishes to be promoted. The faculty at St. John's is again going back to first prin ciples and making another application of them. Learning is co-operative enterprise and it is best carried out when perso at different stages of comprehension work together. The typic learning situation at St. John's involves ten or twelve learner First in the learning line come the author-teachers, the write of the great books, who are talking in most cases at the hi point of their own learning. Next comes the reading and tal ing teacher who is a member of the faculty: his stage of learni is somewhere between the author and the best student. The then follow the other students at distances proportional to th degree of understanding. The old-fashioned ranking of class in the little red schoolhouse is the image that we have in min 37 following books have been translated for the first time English by members of the faculty: Apollonius: Conics Ptolemy: Almagest Augustine: On Music Scotus Erigena: The Division of Nature Grosseteste: On Light Oresme: On the Breadths of Forms Copernicus: On the Revolution of the Spheres Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Pico: On the Dignity of Man following books have been re-translated by members of the fy: Plato: Meno Plotinus: Fifth Ennead Aristotle: Physics, Books I-IV Bonaventure: Reduction of Arts to Theology Cantor: Transfinite Numbers �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE This represents the first line of research. The second line of research consists in the constant reinterpretation of the book list which occurs as an immediate by-product of teaching the books in tutorial, in seminar, and in the laboratory. Criticism of the books takes place in two directions primarily, first their historical order and background which continually change and enrich themselves by connections with other books; secondly in the bearing these books have on the immediate teaching problem and the progress of current thought in general. Making the actual reading schedule for the seminars for each year is a result of much faculty and student deliberation, and the reading schedule registers teaching and learning experiences from year to year. The products of this kind of research go first into teaching directly. Production for publication and learned societies is and should be a secondary result. The students thus have direct and contributing parts in research, and research has a direct and contributing role in instruction. The present faculty has been selected by two criteria. For members of the previous faculty at St. John's, experience in teaching the elective system and capacities which promise well for becoming re-educated in all the subject matter of the new program have guided the policy of reappointment. New members of the faculty have been chosen for their varying degrees of understanaing of the general subject matter and the work they have done to educate themselves in it. The faculty now represents a well-balanced distribution of special knowledge. Eventually the graduates from the fouryear course itself will be the best teachers, and some of them will be taken on as teaching assistants as soon as they are ready. As soon as the performance of the student or other evidence of capacity persuades the staff that the learning process has stopped and cannot be revived, the student is warned that he will be dropped after a stated period of confirmation of the judgment. Ideally there is no reason for dropping any normal student from this course of study. It is varied and rich enough for great diversities of interest, performance, and achievement, and there is ample room within it for individual choice and guidance. This fact permits and demands a longer period of adjustment and tentative judgment than in the regular elective system. It i.s assumed that each student has the required capacities until evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. All disciplinary action is governed by the assumption that bad habits can be changed. 38 ACADEMIC STANDING The system of instruction allows for a dose and acquaintance of instructors and students; therefore the dent's academic standing is known in detail from day to day. This knowledge is pooled at the end of each term on the occasion of the ''don rag" and the combined judgments of staff are based on more than recorded grades. Since this the case academic standing is not determined by or literal grades, and it is made and reported for the of advice and planning both for the teachers and the 39 Attendance on all regular scheduled college exercises IS required. A record of absences is kept and posted. This record is taken into consideration whenever there is occasion to determine academic standing. Written and signed excuses from the following sources may be submitted for filing with the student's record: 1) Parent, guardian, or other responsible person outside the College; 2) Practising physicians consulted by the student; 3) Instructor in charge of class in which absence occurs; 4) The College Physician. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS* The original title of Bachelor of Arts signified the first officially recognized stage of competence in the seven liberal arts and sciences: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The St. John's degree of Bachelor of Arts signifies the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. Specifically this implies: Knowledge of the contents of the required books in the list; Competence in the laboratory arts. Compe~ence in mathematics through the elementary calculus; A readmg knowledge of at least two foreign languages. CL Appendix B, pg. 66. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 40 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE In semester hours as recorded in the regular elective system this amounts to: Semester H oitrs Four Years One Year Language and Literature ................ 10 40 Mathematics and Science ................ 10 40 Lectures on the Liberal Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ( ~ actual time) 12 Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 32 Total ............................ 35 140 A more detailed analysis of the content of these degree requiren1ents will be gladly given by the Registrar on request. The "rights and privileges appertaining" to the Bachelor of Arts degree have undergone serious scrutiny during the last part of the period in which the colleges have been under the domination of the elective system. There have been concerted attempts to maintain common standards under the rapidly changing conditions of expansion in student bodies, in subject matters, and in methods of instruction. Throughout the country there are regional boards which inspect the colleges in each region and rate their degrees. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools operates in this region. These Boards cannot put a college on the approved list until its educational product can be judged. Since there were no graduates of the new administration and program before June, 1941, there will be an interim in which a rated B. A. degree cannot be guaranteed. This means that the St. John's Bachelor of Arts degree is certified only by the charter of the College and the Maryland State Board of Education. On the other hand there is no serious doubt that the curriculum which is now offered and the instruction that is now being given more than fulfill the common standards and that they will prepare students adequately for any graduate work which they wish to pursue. The graduate and professional schools increasingly make their :final decisions on candidates on the basis of individual records and merits and ignore the bare n1inirnum certification of the ordinary degree. The rated B. A is no guarantee of admission to a graduate or professional school. Where inquiry has been made these schools have given assurance of full consideration to St. John's graduates. The great variety of teaching methods, 41 the common subject matter, and the intimate and continuous acquaintance between student and teacher that this program provides allow det~iled and comprehensive recommendations of individual candidates both for graduate schools and for business positions. Such individual recommendation will always be our most effective communication with the academic and practical worlds into which our students graduate; we deal with other institutions on the basis to which they have been driven by the depression on one hand and the academic disorder of the last generation on the other. There is no question about the fitness of this program of studies to meet the explicit requirements of law schools, theological schools, business schools, schools of politics, and economics, and schools of education. There may be some doubt in the minds of the small business man and the craftsman about the utility of a liberal education for earning a living. One who shares these doubts should read the early American State Papers and follow the current discussions of the fundamental conditions and principles of American society to get free of the prejudices which we inherit from societies that base themselves on invidious class distinctions. The worker and the tradesman in this country belong to a liberal society that demands a liberal education of all its members. The professions that base themselves on specialization in the natural sciences have set up graduate schools that actually need more liberal education in their preparatory stages than is at present available. In failing to get students who have that general preparation they have turned to a second best, a specialized preparatory training. In some cases they make no stipulation of specific requirements beyond high school g1:1aduation. In other cases, as in engineering, graduate physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, they have imposed heavy pre-professional requirements. Our faculty has had long experience in preparing students for graduate work in these schools, and we have made a study of the essential needs in the natural sciences. The curriculum represents on its science side the results of these studies. It more than meets these requirements both in theory and in laboratory training. There are more laboratory hours required than are demanded by any medical school, the source of the highest requirements in this respect. The rest of the curriculum keeps these subject matters in a liberal balance. �42 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE I. A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS In Chronological Order Homer: Iliad and Odyssey lEschylus: Oresteia Herodotus: History Sophocles: <Edipus Rex Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine and Airs, Waters, and Places Euripides: Medea Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War Aristophanes: Frogs, Clouds, Birds Aristarchus: On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and iVJ oon Plato: Dialogues Aristotle: Organon, Poetics, Physics, Politics Archimedes: Selected Works Euclid: Elements Apollonius: Conics Cicero: On Duties Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Virgil: lEneid The Bible Epictetus: Moral Discourses Nicomachus: Introduction to Arithmetic Plutarch: Lives Tacitus: The History Ptolemy: il1athematical Composition Lucian: True History Galen: On the Natural Faculties Plotinus: Enneads Augustine: Confessions, On Music, Concerning the TeachM Justinian: Institutes Scotus Erigena: On the Division of Nature Song of Roland Saga of Burnt Njal Grosseteste: On Light Bonaventure: On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology Aquinas: On Being and Essence, Treatise on God, Treatise on lvlan Dante: Divine Comedy Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Villon: Le Grand Testament Oresme: On the Breadths of Forms Pico dell a Mirandola: On the Dignity of Man Leonardo: Note Books Machiavelli: The Prince Erasmus: In Praise of Folly Rabelais: Gargantua Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Circles Calvin: Institutes Montaigne: Essays Gilbert: On the Loadstone Cervantes: Don Quixote Shakespeare: Hemy IV, Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Tempest Francis Bacon: Novum Organum Kepler: Epitome of Astronomy Harvey: On the Motion of the Heart Corneille: Le Cid Gahieo: Two New Sciences Descartes: Geometry, Discourse on 111 et hod, Meditations Hobbes: Leviathan Boyle: Sceptical Chymist Moliere: Tartuffe CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Pascal: Pensees Milton: Paradise Lost Racine: Phedre Grotius: Law of War and Peace Spinoza: Ethics . Newton: Principia Mathematica Locke: Second Treatise ?n Civil Government Huygens: Treatise on Light . Berkeley: Dialogues between Hy_las and Phzlonous Leibniz: Discoiirse on Metaphysics, M onadology Vico: Scienza Nuova Swift: Gidlivels Travels Hume: Treatise of Human Nature Montesquieu: Spirit of Laws Fielding: Torn ]ones . Voltaire: Candide, Micmmegas Rousseau: Social Contract . Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Smith: Wealth of Nations Kant: Critique of Pure Reason C01tstitution of the United States _ . , Federalist Papers Bentham: Principles of Morals and Legislation Lavoisier: Treatise on Chemistry Malthus: Principles of Population Dalton: A New System of Chemical Philosophy Hegel: Science of Logic , . Coleridge: Biographza Literaria Fourier: Analytical Theory of Heat Goethe: Faust Lobachevski: Theory of Parallels Balzac: Pere Goriot Faraday: Experimental Researches in Electricity Schopenhauer: W arid as Will and Idea Peacock: Treatise on Algebra Thackeray: Henry Esrnond Dickens: Bleak House Boole: Laws of Thought Virchow: Celliilar Pathology Mill: On Liberty Darwin: Origin of Species Bernard: Introduction to Experi11iental Medicine h1«mdel: Experiments in Plant Hybridization Hamilton: Quaternions Riemann: Hypotheses of Geometry Dostoevski: The Possessed Matx: Capital Talstoi: War and Peace Dedekind: Essays on Niimbers Maxwell: Elect;icity and M agnetirni Flaubert: Bouvard and Pecuchet Ibsen: Ghosts, Rosmersholm Galton: Enquiries into the Human Mind and its Faculties Joule: Scientific Papers Clifford: Common Sense of the Exact Sciences James: Principles of Psychology Freud: Studies in Hysteria Cantor: Transfinite Numbers Hilbert: Foundations of Geometry Poincare: Science and Hypothesis Russell: Principles of M athem,atics Veblen and Young: Projective Geometry 43 �~ Cll >--l 0 ~ ~r ... = ""'" . .. ., "' .. ., "' ~ .. ., " ~ ., "'" "'" ~ I0"> "' ~ ""'" ~ ..., = g. ...... ~~~ n SU~-~ pJ C'tl ~;;:l:=J ~:s::s:~ g ir~g.i;i g:g. s -oo ~ '""''~ x~ = ~ ~ ~ en O> ,.. a: n A '<S ~q>~Cll<Q~~<~~~M~Q~O~~ "'· ~o ~ o i-o·"'"'·~ ..... fll ~~'"i ~'"i pJ o pJ ~ p.. ~-O"'rtiOnoo~OpJOQ '"i i::.: Q~sQg:>g>2'a"';;:JsO.~ ~ ~e>'cnpJ ~ ~ ... ::;·§:=(ti 0 g~aens~~g·=~s ;~~a = ~;-"= 1l ~ &Q·;; ... 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LahoratDf"'.'I es EUripides Aristophanes Lucian Virgil The Bible Dante BurntNjal Song of Roland Chaucer Villon Cervantes Shakespeare Milton Rabelais Racine Grotius Corneille Moliere Erasmus Montaigne Voltaire Swift Goethe Fielding Coleridge Balzac Flaubert Thackeray Dickens Ibsen Dostoevski Tolstoi ckero • Lucretius Epictetus Pio tinus Augustine Scotus Erigena Bonaventure Thomas Aquinas Pico Pascal Spinoza F. Bacon Hobbes Locke Berkeley Hume Leibniz Kant Schopenhauer Hegel Bentham Poincare James es Plutireh Tacitus Justinian Machiavelli Montesquieu Grotius Spinoza Calvin Hobbes Vi co Gibbon Locke Rousseau Gal ton Bentham Mill Freud Adam Smith U. S. Constitution Federalist Papers Malthus Marx E1lclid Nicomachus Aristarehus Apollonius Archimedes Ptolemy Descartes Newton Leibniz Peacock Lobachevski Hamilton Fourier Boole Riemann Cantor Dedekind Hilbert Russell Veblen & Young Hippocrates Aristarchus Archimedes Ptolemy Galen Grosseteste Copernicus Leonardo Oresme Galileo Kepler Harvey Gilbert Newton Huygens Boyle Lavoisier Fourier Dalton Clifford Faraday Darwin Maxwell Joule Virchow Bernard Mendel Freud James (Three hours per week for first and second years; six hours per week for third and fourth years) Graphical Constructions Instruments Crucial Experiments Concrete Problems (Presented and brought up to date in Laboratory Manuals) ~ 0 § i:zj 0 ~ Cll ;1 ._ ~ (I) ~ t-< M Q i:zj ~ �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES 47 development of new skills which in turn add to the vigor of the curricular work. Since 1939 athletics at St. John's have been organized on an discipline and develop his native powers, and at the same intramural basis with active participation by more than eightylearn how to associate with other people in such a five per cent of the student body.* With the aid of student continue this development throughout life. Not athletic scholars who are experts in sports, the St. John's curriculum at St. John's, but the arrangements for Athletic Director carries on a series of individual and team and extra-curricular activities as well, are ordered sports throughou~ the entire y~ar. The athletic facilities inpurpose. clude a well-eqmpped gymnasmm, two large playing fields, tenn is courts surfaced for all weather playing, and a College . Activities h · ·1· d" h" boathouse wit six sa1 mg mg 1es, a sailing sloop, and coordiIt is no paradox, in view of the above, to say that the facilities for water sports. Excellence of performance in purpose of extracurricular activities is amusement and a wide variety of sports including sailing, tennis, handball, tion. Men can work in order to play, or they can play in ~-·~~""'"' badminton, boxing, swimming, baseball, basketball, to work. The hard work of the curriculum would be lacrosse, and track is the instructional ideal and is if it were looked upon as a drudgery to be endured until through a number of individual and team awards. was possible to get away to the movies. Unless a student in the athletic program is required only upon be helped through to the stage in which he finds actual by the College Physician. ment in the use of the powers he is developing, his Extracurricular music complements the musical part of the will be too slow for profit. curriculum. Curricular music includes formal lectures In a community where people relax in order to be on music, group readings and seminar discussions of musical work better the amusement must be primarily amusing laboratory practice with stringed instruments, and not merely disguised instruction. However, in order to which take up part of the time otherwise devoted to amusing at all college activities have to be proportioned lectures. The extracurricular music program makes the expanding abilities of the members. Forms of to a maximum number of students the opportunity that involve disuse of developing powers, rather than the necessary personal habits for the enjoyment of use, tend to be dull rather than amusing. Activities large orchestral and choral groups composed to derive some vitality from the work they support of the College and residents of Annapolis and the degenerate into mere time-killers. territory meet regularly under the leadership of The general policy of the College is to encourage Director of Music, and give a number of contaneous group activity that shows promise of a · the College year. The Reverdy Johnson House to the life of the community. The College cooperates in campus is a music center, containing a well-stocked financing of those activities that require expenditures; of recordings,. sheet music and scores, a recording advice is given where necessary to the smooth functioning an automatic phonograph, a grand piano and a the activity. of orchestral instruments. Elsewhere on the' campus and phonographs available for student use. Music and Gymnastic Activities Music and athletics seem to furnish the clearest :,c.:,J)oJme student activities are really an extension of the curfor extracurricular activities at St. John's. The recreation for example, the Theology Club in which students relaxation furnished by athletics and music also result in =--"'""~~~- A college should be a community in which the student 46 for the elimination of intercollegiate competition from the College are set out in detail in Appendix C. �48 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE and faculty pursue in greater detail problems rai~ed by th seminar discussions of philosophical and theological work· Other groups represent similar specialized pursuits in politic, law, medicine. The St. John's Collegian is a weekly student newspap which reports and comments on the event~ in the commun.it The St. John's Yearbook is a student-edited yearly public tion which departs radically from the conventional year boo, format. In its present form it is a magazine who~e purpose to recapitulate and summarize the past academic year: T King William Players serve as a center for the re.a~i?g drama and poetry in general, as well as for the activities play production. In preparation for the spring of 1942 Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, as a joint undertaking of the drama and musical groups. The Variety Club, specialists in libel and slander, prese an annual comic revue satirizing the faculty and the Colle program, or other matters of curren~ interest. The Cotilli Club presents a series of formal and mformal dances throu out the year, including eight popular motion pictures, follo . by dancing to recorded music and Coffee Shop table servi around the dance floor. The Film Club organized in 1941, has presented a ser" of the outstandin~ foreign and domestic film production the "classics" of cinematic art. As supports for an active social life, the College ~rovide complete central social unit which consists of a Readmg Ro supplied with magazines and newspapers, a Coffee Shop, a a Book Shop for the use of the whole College. In additi there are smaller social quarters in each dormitory u equipped with radios, ping pong tables and comfortable fll;r ture. By providing these facilities the College authont expect to foster in the students a recognition of the responsibility for their own human welfare. Residence St. John's College is situated on the edge of the seventee century seaport town of Annapolis. The town has the air reputation of a romantic history. Actually it has a. pop tion of about fifteen thousand people who are occupied fishing and shipping in the harbor, with the training of CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 49 shipmen in the Naval Academy, with governing the State of ¥aryland from the state government offices, and with the ~ifteral education of young men in St. John's College. A cer.· number of retired naval officers and men of business live tates in Anne Arundel County surrounding the town. e College has ten buildings on a tract of twenty-six acres. of these buildings are for student residence, two of them as dormitories, and three originally used as residences ministrative officers of the College. These five buildings ow furnished as residence halls for students on a plan for . unit College communities, each with a small-scale unit dent government within the common life of the College. attempt is made to relate the grouping of students in the to their seminar groups and their athletic teams. These tegrated communities within the larger college comteach the incoming student to accept and enforce ts upon himself and also to make proper use of the d support that other students can give him in his colLower class dormitory units will be under the superresident faculty members beginning with the 1942-43 dents not living at home are required to live in the 'buildings and to take their meals in the College Dining ormitory room is provided with the necessary furniding a single bed with mattress, pillow, pillow cover read, a chest of drawers, book shelves, Venetian window shades, a study table, chairs, lamp, and a :et. Towels, bed linen, and blankets are to be supe student, as are also such decorations as window rugs, and runners for chests of drawers and tables. t should consult his prospective roommate, if any, n good taste in planning room decoration. Freshquently assigned to single occupancy rooms. ts should apply for rooms before they leave for vacation. Application blanks may be obtained nager of the Dining Hall and Dormitories. Stu. h to room together should file joint applications. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 50 New students have rooms assigned to them tentatively from the Assistant Dean's office as soon as their applications for admission have been accepted. Rooms in dormitories may not be occupied during vacations except by special permission. The dormitories will be open for occupancy in September as follows: For upperclassmen taking Annual Written Examinations from noon of the day before the Examination days. For freshmen from noon of the second day before registration day. For definite dates in 1942 see the College Calendar. The College maintains the care of the dormitories. are student dormitory managers whose duty it is to report complaints, to maintain order and cleanliness, and to enforce the following regulations concerning breakage and damage to College property: Any damage to College property will be charged to the occupant or occupants of the room, or to the occupants of the dormitory, in which the damage occurs. Each student who occupies a room in a dormitory must make a deposit of ten dollars with the Treasurer of the College on registration. Damage to College property will be charged against this deposit according to the student's responsibility. The deposit must be maintained at all times during the session. It will be returned at the end of any session, or upon the withdrawal or graduation of the student from the College. This deposit is calle · Caution Money. The College reserves the right to repair completely, a the expense of the occupant or occupants, any dormito room and furniture which have been seriously damaged. Intentional damage to College property is · offense, and it will be dealt with summarily. The Dining Hall The Dining Hall is maintained by the Manager of the Dinir Hali and Dormitories. Special attention is given to a balanc diet, an interesting variety of menus, and reasonable cost. T Dining Hall is closed when the College is not in session, exce for single holidays; it will be open beginning with the eveni CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 51 meal ~f the day before examinations in Septemb . fast will be served on the mornino- of the firs(· d er,fonhly break"' ay o t e Ch . mas recess, and only supper will be served 0 h ~ist. h . n t e day JU 8 t prece dmg t e resumpt10n of classes· a similar 8 h d l . . ' c e u e will be observe d bef ore an d after the Sprmg recess. ~ Infirmary Service J?. ~ully equipped Infirmary is maintained at the Colle e It is m charge of the College Physician ' a tra;ned nurse an gd. • . stu dent assrntants. ' The College Physician holds office hours each d ay at t h e . In fi rmary. D urmg these hours his services are free to th · ose who have pa1'd t helf regular College fees. Medical services rendered by other~ than members of. t~e . C?llege Infirmary staff, whether for sICkness or for athletic m3unes, are not aid for by the College. p Any illnes~ must be reported promptly by the student. Students suffermg from contagious or infectious diseasps t "d . I I fi ~ mus t~s.1 e m t 1e n rmary until discharged by the College Phys1c1an. The College Physician makes a daily report to the Dean. �HOW TO APPLY FOR CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ADMISSIOJ',~ General* The revolution which reestablished the liberal arts curriculum in St. John's College in 1937 was a movement i?. t~e Republic of Education which anticipated the c.urrent cr.1s1s m world history. When the liberal arts were remstated m the College, it was known that many of the contemporary educ~­ tional conventions do not promote the most successful pursmt of the liberal arts but the difficulty of the immediate task that faced the Colleg~, that of putting a liberal curriculum ~nto operation, made advisable the postponement of the solut10ns of some of the more extrinsic problems. The war has heightened the necessity ~hat already .existed of making the revision in entranc~ reqmr~men~s wh1~h .has been obviously implied by the curnculum smce its begmmng. The admission procedure which is described below should be understood as the solution to two problems: (1) that of selecting students properly prepared to pursue the St. John's curriculum, and (2) that of making it possible for . studen~s to ~o.mplete t~elf liberal education before being called mto military service. Application Application for admission should be filed by every candidate as early as possible in the year in whic~ he hopes to enter. T~e application form, supplied by the Registrar upon reques~, will give several alternatives of time and. place for th~ t~king ~f admission examinations, and the candidate should md1cate his choice of the alternatives on the form. The candidate should also furnish the names of the schools he has attended, and the names of persons who can submit testimonials concerning his character. When the completed application form is submitted, the Reo-istrar will make arrangements for the candidate to take the0 entrance examinations, and will write directly to the principal of the candidate's school for a ;ecommendation o~ the< student and a transcript of the student s record. The Registrar also writes to other persons who can certify to the applicant's character and personality. As soon as the entrance examinations have been marked and all the credentials have been se*Cf. Appendix D. The College and the War. 52 53 cure?, the .candidate's reco.rd is considere~ and appraised. The applicant is promptly notified of the act10n taken concerning his admission. Since considerable time may be spent in arrangino- for the examinations and in securing the proper credentials,0 it is desirable that application blanks, fully filled in, be submitted early, preferably before February first. Entrance Examinations The entrance examinations will supply the Admissions Committee with evidence of two sorts: ( 1) Of the candidate's degree of achievement in the disciplines tested, and (2) Of the candidate's ability to solve problems new to him. The candidate will take examinations in arithmetic, geometry, algebra, English grami;nar and compositi.on, .and in one foreign language. The foreign language exammat10n may be taken in Latin, French, German or Spanish. (Other institutional changes made necessary by the acceptance of younger students are discussed under "Residence and Activities" on page 49.) . ,. , Graduation from high school is not necessary to a candidate s in the examinations; neither does high school graduation guarantee his success. Average ability and two years of proper high school training should be the candidate's guide deciding when he wishes to take the examinations. The College will arrange for the examinations to be taken several different times during the year, and, if possible, at secondary school which the candidate is attending. The , "'""'""". '" will also be given at the College in Annapolis Spring Vacation, and about June first and September each year. The Registrar will announce specific dates. the candidate is not in attendance at a school and it is for him to take the examinations at the College, · arrangements will be made by the Registrar. The candite's application should be accompanied by the examination of $5.00. (See page 54.) from Other Colleges who wish to transfer to the St. John's program must as freshmen for the four-year course; no advanced in the program is granted for other college credits. �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGt FEES College Finance It is the aim of St. John's College to establish its fees for tuition and residences at a figure which will approximate as closely as possible the actual cost of furnishing tuition, board and room, and meeting the administrative and other operating expenses of the College. St. John's College adopted this principle and established the fee for residence and tuition at $1,000 for students entering the College in the fall of 1941. This fee will be continued for the classes entering in 1942 and thereafter unless, in following years, the College may be forced to alter this fee by conditions of war and rising costs. By setting its student fees at approximate operating cost, the College has freed other sources of income, principally support by private individuals and by the public through state appropriations for two purposes: financial aid to the students who are not able to pay the full cost, and additions and improvements to College land, buildings, and equipment. The various other fixed charges for attendance at St. John's are listed in the following paragraphs. In figuring the budget for the academic year, each student should include additional items for books, clothes, stationery, laundry, and other incidentals. The cost of books will in general average about $35 per year. These fees are payable in full on registr t' . • ·•.· 'f . . a ion or, i pre ferre d' m t h ree mstallments: one-half In Septe~b er . . .. one-fourth on December 28 and th . ~n reg1strat10n, March 15. ' e remammg fourth on On. registering, the student must showmg that fees have been paid arrangements have been made in classes, dormitories, the dining hall infirmary. ' procure a Treasu ' or that suitable rer s ca.rd order t b d ~nancial the libr:ry e a mit~ed to ' gymnasmm or Payment of Bills Bills for College fees are presented directly to th d d h d . .. e stu ent an t e stu ent assumes responsibility for their ' the dates due. payment on Caution Money Each stud.ent ~ust make a deposit of $10.00 with the Treasurer on reg1strat10n, subject to charges for laboratory breakge a?d damage to. Co~lege property. The amount of this posit must be mam~amed a~ all times during the session. refund check for this deposit will be sent to the student on reque.st after the end of any session or after withdrawal gr~duati?n ~rom College. Except for the caution money osit, which 1s refundable at the close of the college ear College has no extra fees. y ' Entrance Examination Fee .£erred Payment of Fees For each applicant taking entrance examinations for admission to St. John's College, a $5.00 fee is payable to the College on request for examination. This fee is charged to cover the expense of giving the examination; it will not be refunded, nor will it be deducted from other fees. here is available to those students and their parents who unable to meet the College fees in accordance with the ar sc?edule a ?eferred tuition plan, which provides for m~nt m equ~l m~tallments during the College year, in mstances? eight mstallments. This deferred tuition pay.method 1s handled through "Tuition Plan Inc " I·h , ., a cor1on w uc offers this service to many schools and colleges ?out the country. The plan is put into effect by a consigned by the parent o! guardian of the student and by .0 Ilege, and ~andled entirely by "Tuition Plan, Inc." The nal cost 1s four per cent of the amount financed um charge one dollar. ' Annual Fees For students entering the College m 1942, the total fixe charges for each year are as follows: Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 400.00 Total ......................... $1,000.00 54 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 57 MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIPS SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FINANCIAL College Aid Students unable to pay the full cost of their education apply for aid out of the Student Aid Fund of the College. These students, therefore, obtain the money to pay the full cost of their membership in the College from two sources: first, from sources in their local communities, their families, friends, and relatives; secondly, from sources rnade available through the College. The student who receives a grant of aid from the College obtains the grant on condition of his acceptance and satisfactory performance of an assignment of work for the College. Students are assigned to jobs for which they appear to be suited and under conditions which will not, in the opinion of the Committee on Aid, interfere with their studies. Students working for the College turn over their salaries as a contribution to the Scholarship Fund and therefore toward the payment of their own expenses. Students applying for College aid must exhaust all possible sources in their local communities and show on their application blanks that they have done so. This is essential because the Committee on Aid must consider each application as an appeal through the College to a donor unknown to the applicant for assistance in seeing the applicant through College. The Committee on Aid will reject applications which do not show clearly that all local sources have been thoroughly canvassed. In accepting any application, the Committee is in fact undertaking to present the applicant's case to potential donors who are strangers to the applicant. Acceptance of an application is therefore a judgment that the case presented is one which vvill be vvorthy of a stranger's contribution. The Committee subjects each case to a thorough investigation and it is therefore necessary that the blank be filled out fully, clearly, and accurately, and with sufficient detail to enable a judgment to be made. All students hold scholarships and ether forms of student aid only on condition of maintaining good academic standing. Application for aid should be nude at the time the formal application for admission is forwarded to the Registrar. 56 To one student from each county of Maryla d d f each of t~e legislative districts of Baltimore C1'ty na "an r~ml senatona h 0·Ia rs h 1P" -prov1·d·mg free tuition ' b oar d, an d, room rentsc · 1s given every four years. A Candidates for these scholarships residing in All Arundel, Calvert, Dorchester Garrett Kent Q eganyA, n~e St . Mary' s, or W~s h'mgton Counties, or ' Baltimoreueen should ' ' nne s Cit apply to the Registrar of the College for inform t. y, d" the competitive examination., candidates res1.d.mgI~n rehgar mg a m t e other . h ld . counties s fou h'apply to their re"pect1· ve county B oards of • . " Ei ,aucation or t 1s mformation. These scholarships do not provide for b oo k s, Ia b oratory m. . C strnments, or autwn Money. TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS To one student from each county of Maryla d d feach of th e l eg1s l at1ve d.istncts of Baltimore c·tn an .. · · · " 1om 1 scholarsh·lp " -prov1 mg f ree tmt10n-is o-iven every fo tmt10n ·d· . . y, a C d'd f h t> ur years Aru~~e{ aCtels or t ese scholarships residing in Allegany, Ann~ ' avert, Dorchester, Garrett Kent Queen A ' St . Mary' s, or W~s hmgton C ounties, or ' Baltimore Cit should · , nne s apply to the Registrar of the College for informat· y, d' the co ~. . . . wn regar mg .mpeut1ve exammatwn; candidates residino- in th th counties should ~Pp l Y to t. e1r respective county Boards er h · b e o of . f Ed ucat10n or this mformat10n. These s~~olarships do not provide for any fees other than regular tmt1on. SCHOLARSHIPS A WARDED BY THE COLLEGE THE PHILIP A. MYERS, II, SCHOLARSHIP Ph\? bAe aMwarded · 11 P · annually the income from $10 000 the gift of yers, II, Class of 1938. ' ' THE CLIFTON C. RoEHLE ScHoLARSHIP To be awar-d ed m tmt10n, the mcome from $6 000 th b · · · · ' ' e eof Mrs Ann M D R hl . C. Ro~hle. a . . oe e, m memory of her son �58 CATALOGUE OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THE JEREMIAH HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP To be awarded annually to some deserving student, preferably a resident of Annapolis, the sum of $30.00 to be applied to the cost of tuition. THE FRIEDRICH JONATHAN voN ScHWERDTNER ScHoLARSHIP To be awarded, in tuition, to some deserving student, the income from the bequest offered annually under the will of the late Friedrich Jonathan von Schwerdtner, in memory of his son, Friedrich. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES THE MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to a student of exceptional character and scholarship and of established Confederate lineage. This scholarship is applied to tuition and residence fees, in accordance with the needs of the student selected, and is awarded at present for four years unless the appointee fails to maintain the required standard in his academic record. SCHOLARSHIP OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA In 1941-42 the Colonial Dames of America awarded a scholarship amounting to $250.00 at St. John's College to Mr. Richard Devan, Class of 1944. Applicants for this scholarship are expected to submit evidence that they are of colonial descent and that they themselves revere the ideals and standards of their forbears. Application should be made to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America: Mrs. Walter W. Price, 1 West 72nd Street, New York City. SCHOLARSHIPS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR ST. JOHN'S STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGINEERING Three scholarships in engineering are offered at the Johns Hopkins University to graduates of St. John's College. These scholarships are awarded by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. 59 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX A A SHORT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 61 called King William's School and managed b . . ·. . d d · ' Y certain trustees nomrnate ' an appomted by your sacred majesty. . ' Laws of Maryland, Session of July 1-9, 1696. 1776 a liberal arts ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE is andsmall been so since college for men. It is non-denominational, has its founding. It Accord_ing to tradition_ King William's School was used shop durmg the Revolut10nary VVar. as a gun- has never been co-educational. It maintains no graduate or professional schools. It is the third oldest college in the United States. 1781· 1696 S4t. JfohMn's Cl olldege chartered by the General Assembly Sta Le o ary an : of the King William's School, first public free school on the American Continent, founded in accordance with the following Petitionary Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland: A Petitionary act for free-schools. Lib. LL. No. 2, fol. 115. Dread Sovereign . . .. Being excited by his present Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq.; your Majesty's Governor of this your Province, his Zeal for your Majesty's Service, pious Endeavors and generous Offers for the Propagation of Christianity and good Learning, herein we become humble Suitors to your most sacred Majesty, to extend your Royal Grace and Favour to us your Majesty's Subjects of this Province, represented in this your Majesty's General Assembly thereof, THAT IT MAY BE ENACTED. II. AND MAY h BE ENACTED, by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice, prayer and consent of this present General Assembly, and the authority of the same, That for the propagation of the gospel, and the education of the youth of this province in good letters and manners, that a certain place or places, for a free-school, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing, and the like, consisting of one master, one usher, and one writing-master, or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars, more or less, according to the ability of the said free-school, may be made, erected, founded, propagated and established under your royal patronage. And that the most reverend father in God, Thomas, by Divine Providence lord-archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, may be chancellor of the said school; and that, to perpetuate the memory of your majesty, it may be 60 h WH~RE_As, Insti~utions for the liberal education of youth in of Vlftue, ~now~edge and useful literature are of e lb est :nefit to society, m order to train up and prepetuate. a succession of able and honest men for dis char in h vartrs offices and duti~s of life, both civil and relio-io~s gw~t~ use u ness a.nd reputat10n, and such institutions ~f le~rnin havdebaccordmgly been promoted and encouraged by the wises~ an est regulated States: ~he ~~!~cipl~s Be it enacted, by the. General Assembly of Maryland, That a col~ege or gene~al semmary of learning, by the name of Saint {oh? s, be established on the said Western Shore upon th f l~'.v,mg ,!undame?tal ~nd inviolable principles, ~amely: ~r~t Saia co11ege shall be tounded and maintained forever , most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of ' ulp~n a de · · h 1 every re igwus nommat10n, w o snall ~e freely admitted to equal rivile es 3{;d a~~antages of. educat10n? and to all the literary honorsgof t e _co ege, ac~o:dmg to .t~e1r merit, without requiring or enforcmg any rel~g10us or civil test, or without their attend upon any particular religious worship or service other :~ce what the.Y have b~en educated in, or have the ~onsent a~~ ap~r~bat1on of .the1r. parents ~r guardians to attend; nor shall prererence be given m the choice of a principal v1"ce . . l or ti . f , -pnnc1pa o 1eI pro essor, master or tutor in the sa"d II ' , f h· · ' ' I co ege, on :ccoum o . IS particular religious profession, having re ard ~olely to his moral character and literary abilities and o~h necessary qualifications to fill the place for which 'he shall ~~ chosen . . . . . The petition for this Charter was siimed b ''rll others. o Y 'V 1 iam Paca '' Signer of the Declaration of Independence. * and �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 62 The original Board of Visitors and Governors was as follows: William West, D. D. Thomas J. Claggett, D. D. Nicholas Carroll John H. Stone William Beanes Richard Ridgely Samuel Chase * John Thomas Thomas Stone * Alexander Hanson Thomas Jennings James Brice John Allen Thomas Gustavus R. Brown Edward Gantt Clement Hill Richard Sprigg Charles Carroll of Carrollton * Jeremiah T. Chase Charles Wallace John Carroll, D. D. First Principal of St. John's College, Dr. John McDowell. 1796 Graduation of Francis Scott Key, District Attorney of the United States; author of The Star Spangled Banner. 1799 Graduation o~ George ~ashington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Wash1.ngton. Fairfax and Lawrence Washington, nephews of George Washmgton, were also students at the College. 1835 Curriculum during the Principalship of the Reverend Hector Humphreys. 1785 The property, funds, masters, and students of King William's School conveyed by an Act of the General Assembly to St. John's College. Reverend Ralph Higginbotham, Master of King William's School, became Vice Principal of St. John's College. Two members of the Board of Visitors and Governors of King William's School became Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. 1791 George Washington visits St. John's College. To the Faculty of St. John's College: Gentlemen: The satisfaction which I have derived from my visit to your infant seminary is expressed with much pleasure, and my wishes for its progress to perfection are proffered with sincere regard. The very promising appearance of its infancy must flatter all its friends (with whom I entreat you to class me), with the hope of an early and at the same time mature manhood. You will do justice to the sentiments which your kind regard toward me inspires, by believing that I reciprocate the good wishes contained in your address, and I sincere!)' hope the excellence of your seminary will be manifested in the morals and science of the youths who are favored with your care. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNAPOLIS, 63 April 17, 1791. First Year Greek Xenophon Herodotus Thucydides Lysias Demosthenes Isocrates Plato Latin Livy Horace Virgil Mathematics Algebra Third Year Greek Minor Poets Latin Tacitus Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry Conic Sections Chemistry Natural Philosophy Elements of Criticism Second Year Greek Homer Hesiod Tragedies Latin Juvenal Cicero Mathematics Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Logarithms Trigonometry Fourth Year Latin Horace Natural Philosophy Logic Astronomy Geology Civil Engineering American History Political Economy Natural Theology English Composition and Declamation in all four years. Modem Languages by special arrangement in addition. " Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 5 �64 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 65 1886-1923 1868 Curriculum during Principalship of James C. Welling.. First Year Greek Homer Herodotus Latin Virgil Cicero Livy Horace Mathematics Algebra Geometry English 19th Century Literature Third Year Greek Plato JEschylus Thucydides Sophocles Latin Cicero Juvenal Plautus English Shakespeare Spencer Taylor Hooker Milton Mathematics Theory of Equations Analytic Geometry Descriptive Geometry Use of Instruments Natural Philosophy Chemistry Historical Methods Second Year Greek Xenophon Plato Euripides Lucian Latin Horace Cicero Terence Mathematics Logarithms Trigonometry Solid Geometry English Shakespeare 18th Century Literature Fourth Year Lectures in Philosophy Greek and Social Science on: Plato Plato Aristotle Aristotle Aristophanes Augustine Demosthenes Thomas Aquinas Latin Vi co Tacitus Descartes Lucretius Bacon Persius Bossuet Quintilian Pascal English Paley Authors of 13th, 14th, Locke and 15th Centuries Spinoza Mathematics Montesquieu Analytic Geometry Kant Calculus De Tocqueville Mechanics Adam Smith Natural Philosophy Fichte Astronomy Hegel Logic Buckle Evidence of Christianity Lecky Malthus Mill Butler Presidency of Thomas Fell. A curriculum of Block Electives and Military Training. l. 2. 3. 4. Classical Course leading to the B. A. Degree Latin Scientific Course leading to the B. L. Degree Scientific Course leading to the B. S. Degree Mechanical Engineering Course leading to the M. E. Degree 1923-1937 Period of Progressive Studies under the Open Elective System. 1937 Restoration of the traditional program of Classics and Liberal Arts unique in American colleges of to-day, �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX B THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Preamble Just as institutions are necessary for the ca~rying on of ~e~ning, although these very institutions may become its great~st ~un .ranc~ throucrh time's dullness and unwise direction, so any 11'.stltutt~ ~ learni~g must require of its students certain marks ~nd s1g1£8 ~ eir attainments and progress no matter how much misuse 0 sue requirements has often prevented any true progress at a~l, ai:d belve~ their use must entail care. And such reqmrements are _mevit~ e 1 an institution is to pronounce public judgment upon its stu ents, that is to grant degrees. fi ffi · 11 The' original title of Bachelor of Arts sigi:ified the rst o. _c1a ~ recocrnized stage of competence in the seven liberal .arts and sciences. ra~mar rhetoric logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astror:omy. ~he St.john's de~ree of Bachelor of Arts signifies ~oi;npe~ence m the modern equivalent of these arts and sciences. This 1mp~1es: . ° Degrees 1. Knowledge of the contents of the rehqml"redlbooks m the lh~1~s 2. Competence in mathematics throug t 1e e _ementary ca c · 3. A reading knowledge of at least two f?r~1gn languages. 4. Three hundred hours of laboratory trammg. Now since students are of different capacities, and since co~leges of libe;al arts, of all institutions of learning, are called up~n to Judge t only of the attainments of their students but also of their progress, fro therefore seems wise that St. John's College offer three _degrees: namely, the degree of bachelor of arts, first, s~cond, an~ ~hird. f T~e first to be awarded to those students who, m the opm10n o t e faculty, are judged satisfactory on bot~ .of these counts, and c~pab~e of ursuing their work in Law, Med1cme and Theo~ogy or m t e gra~uate schools of language and literature, ma~hematlcs, the ~a~ral sriences and logic and metaphysics. The third to be awar e . to those st~dents who, in the opinion of the faculty, have m~~e sufficient ·n the intellectual virtues to warrant recogmt1on by the procrress l · · l I t coll~ge, but on whose actual powers of operat10n I? t 1e severa a_r s and sciences and therefore on whose actual capacity for adv:ancmg further in professional or graduate schools, the faculty declm~s to make a final judgment. The second degree represents a less emment case of the first. d f In awarding degrees, the faculty must ~et up_ ways_ an means o. if:r~.& r"''.l"hing decisions To this end the followmg st1pulat10ns are m_ade. the end of his third year, the student n_iust stand fo_ur wntt~n ~x~~t~~~ enabling examinations, one in language, one m mathematics, _two. m tions laboratory, theoretical and operational, and one oral exammat10n -At 66 67 on seminar reading. These examinations are given normally in September of the fourth year, although the student has the right to demand them in June of the third year. These examinations are largely technical in character. But the technique required must be at all times related to the whole body of the liberal arts and to appropriate subject matters. This relatedness is formally guaranteed by basing the enabling examinations on a list of books named in Appendix I. The examination in language covers specifically a reading knowledge of two of the four languages (the examination in German would of course be given at the end of the fourth year), general questions of grammar of all four languages, and logic. The mathematics examination covers specifically simple operations in geometry, conics, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and in the differential calculus. The examination in laboratory covers specifically the analysis and operation of certain important instruments to be named in Appendix I, p. 68. After having taken his enabling examinations, the student may Petition petition the faculty to accept him as a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts, to be granted at the end of his fourth year. The faculty through a committee then examines the student's record up to the time of the petition together with his performance on the enabling examinations. It may make one of three judgments: either ( 1) the student is accepted as a candidate for the degree, or ( 2) he is not accepted but allowed to finish the four years of college work, or ( 3 ) he is dismissed from the college. In examining a student's record the committee of the faculty especially named for this purpose is at liberty to question the tutors and seminar leaders of the student both past and present, and the student himself, as well as the formal judgment preserved in the way of term marks or examination grades, or any examination papers or yearly theses at hand. It would be a general principle that the faculty not accept as a candidate for the degree any student who had consistently neglected and ignored or had consistently failed in any of the essential divisions of the first three years' program; that is, either language and literature, or the liberal arts, or mathematics and the natural sciences. But the faculty committee, although refusing to accept a student as a candidate for the degree, may judge the student capable of benefiting from the fourth year's work without detriment to the college community. Any student accepted as a candidate for a degree or allowed to "'' . remain the fourth year must then indicate a subject for a thesis, to (general) be agreed upon by the faculty, to be written during his fourth year, and to be presented and defended satisfactorily by him prior to the granting of the degree. While the degree can not be granted before .,ij,fit'31§ �68 Thesis (particu· Jar) Examin~ ing Board the end of the fourth year, the student may request more time to prepare and submit his thesis for the approval of the faculty. He may even request permission to return to the college for a fifth "fe~r, attending what tutorials, laboratories, and seminars he pleases w1thm the limits of college discipline. The student will choose, and the faculty will accept, a subject for thesis with an eye to all the first three years' work and to all the required reading of the fourth year, and not as a piece of specialized research or contribution to knowledge. For the year 1941-42 the Instruction Committee will act as an Examining Board. The duties of the Examining Board are as follows: 1. To formulate and administer the Enabling Examinations which are to be given in September. 2. To accept and approve projects for the final thesis. Such projects must be prepared and formulated by each candidate with the help of a faculty adviser. 3. To approve and accept the final thesis and administer the final examination and recommend candidates for degrees. The present members of the Instruction Committee are: Buchanan, Chairman, ex officio Barr, ex officio Bayliff Comenetz Taliaferro Kieffer Klein Scofield APPENDIX I As stated abo".'e, the examinatio? in laboratory will cover specifically the operat10i: an~ e~planat10n of certain important instru-· men ts. The followmg list is arranged under three headings: Elem~nts? Sc.opes, and Meters. One fundamental way of classifying sc1ent1fic mstruments is into two kinds: scopes and meters The scopes are aids to observation and the meters are aids to me asurement. With the former, distinctions of a qualitative kind can be ma~e, such as between m~re and less, up and down, straight and not ~tra1ght. 1:he latter pern:-1t. us to r.nake quantitative judgments, that rs, to associate through s1m1lar rat10s some one of a series of numbers with t?e thing observed. Often the same piece of apparatus can be used either as a scope or as a meter. The elements are certain devices not scientific instruments themselves, which enter into the construe~ tion of different instruments. 0 Elements Solids Crystals Fluids Gases Lever Inclined plane Screw Pulley Floating body Spring Pendulum Magnet Mirror Lens Prism Grating The books of the first three years on which the Enabling Examinations are to be focussed are the following: Texts studied in Tutorial Meno Organ on Confessions De Ente et Essentia Le Cid Tartuffe Les Pensees Euclid Apollonius Ptolemy Newton Descartes Boole Archimedes Galileo Texts studied in Seminar Iliad Repl'blic Timaeus CEdipus Poetics Physics Divine Comedy Don Quixote Hamlet King Lear The Tempest Wealth of Nations Federalist Papers Galen Harvey Lavoisier 69 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Scopes Straight edge Plumb line, gnomon Compasses, divider Tuning fork Electroscope Telescope Microscope Oscilloscope Stroboscope Meters Scale Ruler Balance with set of weights Spring balance Strength-of-materials testing machine Water clock Barometer Sonometer Disk siren with clock and counter Thermometer Magnetic compass Coulombmeter Tangent galvanometer Dioptra Astrolabe Micrometer microscope Spectrometer with minimum deviation prism The ex~mination in laboratory will be in two parts. In one the will be asked to make certain observations and measurements with _some of the above instruments, and in the other to answer 9uest10ns on the theory and application of some of the elements and mstruments. The references for this examination are the mimeographed laboratory notes and the student's written reports of the first three years, as well as the scientific books among the texts named above. st~dent �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE APPENDIX C ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE RADIO PROGRAMS. SERIES II, NO. 3 By STRINGFELLOW BARR, President From Station WFBR in Baltimore, Nov. 20, 1938 I propose to discus~ an important step which St. John's <;ollel;Se has taken within the past ten days. Many of those who are hstemng to me, including alumni members of the College, will by now .a~most certainly have been told by somebody that the Colleg~ adm1mstration has abolished athletics. Those who believed this statement should it seems to me, be gravely disturbed. I think I ought promp~ly to disabuse them. To keep the record straigh_t, I shall therefore first state the facts. Athletics have not been abolished, but the College has decided that after the close of the present a~adem_ic session athletic facilities will be increased and at the same time will be placed on a strictly intramural basis. I am explaining tonight why significant changes have been announced in the athletic system at St. John's, to take effect next September; but in explaining these changes I am discussing liberal education in a democracy. The system of intercollegiate athletics which has developed during the past twenty years will no longer support the prii:ne purpos~ of, a liberal college. I suppose I ought to have foreseen this. But I d1di; t. Certainly, there have been enough Carnegie reports, enough magazme articles by candid writers like John Tunis to convince men o~ my generation that we are sheer sentimentalists and i~noramuses 1f we suppose that intercollegiate athletics are the same thmg we remember from twenty years back. They do things better now, with rose bowls, cotton bowls, and sugar bowls; with costly equipment, transcontinental journeys, and big money; with costly coaches and costly quarterbacks. I knew all this. The first thing I learned about athletics on arrival at St. John's was that we were booked to play our unnatural rivals, Army and N. Y. U.-in an effort to keep down the hio-h cost of modern athletics by earning a good "gate." But still I th~ught it might be possible to adapt intercolleg~ate a~hletics to educational ends, to pare down schedules, to dedme with thanks such games as Army and N. Y. U., and to protect the coaches from criticism if they lost games by refusing to hire athletes. I was mistaken. The thing that taught me I was mistaken was what happened when intercoliegiate athletics collided with a curriculum that really required work. Yet I should have known ~his by an~logy. I ha~ known countless students who withdrew from mtercolleg1ate athletics when they entered medical or other professional work. They withdrew 70 71 because they knew, along with everybody else, that you have to study to earn an M. D. while ordinarily you don't have to study to earn a B. A. The undergraduate fills in his idle time with athletics w?ich at its most professi?nalized is a lot better thing to fill idle tim~ :v1th ~han some other thmgs I know. But suppose there isn't any idle tune? Suppose there is just enough leisure time for healthful outdoor games? Then every athletic trip becomes a crisis and not w~at is k_nown as an "athletic excuse." For students who are really domg senous work know without being told that you can't "make up" for something you should have learned but didn't by using the . ' magic wor d " excuse. " A n excuse may square you with the Dean. It won't convert ignorance into knowledge. There is no reason on this round earth why securing a liberal education in an undergraduate college_ sh~uld be ~ less serious business than acquiring a medical educat10n m a medical school. But if it is a serious business, then it had better steer dear of another very serious business indeed a highly organized "big" business, intercollegiate athletics~ For this big business has its own exigencies: those who won't meet them had better keep out. . !ha~ big busi?ess substitutes spectator psychosis for actual part1c1pat10n'. cheermg sections for playing teams, an orgy of sportsg~ods eqmpment for costumes fit to have fun in, large business staffs with long-term schedules for the old-time impromptu challenge of natu_ral antagonists, monotonous physical drill for learning to play by playmg, pressure from fellow-students for zest to play, the exhibitionism of star performers for the satisfaction of playing well because it is more fun to play a game well than badly. The sum total of these things is _hysteria, lost motion, the death of the amateur spirit, and ~n athletic system _that competes with study instead of supplementmg and strengthemng it. We have all known these things for years unless we have been ostriches or Rip Van Winkles. But I repeat, 'they don't prove fatal so long as undergraduate education is run in low gear. In fact I sh?uld insist again that,_ so long as education is run in low gear, th~se thmgs are better than idleness. But there is something better still and that something is amateur athletics amateur athletics of ~ quality no college can achieve so long as 'it is meshed in with the new kind of athletics, the big-business kind. The educational program now going on at St. John's must have the support of amateur athletics. It must have it, because amateur athletics is rich in terms ?f h~alth, recre_ati~n, skill, and co-ordination. To get that support, it will expand Its mtramural athletics. More varieties of sport will be offered and more facilities. Our colleges are often abusively called country clubs. I want to see St. John's offer the sort of athletic facilities a good country club offers. Every game we now play we �72 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE shall continue to play, except that the six·-man football we started this year will replace the standard game. In addition we want t~ expand water sports, with particular emphasis on sailing. The alumm have already given us one sailboat; we shall acquire five more. Finally, it is essential, not only that games be played at the C~llege but that they be well played. A tutor with wide athletic expenen_ce will be placed in charge, but he will need a number of stu~ent assistants. To secure good assistants, we propose to offer athletic scholarships. In my own limited experience, this will be the first legitirr_iate use to which athletic scholarships have been put by an Amencan college. I think you may rest assured there will be plenty of excellent candidates. I hope you will help me find the best candidates. Sooner or later I hope sooner, the present system of semi-professionalized intercohegiate athletics will hang itself. When it does, the problems that caused us to take our present stand will disappear. When it does we shall doubtless play games with other colleges as naturally as ;uch games were once played. Meanwhile athl~tics at St. John's will be for the student, not the student for athletics. APPENDIX D THE COLLEGE AND THE WAR When men and institutions are trying to find their places and duties in a world that is wholly at war, it is easy and tempting to follow the orator who says that a liberal college is one of the things we are fighting for and to conclude from that sentiment that a college should singlemindedly pursue education as usual. There is a matter of principle in this that should not be forgotten, namely that liberal education is one of the fundamental and necessary processes of human life and that it should therefore never be given up or neglected. It was the recognition of this in the dark years immediately preceding this war that gave birth to the radical revision and reconstruction of the liberal arts that St. John's College alone pursues. What we are doing here can now be clearly seen as a definite part of the world-wide attempt to rediscover and revive the processes of good government and human freedom. We have good company in this enterprise that we did not have five years ago. On the other hand, it would be errant folly to assume that this fundamental task is our sole responsibility during the war itself. Education as usual is as impossible a slogan as Business as usual. We have for several years known this and have been planning and operating with the extreme contingencies in mind. It has been decided by the Secretary of the Navy that we need not give up the campus and buildings of the College for the use of the Naval Academy, that we should not give up any part of the campus for so-called Defense Housing. We ourselves have decided that we should not turn over our educational processes to military training nor to emergency courses in the democratic way of life. The Federal Government has decided that the colleges should not be used primarily for military or pre-military training except where they are specially fitted to turn themselves completely and efficiently to that purpose. Our adjustments and our contribution must be of another sort, but since they may have to be drastic and radical before we see the end of the present emergency, we have thought it wise to state the principles of sound liberal education so that we can at all times measure our divergence from them and reassure ourselves of the soundness of what we are doing. In this way it may be possible to discover in the straitened circumstances unexpected ways and means of fulfilling the permanent needs of this country for universal liberal training. The following articles of hope and faith are implied 73 �CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE by the faith and hope of the founding fathers of this Republ~c; we at St. John's College have been applying them in the operat10n of our program of study; we shall conti?ue to apply them as far as the circumstances of the emergency will allow. also to the problem that all colleges will have to face, if permanent conscription becomes the law of the land. The liberal colleges will then discover with us that their correct position in the system of public education parallels the Gymnasium and Lycee of European tradition. So much can be said about the essential adjustments. In addition there are further problems that arise from routine matters of institutional safety and morale. These divide themselves into two kinds, those of civilian defense and those of pre-military training for students who will be subject to military service in the near future. Civilian defense presents an acute problem to the College. We are near the Naval Academy and therefore share both their dangers and their protection from possible enemy action. The local civilian defense authorities collaborate with the Academy and therefore have a sense of security. Such confidence may prove misleading. We therefore plan to develop our own resources for our own defense activities and to be ready for service for the surrounding community. We are therefore doing all that is in our power and ingenuity to organize first aid, air raid warden service, and the other necessities that go with these. We are organizing the whole College into units of special training and service along these lines. In the spring of 1941 we proposed to the War Department that they approve of a scheme for universal training of students in liberal colleges in the operation, maintenance and repair of gas engines of all types. At that time and until now the War Department has not had personnel sufficient to oversee the consequences of the official approval that they would like to give. On the other hand, there is approval of the idea and encouragement for individual institutions who will take the initiative. We are setting up such courses open to all students. The equipment is hard to get, but we are making good headway. Since this is not adequate, we are turning to other similar trainings. The College now owns one aeroplane for use in training students in the groundwork of maintenance and repair. Another group of students have organized classes in radio operation, maintenance and repair. A medical corps is in intensive training in connection with the College gymnasium which will be an emergency medical station for this area. These should be able to pass on the training as first aid for every member of the student body. In addition there are other projects in navigation, photography, map reading, and gunnery; these are in blueprint form at present. The College is attempting to see in all these special adjustments the permanent or long-term advantages and disadvantages. Many of them fit neatly with the progressive steps of plans that we have had for a long time. For instance, we are building shops to house 74 1. The liberal arts, which free those powers that are common to all men, and without which no external freedom is secure, should henceforth be made available to all men. 2. The liberal arts colleges, which alone are devoted to the liberal arts, should admit all men who will prepare themselves properly and submit themselves to its discipline. 3. Properly matriculated students should not be dropped unless the learning process has completely stopped. 4. For those who cannot pay the full cost of their education there should be financial aid commensurate with their needs. 5. The materials of instruction should be selected and the methods of teaching should be fitted to the powers, training, and needs of the students so that each student may have full opportunity to discover hi~ intellectual powers and the mediums of his essential freedoms. 6. The time and period of the liberal arts college course should be fitted to the current system of public education, so that, no matter what the state of public education, and no matter what the demands of the world may be, each man may avail himself of the training that will make him free. The immediate incidence of these principles has led us to seek an alternative to the measures taken by the majority of colleges to provide liberal training before students will be inducted to milita.ry service. They have decided to accelerate their courses; we are qmte clear that this cannot be done with our program, and we have serious doubt that the other colleges can accelerate the sound parts of their program. We have sought our solution to the problei:n. in a revision of our entrance requirements, and that means a rev1s10n of our relation to the current system of public education. We have from the start known that our entrance requirements should be different from those of other colleges, but had hoped that the necessary shift could be postponed to a time when we could make it with less risk to our actual teaching program which is still under construction. On the other hand, the shift that we are now making, which is described in another section of this catalogue,* fits neatly with the need for earlier degrees. If it turns out to be adequate to the emergency, it may point the way not only to a permanent solution of our special problem of preparation for this program, but "How To Apply For Admission, pages 52 and 53. 75 �76 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE the defense courses, and they are the realization of a plan t_o p:ovide training in manual skills for the support of the laboratones m the regular curriculum. The special equipment needed for defense _may leave us an essential residue for the proper permanent pursmt of the manual arts that go with the liberal arts, and thus help us to solve the difficult problems of assimilating our scientific-industrial civilization in the liberal tradition. Ironically enough we were this year for the first time since the establishment of the St. John's Program in a position to see that our physical plant was in proper condition to fulfill its puri;ios.es. When the crisis deepened, we found that an approval of pnonty must go with any order for building materials, and that money and generosity of donors were not enough. We have therefore postponed a program of building and repair until the times and circumstances are right. In the meantime we shall husband our resources and see that their full utility is realized in our regular teaching. From the first it has been our policy to build and educate our faculty for the unique educational ends that the Program indicates. Part of this policy consisted in a plan to replace vacancies in the faculty with recent graduates who would have by undergraduate trainino- the fresh kind of understanding that our tutorials need. 6 . . The war needs our graduates and prevents the immediate pursmt of this plan. We are therefore filling the ten vacancies in the faculty for next year by calling on older seasoned teachers who have been on our waiting list for several years. We regret this retrenchment on the first line, but we see possible advantages in the alternative. We shall have a faculty of older steadier teachers who are deeply concerned in the ends and means of genuine education because they have had long and hard experience with the elective system and know the negative and circumstantial reasons for this program. We may be able to return to some of the original problems which the Committee on the Liberal Arts at Chicago undertook, the recovery and rebuilding of the deeper theoretical foundations of liberal education. Older men in the faculty will help to steady the war morale of the students also. If worse comes to worst and the colleges have to let all their students go, we may be able to organize the older men in a project of fundamental research and to prepare to make a better start when the emergency is over and we can again set the young men to work with us. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES ON THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM EDUCATION BY BOOKS, by Mark Van Doren, The Nation, December 6, 1933. ST. JOHN'S REVIVAL, Time Magazine, July 19, 1937. EXPERIMENT, by Charter Heslep, Washington Daily News, July 28, 1937. A COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM 117 BOOKS, by Louis M. Lyons, The Boston Sunday Globe, September 13, 1937. BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS IN EDUCATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Talks, October, 1937. Reported from an address given over the Columbia Broadcasting System. EDUCATION BY "BOOK LEARNING," by Thomas R. Henry, The Washington Star, December 5, 1937. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING, by W. A. P. Martin, The Commonweal, December 31, 1937. A CRISIS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION, by Scott Buchanan, The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, February, 1938. Reprints available. CONCERNING THE NEW PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN'S, by R. Catesby Taliaferro, The Maryland Club Woman, February, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE PROGRAM, by Richard F. Cleveland, The Daily Record, Baltimore, Md., March 23, 1938. ST. JOHN'S EXPERIMENT TO RECLAIM A LOST HERITAGE, by George Bull, S. ]., America, April 23, 1938. ARISTOTLE IN ANNAPOLIS, by Donald Slesinger, Survey Graphic, June, 1938. A COLLEGE REBELS, by Stringfellow Barr, The Key Reporter Phi Beta Kappa News Magazine, Autumn, 1938. ' BACK TO THE CLASSICS, by Philip S. Marden, The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, October, 1938. ALL QUIET AT ST. JOHN'S, by Francis Beirne, "Our Educational Correspondent," The Baltimore Evening Sun, October 4, 1938. THE ST. JOHN'S PROGRAM, by Stringfellow Barr, The Virginia Spectator, December, 1938. THE ST. JO~N'S PROGRAM, in Today and Tomorrow, by Walter Lippmann, appearing m 165 newspapers. December 27, 1938. Reprints available. JOHN DOE GOES TO ST. JOHN'S, by Stringfellow Barr, Progressive Education ' January, 1939. Reprints available. FROM ST. JOHN'S TO MARK HOPKINS, by C. J. Wilgus, The Journal of Higher Education, January, 1939. EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR "FREE MIND," by Hedley Donovan, The Washington Post, January 15, 1939. A Series of Four Articles on The St. John's Program by Lee I\IIcCardell The Baltimore Evening Sun, January 23, 24, 25, and 26, 1939. ' THE CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, by Mortimer Social Frontier, February, 1939. 77 J. Adler, The �78 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HUTCHINS OF CHICAGO, Part I, "The Daring Young Man," and Part II, "The Flying Trapeze," by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, March and April, 1939. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1939. Reprints available. SOCRATES CROSSES THE DELAWARE: St. John's College and the Great Books, by Milton S. Mayer, Harpers Magazine, June, 1939. Reprints available. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 1941-1942 DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, by Dorothy Thompson, Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1939. FOURTH YEAR-CLASS OF 1942 THE ART OF LIBERATION, by Stringfellow Barr, Free America, September and October, 1939. Reprints available. BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Scott Buchanan, Survey Graphic, October, 1939. TOWARDS A DISCIPLINED MIND, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Head Mistresses Association of the East, November 10-11, 1939. THE ENDS AND MEANS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, Address by Stringfellow Barr, Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention of the Middle States Ass'n of Colleges and Secondary Schools, November 24-25, 1939. Reprints available. THE TRAINING OF A FREE MIND, by Stringfellow Barr, Catholic Digest (Condensed from Free America), December, 1939. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S, by John S. :Kieffer, The Classical Journal, December, 1939. HOW CAN WE BE TAUGHT TO THINK, 1. "Back to First Principles," by Scott Buchanan, in Democracy's Challenge to Education, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. A PLAN FOR AMERICA, by E. B. White, Harpers Magazine, February, 1940, pages 331-332. THE CLASSICS: At St. John's They Corne Into Their Own Once More, Life Magazine, February 5, 1940. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, April, 1940. Reprints available. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: Supplement to the Bulletin, by Stringfellow Barr, May 1941. Reprints available. A COLLEGE IN SECESSION, by Stringfellow Barr, Atlantic Monthly, July 1941. Reprints available. CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with forewords by John Erskine and Everett Dean Martin, American Library Association, 1934. One of the book lists out of which the St, John's program grew, this pamphlet contains valuable secondary bibliographical material. It was first published in 1927 by the American Library Association for the use of adult classes. HOW TO READ A BOOK OR THE ART OF GETTING A LIBERAL EDUCATION. By Mortimer J. Adler, Simon & Schuster, 1940, A book expounding the techniques by which adult groups or individuals can come to terms with the great books. HOW TO READ A PAGE, by I, A. Richards, W, W. Norton, 1942. Still more detailed techniques of reading. Joh~ Edgar Ainsworth, Jr...................... Westminster Wilham Alexander Barr ....................... Proffit Virginia Paul Theodore_ Beisser, Jr. ...................... Clayt;n, Missouri Warren Conklm Bomhardt ..................... Baltimore Walton Boswell Childs ......................... Baltimore William Albert Darkey, Jr. ..................... Cumberland Paul Ehrlich ................................. New York New York Robert Taylor Everett, Jr. ..................... Annapolis' J. W. Cameron Gray .......................... Annapolis Ernest Jean Heinmuller ........................ Annapolis Joseph C. Hofmann, Jr. ........................ Baltimore Charles Hoyes . . . . · · ·. ·.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p· b urgh , p ennsylvama · itts Walter Emory Hutson, Jr....................... Baltimore Bryce DuVal Jacobsen ......................... Towson Joumet Gordon Kahn ......................... Baltimore Lee Marchant Mace ........................... Annapolis John Henry Mussetter, Jr ...................... Germantown Hirsh Nadel ................................. Baltimore Thomas Parran Jr W hi D" · Albert Anthon; P;p·p· iti ........................ W~ls . ngton, D istnct of Columbia , . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . I mmgton elaware W1ll1am Allen Ruhl, Jr. ........................ Baltimore ' Charles Robert Sutton ......................... Baltimore THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1943 Alexander Scott Abbott ........................ Oconomowoc Wisconsin Burton Armstrong . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scar borough 'N ew York . Rall'.h Levi Baltzell ........................... Union Bridg~ David Je~om,e Beach .......................... Chevy Chase Carl Beniamm Blaker ......................... Macedon Center, New York Monte Ferns Bouriaily' Jr ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. E ast p al at]ca F londa , D ouglas Buchanan ........................... Annapolis ' Walter Lawson Cooley ......................... Aberdeen Norman Thomas Crandell ...................... Baltimore Harvey Dubinsky · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · H artf or d, Connect1cut · G E lenn Alie~ Fearnow.: ........................ Williamsport rnest Chnstopher Fness, Jr.., ................ Oakley Norman Glyn Gzowski G p · p · · J h , · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · rosse 01nte ark M1ch1gan Ro n Lourn Hedeman .......................... Baltimore ' p obert Hui;iter · · · · . · · ........................ Mobile, Alabama eter Huntm~ton Jackson ...................... Annapolis Ogden Worthmgton Kellogg-Smith .............. Chestertown · Edward Kramer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M ontcIa1r, N ew J ersey Cl d S au _e pencer Leffel, Jr....................... Woodbine F ranc1s S. Mason ' Jr · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . Pl ymouth M eetmg, p ennsylvama · · 6 ~ �80 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Adrian Curtius Mayer. ........................ New York, New York Henry Clay Preston, Jr......................... Towson Alexander Leonard Slafkosky ................... Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Herbert Willard Stern ......................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ollie Hammond Thompson, Jr. ................. Hurlock Thomas Orville Usilton ........................ Centreville James Ira Waranch ............................ Baltimore John Weber, Jr. ............................... Cleveland, Ohio SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1944 Robert Seaver Anderson ....................... Billings, Montana Earl Secord Bauder, Jr. ....................... Utica, New York Calvin Richard Baumgartner ................... Baltimore Edward William Bligh, Jr ...................... Lenox, Massachusetts William Toy Shoemaker Boericke ............... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nicholas Daniel Bonadies ...................... Winsted, Connecticut William Hurst Brubeck ........................ Los Angeles, California Robert Fredric Bunting ........................ Baltimore Richard Clark ................................ Easton Lindsay Edmonds Clendaniel ................... Denton Howell Cobb, Jr .............................. Albany, Georgia Edward Born Cochran ......................... Birmingham, Michigan Fred Dewey deArmond, Jr ..................... Seattle, Washington Vernon Ellsworth Derr ........................ Baltimore Richard Devan ............................... Washington, District of Columbia David Dobreer ............................... Los Angeles, California Alan Dale Eckhart ............................ Winnetka, Illinois Ahmed Munir Ertegun ........................ Washington, District of Columbia John Stuart Eustice ........................... Royal Oak, Michigan Edward Pryor Freeburger ...................... Edgewood Henry Raymond Freeman, III .................. Sewickley, Pennsylvania Norman Atwood Garis ......................... Summit, New Jersey Edward Ury Godschalk ........................ Glen Ridge, New Jersey Carl Schlee Hammen .......................... Linkwood John Davis Hill ............................... Norman, Oklahoma Richard Edward Holle ......................... New York, New York Joseph Francis Hollywood, Jr ................... Forest Hills, New York David Smallwood Holmes ...................... Highland Park, Illinois William Hayward Horsey ...................... Denton Jam es G. Huber .............................. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Richard Henry Hutchings, IV .................. Bay Shore, New York Robert William Hutchison ..................... Tipton, Iowa Richard Ernest Huyck ......................... Mishawaka, Indiana Arthur Hyman ............................... Tampa, Florida Alexander Koukly ............................ Chatham, New Jersey Casimir Thaddeus Krol ........................ Chicago, Illinois Jack Landau ................................. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charles Russell Levering ....................... LaPlata George Leviae ............................... B;ooklyn, New York Samuel Wesley Marvin, Jr ..................... Crozet, Virginia George Vincent Meehan, Jr ..................... Providence, Rhode Island Robert Isaac Myerson ......................... Brooklyn, New York Richard Branning O'Connor .................... New York, New York CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE William Booth Price ........................... Newcomb Thaddeus Edmund Prout ...................... Owings Jam es Maurice Raley ......................... Compton Peter Ringland ............................... Somerset James Henry Roe ............................. Pittsfield, Massachusetts Donald Paul Ruhl ............................ Baltimore David John Sachs ............................. Indianapolis Indiana Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV .................... Chevy Chas~ Paul Elmer Scheme!. .......................... Bayonne, New Jersey Haven Ely Simmons ........................... Cedar Rapids Iowa John Calvin Smedley .......................... Beverly Hills,' California Robert Perry Snower .......................... Kansas City, Missouri John Clarence Somers, Jr ...................... Crisfield Howard _L. Sorenson ........................... St. James, Minnesota John Trimble Spencer ......................... Easton William Gideon Spohn, Jr ...................... Baltimore Irwin Robert Tucker .......................... Bayonne, New Jersey Martin Zacharia Vogelhut ..................... Baltimore James Rodney Whetstone ...................... Denver, Colorado Robert Ar~hur Wilcox ......................... Storm Lake, Iowa Andrew Witwer, Jr. ........................... Joliet, Illinois Peter Christian Wolff .......................... Glen Echo Warren Seymour Zeik ......................... Bayonne, New Jersey FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1945 Rogers Garland Albritton ...................... Chevy Chase David Volk Andrews .......................... Pittsfield Massachusetts Alvin Barton Barber, Jr. ...................... Bethesda' Owen Barnes ................................ Kansas City, Kansas Stephen Windsor Bergen ....................... St. Albans, New York Eugene Blank ................................ Baltimore Joseph Patrick Blocher ........................ Grantsville Robert Thomas Bonham ....................... Greenbelt Harold Milbourne Boulden ..................... Elkton George Brunn ................................ New York, New York Robert Luther Campbell, Jr .................... Hagerstown Theodore Willes Clark ......................... White Plains New York Ro~ert Orv~! Davis ........................... Dravosburg, Pennsylvania Alvm Epstein ................................ Los Angeles, California Duane Kaye Furbush ......................... Palmyra, Michigan C. Westcot~ Gallup, Jr ......................... Englewood, New Jersey Kenneth GJrard Gehret ........................ West Lawn, Pennsylvania William Michael Goldsmith .................... Forest Hills, New York George Caleb Green ........................... Columbia, South Carolina Douglass Laird Guy ........................... Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Earl Judson Hendrickson ...................... Dundalk Chester Peter Hewitt .......................... Lawrence, New York Christian Arneson Hovde ...................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ha:old Julius Hyden .......................... Tulsa, Oklahoma Ellison Roy Jack .............................. Rochester, New York Robert Edwin John ........................... Uniontown, Pennsylvania Solomon Kadis ............................... Baltimore Donald Stewart Kaplan ........................ Brooklyn, New York 81 �82 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Michael Christopher Keane .................... Brooklyn, New York Ralph Hail Keeney ............................ Providence, Rhode Island Donald Hartley Kellogg-Smith .................. Chestertown Arthur David Kelso, Jr ........................ Linthicum Heights Lawrence Leslie Levin ......................... West Hartford, Connecticut William Reynolds Lieb ........................ Bedford, New York John Larkin Lincoln, IV ....................... Washington, District of Columbia George E. Lmg ............................... Salisbury William McCormick Lundberg .................. Winnetka, Illinois Henry Resolved Mack ......................... Dover, Delaware John Duncan Mack ........................... Yonkers, New York Charles Ferris Maikoffske ...................... Pleasantville, New York Michael Joseph Manley ........................ Cumberland Frank B. Marshall, Jr ......................... Baltimore Orsell Montgomery Meredith, Jr ................ St. Petersburg, Florida Alexander Beauregard Morse ................... Washington, District of Columbia Edward Wingate Mullinix ...................... Severna Charles Arthur Nelson ......................... Berwyn, Illinois Erich Nussbaum ............................. Elizabeth, New Jersey Allen Homarei Ohta ........................... Morristown, New Jersey John Whitefield Owens, Jr. .................... Baltimore Elmer Thomas Owings ......................... Hinsdale, Illinois Walter Cabot Paine ........................... Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Morris Albert Parslow ......................... Muskegon, Michigan Benton Bloch Perry ........................... Baltimore Harry Fletcher Pfeiffer, Jr ..................... Baltimore Benjamin Franklin Pumphrey, Jr ...... ......... Baltimore William Edward Schaefer, Jr ................... Baltimore Allen Polk Schoolfield, Jr. ..................... Pocomoke Verne Schwab ............................... Greenbelt Robert Julien Scolnik .......................... Grand Rapids, Michigan Vernon Milan Smith .......................... Baltimore George Palmer Stacy, Jr ....................... Charleston, West Virginia Edward Parkinson Taylor ...................... Provo, Utah Stephen Wayne Terry, Jr ...................... Indianapolis, Indiana Robert Treat Thompson ....................... Oakland, California Gene Perkins Thornton ........................ Greensboro, North Carolina Roger Tilton ................................. Santa Barbara, California John Mason Walker. .......................... San Rafael, California George Alexander Washburn ................... Detroit, Michigan SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT Fourth Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 28 66 68 Total in College ..................................................... 184 INDEX Absence, excuses for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Academic Standing ............. 38ff Acceleration .................. 52, 74 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Athletics .................. 46f, 70ff Clubs ........................ 47ff Dramatics ..................... 48 Music .................. 25, 32, 46 Publications ................... 48 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52ff Application .................... 52 Requirements ............. 52ff, 74£ Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Advanced standing ............. 53 Advanced Standing ............... 53 Aid, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff Applications Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Student Aid . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. 56 Rooms ........................ 49 Scholarships .................. 47ff Articles, magazines, on St. John's .. 77 Athletics ............... : ... .46f, ?Off Attendance Church ....................... 61 Classes ....................... 39 College exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Board of Visitors and Governors .. 6, 7 Books, list of great ....... 19ff, 2lff, 36 Chronological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 By years ...................... 44 By subject matters ............. 45 Calendar, College ........... .4, 5, 34 Campus ......................... 49 Caution Money ................ 50, 55 Charges, fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff Charter of College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Of King William's School. ....... 60 Civilian Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Classics, new definition of .... 19ff, 36ff Clubs, College .................. 47ff College Calendar ............ .4, 5 34 Collegian ....................... : 48 Credits Semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 For entrance to graduate schools. 40ff Transfer of .................... 53 Curriculum Elective system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ff St. John's 1835 ................. 63 St. John's 1868 ................. 64 St. John's 1886-1923, block elective 65 St. John's 1923-37, open elective .. 65 Degree Requirements ......... 39, 66ff Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 "Don Rags" .................. 35, 39 Dramatics ....................... 48 Elective Program ............. l 7ff, 65 Engineering Scholarships at Johns Hopkins .................... 58 English, admission requirements. . . . 53 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Entrance Examinations ........... 53 Essays .......................... 35 Examinations Entrance ...................... 53 Ornl ........................ 35, 66 Wntten .................... 35, 66 Annual .................. .4, 5, 35 State Scholarship ............... 57 Excuses, for absence .............. 39 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ff Faculty List .......................... 9ff Author teachers ............ 19, 36 Tutors ........................ 9ff Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Research . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . 37f Re-education of ................ 38 Appointments ............... 38, 76 Fees College finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Examination ................... 54 Annual ....................... 54 Tuition ....................... 54 Residence . . . . . . . . . . .......... 54 Payments ..................... 55 Deferred payment .............. 55 Caution money ................ 55 With financial aid ............... 56 Foreign Language Admission requirements ......... 53 See Greek, Latin, French, German French ....................... 26, 53 Freshmen, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81£ German ................... 26, 53, 67 Grades .......................... 35 Graduate Schools, preparation for .. 40£ Greek ........................... 26 83 �84 CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE History Of College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60ff Chronological order of classics .. 24, 43 In St. John's Program ........ 24, 44 Hygiene .................... .46£, 51 Infirmary Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Instruction Methods in St. John's Program ................ 23ff, 46 Juniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79£ King William's School. ........... 60£ Laboratory .................. 25, 3lff Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32ff Total Hours ................... 34 Subject Matter .............. 34, 35 Language, reasons for instruction in. 26 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tutorials ...................... 26 Classics in Language and Literature ........................ 44£ Latin ......................... 26, 53 Law School Preparation ........ .41, 48 Lectures, formal .............. 25, 29£ Liberal Arts and Sciences, 15ff, 18, 22, 42ff List of Great Books, Classics ..... 42ff List of Laboratory Exercises ...... 3lff List of Lectures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29£ List of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Literature, Language and .......... 44 Location of College .............. 48£ Marine Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Marks .......................... 35 Mathematics, reasons for instruction in .......................... 27 Admission requirements ......... 53 Requirements .............. .40, 66 Tutorials ...................... 27 List of Mathematical Classics .. 42ff Medical Schools, preparation ... .41, 48 Music .................... 25, 32, 46 Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Natural Science ........... 33, 34, 45 Occupancy of Dormitory Rooms. . . 49£ Officers of Administration. . . . . . . . . . 8 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Pre-military Training ............. 75 Preparation For admission ................. 52f For graduate schools ........ .40£, 66 For life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l5ff President Former .................... 13, 62ff Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Emeriti ....................... 13 Probation .................... 39, 67£ Promotion ................... 39, 67£ Reading Parties .................. 38 Registration ................ 4, 5, 52ff Regulations Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52ff Academic Standing ............ 38ff Attendance .................... 39 Degree Requirements ...... 39£, 66ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48ff Religion Non-denominational ....... .47f, 60£ Reports ......................... 35 Requirements Admission ................ 52ff, 74£ Attendance .................... 39 Degree .................. .40£, 66ff Graduation ............... 39£, 66ff Languages ............. .40, 53, 66£ Mathematics ........... .40, 53, 66£ Familiarity with Great Books .40, 66ff Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48ff Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ff Residence ................... .46, 48ff Rooms ......................... 49f For new students ............... 49 For old students ................ 49 Furnishing .................... 49 Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49£ Caution money .............. 50, 55 Schedules Weekly ...................... 34ff Student, typical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Term .................... .4, 5, 35 Years .................... .4, 5, 35 Payment of fees ................ 55 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ff College ....................... 56 State ......................... 57 Patriotic Societies .............. 58 Athletic ........ ,. ......... .48, 72 At other institutions ............ 58£ Science In modem world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ff In St. John's Program ...... 22, 44f Laboratory ........... 22, 30ff, 66ff Liberal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Classics in science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421f S~minars .................. 25, 28, 68 Semester-Hour Credits Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Seniors, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Social Sciences ................ 23, 45 Sophomores, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80£ CATALOGUE OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Staff, administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Faculty ....................... 9ff Medical ....................... 51 Standing, academic ........... 35, 38ff Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46£ Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46ff Music ........................ 46£ Clubs ........................ 47f Publications ................... 48 Dramatics ..................... 48 85 Student Aid .................... 56ff Students List of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79ff Theological Schools, preparation.41, 47f Transfer of credits ............. .41, 53 Tuition ......................... 54 Tutorials Mathematics ............... . 25, 27 Language ................... 25, 26 Vacations .................. .4, 5, 35 Year Book . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. John's College in Annapolis: Official Statement of the St. John's Program, Catalogue for 1941-1942 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource College Catalogs and Statements of the Program Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. John's College Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource St. John's College Greenfield Library Description An account of the resource Statements of the Program are published each Academic Year. 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