PSC college bulletin_1946

Catalog of

Philander Smith Colleg

Including

George R. Smith College Interests

Little Rock, Arkansas

1946-1947

Under the Auspices of the

General Board of Education of the
Methodist Church

810 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee
HARRY W . MCPHERSON
Executive Secretary
MATTHEW S. DAVAGE

Secretary of Educational Institutions for Negroes

GENERAL STATEMENT

Philander Smith is definitely a Christian college. I t acknowledges a
definite obligation to the church. Selection of a faculty, students, and con-
stituency is determined in the light of this fundamental aim. Activities and
the general-emphases are results of efforts in this direction. I n addition to
high scholarship and a keen sense of personal responsibility, primary emphasis
is upon the development of creative and radiant personalities in faculty
and students, extending helpful influences throughout the community, and
building within its graduates a high appreciation for service as the best
means of wholesome growth. The supreme purpose is to make human
intelligence socially and spiritually effective. Majors are offered in the
traditional college departments, but special emphasis is placed upon the
Social Sciences and A r t .

ACCREDITATION

Philander Smith College holds membership in the following organiza-
tions : the Association of American Colleges, the National Conference of
Church-Related Colleges, the Methodist Educational Association. I n addi-
tion, its work has been recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges
since November, 1933. I t is also approved by the University Senate of the
Methodist Church for Ministerial Education as set forth in paragraph 323
of the 1944 Discipline.

CLIENTELE -

Philander Smith College is financed by funds of the church, student fees,
and contributions from individuals who have an interest in the work of the
church and the education of Negro youth. I t serves, mainly, young people
holding membership in the churches, regardless of denominational affiliation,
on an equal and Christian basis. A n average of ninety-eight per cent of the
total yearly enrollment acknowledge church membership and affiliation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ACCREDITATION '. 2

ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM 27

A WORD OF ADVICE 44
To Prospective Students

To Prospective Graduates

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ^

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 23

BEQUESTS 98

CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION 77

CLIENTELE 2

COLLEGE CALENDAR 5

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 49

Division of Natural and Physical Science 49
Department of Biological Science SO
Department of Chemistry 51
Department of Mathematics and Physics 52

Division of Language and Literature 53
Department of English 53

Department of Drama and Stagecraft 55
Department of Foreign Languages 56

Division of Arts « 57
Department of A r t • 57
Department of Music 58
Department of Home Economics 60

Division of Social Science 61-

Department of Business Administration and Secretarial Science. . . 62

Department of Economics 64
Department of History and Political Science 65

Department of Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion 66

Department of Sociology 67

Division of Teaching Training and Community Service 68

Department of Education 69
Department of Commercial Education 71
Department of Library Science 71
Department of Physical Education and Health 72
Department of Terminal and Quasi-Vocational Courses 73
Department of Religious Education and Community Service 74

DEGREES CONFERRED I N 1945 76

EXPENSES AND SERVICES 33

FACULTY 10

T A B L E OF CONTENTS—Continued

FACULTY COMMITTEES Page

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SPECIAL AWARDS, 17
SELF-HELP
AND
GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIES , .29
Admissions, Methods of
Admission to Advanced Standing 35
35
Attendance 35
Cancellation of Registration 35
Changes in Class Schedule 36
36
Entrance Conditions 36
Examinations and Grading ...... 36
Required Entrance Units 37
Grading Scale 40
Honor Roll and Honors Courses ~ 40
Petitions 42
Probation and Dropping 42
Promotion and Classification 43
43
Quota of Studies and Class Load 43
Recitations and Final Examinations 43
43
Residence Requirements 43
Registration
Withdrawing from Courses 24
21
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PATTERN
2
GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY
28
GENERAL STATEMENT
95
GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS 32

HONOR ROLL 27

INSTITUTIONAL COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION 97

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES 46

PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION 18
28
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
24
SPECIAL LECTURERS AND GUEST ARTISTS
45
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS
95
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

STUDENT LIFE AND GOVERNMENT

Religious Services
Student Government

SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE

COLLEGE CALENDAR

1946-1947

S U M M E R SESSION, 1946
May 6, Monday—Session Begins.
August 2, Friday—Session Ends.

REGULAR SESSION
FIRST SEMESTER

September 2, Monday—Faculty Institute and Orientation, 10:00 A . M .
September 2-8, Monday Through Sunday—Freshman Week.
September 2, Monday—Entrance Examinations, 2:00 P.M.
September 2, Monday—Faculty Meeting, 4:00 P . M .
September 3, Tuesday—Registration of Freshmen, 10:00 A . M .
September 4, Wednesday—Registration of A l l Students.
September 5, Thursday—Classes Begin at 8:00 A . M .
September 9, Monday—Late Registration Fee Begins.
September 25-28, Wednesday Through Saturday—Medical Examinations,

2:00 to 5:00 P.M.
September 20, Friday—Last Day for Changes in Schedules.
October 3, Thursday—Deferred Entrance Examinations for Freshmen, 3:00

P.M.
October 5, Saturday—Psychological Tests for A l l New Students, 8:00 A . M .
October 7-11, Monday Through Friday Noon—Delinquent Examinations and

Removal of Conditions.
October 4, Friday—Last Day Students May Register for First Semester.
November 1, 2, Friday Through Saturday Noon—Midsemester Examinations.
November 27,—Wednesday—Thanksgiving Recess Begins 5:00 P . M .
November 29, Friday—Thanksgiving Recess Ends at 8:00 A . M .
December 9, 10—Preregistration and Selection of Courses for Second Se-

mester.
December 21, Saturday—Christmas Holidays Begin, 12:00 Noon.

1947
SECOND SEMESTER

December 30, Monday—Christmas Holidays End at 6:00 P.M.
January 2, 3—Semester Examinations.
January 2, 3, Thursday Through Friday Noon—Registration.
January 3—Second Semester Classes Begin at 8:00 A . M .
January 16, Thursday—Last Day for Changes in Schedules.
January 17, 18, Friday Through Saturday Noon—Entrance Examinations.
January 25, Saturday—Psychological Tests for A l l New Students, 10:00

A.M.

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January 27-30, Monday Through Thursday—Delinquent Examinations and
Removal of Conditions.

March 3-6, Monday Through Thursday—Midsemester Examinations.

March 10-15, Monday Through Saturday—Senior Review and Reading Pe-
riod.

March 17-22, Monday Through Saturday Noon—Senior Comprehensives.
April 1, Tuesday—Founders' Day Exercises.

A p r i l 2-4, Wednesday Through Friday—Annual Public Relations Week.

State-Wide Song Fest of High Schools. Subfreshmen Week End.
A p r i l 7-9, Monday Through Wednesday—Sophomore Comprehensives.
A p r i l 23, 24, Wednesday Through Thursday—Senior Examinations.
April 27, Sunday—Baccalaureate Services.
A p r i l 30 Through May 2—Semester Examinations.
April 30, Wednesday—Alumni Day and Annual Roundup of Students. Alum-

ni Dinner at 6:00 P.M.
May 1, Thursday—Commencement Exercises, 10:00 A . M .

PROGRAM FOR FRESHMAN WEEK

SEPTEMBER 2, MONDAY

9:00 A.M.—Room Assignment.
2:00 P.M.—Entrance Examinations: Achievement Tests in English Lan-

guage and Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, and So-
cial Science.
6:00 P.M.—Supper. First Meal Served.

SEPTEMBER 3, TUESDAY
8:00 A.M.—Physical Examinations Begin.
10:00 A.M.—Registration Begins.

SEPTEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY

8:00 A.M.—Registration Resumed. A l l Freshmen Are Required
8:00-12:00 Noon—Freshman Conferences.

to Attend.

SEPTEMBER 5, THURSDAY
8:00 A.M.—Classes Begin.

SEPTEMBER 6, FRIDAY EVENING
Get-Acquainted Reception and Social.
Special Note: Classes will meet every Saturday, beginning Oc-
tober 19, 1946, and ending December 7, 1946, inclusive.

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COMMENCEME

ENT PROCESSIONAL



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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS OF T H E BOARD Chairman
Vice-Chairman
BISHOP E . W . KELLY
DR. C. M . REVES Secretary
PROFESSOR R . C. CHILDRESS Treasurer
DR. M . LAFAYETTE HARRIS

CLASS O F 1948

DR. MERRILL J. HOLMES, minister, educator, Illinois Wesleyan University,
Bloomington, Illinois.

DR. B. F . NEAL, minister, 1507 Massachusetts Avenue, Gary, Indiana.
DR. B. F . SMITH, minister, 3533 South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois.
DR. HARRY W. MCPHERSON, minister, educator, 810 Broadway, Nash-

ville, Tennessee.
DR. M . S. DAVAGE, educator, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee.
DR. C. M . REVES, minister, Sixth and Laurel, Texarkana, Arkansas.
DR. E. T. WAYLAND, minister, editor, Donaghey Building, Little Rock,

Arkansas.
DR. M . LAFAYETTE HARRIS, minister, educator, Philander Smith College,

Little Rock, Arkansas.

CLASS O F 1946

MR. J. S. CULLINS, government service, 4301 West Sixteenth, Little Rock,
Arkansas.

MR. SAM GRUNDFEST, business, philanthropist, Marott Hotel, Indianapolis,
Indiana.

MR. D. T. HENDERSON, planter, educator, Lake Village, Arkansas.
MR. E D MCCUISTION, educator, State Department of Education, State Cap-

itol Building, Little Rock, Arkansas.
REV. W. D. LESTER, minister, 1415 North Ninth, Kansas City, Kansas.
*DR. THOMAS F . HOLGATE, educator, 615 Library Place, Evansville, Illinois.
MR. J. L. WATSON, educator, county superintendent of Negro schools, County

Courthouse, Little Rock, Arkansas.
DR. O. E. WOOLFOLK, minister, 208 North Leffingwell, St. Louis, Missouri.
MR. H . B. SNYDER, publisher, philanthropist, Gary Post Tribune, Gary,

Indiana.
CLASS O F 1947

BISHOP E. W. KELLY, minister, 2731 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
PROFESSOR R. C. CHILDRESS, educator, assistant state supervisor of Negro

schools, 1523 Ringo Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
DR. L . R. GRANT, minister, 1525a Cora Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
DR. W. H . MADISON, physician, Marshall, Missouri.

•Deceased.

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MR. J. A. PATTON, business, 1936 Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana.
DR. D . D . TURPEAU, government service, 1566 Johns Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

DR. O. E. ALLISON, minister, 1527 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas.
DR. J . C. JOHNSON, minister, 919 First Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee.
DR. M . W. CLAIR, JR., minister, Fiftieth and Wabash, Chicago, Illinois.

C O M M I T T E E S 1941-1942

Executive Committee DR. W . D . LESTER
DR. C. M . REVES, Chairman DR. W . H . MADISON
DR. M . L . HARRIS
BISHOP E . W . KELLY Buildings and Grounds
MR. R . C. CHILDRESS DR. E . O. WOOLFOLK
MR. J. S. CULLINS MR. J. S. CULLINS
M R . E D MCCUISTION DR. THOMAS F . HOLGATE
DR. B . F . NEAL DR. B. F . NEAL
MR. D . T . HENDERSON MR. SAM GRUNDFEST
DR. M . S. DAVAGE DR. M . J. HOLMES
DR. E . T . WAYLAND DR. M . W . CLAIR
DR. M . S. DAVAGE
Financial Promotion DR. E . T . WAYLAND
BISHOP E . W . KELLY
MR. SAM GRUNDFEST Education Policies and Faculty
DR. O. E . ALLISON MR. R . C. CHILDRESS
*DR. THOMAS F . HOLGATE DR. M . J. HOLMES
MR. J. A . PATTON MR. ED. MCCUISTION
DR. E . O. WOOLFOLK MR. J. L . WATSON
MR. D . T . HENDERSON DR. M . L . HARRIS
DR. M . S. DAVAGE

A l l district superintendents of the St. Louis area are advisory members of
the Board of Trustees.

•Deceased.

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OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION

JAMES M . COX, B.A., M . A . , D . D .
President Emeritus

M . LAFAYETTE HARRIS, B.S., B.D., M.A., PH.D., D.D.
President

•LAWRENCE B. WILSON, B.A., M . A .
Director of Instruction and Professor of History and Government

f H . H. SUTTON, B.A., M . A .
Director of Certification

HENRIETTA C. HARRIS, B.A., M . A .
Registrar and Secretary to the Faculty

^FRANCES L . WIGGS, B.A., B.S.
Library Science, Librarian

§GENEVA N . HARRIS, B.A.
Associate Librarian

MISS V I V I A N L . TOLERSON, B.S.
Associate Librarian

•MILTON A . LAWSON, B.A., M . A .
Dean of Men and Associate Professor of Sociology and History

ELSIE F . L . EDMONDSON, B.A., M . A .
Dean of Women and Associate Professor of Literature

•ADOLPH T . SCOTT, JR., B . A . , M . A .
Bursar

ERSELINE JOHNSON, B . A .
Secretary to the President

MRS. REBECCA M . COOPER, B . A . i
Acting Bursar

ELEASE H. MOSS, B.S.
Dietitian and Superintendent of Dining Hall

G. W . S. ISH, B.A., M . D .
College Physician and Lecturer in Health Education

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION
JOHN R. EWBANK, B.A., B.D., M . A .
LUCY C. BARROW, B.S., M.S., M . A .
JAMES D . SCOTT, B.S., M . S .

•On leave in the armed service.
tDeceased.
t O n leave, first semester, 1945-46.
§On leave for study, University of Illinois, School of Library Science, 1945-46.

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F A C U L T Y , 1945-1946

(Experience Data)

PROFESSORS

HARRIS, M . LAFAYETTE, President and Professor of Philosophy. B.S.,
Clark, 1 9 2 8 ; B.D., Gammon, 1 9 2 9 ; M.A., Boston, 1 9 3 0 ; Ph.D., Ohio State,
1 9 3 3 ; special work, Harvard University, 1929-30; special work, Western
Reserve University, summer, 1 9 3 0 ; Honorary Fellow of Ohio State, summer,
1 9 3 3 ; Fellow, National University of Canada, 1 9 4 0 ; D.D., Gammon, 1941.
Member: American Philosophical Association, Southern Association of Phi-
losophy and Psychology, Southwestern Philosophical Conference, Who's
Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in the
Western Hemisphere, American Association of Symbolic Logic, Who's Who
in American Clergy, Who's Who in Colored America, Directory of Amer-
ican Scholars, Biographical Encyclopedia of the World, Alpha Kappa M u
National Honor Society, Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society. Experience:
Physics and Chemistry, Clark, 1927-29; Religious Education, Claflin, 1930-31 ;
Dean and Professor of Sociology, Samuel Houston, 1933-36. President,
Philander Smith College, 1936—.

BARROW, LUCY CLAY, Chairman of the Division of Arts and Professor
of Home Economics. B.S., Hampton, 1 9 2 9 ; M.S., Cornell, 1 9 3 2 ; M.A., Co-
lumbia, 1 9 4 1 ; work toward Ph.D., ibid., summer, 1937, 1939, 1 9 3 9 - 4 1 ; Ohio
State University, summer, 1944, 1945. Member: National Education Asso-
ciation, National Association of University Women, Progressive Education
Association, Little Rock Interracial Commission, State Teachers Associa-
tion, State Consumer Nutrition Program. Experience: York County Train-
ing School, Yorktown, Virginia, 1921-27; Professor, Philander Smith Col-
lege, 1929—.

EWBANK, JOHN ROBERT, Chairman of the Division of the Social
Sciences and Professor of Sociology and Religion. B.A., Baker University,
1929; B.D., Drew Theological Seminary, 1932; M.A., ibid., 1 9 3 3 ; work
on Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1940-42. Member: Southern Con-
ference of Human Welfare, Southern Sociological Society; American
Sociological Society; Rural Sociological Society; Alpha Kappa Delta
Honorary Sociological Fraternity; Ministerial Alliance of Greater Little
Rock; Kansas Annual Conference; Southern Cooperative League; Confer-
ence for the Conservation of Marriage and the Family; Interracial Com-
mission of Greater Little Rock; National Educational Association of the
United States; Honorary Fellow, Southern Regional Council; Biographical
Encyclopedia of the W o r l d ; U . N . C. Fellow, Institute of Research in
Social Science, 1939-40; Rural Sociology Fellow, 1940-41, U . N . C. Pro-
fessor, Philander Smith College, 1933—.

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•LLOYD, BERTELL A., Professor of Mathematics and Physics. B.S.,
University of Illinois, 1930; M.A., Toronto, 1934; Ph.D., University of
Illinois, 1944; Honorary Fellow, ibid., 1930-31. Member: Canadian Insti-
tute of Chemistry, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma X i . Pro-
fessor, Philander Smith College, 1934—.

•SCOTT, ADOLPH T., JR., Bursar and Professor of Business Administration.
B.A., Samuel Houston College, 1936; M.A., University of Pennsylvania,
1942; study toward Ph.D., University of Chicago, summer, 1942. Professor,
Philander Smith College, 1938—.

SCOTT, JAMES DEWARD, Professor of Biological Science and Acting
Chairman of Division of Natural and Physical Science. B.A., Kansas U n i -
versity, 1928; M.A., ibid., 1933; work toward Ph.D., ibid., summers, 1933,
1934, 1936. Member: Sigma Pi Phi Honor Society; Beta Kappa Chi
Scientific Honor Society; Kansas Academy of Science. Experience: Samuel
Houston College, 1928-32; Dunbar Junior College, 1933-43; Professor, Phi-
lander Smith College, 1944—.

•WILSON, LAWRENCE B., Director of Instruction and Professor of His-
tory, Government, and Economics. B.A., Illinois, 1935; M.A., ibid., 1936 ;
resident work toward Ph.D., summer, 1937, 1938, University of Southern
California, summer, 1940, 1941-42; first semester, 1942-43. Professor,
Philander Smith College, 1937—.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

BOOKER, JOSEPH ROBERT, Associate Professor of Business Administra-
tion. B.A., Arkansas Baptist College, 1914; LL.B., Northwestern Law
School, 1917; special work in special study, University of Wisconsin, summer,
1914. Member: National Bar Association; Southwest Bar Association; U .
S. Supreme Court and Federal Inferior Courts Bar; President, Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce. Part-time Associate Professor, Philander Smith
College, 1942—.

•CLARK, ROBERT L., Associate Professor of History. B.A., Lincoln
University, 1937; M.A., Illinois, 1938; study toward Ph.D., Wisconsin,
summer, 1940; University of Illinois, 1941-42. Experience: Guest Lecturer,
Lincoln University, 1942-43.

EDMONDSON, ELSIE F. LOUISE, Dean of Women and Associate Professor
of English. B.A., Spelman College, 1930; M.A., Atlanta University, 1934;
work toward Ph.D., University of Michigan, summers, 1944, 1945. Expe-
rience: Forsythe State Teachers College, 1934; Arkansas Baptist College,
1939-40; Lecturer, Philander Smith College, summers, 1939 and 1940; As-
sociate Professor, Philander Smith College, 1941—.

HARRIS, HENRIETTA C, Registrar and Associate Professor of Drama
and Stagecraft. B.A., Philander Smith College, 1937; M.A., Western Re-
serve University, 1942; work toward Ph.D., ibid., summer, 1942; special

* O n leave in the Armed Services.

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work in Secretarial Science, Tuckers Business College, summer, 1937.
Member: Alpha Kappa M u National Honor Society, Who's Who in Amer-
ican Education, Association of Collegiate Deans and Registrars; National
Teachers Association. Registrar, Philander Smith College, 1937—.

HAYES, CHARLES KING, Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion.
B. A., Clark University, 1 9 4 1 ; B.D., Gammon Theological Seminary, 1 9 4 3 ;
M.A., St. Louis University. Experience: Instructor, Atlanta, Georgia;
Associate Professor, Philander Smith College, 1945—.

JOHNSON, HOWARD LAFAYETTE, Associate Professor of Psychology and
Physical Education, Coach. B.A., Clark College, 1920; M.A., Atlanta
University, 1 9 3 7 ; Study in Education, Chicago University, 1 9 3 8 ; North-
western University, summer, 1945. Experience: Coaching in Georgia and
Alabama; Dean, 1937-40, Dunbar Junior College; Instructor, Alabama State,
1932, Clark College, 1934-37; Dunbar Junior College, 1937-40; Associate
Professor, Philander Smith College, 1945—.

NORRIS, PARTHENIA E., Associate Professor of Social Science. B.S.,
Indiana State College, 1 9 3 1 ; M.A., ibid., 1939; work toward Ph.D., Chicago
University, summers, 1940, 1 9 4 2 ; special work in Commercial Education,
Jones Commercial School, 1943. Experience: High School, Chicago, Illinois,
1942-43; Prairie View State College, 1943-44; Philander Smith College,

1944—.

ROBBINS, LEROY WORK, Associate Professor of Music. B.Mus., Univer-
sity of Kansas, 1 9 1 4 ; graduate study, Colorado State College, 1927-28;
University of Iowa, 1930-31, summer, 1 9 3 1 ; B.Mus. Ed., University of
Michigan, 1 9 3 7 ; M.Mus. Ed., University of Kansas, 1 9 4 4 ; American Con-
servatory of Music, summer, 1944. Experience: Tuskegee Institute, 1915-
1 7 ; A . M . & N . State College, 1917-23; Philander Smith College, 1923-25;
C. A . & N . University, 1925-26; Shorter College, 1930-36; Western U n i -
versity, 1937-38; Howard County Training School, 1 9 4 0 - 4 1 ; Prairie View
State College, 1943-44. Associate Professor, Philander Smith College, 1944—.

t W i G G S , FRANCES LOUISE, Librarian and Associate Professor of Library
Science. B.A., Kent State College, 1 9 3 6 ; B.S., Hampton, 1938. Philander
Smith College, 1938—.

WOODRUFF, GENEVA HARRISON, Associate Professor of Foreign Lan-
guages. B.A., University of Illinois, 1 9 3 3 ; M.A., University of Illinois,
1 9 3 4 ; work towards Ph.D., ibid., summer, 1937. Experience: Dunbar High,
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 1934-40; Extension, through Langston University,
1938-40; Arkansas Baptist College, 1942-45; Associate Professor, Philander
Smith College, 1945—.

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

ALBRITTON, DAUPHINE M . , Assistant Professor of Home Economics.
B.S., A . M . and N . College, 1 9 3 9 ; M.S., Kansas State Teachers' College,

tOn leave, 1945-46.

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1945. Experience: Vocational Home Economics, Armorel, Arkansas; A r -
kansas Baptist College; Home Demonstration Agent, Morrilton and Con-
way, Arkansas; Assistant Professor, Philander Smith College, 1945—.

BANKS, HELEN JUANITA, Assistant Professor of Commercial Education.
B.A., Philander Smith College, 1 9 4 2 ; M.S., Commercial Education, U n i -
versity of Denver, 1946. Philander Smith College, 1 9 3 9 — . (On leave for
study, 1943-45.)

BROOKS, STELLA MARIE, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Phys-
ical Education. B.A., Ohio State University, 1 9 2 5 ; graduate study, ibid.,
summers, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1 9 4 2 ; fall, 1927, 1931, 1941-42. Member: Beta
Kappa Chi, Scientific Honor Society. Experience: Kansas Vocational
School, 1925-26; Lemoyne Junior College, 1927-28; West Virginia State
College, 1930-31. Assistant Professor, Philander Smith College, 1937—.

ELSTON, INDIA DAZERINE, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.A.,
Philander Smith College, 1935; M.S., Atlanta University, 1942. Experience:
Instructor, Lockesburg, Arkansas; Dunbar High School, Little Rock, A r -
kansas. Member: Beta Kappa Chi, Scientific Honor Society. Assistant
Professor, Philander Smith College, 1945—.

t j A R R E T T , MRS. CORRIE L . JOHNSON, Assistant Professor of Home Eco-
nomics. B.S., Philander Smith College, 1 9 3 9 ; special study, Tuskegee I n -
stitute, summer, 1942. Experience: Conway County Training School, 1936-
3 8 ; Nashville, Arkansas, 1939-41; Home Demonstration Agent, Crittenden
County, 1941-44. Assistant Professor, Philander Smith College, 1944—.

JOHNSON, MRS. MARY ELLEN BARNES, Assistant Professor of Secre-
tarial Science. B . A . , Alcorn, 1 9 3 1 ; M . A . , Atlanta University, 1 9 3 6 ; special
diploma, Gregg College, 1 9 4 1 ; professional study, University of Mexico,
summer, 1944. Experience: Alabama State College, 1931-33; Clark U n i -
versity, 1934-37; Arkansas Baptist College, 1937-38. Assistant Professor,
Philander Smith College, 1939—.

•LAWSON, MILTON A., Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and
Assistant Professor of Social Science. B.A., Philander Smith College, 1 9 3 8 ;
M . A . , Fisk, 1941. Philander Smith College, 1941—.

MCMURRAY, ROSE MARGUERITE, Assistant Professor of Education. B.A.,
Philander Smith College, 1 9 4 3 ; M.A., Fisk University, 1945. Experience:
Instructor, Cotton Plant Vocational High School, Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Assistant Professor, Philander Smith College, 1954—.

WHITE, OBA BERNETHEL, Assistant Professor of Biological Science.
B.A., Kansas University, 1925; M.D., Meharry Medical College, 1933. Mem-
ber : Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society. Assistant Professor, Phi-
lander Smith College, 1944—.

WILBUN, MATTHEW M . , Assistant Professor of Social Science. B.A.,
Paine College, 1 9 0 9 ; B.D., ibid., 1 9 1 0 ; graduate study, Northwestern U n i -
versity, summers, 1927, 1 9 2 9 ; M.A., Fisk University, 1936. Member: Na-

t O n leave, 1945-46.
•On leave in the Armed Services.

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tional Association of English Teachers, Arkansas State Teachers Association.
Member: State and County Education Association; National Association of
English Teachers. Experience: Falcon, Arkansas, 1898-1904; Principal,
Washington, Arkansas, 1910-15; Principal, North Little Rock, Arkansas;
Philander Smith College, 1919-22; Helena, Arkansas, 1922-37; Blytheville,
Arkansas, 1937-41. Assistant Professor, Philander Smith College, 1938—.

INSTRUCTORS

DICKEY, GUSSYE ALBERT, Instructor of Music and Coach. B.A., Lane
College, 1944. American Conservatory, Summer, 1945. Instructor, Philan-
der Smith College, 1944—.

GUINN, CORDIA VIRGINIA, Instructor of Cosmetology. B.A., Philander
Smith College, 1945; Special Diploma of Cosmetic Therapy and Diploma of
Teacher Training, summer, 1945, Madam C. J . Walker School of Cosme-
tology. Experience: Instructor, Cotton Plant Academy, Cotton Plant, A r -
kansas. Instructor, Philander Smith College, 1945—.

IHARRIS, MRS. GENEVA NELSON, Associate Librarian and Instructor in
English Composition and Foreign Languages. B.A., Clark, 1 9 3 1 ; graduate
work, Ohio State University, summers, 1933, 1934. Member: Southwestern
Business Society. Experience: Samuel Houston College, 1933-36; Phi-
lander Smith College, summers, 1936, 1940. Associate Librarian, Philander
Smith College, 1938—.

HARRIS, MRS. VIOLA W., Instructor and Supervisor of Teacher Training.
B.A., A. M . & N . College, 1 9 3 2 ; graduate work, Fisk University, summer,
1 9 3 5 ; Columbia University, summer, 1 9 3 7 ; special workshop at Louisiana
Normal. Experience: Supervisor of Pulaski County Rural School, 1925-
44. Instructor, Philander Smith College, 1939—.

ISH, GEORGE W . S., Lecturer in Health Education and College Physician.
B.A., Talladega College, 1 9 0 3 ; M.A., Yale University, 1 9 0 5 ; M.D., Har-
vard, 1910. Member: Pulaski County Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical
Association, Arkansas State Medical Association, National Medical As-
sociation, Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society. Instructor, Philander
Smith College, 1935—.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

COOPER, REBECCA M . , Acting Bursar. B.A., Claflin College, 1926. Bur-
sar, Claflin College, 1927-1945. Bursar, Philander Smith College, 1945—.

DELANEY, MRS. LELIA S., House Mother, Men's Dormitory, Philander
Smith College, 1940—.

HARRIS, MRS. GENEVA N., Associate Librarian, 1938—.

JOHNSON, ERSELINE, Special Assistant to the President's Office. B.A.,

Philander Smith College, 1944. Special Assistant, Philander Smith Col-

lege, 1945—. I

tOn leave, 1945-46.

COMM

MENCEMENT

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JOHNSON, W I L L I E MAE, Assistant Registrar. B.S., Philander Smith
College, 1945. Special work in Secretarial Science, Johnson's Business
School, summer, 1942. Member: Alpha Kappa M u National Honor Society;
Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society. Assistant Registrar, Philander
Smith College, 1945—.

KIMES, MRS. BRIDGET JOHNSON, Head Resident, Junior-Senior Women's
Dormitory, 1944—.

Moss, ELEASE HELEN, Dietitian and Head Resident of Freshman-Sopho-
more Women's Dormitory. B.S., Philander Smith College, 1938. Experi-
ence: Wynne, Arkansas, 1939-40; Arkansas Baptist College, 1941-42.
Dietitian, Philander Smith College, 1942—.

TOLERSON, VIVIAN LOUIS, Associate Librarian. B.S., Philander Smith
College, 1944. Associate Librarian, Philander Smith College, 1944—.

WIGGS, FRANCES LOUISE, Librarian and Associate Professor of Library
Science, 1938—.

GUEST PROFESSORS DURING T H E SUMMER SESSIONS

BAKER, MAYME SMITH (MRS.), Art and Art Appreciation. George R.
Smith College, A r t Study, Kansas State Teachers College, University of
Wisconsin, Chicago A r t Institute, University of Denver, and Colorado State
University, in charge of Public School A r t in the Public Schools of Tulsa,
Oklahoma.

TAYLOR, J . L . , Lecturer in Health and Safety. B.A., Arkansas State
Teachers; M.A., George Peabody College.

YERGER, MYRTLE, Instructor, Hope Off-Campus Center. B.A., Fisk
University; M.A., Columbia.

THE DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL

HARRIS, MRS. VIOLA A . W., Principal and Instructor, Grades 5-9.
B.A., Arkansas State, 1 9 3 2 ; graduate work in Curriculum Building, Fisk,
summer, 1 9 3 5 ; Columbia, summer, 1937.

GILLISPIE, MRS. ANNIE MAE, Instructor, Grades 1-4. B.A., Philander
Smith College, 1936.

SPECIAL STUDENT ASSISTANTS

HANCOCK, VICTORIA LARUE, Office of the President.

JACKSON, SARA ANNETTE, Office of the Bursar.

CLEMMONS, ELSIE ELIZABETH, Office of the Bursar.

MANNING, FRANZETTA L., Office of the Registrar.

COPELAND, JESSIE BARBARA, Office of the Registrar.

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LONGS, GUSSYE MARILYN, Office of the Registrar.
MCDONALD, MARCELLETTE G., Secretary to the Dean of Women.
THOMPSON, ZADIE, Secretary to the Department of Home Economics.
YERGER, JAMES A . , Laboratory Assistant in the Department of Biology.
MAZIQUE, MARION, Laboratory Assistant in the Department of Chemis-

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PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE

L I T T L E ROCK, ARKANSAS

F A C U L T Y C O M M I T T E E S , 1945-1946

Administration: The President, *the Dean, the Bursar, the Registrar.

Administrative Council: The President, *the Dean (Miss Barrow), the
Dean of Women, the Registrar, the Bursar, M r . Robbins, Mrs. Delaney,
Mrs. Kimes, Miss Moss, Rev. Hayes, M r . Scott, Miss E. Johnson.

Academic Committee: The President, *the Dean (Miss Barrow), the
Registrar, the Dean of Women, M r . Scott, Miss Dickey, Miss Barrow, Miss
Brooks, Miss Johnson, Miss Elston.

Admissions and Credit: The Registrar, *the Dean (Miss Barrow), Miss
W. M . Johnson, M r . Scott, Miss Dickey, Miss Barrow, Miss Brooks.

Curriculum and Educational Research: Miss Barrow, Chairman; M r .
Robbins, M r . Wilbun, M r . Scott, Miss Edmondson, Miss Norris, Miss H . C.
Harris, Dr. G. W . S. Ish, Miss S. M . Brooks, M r . J. R. Ewbank, Mrs.
J. C- Kimes, Miss E. H . Moss, Mrs. M . E. Johnson, Miss R. M . Mc-
Murray, Mrs. G. Woodruff, Miss H . J. Banks, Atty. J. R. Booker, Miss
V . L . Tolerson, Rev. C. K. Hayes.

Examinations and Testings: Miss Brooks, Chairman; M r . J. D. Scott,
Mr. J. R. Ewbank, Miss H . C. Harris, Miss L . C. Barrow, M r . H . L .
Johnson, Mrs. M . E. Johnson, Miss H . J. Banks, Miss R. M . McMurray,
Mr. M. M. Wilbun.

Curriculum Activities: M r . J. D. Scott, Chairman; Miss G. A. Dickey,
Miss L. C. Barrow, Miss P. E. Norris, Miss E. F. Edmondson, Miss H . C.
Harris, Miss V . L . Tolerson, Dr. G. W . S. Ish, Atty. J. R. Booker, M r .
H . L. Johnson, M r . C. L . Horn, Miss S. M . Brooks, Mrs. D. M . Albritton,
Mrs. C. J. Jarrett.

Student Personnel: Miss L . C. Barrow, Chairman; Rev. C. K. Hayes,
Miss E. Johnson, M r . L . W . Robbins, M r . M . M . Wilbun, M r . J. R. Ew-
bank, Miss E. H . Moss, Mrs. J. C. Kimes.

Reception and Hosts: Miss L . C. Barrow, Chairman; M r . M . M .
Wilbun, Miss E. F. Edmondson, Miss E. H . Moss, Miss H . C. Harris, Mrs.
G. N . Harris, Mrs. L. S. Delaney, Mrs. J. C. Kimes, Miss G. A . Dickey,
Mrs. C. V. Guinn, M r . J. D. Scott, M r . C L . Horn, Mrs. C. J. Jarrett,
Mr«. D. M . Albritton.

Library: M r . J. R. Ewbank, Chairman; Miss V . L . Tolerson, Miss H .
C. Harris, Mrs. G. Woodruff, Miss E. Johnson.

Public Relations (president will take general responsibility) : Miss H .
C. Harris, M r . J. D. Scott, Miss P. E. Norris, Miss E. F. Edmondson, Miss
G. A. Dickey, Miss L . C. Barrow, Student Representatives; Mrs. R. M .
Cooper, Miss R. M . McMurray, Mrs. C. V . Guinn.

Registration: The Registrar, Miss W . M . Johnson, Miss S. M . Brooks,
Miss E. F. Edmondson, and Divisional Heads.

•Member designated by Committee on Instruction. F o r 1945-46, Miss Barrow.

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Social Life: Miss S. M . Brooks, Chairman; M r . J. D. Scott, Miss E. F.
Edmondson, Miss L . C. Barrow, Miss E. H . Moss, Miss H . C. Harris,
Mrs. J. C. KiKmes, Miss V. L . Tolerson, Mrs. D. M . Albritton, Mrs. C. J .
Jarrett, Rev. C. K . Hayes.

Committee on Calendar: The President, the Registrar, the Bursar, Miss
Moss.

Athletic Committee: M r . J. D. Scott, Chairman; Miss G. A. Dickey, the
President, Miss L . C. Barrow, Dr. G. W . S. Ish, Miss H . C. Harris, M r .
H . L . Johnson, M r . C. L . Horn, Miss W . M . Johnson, Miss S. M . Brooks,
Student Manager.

Committee on Fraternities and Sororities: M r . J. R. Ewbank, Miss S.
M . Brooks, Miss H . C. Harris, M r . C. L . Horn, Miss E. H . Moss, M r . J.
D. Scott.

Committee on Religious Life: President, M r . L . W . Robbins, M r . J. R.
Ewbank, Rev. C. K. Hayes, M r . M . M . Wilburn, Student Representatives.

Committee on Communications: M r . Scott, Chairman; Miss E. F. E d -
mondson, Miss I . D. Elston, Mrs. G. Woodruff, Miss E. Johnson, Miss H .
C. Harris.

Teacher Training Committee: Mrs. Viola Harris, M r . B. T. Johnson,
M r . J. R. Ewbank, M r . M . M . Wilbun, Miss L . C. Barrow, Miss R. M .
McMurray, Rev. C. K. Hayes, Miss H . J. Banks, Miss V . L . Tolerson.

SPECIAL LECTURERS AND GUEST ARTISTS,

1945-1946

To enrich the spiritual and intellectual life of the college community,
special lecturers are featured from time to time. They come from among
persons who have made a definite contribution in their respective fields.
•The lecturers for the year are listed below.

1. Adams, Rev. R. D., Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Little
Rock, Arkansas.

2. Bryant, Pearl, Girl Scout Representative, Little Rock, Arkansas.
3. Chisholm, Miss Flora, Executive Secretary, Alpha Kappa Sorority
Health Program, New York, New York.
4. Carroll, M r . Edward, Student Christian Association.
5. Davage, Dr. M . S., Board of Directors, Nashville, Tennessee.
6. Davage, Mrs. M . S., Nashville, Tennessee.
7. Davis, Nurse Jack, Visiting Nurse, Pulaski County Tuberculosis As-
sociation, Little Rock, Arkansas.
8. Eggar, Rev. O. A., Minister, First Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Little Rock, Arkansas.
9. Farris, Mr. Paul, Public Relations Officer, Conway, Arkansas.

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10. Hiett, M r . O. L., Director of Moving Picture Program Educational
Features, Dallas, Texas.

11. Hayley, Miss Burnell, Recruiting Department, Girl Scouts, New
York, New York.

12. Hawes, Rev. C. T., Minister, First Methodist Church, Ogallala,
Nebraska.

13. Hawes, Mrs. C. T., Ogallala, Nebraska.

14. Hughes, Mrs. Hattie, Alumni, Beautician, Little Rock, Arkansas.

15. Johnson, Father F. G., Rector, St. Phillips Episcopal Church, Little
Rock, Arkansas.

16. Jones, M r . Hoytt, Tenor, Columbus, Ohio.

17. Koelter, Rabbi Wolfgang, Jewish Chautauqua Society, Hot Springs,
Arkansas.

18. King, Attorney W . E., Chicago, Illinois.

19. McCormack, Rev. John, Pastor of Scott Street Methodist Church,
Little Rock, Arkansas.

20. McKeown, M r . Boyd M . , Public Relations, Nashville, Tennessee.

21. Mercur, Miss Florence, Pianist, New York, New York.

22. Mercur, M r . Paul, Playwright, New York, New York.

23. Moody, Mrs. Erva, Student Christian Association.

24. Moore, Dr. J. Walt, Minister, Wesley Chapel, Little Rock, Arkansas.

25. Mr. Ojike, Mbonre, Student Christian Association, Nigeria, Africa.

26. Parks, Mrs. M . J., Accompanist for M r . Hoytt Jones, Columbus,
Ohio.

27. Parkam, Mrs. Sallie, Student Christian Association, St. Louis, M i s -
souri.

28. Price, Miss Dorothy, Secretary of Girl Scouts Organization, Little
Rock, Arkansas.

29. Pruden, Rev. Wesley, Radio Minister, Broadcasting over Station
K L R A , Little Rock, Arkansas.

30. Rule, Doctor E. Clifton, District Superintendent, Little Rock Con-
ference, Little Rock, Arkansas.

31. Savage, Mrs. Ann, Director of Health, Pulaski County Tuberculosis
Association, Little Rock, Arkansas.

32. Smith, Doctor B. F., Minister, Hartzell Methodist Church, Chicago,
Illinois.

33. *Taggart, Rev. J. H . , Minister, Quayle Methodist Church, Oklaho-
ma, City, Oklahoma.

•Incomplete for the year. T h i s list includes speakers prior to March 1, 1946.

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34. Upton, Rev. James S., Head of Department of Religion, Hendrix
College, Conway, Arkansas.

35. Double Quartet, from Navy Blue Jacket Choir, Great Lakes Naval
Training Base, Great Lakes, Illinois.

36. Hatcock, Mr. , Director of Double Quartet.

37. Spore, Doctor Kenneth L., Minister of Winfield Methodist Church,
Little Rock, Arkansas.

38. Sanders, Rabbi Ira E., Congregation B'Nai Israel, Little Rock,
Arkansas.

39. Jordan, Doctor D. M . , District Superintendent, Louisville District,
Lexington Conference.

40. Kelly, Bishop E. W., Resident Bishop, St. Louis Area, Central Juris-
diction.

41. Martin, Bishop Paul E., Resident Bishop, Arkansas-Louisiana Area,
South Central Jurisdiction.

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GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY

1. O R I G I N A N D B A C K G R O U N D

Philander Smith College had its origin in 1868, and represents one of
the earliest attempts to make education available for the freedmen west of
the Mississippi. I n 1869, M r . Lew Webb was placed in charge of this work
by the Freedmen's Bureau. The institution was without grounds or build-
ings, but the intellectual eagerness of Negro youth resulted in General
Conference action in 1876 authorizing the creation of an Annual Conference
for Negro preachers and designating Philander Smith as the Conference
College. Out of the Arkansas Annual Conference, which prior to that time
included both the white and Negro ministers, came the Little Rock Con-
ference, now the Southwest Conference. The first Conference trustees of
the institution were I . G. Pollard, W . O. Emery, G. W . Sams, W . H . Craw-
ford, A. J. Phillips, L . W . Elkins from the ministry, and A. L . Richmond,
William LaPort, and Frank Carland from the laymen. I n 1882, Dr. G. W .
Gray, then president of Little Rock University, the institution for the
Arkansas Conference, met Mrs. Adeline Smith of Oak Park, Illinois, while
soliciting funds. The Smith family represented liberal givers to Asiatic
missions and developed an interest in the work of the Church in the South.
In making her gift to Doctor Gray, she designated $10,500 for Negro work.
This amount was turned over to the trustees, who, in accepting it, gave
special recognition by changing the name of the struggling Walden Seminary
to Philander Smith College in honor of M r . Philander Smith, husband of
Mrs. Adeline Smith. A new site had already been purchased and the institu-
tion was chartered as a college on March 3, 1883.

Philander Smith College has a rich tradition. I t has always been defi-
nitely a college of the Christian church. The church and Christian people
were directly responsible for its founding. Each building bears the name of
a distinguished Christian individual. Its birth was the outgrowth of the
thinking and planning of Christian men and women active in the ministry
and lay leadership of our Annual Conferences in the state of Arkansas. The
gift from whence comes its name was the result of the heroic efforts of
Christian men and women. Down through its seventy-eight years of history,
its major source of income for operation has been Negro and white Annual
Conferences. Its current budget at present is sustained by the four Annual
Conferences of the St. Louis area (Negro) and the Annual Conferences
(white) of the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Okla-
homa.

Philander Smith College has stood for seventy-eight years as an outstand-
ing medium of interracial collaboration and good will. I t was founded
through the cooperation of the leaders of a white Annual Conference and a
Negro Annual Conference. I t has been financed throughout this period of
service by the giving of Christian people, white and Negro. This pattern
of cooperation has shown itself in the composition of the Board of Trustees,

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the administration, and the faculty. A t no time in its history have the
students been denied the richness of fellowship and understanding which can
only come through interracial collaboration in the classroom. Its integrity
and service have earned the high regard of the business and civic-minded
people of Greater Little Rock, the state of Arkansas, and the Central South-
west.

A special emphasis is placed upon the service motive as the highest i n -
centive for creative living. This has been well demonstrated by the more
than 800 graduates with the Bachelor degree, among whom are five bishops,
four college presidents, eight missionaries to Africa, twelve dentists, forty-
eight physicians, fifty-five ministers, and many other public servants. More
than 16,000 former students are represented by more than 200 ministers and
2,000 teachers. I n recent years the College has projected itself into the
community more largely in homemaking, health, religious education, social
service, and teacher training.

2. D E V E L O P M E N T

I n 1885, the Slater Fund began special grants for Manual Arts. A shop
was built for carpentry and printing. The first degree class was graduated
in 1888, most outstanding of whom is Professor Rufus C. Childress, now
assistant supervisor for Negro schools in the state of Arkansas. I n 1925,
George R. Smith College of Sedalia, Missouri, was burned and in 1933 its
interests were formally merged with the interests of Philander Smith College
through joint action of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the trustees of the Southwest and Central West Annual Conferences,
and the trustees of both Philander Smith College and George R. Smith Col-
lege. I n a joint executive session May 23, 1933, formal action was taken
and a merger celebration was held October 3, 1933. I n annual session May,
1937, the trustees took action that the College could best serve its purpose
at the present location and made plans for enlarging the present campus.
Pursuant to this action, the campus has been increased threefold by property
purchases contiguous to the College campus. Approximately $30,000 have
been invested in this phase of development during the past seven years.

3. L O C A T I O N

Philander Smith College is located at Little Rock, Arkansas, Pulaski
County, which is also the capital of the state. The city of Little Rock is a
metropolitan center whose population is 147,000, more than 30,000 of which
are Negroes. I t is located at the foothills of the beautiful Ozark Moun-
tains on the Arkansas River and very accessible by air, highway, and rail-
way. Two airline companies provide eight passenger flights daily. The
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island and Cotton Belt railways provide sixty-three
passenger train arrivals and departures daily. United States Highways Nos.
64, 65, 67, 70, and 167 and State Highways Nos. 5, 10, and 30 provide con-
stant bus service in and out of the city. This network of air, rail, and high-
way provides an outlet to all points of the United States. Philander Smith

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College is located in one of the highest points in the city, just six blocks from
the downtown business section which makes shopping opportunities very con-
venient. I t is only six blocks from the state capital which houses the State
Department of Education, five blocks from the main post office, three blocks
from the Y. M . C. A., two blocks from the Y. W . C. A., and three blocks
from the Urban League. Fourteen Protestant denominations and one Cath-
olic Church are located within an area of six blocks from the campus, thus
providing rich opportunity for church attendance and religious counseling.
A minister from each denomination is invited as personal counselor through-
out the year to the students of that particular faith. Opportunity is provided
for weekly meetings on the campus.

4. A R E A OF S E R V I C E

Philander Smith College represents the program of higher education of
the Methodist Church for the Negro constituency north of Texas and west
of the Mississippi River. Its immediate Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma
territory contains approximately 1,200,000 Negroes. The College is spe-
cifically the program of higher education for the entire St. Louis Area,
Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, which includes the Negro con-
stituency in the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, and
Wisconsin.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

1. Adeline Smith Hall, a three-story stucco building, houses offices of the
president, dean, bursar, registrar, alumni secretary, dean of women, faculty
room, student club room, recreation hall, and the Departments of Business
Administration and Commercial Education. The second and third floors
contain dormitory rooms for faculty women and women of junior and senior
classification.

2. Budlong Hall, the main academic building, houses on the basement
floor the library, the science rooms, the lounging room for women students.
The second floor houses the general auditorium, classrooms, a lounging
room, and the music rooms. The third floor houses three classrooms and
dormitory rooms for teachers. The fourth floor houses freshman and sopho-
more college men.

3. Collins Hall, the president's home, is a two-story frame structure.

4. The Home Economics Building contains classrooms, home nursing
rooms, dining room, and cafeteria. The cafeteria has a seating capacity of
seventy-two and is used as a laboratory for instruction in commercial dietetics.

5. The Practice Cottage is a frame building in which the head of the De-
partment of Home Economics lives and works with groups of girls majoring
in Home Economics.

6. The Senior Men's Dormitory, a stucco building which accommodates
men of junior and senior classification.

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7. Webb Hall, a four-story brick building, houses the Department of Cos-
metology, laundry, arts and crafts workshop, the heating plant, modern
kitchen, refrigeration units and pantry, and print shop on the first floor.
The second floor houses the dining hall, the residence of the dean of women
and the head resident, offices, and parlors for teachers and students. The
third floor houses the student lounging room and dormitory rooms for
sophomore women. The fourth floor provides dormitory accommodations
for freshman women.

8. The faculty row is composed of four homes for faculty members com-
pleted in 1941 and equipped with modern conveniences. Independent resi-
dences for a minimum of six faculty families are now available on the
campus.

THE GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PATTERN

A major study was given to the educational program and service of
Philander Smith College for an eight-month period during 1936-37. Effective
with the entering class of September, 1937, the College fostered a new em-
phasis aimed at qualitative improvement rather than mass education. This
meant a restriction of enrollment upon the assumption that a small college
with limited facilities must strive for the greatest possible returns on its
investment. The tendency to overexpand in either curriculum or enrollment
must be carefully guarded in favor of concentration upon persons who i n -
dicate the greatest possibilities of social usefulness. The hope must be in
producing a finished product which will go out and help lift the masses to
higher levels of creative living. Since that time the College has attempted
to select its students with as much care and skill as its resources and facilities
will permit.

Recognizing the possibilities of the Church College in fields unexplored
by tax-supported institutions, this new program has .placed a great deal of
emphasis upon the importance of the problems of human relations and
creative living.

A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

AIMS AND FIRST PRINCIPLES

The ultimate purpose of Philander Smith College is to definitely con-
tribute to the most complete development of individuals and groups in such
manner as to help them live a most abundant and wholesome life. Emphasis
is placed upon the value of creative personality, and the value of human
personality is regarded as of first importance. The curricula, curriculum
activities, and general policies are an attempt to provide an environment
which will stimulate human personalities into the most complete develop-
ment their individual capacities will permit. Definite effort is made to have
each person realize that creative social adjustment in a world of changing
experiences is the highest good to be achieved.

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The College is definitely a Christian institution. The early founders,
the present administration, and the faculties have the conviction that the
greatest single element in creative and abundant living is a genuine philoso-
phy of life which permeates personal attitudes, emotions, and purposes. The
most complete philosophy of life is found in the life pattern of the historic
Jesus. Pursuant of this ideal the entire program of the institution is founded
upon a definite Christian emphasis. Courses in Bible, philosophy and religion,
religious education and community service, and religious activities constitute
a normal part of the educational environment.

The primary objective of the College is not vocational. Overspecialization
too frequently reduces capacity for adjustment. While certain courses of
a vocational nature are included in the curriculum, they are regarded as
tools incident to broader adjustment. The primary aim is to provide an edu-
cational program whose goal shall be more efficient and creative social ad-
justment by the individual in a world of social and economic change. This
is essentially contingent upon one's attitude toward life. A more specific
statement of aims is as follows:

I. GENERAL AIMS

1. The Achievement of Thoroughness in Scholarship.—The College does
not propose to admit every person who applies. A program of selectivity
aims to preserve high scholarship. Achievement during the first two years
largely determines whether one may be permitted to work toward the col-
legiate degree. Small classes, special lectures, and "Honors Courses" on the
senior level where facilities will permit are efforts to achieve this aim.

2. Promotion of a Genuine Reverence for Truth.—High moral character
and intellectual honesty are impossible apart from an appreciation of truth.
While the significance of factual data is emphasized, understanding is of
first importance. The synoptic view is encouraged as expressed in the
motto of the College, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free." Frank facing of facts of life is emphasized.

3. The Encouragement of an Empirical Attitude Toward Life.—While
logical consistency is appreciated, reality is a dynamic process. The attitude
of the institution is experimental in curriculum and methods of instruction
and testing elements of precision. The scientific techniques are of funda-
mental importance.

4. The Development and Promotion of a Character Definitely Christian.—
The College is thoroughly committed to the ideals of the Christian religion.
I t was founded by those early Methodists who felt that a trained mind whose
heart had been touched by God is a requisite for sane leadership. I t con-
tinues to be definitely a church college committed to the Christian philosophy
in whose community the sense of duty and obligation as members of a com-
plex society are interpreted in the light of the teaching of Jesus.

5. To Provide the Basic Foundation for Graduate Study.—Both general
and preprofessional advance courses are offered. The major fields of concen-
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work on the graduate level. A major emphasis is placed on the fundamentals
of laboratory and library techniques.

6. The Basic Foundation for Professional Training.—Prerequisite courses
are offered for entering Business Administration, Civil Service, Commerce,
Dentistry, Law, Laboratory Technician, Medicine, Pharmacy, Religious
Education and Community Service, Social Service, Theology, and Religion.

7. The Training of Homemakers and Teachers.—An attempt is made
reasonably to meet the demands for elementary and secondary teachers, par-
ticularly for Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The Home Economics
Department serves to meet the needs of these states for Home Economics
teachers, county demonstration agents and supervisors. Although not a
teachers college, the Departments of Home Economics and Sociology and
the Division of Teacher Training and Community Service meet this demand
in a very definite way.

8. The Worthy Use of Leisure Time.—Every student is encouraged to
participate in some curriculum activity. Hobbies are emphasized as often
becoming a form of employment which is economically gainful, as well as
a medium for making a contribution to civilization and culture. The activities
curriculum aims to achieve this goal.

I I . SPECIFIC AIMS OF T H E LOWER DIVISION

1. To acquaint the student with the world in which he lives and help
him develop an appreciation for it—its past, present, and future trends.
General survey courses are offered for this purpose.

2. The acquisition and maintenance of sound, physical, and mental health.
3. To help each student discover his own abilities and talents as well as
his personal limitations.
4. To apply educational guidance on the basis of individual needs.

5. To acquaint the student with the tools, the approach, and the technique
for advance study.

6. To encourage and develop in the student habits of accurate thought,
prompt action, and personal responsibility.

7. To help the student develop a full appreciation for constructive citi-
zenship.

III. SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE UPPER DIVISION

The upper division affords each student an opportunity for doing an i n -
tensive piece of work in a given field on the basis of his abilities, his purposes,
and the offerings of the College. Opportunity is provided also for a con-
tinuation of broad, general, and cultural education through the election of
"General Advanced" and "Honors Courses."

IV. OTHER SPECIFIC AIMS

I n view of changes resulting from the influences of the war, special pro-
visions will be made for those veterans who may have a purely vocational

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interest. The two-year terminal courses represent a special effort to make
such provisions. Other adjustments will be made within the offerings of
the College and in the light of sound academic procedure as each case pre-
sents itself.

THE ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM

The College assumes that any activity which it endorses must contribute
to the development of the students, and is as such a part of the educational
program. A n effort is made to provide an integrated, vital educational en-
vironment in which each student may be stimulated into the type of growth
which will reflect an increasing achievement of moral and spiritual values.
Every course involves some form of activity in order that the theory of
classroom instruction may have practical application. There are no "extra-
curricular" activities. Activities according to divisions of instruction are as
follows:

1. Division of Arts.—Fine Arts Club, Home Economics Club, Men-
delssohn Club, the Roberson Group, the Rho Gamma Musical Sorority, and
the Little Theatre Guild.

2. Division of Languages and Literature.—The Forensic Club, Foreign
Language Club, Book Review Club, and the Writers Club.

3. Division of Natural and Physical Sciences.—The General Science
Club, the Mathematics Club, the Premedical Club, and the Public Health
Club.

4. Division of Social Sciences.—The Social Science Club, the Negro
History and Culture Club, the Wesleyan Club (ministerial students), the
Student Christian Association, the Vocational Outlook Club, the Y. M . C. A.,
the Y. W . C. A., Community Problems Club, the Interracial Relations Club,
and the Methodist Youth Fellowship.

5. Division of Teacher Training and Community Service.—The Panther
Club (sports, including all athletics), the Public Health Club, and the
Religious Service Club.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

Because of its distinguished work and high academic standards, Philander
Smith College has been granted chapters of two national honor societies as
follows:

1. Alpha Kappa Mu.—The Pi Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa M u was
established in the fall of 1939. This society is the "Phi Beta Kappa" of
Negro colleges and universities. Membership is highly restricted and based
upon a minimum quality point average of 2.3 in a minimum of ninety semester
hours credit. I n addition, the general usefulness and promise of the indi-
vidual in public service is taken under consideration.

2. Beta Kappa Chi.—In April, 1944, the Rho Chapter of Beta Kappa Chi
was established at Philander Smith College. This organization represents
the highest distinction in the field of pure science in Negro colleges and
universities.

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GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS

FRATERNITIES

1. Phi Beta Sigma.—A chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity was
established at the College in 1928.

2. Alpha Phi Alpha.—A chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity was
established at the College in May, 1938.

3. Omega Psi Phi.—A chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity was es-
tablished at the College in May, 1941.

SORORITIES

1. Alpha Kappa Alpha.—A chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was
established at the College in April, 1940.

2. Sigma Gamma Rho.—A chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority was
established at the College in April, 1941.

3. Delta Sigma Theta.—A chapter of Delta Sigma Theta was established
at the College April 27, 1942.

4. The Rho Gamma musical sorority was established on the campus in
April, 1940.

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS

STUDENT PLACEMENT SERVICE

1. Part-Time Employment.—An employment bureau is operated to secure
opportunities for work in the city. Such service is provided through the
office of the dean of women for women students and through the office of
the dean of men for men students. I n addition, the College provides a lim-
ited number of employment opportunities on the campus. A l l requests for
employment in the city should be directed through the proper office.

2. Placement for Graduates and Ex-Students.—-Every reasonable effort
is made to place graduates and ex-students. This service is provided for
through the office of the registrar and the alumni secretary.

3. Special Note.—Although the College is quite willing to be of every
service in securing part-time employment for students while they are enrolled
or in placing them after they leave the College, it cannot insure employ-
ment of any kind to any person. I t is strongly recommended that students
who plan to earn any substantial share of their College expense limit their
academic load to twelve hours per semester. Experience and careful study
dictate this policy.

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
Each entering student is required to take a general psychological test.
The data from his test is used as a basis for educational and vocational guid-
ance as a means of determining the quality of students offered by different
high schools, as a means of enabling the faculty to become better acquainted
with the background and capacity of the individual student, and as a sug-
gested basis for correlating the best results with the subsequent academic
work of the student. I n addition, each freshman and sophomore student
is assigned to a member of the faculty who becomes his counselor on cur-
riculum and other matters. Such sponsors have a general over-all responsi-
bility in directing the student life of those persons with whom they work.

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FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SPECIAL
AWARDS, AND SELF-HELP

1. Regional Fellowships.—Effective September, 1945, there will be pro-
vided twenty Regional Fellowships of $150.00 each for entering freshmen.
Persons must qualify for participation by competitive examination during
their senior high school year.

2. The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Alumni Fund.—A sum of $8,550.00
was contributed by alumni and friends in observance of the seventy-fifth
anniversary campaign during the years 1943 and 1944. This fund has been
invested, the income from which is available for scholarships.

3. The High V. Allison Scholarship Fund.—A gift of $2,250.00 by M r .
Hugh V. Allison, a young chemist of Fairfield, Connecticut, and son of a
trustee of the College, the income from which is available for scholarships.

4. The Erwin and Eva King Scholarship Fund.—Established by a gift
of $2,500.00 by the late Rev. Erwin King and his wife of Detroit which pro-
vides special aid for young men who plan to enter the ministry.

5. The Mouse'r Scholarship Fund.—Established by the Woman's Home
Missionary Society by a gift of $2,000.00, income from which is available for
young women.

6. The George R. Smith College Scholarship Fund.—An invested fund
of $460.00 established through a gift of Mrs. Mary Goode Young, an ex-
student of George R. Smith College, now a resident of St. Louis, income
from which is used preferably for scholarships to students who come from the
state of Missouri.

7. The Caroline L . Herman Scholarship Fund.—A gift of $500.00 by Mrs.
Caroline L. Herman, Kearney, Nebraska, income from which to be used to
help some worthy student in his desire to obtain an education.

8. The President's Award.—A half tuition award to the most outstand-
ing junior in scholarship, character, and general usefulness to the institution.

9. The Honor Award in Sociology.—Professor J. R. Ewbank, head of
the Department of Sociology, provides an annual cash prize of $5.00 to the
best student in sociology who is a member of the graduating class.

10. The Central West Annual Conference Woman's Society of Christian
Service Scholarship Award.—A $100.00 cash scholarship provided annually
and available for any worthy young woman enrolled at the institution, pro-
vided such person must be elected by the Faculty Committee on Scholar-
ship Awards.

11. The Lexington Conference Woman's Society of Christian Service
Scholarship Award.—A $100.00 cash scholarship provided annually and avail-
able for any worthy young woman enrolled at the institution, provided that
such person must be elected by the Faculty Committee on Scholarship
Awards.

12. The Southwest Annual Conference Woman's Society of Christian
Service Scholarship Award.—A $100.00 cash scholarship provided annually
and available for any worthy young woman enrolled at the institution, pro-

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vided that such person must be elected by the Faculty Committee on Scholar-
ship Awards.

13. Oklahoma District Woman's Society of Christian Service Scholarship
Award.—A $100.00 cash scholarship provided annually by the Woman's
Society of the Oklahoma District, Southwest Conference, and available for
any worthy young woman enrolled at the institution, provided that such
person must be elected by the Faculty Committee on Scholarship Awards.

14. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Gamma Alpha Chapter, Scholarship
Award.—An annual half tuition scholarship to the most outstanding young
woman as determined by the Faculty Committee on Scholarship Awards.

15. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Beta Pi Omega (Graduate Chap-
ter) Award.—An annual half tuition scholarship available to a young woman
chosen, from among nominations, by members of the Faculty Committee on
Scholarship Awards.

16. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship Award.—An annual
scholarship for half tuition to the most outstanding young woman as deter-
mined by the Faculty Committee on Scholarship Awards.

17. The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Alpha Xi Chapter, Scholarship
Award.—An annual half tuition scholarship to the most outstanding young
woman as determined by the Faculty Committee on Scholarship Awards.

18. The Bishop Edward Wendell Kelly Ministerial Fund.—An accruing
fund to provide scholarships in ministerial education. The fund as of to
date is $600.00.

19. The Oma A. Kelly Scholarship Award.—An annual award of $150.00
by Mrs. Oma A. Kelly, wife of Bishop Edward Wendell Kelly, available for
any promising young man as determined by the Faculty Committee on
Scholarship Awards.

20. Other Sources of Student Help.—By action of the 1944 General
Conference of the Methodist Church, special scholarships are available from
the Methodist Student Day Offering. Such scholarships will be administered
by the Board of Education of the Methodist Church. Students who hold
membership in the Methodist Church may also borrow from the Student
Loan Fund. The annual amount available to the College for this purpose
varies and the range of such loan may be from $25.00 to $100.00 per year.

I n general, the policies of the College provide that a major portion of
scholarship funds will be available for freshmen and sophomores (lower divi-
sion students), while special awards and loans are reserved for juniors and
seniors (upper division students). This policy is justified in the following
reasons: (a) The greatest problem of adjustment to College study occurs
normally during the first two years. Moreover, the general requirements
challenge the major portion of the student's time, (b) Secondly, after two
years the Committee on Loans and Awards are in better position to judge
wisely as to promise, and thus safeguard the investment, (c) The period
of maturity of a loan is much shorter when granted to advanced students.
Exceptions may be made in unusual cases.

S. C. A, OBSERVES N A

ATIONAL PRAYER WEEK

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21. Self-Help Workships.—There are a limited number of "full work
scholarships" which provide from a minimum of twenty per cent to a maxi-
mum of forty per cent of a student's total annual expenses in exchange for
work assigned. Persons of good character and willingness to work may
qualify under the following conditions: (a) They must understand that the
scale of wages per hour shall not be less than twenty cents nor more than
thirty cents, depending upon the experience and production of the worker.
The greatest opportunity which the worker faces is that of growth and
development in the ability to accept responsibility, (b) Any person who
earns in excess of $14.00 per month may not carry an academic load to
exceed twelve semester hours. (Exceptions may be made by the Academic
Committee.) (c) I t is impossible to earn all expenses and at the same time
attend school. Persons who expect to earn all their expenses may enroll
and work for one full twelve-month year. Thereafter they may work for
an average of thirty per cent of their annual expenses. This plan distributes
their college work over a five-year period. They will pursue only English
and mathematics during the first year while working full time, (d) Finally,
the person who wishes to enter under either of these plans will please file
his request not later than June 1, prior to the fall semester in which he plans
to enroll, or October 1, prior to the winter semester in which he plans to
enroll. There are no workships for the summer semester. Applications
should be filed with the office of the President.

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INSTITUTIONAL COMPOSITION AND
FUNCTION

The component parts of the institution are the administration, the faculty,
students, alumni, community, and church. Its function in these areas is i n
general along the following lines:

1. The Faculty.—The place of the faculty is most vital in the effective
prosecution of an educational program. Its best contribution to public
relations can be achieved through inspirational instruction and leadership.
The students will be the supporters of the institution in future years. Their
usefulness in community life will be the institution's greatest asset. The
faculty must constantly study the curriculum in relation to the needs of
students and the constituency which the College proposes to serve. The year
1936-1937 was devoted to a study and the general reorganization of the Col-
lege. The year 1944-1945 was devoted to a study and new revision of the
program placed in effect in September, 1937, in the light of certain expe-
riences since that time. The problems for study during 1946-1947 are as
follows: (a) The needs of our students in the light of their opportunities;
(b) evaluation of examinations and tests as instruments of measurement; (c)
selecting and training teachers in the light of community needs; (d) evaluat-
ing the teaching of the members of our faculty in the light of the objectives
of the institution and the objectives of their respective courses.

2. Functional Relation to the Church.—The College provides instruction
for ministers and religious workers who can arrange to spend Saturday
morning on the campus. I t also provides field workers in religious education
during the regular session and field workers to direct daily vacation Bible
schools, leadership training schools, and institutes during the summer months.
The College is also the center for various church conferences, among which
are the following: the St. Louis Area School of Theology, the Annual
School for Rural and Town Pastors, the Summer School for Leadership
Training, the Annual Presbyterian Conference for Training Christian Leaders
(women), the Leadership Training Conference (C. M . E.), and other A n -
nual Conferences.

3. Functional Relation to the Community.—A definite program of com-
munity service which extends from the children through the adults is i n
effect. A school of recreation and religious instruction is conducted each
Saturday to serve particularly a large number of underprivileged children
in the community. I n addition, effective September, 1941, a program of
general education for the people of the community was initiated. The work
of this division is known as the People's College and emphasizes consumer
education, general health problems, homemaking, and postwar planning prob-
lems. A more specialized phase of community service is provided in the
Off-Campus Division of the Summer Session, where centers of instruction
are established to up-grade rural teacher-farmers who must give some time
to their farms. The faculty and administration are constantly in quest for
opportunities to serve by meeting the needs of the life of tke people.

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E X P E N S E S A N D SERVICES, 1946-1947

EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES

Effective September, 1946, a single educational fee of $112.00 per year
or $56.00 per semester will constitute the cost of tuition and all fees except
health. The expenses will be as follows:

Educational fee, first semester (payable $32.00 upon entering and

$24.00 by November 1) $56.00

Health fee, first semester (payable upon entering) 4.50

The second semester expenses will be the same as the first semester

except that the $24.00 payment must be made by March 1.

Specific fees are as follows:

Music

Per Semester

Piano lessons including piano for practice $24.00

Organ lessons, including practice 30.00

Violin lessons 24.00

Piano and other instrumental lessons, excluding instrument for

practice 18.00

Vocal lessons 24.00

A l l of these arrangements provide for two lessons per week.

COMMERCIAL $30.00
24.00
Shorthand, typewriting, and bookkeeping 15.00
Shorthand and typewriting
Typewriting, including use of typewriter for practice

OTHER SPECIAL FEES

A l l special examinations, each course $ 1.50

Changes in schedule after the first, per change 1.00

Late registration 2.00 to 6.00

($2.00 additional on each of the fourth, seventh, and tenth

day. See page 43.)

Absence on day before or day after holidays, per class, each day 1.00

Graduation fee, including diploma, cap, and gown 10.00

Registration fee for students enrolled for less than ten hours

credit 5.00

Library fee per semester for students enrolled for less than ten

hours 4.00

Tuition for students enrolled for less than ten semester hours, per

semester hour (payable in advance) 3.00

LABORATORY FEES $ 5.00
1.50
Biology (excluding 122 and 223), per semester 5.00
Biology 122, 223, and Natural Science 113, per semester
Chemistry (excluding 402 and 404), per semester

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Chemistry 404, per semester I$ 6.00

Physics, per semester 4,50

Sociology (see department for course fees).

Home Economics 113, 353, 412, 443, 343, 213, 222, 333, 423, each

per semester 4.00

For fees in art and drama, see department.

BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

1. Room and Board.—Room and board, including linen, is $26.50 per
month of four weeks, payable in advance. Room rent only is $7.00 per month.
Under no condition does the College permit students to furnish their own
linen. Duty ivork is required of every student. Any student who lives in
the dormitory may be called upon by persons in charge of the buildings and
grounds to share in such necessary work as must be done to provide reason-
able services. All boarding outside the College Dining Hall must be ap-
proved by the Administrative Council. Room and board for teachers is
$34.00 per month. Board alone is $24.00 per month. Teachers living in the
dormitory will cooperate in the problem of providing chaperons at night
and use their influence to maintain the best type of dormitory morale. They
will discourage frequent visits by students except for entirely wholesome
counsel.

2. Other Special Fees.—A laundry fee of $7.00 per semester for women
and $10.00 per semester for men is charged all students living in the dor-
mitory. A service fee of $3.50 per semester or $7.00 per year is charged all
dormitory women. I t provides a maximum of two complete beauty parlor
services each month. Positively the use of appliances for dressing hair in
dormitory rooms will not be allowed, and a penalty of $5.00 will be imposed
for the first offense, $10.00 for the second, and suspension for the third.

PAYDAYS, DISCOUNTS, REBATES, AND TRANSCRIPTS

The paydays for educational expenses and health fees are September 2,
November 1, January 1, and March 1. The paydays for room and board
occur on each fourth successive Monday beginning with September 2 (Sep-
tember 2, September 30, October 28, November 25, December 23, January 20,
February 17, March 17, and April 14). A twenty-five per cent discount is
credited to ministers who hold a preacher's license, the children of ministers,
faculty members, and their children. To claim discount payment must be
made in advance. Refunds may be made according to the following principle,
but only in case of illness, and when a physician's statement is presented: no
refund on an initial payment of $20.00 or less; refund of all payment above
$20.00 during the first week; refund of all payment above $30.00 during the
second week; no refund after the end of the second week. No transcripts
of grades will be released in favor of a student until all bills due the insti-
tution have been paid.

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GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIES

1. Methods of Admission.—Persons are admitted to Philander Smith Col-
lege in either of the following ways or in such combinations as may be
certified by the Academic Committee: (a) by presenting fifteen acceptable
high school units, (b) by examination, (c) by individual approval. Persons
may be admitted who present less than fifteen acceptable units and make up
the deficit in the following manner: Upon successful completion of freshman
English credit will be allowed for three units of high school English, and
upon successful completion of freshman mathematics credit will be given
for two units of high school mathematics. Upon earning thirty semester
hours with grades averaging " C " credit will be allowed for six elective units.
The remaining four units may be made up by examination or from the
student's college record at the rate of one semester's course for each cor-
responding high school unit. For graduation, 124 credit hours, none of
which may be counted on admission, must be presented. To qualify for
admission by individual approval, an applicant must be not less than twenty-
one years of age and give evidence of sufficient experience and intellectual
ability to pursue profitably college courses. His admission must be approved
by the Academic Committee, and he will be unclassified until admission re-
quirements have been fully satisfied. The same procedure for moving en-
trance conditions will apply.

Special Note.—As a rule, no advanced credit is given for high school
work in excess of sixteen units. However, in case of foreign language and
mathematics, advanced credit may be allowed on the ratio of three semester
hours for each unit in excess of two, provided that such person may be re-
guested to pass an examination in the department in which advanced credit
is sought.

2. Admission to Advanced Standing.—Transfer students from other ap-
proved colleges will be admitted upon presentation of an official transcript
and a statement showing honorable dismissal. Credits will be accepted
according to the rank given the school by the proper standardizing agency.
Courses which approximate in content those offered in this College are
usually given full credit. Other courses are evaluated on their individual
merit in light of their conformity with the program of study outlined in the
curriculum of this College.

3. Attendance.—Regular attendance of classes is a requirement. A lim-
ited number of absences on account of illness or emergencies may be per-
mitted without penalty, but permission must be granted in advance through
the office of the registrar. Unexcused absences will be counted as "cuts"
and reduce the final grade in the course according to the following schedule.
When the cuts exceed the number of credit hours a course carries, the final
grade will be reduced to the next lower grade. When the cuts exceed twice
the number of credit hours, the final grade will be reduced to the second
lower grade level, and when the cuts exceed three times the number of
credit hours, the final grade will be reduced to the third grade level, and so
on, progressively downward. When the cuts exceed four times the number
of credit hours the course carries, the student will be automatically dropped
and his final grade will be " F . " The grade reduction operates on the