m< C7(f i$ipM\9)%[&. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/womanscollegeofbOOwoma (ty\)e Woman s Oolleae of Daitimcre. flglpTo be admitted to the Freshman class an ap- plicant must be at least sixteen years of age. Average age of Freshmen, eighteen ; of seniors, twenty-two. ... A COLLEGE ... maintaining the standards of the great Eastern colleges for both admission and graduation. All instructors are specialists in their respective subjects. No weakened courses ; no meaningless diplomas ; group system, every group both leading to and deserving the degree of BACHELOR OF ARTS. '; ' THE BUILDINGS. TT is not possible to represent all the Col- lege Buildings from a single point of view. (See plat inside of cover). The cen- tral group is here given; there are five other buildings. All the buildings were planned and erected for the uses to which they are applied, and contain every convenience for comfort and for work. The floor space, if spread out, would cover six acres. COST OF BUILDINGS EXCLUSIVE OF GROUND. Goucher Hall, $135,000 Katharine Hooper Hall 80,000 Bennett Hall, 00,000 Biological Building, ...... 50,000 Homes — four ; each about 80,000, . 320,000 THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE. REV. JOHN F. GOUCHER, A.M., D. D., President. Professors and Instructors, 27 Men, 1 1. Women, 16. Chartered, 1885 Opened, 1888 First Class Graduated, . . . 1892 Alumnae, June 1, 1897, 134 Class of '92, 5 Class of '93, 10 Class of '94, 16 Class of '95, 23 Class of '96, 38 Class of '97, 42 Number of Students, 1 897-'98 243 RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES. Q) H^HIS College was founded for the 1 purpose of offering young women facilities for a thorough collegiate edu- \ cation under conditions that might be equally favorable to physical and moral well-being. It does not seek to inculcate the doc- trines of any particular expression of Christian faith ; its instructors are selected for their ability, without reference to denominational relations. Students of every faith are welcomed, but the new testament ideal of character is presented, and every legiti- mate influence brought to bear in order to its de- velopment. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION. H^HESE are essentially the same as those of other 1 Eastern colleges of first rank. Graduates of first- class high schools should have sufficient preparation to enter. Latin must be offered to the extent usually given in a four years' high school course. One other language is required, which may be Greek, German, or French — about as much as is usually given in three years of a high school course. Mathematics as far as Plane Geometry. Thorough acquaintance with Eng- lish Grammar, principles of rhetoric and elementary criti- cism, with ability to express thought clearly and cor- rectly in writing. Grecian and Roman history, or English and American history. The elements of one science — Physics or Chemistry preferred. *£ ^GROUP OF ENTRANCES/ Bnt tior ranee QxammaTions. ARE GIVEN IN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER. EXAMINATIONS MAY BE! DIVIDED BETWEEN SPRING AND FALL OF THE SAME YEAR, OR BETWEEN THE SPRING OR THE FALL OF TWO SUCCESSIVE YEARS. ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR GIVING THE SPRING EXAMINATION AT A POINT ACCESSIBLE TO THE APPLICANT'S HOME WHEN MORE THAN TEN HOUR'S JOURNEY FROM BALTIMORE. Oldmission by certificate. 7 APPLICANTS ARE RECEIVED WITHOUT EXAMINATION UPON THE CERTIFICATES OF SCHOOLS WHOSE CURRI- CULUM, CORPS OF INSTRUCTORS, EQUIPMENT AND PAST WORK JUSTIFY THE EXPECTATION THAT THE PREPARA- TION GIVEN IN THEM IS ADEQUATE IN AMOUNT AND SUIT- ABLE IN QUALITY. QiimicvLiiM. Qjn order to obtain tke degree of ^ach t elor of jftrts, a student must accomplish an amount of worl^ which is represented by fifteen fours of class exercises per weelf for four years of thirty-four wee^s, not iq- cluding the Shristmas aqd faster recesses. The worlf is about eveqly divided between required subjects and elective ones. That is, about fyalf the student's worl\ may be chosen by herself out of a variety of sub- jects which are offered h L er. ^he must, however, pursue at least one of the subjects chosen by her through two successive years, iq courses of four hours a wee^. COURSES ARE OFFERED IN Languages ...and... Literatures. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Mathematics, CliEmistry, Physic3j Biology j G-Bnlngy, MinEralDgy, Botany, ' ilnatomy, Astronomy, History, HygiEHE, SDcinlngy, INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED IN MUSIC— Vocal and Instrumental; Drawing, Fainting, ■± #he ©lassies. C^JTUDENTS who select a classical group may pursue either Greek or Latin through the four years, and ^the other through two or three years ; or may pursue each for three years and broaden their course by introducing some other study. Classical students must give proof before graduation that they also possess at least a reading knowledge of both French and German. f yrje iTJoderr) JJ(2tr)qu(2iqes. The departments of the Romanic and the Ger- manic Languages and Literatures are particularly strong. After vocabulary is acquired and idioms have become familiar, the study of the language is subordinated to the study of its literature, which is pursued in its nineteenth century products first, and afterwards through its classical and its mediaeval periods. The instruction aims at developing in the student the faculty of seeing life from the point of view of those whose traditions and sur- roundings are different from her own; to broaden her judgment and widen her range of sympathies and to aid her in taking up into her own thought the best that has been expressed by the greatest minds in these literatures. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Many people are inclined to the feeling that ex- tent of learning may he measured by facility in the nse of foreign tongues. The study of foreign lan- guages, ancient and modern, is indispensable to education, but usually more for the sake of deepen- ing and broadening our knowledge of our native language than for any practical use that may be made of them. Our English speech is the organ and vehicle of our thought, and to possess acquaintance with it, to appreciate the literature which it con- tains, and to be able to use it clearly, forcibly and elegantly for the expression of our own thoughts and feelings, is the chief end of the study of other languages and literatures. Special emphasis is laid upon the study of the English language and literature. Every student must pursue it during the first two years of her course. c^J MATHEMATICS, gy^ Plane Analytic Geometry, Calculus j Eifferential and Integral, EetErminants, Theory of Equations, Modern Plane Analytic Geometry, Solid Analytic Geometry, IJifferential Equations, Elements of the Theory of Functions, General Astronomy, Far the benefit nf students who expect to teach mathematics "before entering upan a university course a brief outline of the history of elementary mathematics, a discussion of methods Df mathe- matical instruction and a comparative study of the leading text-books in Hlgebra, Geometry and Trigo- nometry are offered, THE NATURAL SCIENCES. Physics, Geology,! Chemistry, Mineralogy, Biology, Botany. The student is introduced to her work in the natural sciences by the path of personal investigation, and becomes acquainted with the forms and appearances of things them- selves before she begins to read or hear about them. The laboratories are equipped with the most approved modern appliances. The cabinets are rich in specimens. The vicinity of Baltimore furnishes excellent opportunities for field work, and some notable finds" have been made which have received the attention of eminent scientists. If a student should wish to do so, she may pursue in the four years five science courses, each of four hours weekly, throughout a year, exclusive of five hours a week of labor- atory work for each course. This is not, however, advised. Two successive courses are offered in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, so that a student who wishes to. specialize in either subject may here lay good foundation for doing so. 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This course is arranged with reference to the wants of young women who may con- template the study of medicine after their graduation. It contains such proportions of Mathematics, Latin, French, German, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, as lay the most desirable foundation for that study. Graduates of this college who have taken this course are admitted to the Medical School of the Johns Hopkins University without examination upon the certificate of the College faculty. Courses, required of all candidates for degrees, are given in Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene. HISTORY. Five courses in history are offered. One — a general course, is required in the Fresh- man year, the other four are elective. " ? A course of four hours a week through' a year is given in American History, designed to trace the political and constitutional de- velopment of the United States. A course in European History of the same length studies the political evolution of the great European nations down to the present time, and analyses their governmental sys- tems and reforms. A course is given on English Political Institutions and another on the Renaissance, each of two hours a week through the year. ECONOMICS .. ...AND... .. SOCIOLOGY. A course in economics and chanties is required in order to obtain the degree. It is given usually in the third year. A study is made of production, exchange, distribution and consumption ; of bi-metallism, the labor movement, taxation, the tariff, socialism, monopolies, etc. Part of the course is devoted to the study oi the dependent and defective classes and the methods ol dealing with them. Each student undertakes some piece of practical investigation for which the numerous philanthropic agencies of Baltimore afford admirable opportunity. An elective course in descriptive sociology is also offered, in which an examination is made of the scope and method of Sociology and its relation to Economics, Politics and the other special social sciences. PHILOSOPHY. A course equivalent to five hours a week for one year in Logic, Psychology and Ethics. t^ t&* t2r* BIBLE STUDY. The late Rev. Lyttleton F. Morgan, D.D., bequeathed the sum of sixty thousand dollars for the endowment of a chair devoted to the study of the English Bible. This study is pursued through the third and fourth years in courses of two hours a week each. It aims to promote such an intelligent acquaintance with the contents and character of the Bible as the study of the sciences secures for their several subjects, and to preserve the student from the perils that grow out of rational conceptions of God's works when contrasted with irrational conceptions of His word. PHYSICAL TRAINING. A sound mind needs a sound body. Systematic and compulsory exercises are particularly needed by young women. When not occupied with their tasks, their engagements do not, like those of young men, lead them out of doors, but summon them to the kitchen or nursery, the sewing-room or parlor. Regular work in the gymnasium is required three times a week, and special exercises are pre- scribed when the case demands it. The Swedish system is used, which does not seek the develop- ment of brawn, but the improvement of the circula- tion and respiration, dignity of carriage, ease and grace of movement. This department is in charge of a physician — a lady of thorough training and extensive experience — and the exercises are conducted by graduates of the Royal Central Gymnastic Institute of Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to provision for systematic training, sports are encouraged. There are courts, for tennis, archery, hockey and basket ball. ART AND MUSIC. Instruction in Art and Music is provided for the accom- modation of students who may wish to ado these studies to their regular work in the college. Students of art and music only will not be received. Candidates for the degree who are pursuing either Art or Music should take five years to their work. The instruction which is provided in these de- partments is upon the high level maintained throughout the institution, and the facilities which are furnished for prac- tice are adequate to the purpose above stated. Serious and thorough work is expected, and credit will not be given for work of any other kind. Elementary but useful instruction in drawing, intended to train eye and hand, is offered as part of the regular course, and students are urged to take it. ^ ACCESSORIES. Maps, charts, diagrams, engravings, photographs, easts, are liberally provided in all departments for the purpose of illustration. Students are also enabled to visit the valuable collections at Washington at a trifling expense. Lectures are delivered before the students by scholars eminent in their respective subjects, and oppor- tunity is frequently afforded, through the courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University, of attending lectures delivered there. The Peabody Institute also provides courses of instructive lectures by eminent men, to which Students have access at a trifling cost. The College possesses a carefully selected worsting library. Students have access to the large and valuable collections of the Peabody Institute and the Pratt Free Library. A branch of the latter has been established in the immediate vicinity of the College for their use. THE HOMES. Students are not required to reside upon College premises, but nearly all prefer to do so. Three 1 Ionics have been erected for their accommodation, each ac- commodating from sixty-rive to eighty residents. The reputation of these Homes for simple elegance, comfort, cheerfulness and health fulness, is thoroughly established. They are conducted under a system of carefully considered regulations, but no annoying and irksome restrictions upon freedom arc main- tained. Residents of the Homes are not permitted to indulge in card-playing or dancing parties, or to attend the theatre or opera, neither are they per- mitted to receive gentlemen callers except at speci- fied times. EXPENSES. NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS. The charge for students who do not reside in the Homes is one hundred and twenty-five dollars, payable, seventy-five dollars before the first day of October and fifty dollars before the first day of the fol- lowing February. All fees are included in this charge. When more than one student is from the same family an abatement of twenty- five dollars will be made upon the charges of each student after the first.* RESIDENT STUDENTS. The charge for students who reside in the Homes is three hundred and seventy-five dollars a year, payable, twenty-five dollars upon engaging residence, two hundred dollars before the first day of Octo- ber, and one hundred and fifty dollars before the first day of the fol- lowing February. This embraces : i. Tuition (except in Music and special work in Art), and laboratory fees. 2. Room, board, heat and light for the college year, including the recesses of Christmas and Easter. 3. The care of a professional nurse in all cases where exclusive services are not required. 4. The washing of a dozen plain pieces each week, not including the bed-linen, which is washed without charge. *A deduction of fifty dollars is made upon the tuition of daughters of min- isters. This makes the charges for them seventy-five dollars if non-residents- and three hundred and twenty-five dollars if residents. APPLICATION. PERSONS INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE COLLEGE THAN IS CONTAINED IN THIS BOOKLET, SHOULD WRITE FOR THE CURRENT PROGRAM. PERSONS WISHING TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION SHOULD WRITE ALSO FOR BLANKS, WHICH WILL GUIDE THEM IN AP- PLYING, AND ASSIST THEM IN MAKING THE NECESSARY STATEMENTS. ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MD. SwSc3t3-ow»«»o»^ot4kC*h», *3S J«8«g ? s£££ 3 0112105725144