Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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THK LLAMARADA 11 Helen M. SearLES, Ph.D., Professor M.A., Lake Forest; Ph.D., University of Chicago; Cornell University; Instructor in Greek and German, Ferry Hall Seminary, 1889-94; Classical Fellow Cornell, 1S94-95; Fellow in Sanskrit and Comparative Philology, Chicago, 1895—98; Instructor in Latin and Greek at Pennsylvania College for Women, 1898-99; Member of the Archaeological Institute, of the Philological Association, of the New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools, and of the New England Classical Association. South Hadley, Massachusetts Helen Elizabeth Hoag, B.A., Associate Professor B.A., Cornell University; Graduate Scholar at Cornell University, 1894-95; American School of Archaeology, Athens, 1900-01; Columbia University 1906 07; Instructor in Greek, Elmira College, 1895-1900; Cornell Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; Member of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, of the Archaeological Institute of America, of the American Philological Association, and of the Classical Association of New England. Ithaca, New York Vivian Blanche Small, M.A., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., University of Chicago; Member of the New England Classical Association. Richmond, Maine Caroline Morris Galt, B.A., Instructor B.A., Bryn Mawr; University of Chicago; Instructor in Greek and Latin, Pennsylvania College for Women, 1898—1903; Member of the New England Classical Association. Marion, Virginia Grace Elvina Hadlev, B.A., Reader B.A., Mount Holyoke College; Instructor in Latin and Greek at Lyndon Hall, Poughkeepsie, New York. Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Department of ilomanre Hauguageo In the early days of the institution the departments of French and German were united, and lor some years there was but one instructor, who took charge of all the work in modern languages. The departments were divided in the scholastic year 1887-88. Four courses in French were then offered, representing as many years’work. In i8qi 92 (the last year of the combined seminary and college system) six courses in French were offered. In 1894 95 an additional instructor began to aid in the two departments; in 1897 98 that work also was div ided, and there were two persons in each. Italian and Spanish courses began to figure in the catalogue in 1894-95, but were not given regularly. Miss M. V. Young was called to the chair of Romance languages in 1901. Miss Emma Rensch coming at the same time. Since

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IO THE LLAMARADA Mary Gilmore Williams, Ph.D., Professor Mount Holyoke; Ph.l)., University of Michigan; American School of Classical Studies, Rome; Member of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, of the Archaeological Institute of America, of the American Philological Association, and of the New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools. 189 Cedar Street, Corning, New York Helen Currier Flint, M.A., Associate Professor B.A., M.A., Mount Holyoke; Boston University; American School of Classical Studies, Athens; University of Chicago; Cornell University; Harvard University; Member of the Archaeological Institute of America, of the American Philological Association, and of the Classical Association of New England. Concord, New Hampshire Department of fLitin Latin as a Mount Holyoke study is only two years younger than the institution itself. In the catalogue for 1859 4° we find the statement that “some devote a part of theit time to Latin ’ and the announcement is made of an anticipated extension of the course to four years in order to give a “regular time to Latin.” The next year the study of Latin is “earnestly recommended by the trustees and teachers.” It is made a requirement in 1845 since “the state of education in the community is now such that some Latin can consistently be required hereafter of all the members of each Senior Class.” Two years later we find the following admission requirement: “a good knowledge of Andrews and Stoddard's Latin Grammar and Andrews’ Latin Reader.” The proviso is inserted, however, that “some exceptions may be made.” No such possibility of exceptions is suggested for 1852. The requirements of this decade would fully equal the modern four-years course of preparatory work in Latin, with steady increase in the amount, so that the step was nor a very long one when the time came for the change to the regular college course in 1888-89. Since then the admission requirement in Latin has remained practically the same in amount. The number and character of the college electives offered has been steadily increased. The present faculty of the department numbers four besides a reader and tutor. Recently a considerable purchase has been made of slides, photographs, and other illustrative material. A movement is on foot to provide for permanent increase of such equipment.

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12 THE LLAMARADA then courses in the three Romance tongues have been regularly given, Spanish alternating with Italian. During these six years the total number of courses offered has increased from seventeen to twenty-three, the numbers taking them have been augmented in proportion, and there are now three instructors in addition to the head of the department and the tutor. The department aims to give, beyond and above the practical use ol the tongues, a knowledge of the thought-life expressed in their literatures. Mary Vance Young, I h.IX, Professor of Romance Languages. Ph.D., University of Zurich; Sorbonne; Ecole des Hautes Etudes; College de France; Ecole des Chartes; Member of the Modern Language Association of America, of the Dante Society of America, of the Societe Amicale Gaston Paris, of the Maitres Phonetiques, and of the New England Modern Language Association; OHicier d Academic (conferred by French Government). South Hadley, Massachusetts Emma Rensch, Instructor Studied in Switzerland, Paris, Germany, England. New England Modern Langauge Association. South Hadley, Massachusetts Susan Almira Bacon, Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke; Studied in University of Berne, Switzerland, 1905-06; studied in Geneva, Paris, Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg, Yale University. 294 Elm Street, New Haven, Connecticut Mary Gertrude Cushing, M.A., Instructor M.A., Wellesley; Student of Romance Literature and Philology at Columbia University, New York, and in Paris 1901-05; Studied in France and Spain 1907-08. Hotel Regent, New York City Edith Fahnestock, B.L., Instructor B.L., Western Reserve University; Zurich; Sorbonne; Bryn Mawr; Fellow in Romance Philology, Bryn Mawr; Head of the Modern Language Department in the Steele College for Girls, Columbus, Mississippi; member of the Modern Language Association of America. 2D?partmcnt of German German was added to the seminary course as an optional study in 1846. The catalogue of 1876 77 states that French and German may not be substituted lor any required study, but that a certificate will be given for the completion of the four-years course in either modern language. German is first included in the prescribed course in 1877, when it is made optional with French for one year. In 1887 the