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

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The Liam arat»a Department of Latin The study of Latin at Mount Holyoke is only two years younger than the institution itself. The catalogue for 1839- 1840 states that “some devote a part of their time to Latin,” and that an extension of the course to four years is anticipated in order to give a “regular time to Latin.” The next year the course “is earnestly recommended,” and in 1845 is made a re- quirement. Two years later “a good knowledge of Andrews’ and Stoddard’s Latin Grammar and Andrew’s Latin Reader is required for admission,” although “some exceptions may be made.” No such proviso was inserted for 1852 however, and the requirements of the following decades steadily increased in amount, so that the step was not a very long one when the MISSSEARI.RS change was made to the regular college course in 1888-1889. Since that time the number and scope of the college electives offered has been steadily in- creased. Recently a considerable purchase has been made of slides, photographs and other illustrative material, and a movement is now on foot to provide for permanent increase of such equipment. Helen M. Searles, Ph.D., Professor M.A., Lake Forest College; Ph.D., University of Chicago; Cornell University; 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; Instructor in Greek and German, Ferry Hall Seminarv, 1839-1894; Classical Fellow, Cornell, 1894-1895; Fellow in Sanskrit and Comparative Philology, Chicago, 1895-1898; Instructor in Latin and Greek at Pennsylvania College for Women, 1898-1899. Helen Elizabeth Hoag, B.A., Associate Professor B.A., Cornell University; Classical Fellow at Cornell University, 1894-1895; American School of Archaeology, Athens, 1900-1901; Columbia University, 1906-1907; Cornell Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; Member of the Archaeological Institute of America, of the American Philological Association, and of the Classical Association of New England; Instructor in Greek, Elmira College, 1895-1900. Ithaca, New York. Vivian Blanche Small, M.A., Associate Professor B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., University of Chicago; Columbia University; Member of the New England Classical Association. Richmond, Maine. Caroline Morris Galt, B.A., Instructor B.A., Bryn Mawr; University of Chicago; Member of the New England Classical Association; Instructor in Latin and Greek, Pennsylvania College for Women, 1898-1903. Marion, Virginia. Grace Elvina Hadley, B.A., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke; Instructor in Latin and Greek at Lyndon Hall, Poughkeepsie, New York. Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Tyna Helman, B.A., Reader B. A., Mount Holyoke. 89 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Massachusetts. On leave of absence for first semester. 12

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The Lla-roara-tia Department of Greek Greek was first offered at Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1871-1872, with Miss Martha Bradford as instructor. A regular four-years’ course, outlined in the catalogue of 1874- 1875, remained substantially unchanged for twenty-three years. 1 his might not be substituted for any part of the required cur- riculum, but its completion entitled a graduate to a supplemen- tary certificate. Greek was required for the classical course from 1889 until 1902, when the degree of Bachelor of Arts was given for all courses. There have been two instructors in the department since 1889. From the same year, the Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College has contributed to the support of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and for several years the college has been represented on the board of management of that institution. y MISS WILLIAMS Mary Gilmore Williams, Ph.D., Professor Mount Holyoke; Ph.D., University of Michigan; American School of Classical Studies, Rome; Member of the Archaeological Institute of America, of the American Philological As- sociation, of the New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools, and of the New England Classical Association; Instructor in Latin at Kirkwood Seminary, Missouri; In- structor in Latin at Lake Erie College; Elisha Jones Fellow in Classical Philology at Univer- sity of Michigan, 1895-1897; Fellow of Association of Collegiate Alumnae, 1897-1898. 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 Ar- chaeological Institute of America, of the American Philological Association, and of the Class- ical Association of New England. I I Concord, New Hampshire.

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The Llamaraoa Department of Romance Languages In the early days of Mount Holyoke Seminary one in- structor took charge of all the work in modern languages; but in 1887-1888 the departments of French and German were separated. Four courses in French were then offered, repre- senting as many years’ work. In 1891-1892 six courses were given and in 1897-1898 an additional instructor was found necessary. Italian and Spanish courses began to figure in the catalogue in 1894-1895, but were not given regularly until 1901, when Miss Mary Vance Young was called to the chair of Romance Languages. At the present time the Italian courses alternate with the Spanish. During the last seven years the total number of courses offered has increased from seventeen to twenty-three, with a proportionate increase in the number of students electing them. The department aims to give, beyond and above the practical use of the tongue, a knowledge of the thought-life expressed in their literature. MISS YOUNG Mary Vance Young, Ph.D., Professor Ph.D., University of Zurich; Sorbonne; Ecole des Hautes Etudes; College de France; Ecole des Chartres; 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; Officier d’Academie (conferred by French Govern- men0 South Hadley, Massachusetts. Mary Gertrude Cushing, Ph.D., Associate Professor M.A., Wellesley; Student of Romance Literature and Philology at Columbia University, and in Paris, 1901-1905; Studied in France and Spain, 1907-1908. Hotel Regent, New York City Emma Riville-Rensch, Instructor Studied in Switzerland, Paris, Germany, England; Member of Modern Language Association. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Susan Almira Bacon, B.A., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke; Studied in University of Berne. Switzerland, 1905-1906; Studied in Geneva, Paris, Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg, Yale University. 294 Elm Street, New Haven, Connecticut. 13