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

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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

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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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he Ll marafta Department of German German was added to the seminary course as an optional study in 1846. The catalogue of 1876-1877 stated that French and German might not be substituted for any required study, but that a certificate would be given for the completion of the four-years’ course in either modern language. In 1887 the department began its separate existence and German was required of all students for two terms. With the establishment of the college course in I 888, it was required for entrance, and was prescribed for the scientific and literary courses until their abolishment in 1902. The teaching force has grown as fol- lows: one full instructor, 1887-1893; during the years 1893- MISS HINSDALE 1897 an added instructor, shared with the French department; 1897-1900 two full instructors; 1900-1903, three; 1903 to the present time, four. The number of courses offered has increased from the first small beginnings to eight courses 1888-93; eleven, 1893-1897; ten, 1897-1900; twenty-one, 1900-1908. Ellen Clarinda Hinsdale, Ph.D., Professor B.A., Western Reserve University; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D.. University of Got- tingen; University of Leipzig; University of Berlin; Member of the Modern Language Asso- ciation of America, of the New England Modern Language Association, and of the New Eng- land Association of Schools and Colleges; Phi Beta Kappa Society; Instructor in German in Joliet, Illinois, and in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan Alice Porter Stevens, M.A., Associate Professor B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Radcliffe; University of Zurich; University of Berlin; Mem- ber of the Modern Language Association of America, and of the New England Modern Lan- guage Association. Morgan Road, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Paula Hofer, Instructor University of Berlin; Dresden; Berlin; Italy; Lecturer on Art and Literature in Berlin; Teachers State Examination for Saxony; Assistant Principal of Girls’ School in Dresden; Member of Modern Language Association of New England. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Grace Mabel Bacon, B.A., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke; Harvard University; University of Berlin; Member of the Modern Language Association. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Eunice Rathbone Goddard, M.A., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Columbia University; University of Leipzig; University of Mu- nich; University of Geneva. New Salem, Massachusetts. On leave of absence for the year. 14