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

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TH E 'LLAMARADA Eepartment nf Zllnntanrr languages In the early days of Mount Holyoke Seminary one in- structor took charge of all the work in modern languages: but in IBS7-l888 the departments of French and German were separated. Four courses in French were then offered, repre- senting as many years' work. In l89l-i892 six courses were given, and in i897-i898 an additional instructor was found necessary. Italian and Spanish courses began to figure in the catalogue in IS94-1895, but were not given regularly until l90l, when Miss Mary Vance Young was called to the chair of Romance Languages. During the last seven years the total number of courses offered has increased from seventeen to twenty six, with a proportionate increase in the number of students electing them. The department aims to give, beyond MISS YOUNG and above the practical use of the tongue, a knowledge of the thought life expressed in their literature. Mary Vance Young, Ph.D., Professor Ph.D., University of Ziirich: Sorbonne: Ecole des Hautes Etudes: College de France: Ecole des Charles: Member of the Modern Language Association of America, of the Dante Society of America, of the Societe Amicale Paris, of the Maitres Phonetiques, and of the New Eng- land Modern Language Association: Officier d'Academie fconferred by French Governmentj. 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, l90l-l905: Studied in France and Spain, i907-l908. Hotel Sherman Square, New York City Emma Riville-Rensch, Associate Professor Studied in Switzerland, Paris, Germany, England: Member of Modern Language Association, South Hadley, Massachusetts Susan Almira Bacon, Ph.D., Associate Professor B.A., Mount Holyoke: Studied in University of Berne, Switzerland, i905-l906: Studied in Geneva, Paris, Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg: Ph.D.. Yale University, l9ll. l3l Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 20

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TH E. LLLAMARADA Beparimmt nf Zfmtin The study of Latin at Mount Holyoke is only two years younger than the institution itself. The catalogue for l839- l840 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 IS45 is made a requirement. Two years later a good knowledge of Andrews' and Stoddard's Latin Grammar and Andrews' Latin Reader is required for admission, although some exceptions may be made. No such proviso was inserted for l852, however, and the requirements of the following decades steadily increased in amount, so that the step was not a very long one when the change was made to the regular college course in ISSS-ISS9. Since that time the number and scope of the College electives MISS SEARLES offered have been steadily increased. Helen M. Searles, Ph.D., Professor M.A., Lake Forest College: l9'li.D., University of Chicago: Cornell Universityi Member of the Archaeological Institute, of Philological Association, of the New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools, and of the New England Classical Association: Instructor in Creek and German, Ferry Hall Seminary, ISS9-IS94: Classical Fellow, Cornell, IS94-IS95: Fellow in Sanskrit and Comparative Philology, Chicago, I895-I898: Instructor in Latin and Greek at Pennsylvania College for Woinen, l898-I899. 5Helen Elizabeth Hoag, B.A., Associate Professor B.A., Cornell University: Classical Fellow at Cornell University, IS94-IS95: American School of Archaeology, Athens, l900-l90l: Columbia University, l906-l907: 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, IS95-l900. 400 Oak Avenue, Ithaca, New York Mary Elizabeth Taylor, M.A., Associate Professor B.A., M.A., Lake Forest College: Instructor in Latin, Ferry Hall: Assistant Principal, Ferry Hall: Studied at University of Chicago: Member of American School at Rome: Member of the New England Classical Association. Lake Forest, Illinois Caroline Morris C-alt, B.A., Instructor B.A., Bryn Mawr: University of Chicago: Columbia University: Member of the New England Classical Association: Instructor in Latin and Creek, Pennsylvania College for Vvomen, l598- l903: Reader in Latin, College Entrance Examination Board. I Marion, Virginia Jessie Goodwin Spaulding, B.A., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke. . Cheshire, Connecticut Bessie Lee, B.A., Reader B.A., Mount Holyoke. 'On leave of absence for first semester. I9 Brunswick, Maine

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D. b Y P Y' y l P t 1 H. l a l 9 t Ti-1 E 'LLAMARADA Zttwartmvnt nf tbvrmun German was added to the seminary course as an optional study in 1846. The catalogue of I876-1877 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 i887 the department began its separate existence and German was required of all students for two terms. With the establishment of the college course in ISSS, it was required for entrance, and was prescribed for the scientific and literary courses until their abolishment in l902.t The teaching force has grown as follows: one full instructor, l887-IS93: during the years IS93-i897-l9O0 two full instructors: l900-l903, three: r i903 to the present time, four. The number of courses offered has increased from the first small beginnings to eight MISS HINSDALE courses, l888-1893: eleven, IS93-1897: ten, IS97-l900: twenty one, l900-1908. R411 Ellen Clarinda Hinsdale, Ph.D., Professor B.A., Western Reserve University: M.A., University of Michigan: Ph.D., University of Giittingen: University of Leipzig: University of Berlin: Member of the Modern Language Asso- ciation of America, and of the New England Modern Language Association: 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 Ziirich: University of Berlin: Member of the Modern Language Association of America, and of the New England Modern Language Association. K ' Morgan Road, South Hadley, Massachusetts Grace Mabel Bacon, Ph.D., Instructor B.A., Mount Holyoke: M.A., University of Michigan: University of Berlin: Member of Mocl- ern Language Association of New England: Ph.D., University of Michigan. Dorchester, Massachusetts Juliane Marie Augusta Sauraud, M.A., Instructor Graduate of Schleswig Seminary. Germany: College de France, Paris: Studied Italian at Florence : Sorbonne, Paris: Columbia University. ' Augustenburg, Alsen, Germany 2I