Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

Archival Inventory

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Historical Sketch:
The Committee to Study Weekends was established due to an increasing student trend to spend weekends away from the College. The Committee conducted surveys of instructors and students, to determine the average number of weekends spent away from campus, and to determine the effect on study habits. The Committee concluded that although for younger students there seemed to be a slight correlation between low grades and spending many weekends away from campus, there was no compelling reason to change the policy of weekend absences.

Description of Records:
The records contain reports, memoranda, graphs, a list of instructors who had Monday and Friday classes(1929-1930), a list of students who left campus on weekends(1929-1930), a calendar study of night activities, and a list of statistics showing average weekends students spent away from college(1943-1944). Information includes summaries of reports from instructors, reasons for absences, and opinions of Committee members' concerning the depth of the weekend problem.

Cite as: Committee to Study Weekends Records, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, MA

Access Restrictions: Unrestricted.