Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

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Tnli rote, Icft to Vlijlflf, Amos li, Kreider, B. ll., Chairman: Iidmund G, Kaufmzm, Ph. lJ.g Bottom rote, Lester Hostetler, li. lJ.g Peter S. Go:-rtz, Ph. IJ. The division of Bible and Christian Education is one of the five main divisions of the curriculum at Bethel College. Six members of the faculty serve as the teachers of the courses offered in this division. Thirty-five different courses are listed in our catalogue. These courses are distributed in several fields. The larger number are liible courses, covering the study of the Old and New Testament. There are courses offered in church history, including two courses that are specially devoted to the study of Mennonite history. Then also Christian liducation is given a place. These courses aim to emphasize the importance of the teaching work of the church and give the students acquaintance with ap- proved methods. The history of missions, which follows the spread and expansion of Christianity, is also represented in the work offered. Several courses in theology and philosophy are included in the list, The general aims of the division are four in number. The first and primary aim is to give the students an acquaintance with and an understanding of the liible as the Word of God. God has re- vealed himself and his purposes for man in the pages of Scripture. An appreciation of that fact is primary. Then also it is an aim of the 'division to inspire young people to prepare themselves for Christian service. ln order that their training may be more help- ful provision has been made for practical experience in Christian service. There are a ,number of ministerial students who fill preach- ing appointments regularly. It is also the aim of all who share in the xvorlc of this division to maintain high standards of scholarship. The best training is needed for times such as these. -REV. A. li. KREIDER. 'lil Top, Ralph C. Kauffman, Ph. D.g Abraham XVarkentin, Ph. IJ. Page Fourteen

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WWW Lrft to right, Abraham Friesen, Ph. D., Cihairinan, Physicsj jacob H. Doell, Ph. D., Biology. A well balanced program of Christian liberal arts education takes into account the educational influence of man's natural en- vironment, which, by design, is his tempo- rary home. Hence the Natural Science Division. Cilzcmistry, or 'WVhat things are made of , Physics, or How things xrork g Biology, the science of living thingsg and zlffaztlzcnzatics, a mental discipline and the language of sci- enceg are the four 4fHVllfCll11t'1'lfCLf xcicnfes. Cultural courses and an undergraduate major are offered in each of these. ln addition the following are offered: a brief cultural course in Geology, dealing with the structure, dynam- ics, and history of the earthls crust, and a brief cultural course in .f1.vz'ro11o11zy, dealing with the nature, motion, and distribution of the heavenly bodies. liach science is the core of accumulated knowledge about some phase of nature. It is more than that. lt is a record of efforts, often heroic, to make nature yield her secrets and thus lead to a progressive understanding of a great design. lt is a record of success in the application of the scientific method. It is knowledge plus a discipline. An education excluding an appreciation of nature and the disciplinary effect of sci- ence must necessarily bc limited. lt limits one's understanding of, and participation in, lTlZ1Il,S peace-time activities, which are pro- gressively more and more, and for increas- ingly more people, tied up with applications Paqe Fifteen l.f'f Ast rnafufzal ciences of scientific principles, it limits oneys under- standing of man himself, who by divine will is a part of nature, it limits onels apprecia- tion of beauty and truth as expressed in nature and science, and hence of art and liter- atureg it limits onels sense of values, hence one's good judgment and philosophyg it limits one's concept of, and reverence for, CGD, the author of nature. The general aims of this Division are: 1. To stimulate a love for nature and a healthy growth in understanding of natural phenomena. 2. To learn to appreciate the contributions of natural science to a well balanced education and to modern civilization and thought. 3. To master such fundamental principles and techniques of natural science as are essential for intelligent and creative living and for success in a chosen career. DR. A. P. IVRIIZSEN. t to right, DavidfH. Richert, A. M., Mathematics and rononiyg Leonard C. Kreider, Ph. D., Chemistry.