Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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JOHN R. ALDEN, Ph.D. History ROBERT S. RANKIN, Ph.D. Political Science FRANKT.de VYVER, Ph.D. Economics istry w ' nich boasts a staff of twelve and almost one hundred departmental major students. Most of these students will go to medical school, do graduate work in chemistry, industrial research, technical sales, or teach. Keeping up with the pres- ent nuc ' ear advances, the department is doing some research making use of radioactive isotopes. The department of Zoology is headed by Karl M. Wilbur. Those students who major in Zoology go on to advanced graduate work in the department or to medical school. The History department, with a staff of twenty-five, has two hundred and seventy students in its major program. Head- ed by John R. Alden, the department offers studies that are designed to afford an introduction to the study of history by a consideration of the history of the modern world, a more intensive study of general American history, and opportuni- ties for more advanced study in phases of American, English, European, Hispanic-American, Russian, and Far Eastern his- tory. The general objective of the department of Political Sci- ence, headed by Robert S. Rankin, is to acquaint the student with the theory and practice of government and politics on local, state, national, and international levels. Areas open for study include political theory and comparative govern- ment, American government and public administration, and international law and relations. The Economics and Business Administration department is headed by Frank de Vyver. The courses offered are grouped into th r ee divisions: economics, accounting, and business ad- ministration. The economics courses are designed to develop in the student such critical and analytical skills as underlie the ability to understand economic problems and institutions. Ac- counting and business administration stress in a greater meas- ure the knowledge and techniques useful to students prepar- ing for a business career. ELIOT H. RODNICK, Ph.D. Psychology JOHN C. McKINNEY, Ph.D. Sociology CHARLES A. BAYLI Philosophy

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department heads In order for the University to educate students in a more efficient manner, it has set up twenty-five departments into which the total educational sphere is broken into its spe- cialized subject matter. To head each of these separate de- partments, the University has selected a man who is out standing in his field and who has shown administrative talent John J. Gergen is the chairman of the departmen of Mathematics. In addition to its usual courses, the de partment has recently added several courses dealing in elec- tronic computation in conjunction with the use of the IBM 650 computer. The Physics department, headed by Walter M. Nielsen, is entirely housed in its own modern and well equipped building. The department is now engaged in many research activities such as spectroscopy in the gaseous, liquid and solid states, nuclear physics, high energy physics, and low tem- perature physics. E. Wrllard Berry, who is now on leave in Australia, is the chairman of the department of Geology. Of the seventeen departmental majors, most of them are expected to go on to graduate work in geology or work for the oil and related In- dustrie:. The Botany department, headed by Henry J. Oosting, is now in a state of expansion waiting for the completion of its new building. There are usually ten undergraduate botany majors who after graduation continue for higher degrees in botany, teach, or become specialized technicians. John H. Saylor is the chairman of the department of Chem- JOHN JAY GERGEN, Ph.D. Mathematics WALTER McKINLEY NIELSEN, Ph.D. E. WILLARD BERRY, Ph.D. Physics Geology HENRY J. OOSTING, Ph.D. JOHN H. SAYLOR, Ph.D. Chemistry K API M. WILBUR. Ph.D. Zoology

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tERMAN SALINGER, Ph.D. German GIFFORD DAVIS. Ph.D. Romance Languages JAMES N. TRUESDALE, Ph.D. Greek The Psychology department is headed by Eliot H. Rod- nick who has a staff of twenty-eight to direct the studies of the one hundred and fifty major students. Of these, most students are expected to go on to graduate school in psy- chology, law, or medicine, or do psychological studies for industry. The department of Sociology and Anthropology is headed by James C. McKinney. Work is offered in the fields of an- thropology; community, race and culture; collective be- havior; social organization and disorganization; social theory; and methods of research. The Philosophy department is headed by Charles Baylis. Of the ten departmental majors, most are expected to go on to graduate work in philosophy, divinity school, medical or law schools. The courses offered fall into two general cate- gories: the systematic treatment where the problem is pre- sented by subject matter as logic, and the historical treatment where attention is directed more to the order of development in the thought of a particular philosopher. Presiding over the German department is Herman Salinger. Of the seven professors on the staff, two are of German birth. The department, which has five undergraduates in its major program, is hoping to expand towards the Ph.D. degree in the next few years. The Romance Language department, headed by Gifford Davis, offers many diversified courses in French and Spanish, with about twenty-five major students in each language. With department heads a staff of twenty-five, the department is striving to strengthen the active knowledge of the languages and an expansion of the major program. The Greek department is headed by James N. Truesdale. There are three departmental majors at the present time who are pre-ministerial students planning to continue their studies in theological seminaries. The department also offers courses in Greek history and literature to all students, not necessarily those who have a knowledge of the Greek lan- guage. The department of Latin and Roman Studies is headed by Robert S. Rogers. At present there are two departmental majors. In addition to its language courses, the department also offers courses for students who wish by study in English to make the acquaintance of Roman antiquity from either a literary or an historical approach. Ranson R. Patrick heads the department of Aesthetics, Art and Music. Students are afforded courses not only in theory, but also in practice through design laboratories, applied mu- sic, and through departmental organizations such as the Con- cert Band and the symphony Orchestra. James Price heads the department of Religion which has eleven instructors, all of whom are ordained ministers. As chairman of the department, Dr. Price also is in charge of the one hundred and twenty-five students who have received scholarships for Christian vocations. ROBERT S. ROGERS, Ph.D., F.A.A.R Latin and Roman Studies RANSON R. PATRICK, M.F.A. Aesthetics, Art, and Music JAMES L, PRICE. JR., Ph.D.