Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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wait words Dr. R. W. Schlosser, head of the department of English, leads the discussion at a meeting with his colleagues in the faculty lounge in the library. Dr. Louise Kelly, in- structor in freshman English, advises the Sock Buskin Club. Vera R. Hackman, as- sociate professor of English, teaches journalism and ad- vises student publications. Dr. Schlosser offers courses in literature-survey, period, type, author. Alice Heilman teaches Children ' s Litera- ture. The language faculty meet for an informal after-class exchange of amusing experi- ences. Kathryn Herr, instruc- tor in French, and Elinor Neumann, instructor in Ger- man, enjoy the anecdote told by Dr. Fredrick Neu- mann, professor of languages. Dr. and Mrs. Neumann, co-advisers to the German Club, are interested in Es- peranto. Dr. Neumann of- fers the course in alternate years. 1 he English classroom is the gateway to the mystery, fantasy, and realism of all ages. We travel the magical trails of literature to recreate the pilgrimage of Chaucer ' s travelers in the Canterbury Tales, to tramp the Forest of Arden with Rosalind and Celia, and to laugh with the merry Falstaff. The changes in the English language from the time of King Arthur to the Atomic Age provoke our comment, criticism, and laughter. Yet each period — the Renais- sance, the Eighteenth Century, the Victorian Age— adds its share to the growing vocabulary binding together English-specking peoples. The inevitable practice in English fundamentals — grammar, usage, the library unit, the research paper — sharpens the tools for effective communication. Our modern language professors challenge us to real- ize the interrelatedness of all nations and the need for a common bond of understanding. New insights into the customs and habits of other peoples hasten to lerance, sympathy, cooperation, and world peace. We learn to think in French, in German, in Spanish. Our lives are enriched by an appreciation of the literature, art, and music of these mature European cultures. 15

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do we upon Albert L. Gray, associate professor of business educa- tion, and Samuel S. V enger, special lecturer in law and member of the Lancaster County Bar, discuss some of the economic and the legal problems involved in inter- national trade. Business men are increasingly concerned with world-wide markets and trade with the under-de- veloped areas of the world. Eleanor Eastlack, instructor in business education, dem- onstrates for K. Ezra Bucher, assistant professor in busi- ness education, and Edgar Bitting, instructor in ac- counting, one of the calcu- lators in the business machines room. Student mastery of such machines enables them to use skill- fully the newest types of office equipment. o ' ver a quarter of a century ago, Elizabethtown Col- lege offered a bachelor ' s degree in business education. The first liberal arts college in Pennsylvania to offer such a degree, our college continues to expand its busi- ness department. Mr. Wenger instructs students in the legal aspects of business. Professor Gray attempts to instill in us the con- cept of using economic wealth as a means of bettering human society. Among the courses he offers are Prin- ciples of Economics, Money and Banking, Business Statistics, and Human and Economic Geography. Professor Bucher introduces us to the first course in accounting and teaches Methods of Business Education. Miss Eastlack ' s courses in typing, shorthand, and secre- tarial and office practice are designed to develop pro- ficiency in office procedure. Mr. Bitting, an experienced banker, guides business administration majors through the intricacies of accounting. Our business faculty each year cooperate with the Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg chapters of the National Office Management Association in sponsoring a business seminar that brings to the campus office personnel, management, and high school business education teachers for a discussion of their common aims and problems. 14

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that new Carl Heilman, associate pro- fessor of mathematics and physics, demonstrates the operation of the rotator, a device for measuring cen- tripetal force, verifying Newton ' s laws of motion. Jay Frey, laboratory assist- ant, Cynthia Grill and Julia Bender, members of the physics class, observe. J. rom the era of Francis Bacon to the Atomic Age physics and mathematics have been important in our efforts to acquire truth. This desire for knowledge reaches us in our laboratories. Boyle, Galileo, Newton — these names fascinate the young physicist. The mathematician delights in the dis- covery that a perfect design is produced by the figures he uses in solving and in his assurance that an unknown X will soon become a known quantity in a problem. Laws of physics and mathematics supply exercise for the mind. But an important law of hygienics tells us we need exercise for the body. Physical education is just that training. Our bodies and limbs are taught to work together, building strong muscles and bones. Both coaches take interest in this phase of our development. Through basketball, Softball, volleyball, soccer and calisthenics, they teach us the need for relaxation. The strong body furthers the alert mind. Ira Herr, director of athletics and instructor in physical education, schedules next year ' s games with the help of Joseph H. Dodd, instruc- tor in physical education and coach of soccer, basket- ball, and track. Mr. Herr coaches baseball, tennis, and women ' s basketball. The schedule provides for inter- collegiate competition in all the sports listed. 16