Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Foreign Language Department C. Rojas, W. Enslin, J. Martin, C. Bird. Concentrating on Russian. ,J Q . .,,. , ,.,..a.,-,W-fp-ffm----Y --- g The Foreign Language Department offers students the opportunity to better understand people of other lands by learning to think and talk in their language, a better knowl- edge of English by studying its foreign roots, preparation for teaching in elementary and secondary schools, and training for such pro- fessional positions as interpreter, translator, and opportunity for government positions overseas. Maiors and minors are available in French, Spanish, German, Russian and Latin. Chairman of the department is Dr. Carlos A. Rojas who came to FSC in 1928. German can be fun. Q

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Humanities Division English Department .,, S ' '5-,gf-.45 . 5? f .., Offering maiors and minors in literature and lan- guage is the English Department headed by Dr, Earl D. Lyon. Students may earn iunior high school and general secondary credentials in English and Lan- guage Arts, and the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. General interest courses are of- fered in literature and linguistics and remedial courses are given in grammar and reading. Lyon had a staff of 16 instructors and professors. R. Chittick, R. Stevick, R. O'Neil, A. Biella H. Shafer. Atta girl-two minutes to go . . . D. Smith, W. Fay, S. Poss, R. Leaven worth, P. Levine, F. Brengelman.

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Journalism Department J. Duke, B. Shepard, A. Margosian, R. Steffes, P. Sheehan. The iournalism department trains students for professions in news- paper, magazine, radio and television lparticularly in news writingl and the fields of public relations, industrial iournalism, general pub- lishing, advertising, and teaching. As a maior field, emphasis is on e general journalism, public relations and advertising, radio and tele- vision news writing and technical writing. A credential maior and lan u e arts minor with lournallsm emphasis IS offered students ' ' ' ' ' ' A rs f t ll, lllllllll Li 3 S ls. . I k.VW 1, A . ' ' ,AZ l 1 S . of the campus newspaper, The Collegian. Sheehan has been at FSC I 'Qi 'iigs ,'s, f S S S Q s I S 9 U9 who plan a teaching career in secondary schools. The department under the direction of Dr. Paul V Sheehan, assists in the publication Philosophy Department Do you think Hume would agree to that? The courses in philosophy strive to exhibit the role and function of philosophical principles and methods contained in any discussion or field of learning which follows its aim systematically. A critical ap- preciation of the utility of philosophy will enable the student to de- velop criteria to analyze and seek solutions for the problems of his age and civilization. The courses are designed to promote a way of thinking necessary for deeper insight into life's meaning and purpose. They are designed to present and develop the principles of philoso- phy as they apply in all fields of endeavor. W. Uphold, H. Jensen, A. Colver.