MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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CHEMISTRY The goal of the Chemistry Department is to give students an understanding of the chemical changes taking place in the physi- cal world and their impact on society, and to develop students ' understanding and abilities to the point that they may enter industry or graduate school in the field of chemistry. The student is challenged to master organic, inorganic, quantitative, and phys- ical chemistry as well as laboratory techniques. Although the Chemistry major becomes familiar with other scientific fields, atoms and molecules and their relation to compounds assume paramount importance for him. W. F. Bailey. Ph.D. Head of the Department Professor Fred McCollough. Ph.D. Associate Professor 27

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Ronald Winter, M.A. Assisfant Professor Susanne Robbins, Ph.D. Professor H. Reade Heskamp, Ph.D. Associafe Professor FOREIGN LANGUAGE The Foreign Language Department endeavors to break down a mono- lingual cultural background and substitute therefor a broadened ap- proach to contemporary society. Freshmen and sophomores are introduced to the language and cultures of either France, Germany, Russia, Spain, or Greece. The foreign language major comes to develop a deep understand- ing of not only the technical aspects of other languages but a deeper cog- nition of the cultural and literary aspects of other nations and societies. The student majoring in foreign language has an oportunity to obtain first- hand knowledge of his particular language through the MacMurray Junior Summer Abroad Program. Delores Farkas, M.A. I nstructor Ruth S. Kovacs. Ph.D. Assistant Professor Robert J. Berndt. Ph.D. Head of the Department Associate Professor 26

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LIBRARIANS The librarians strive to systematize recorded knowledge. They provide books, magazines, rec- ords, and periodicals for the use of faculty and students. With the help of student workers, the librarians are involved in a constant effort to keep library materials in proper order and up- to-date — an invaluable service to a progressive college life. PHYSICS The purpose of the Department of Physics is to prepare science oriented students for careers in physics or engineer- ing, and to enrich the scientific background of the liberal arts student. The physics major or the pre-englneering stu- dent becomes acquainted with the basic concepts of general and technical physics, such as those dealing with light, mag- netism, electronics, and experimental methods. The physics major also finds the means to explore the theoretical physics of dynamic and rigid bodies and quantum mechanics. Richard L Pratt. M.A. Instructor Lucille Crawford, B.S. Assistant Professor Victoria Hargrave, A.M. Head Librarian Associate Professor Herman Siemers, Ph.D. hiead of the Department Professor Wayne Lang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 28