Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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LEE H. REIFF; Associate Professor of Religion; A.B., B.D., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University. Philosophy Pursues Wisdom Through Logical Reasoning In our modern day and age one subject basic to our culture is philosophy. It is now defined as an analysis through the grounds of and the concepts expressing fundamental beliefs, the pursuit of wisdom, and the search for truth through factual observation. There are four Methodist colleges requiring a minimum of six hours of philosophy for a B.A. degree, and Millsaps is one of these. One hundred six colleges were surveyed by the President ' s Bulletin Board in an effort to determine what most Methodist colleges re- quire in the department. The requirements ranged from two to six hours, with most colleges listing three hours. Millsaps offers twelve separate courses in philosophy under the direction of Dr. Robert E. Bergmark and Dr. L. Hughes Cox. These courses ore designed to help the student develop a critical attitude toward life and an appreciative understanding of life. L. HUGHES COX; Associate Professor of Philosophy; A.B., Wabash College; S.T.B., Boston University; A.M., Ph.D., Yale University. ROBERT E. ANDING; Associote Professor of Religion; Director of Town and Country Work; A.B., Millsaps College; B.D., Ernory University; A.M., Mississippi College. THOMAS WILEY LEWIS, III; Assistant Professor of Religion; A.B., Millsaps College; B.D., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Drew University. Religion Courses Afford Stronger Basis for Faith In order to keep up with the progress mode at Mill- saps College during 1966, the religion department in- stituted a new program. Seminar meetings were held once a week at which time students presented papers for discussion. These meetings aided the student in under- standing the various aspects of religion. As an institution of the Methodist Church, Millsaps College feels that religion is an essential port of educa- tion and that education is necessary to religion. The course of study is developed to give the student an un- derstanding and an appreciation of the Bible, and show the place of organized religion in life and society. Six hours in religion are required at Millsaps for graduation. The various courses include The Story of the Old and New Testaments, The Teachings of Jesus, The Life of Paul, The Work of the Post or Comparative Religion and The Organization of the Church. ROBERT EDWARD BERGMARK; Professor of Philosophy; A.B., Emory University; S.T.B., Ph.D., Boston University. I

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CLIFTON D. BRYANT; Associate Professor of Sociology; A.B., A.M., University of Mississippi; Graduate Work, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. JAMES GIPSON WELLS; Instructor of Sociology; A.B., Millsaps Col- lege; M.A., Mississippi College. RUSSELL WILFORD LEVANWAY; Professor of Psychology; A.B., Uni- versity of Miami (Florida); M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University. Sociology, Psychology Enable Man to Understand His Nature Not all sciences have laboratories with test tubes and Bunsen burners as do the physical sciences. Social sciences, like psychology and sociology, take as their laboratory man, and the world in which he lives. The main objectives of the Department of Psychology are to help students gain a better understanding of themselves and others with whom they live and work and to develop more objective attitudes toward human behavior,- to give a foundation for graduate work and professional training in psychology,- and to provide courses which are basic for successful professional work with people. The offerings of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology are planned to meet the needs of a variety of students. An overage student may find knowledge about human-group relationships which will be useful to him as a person, parent, citizen, or worker. For some students sociology will not be a career but merely a part of their academic backgrounds. Whatever career they choose, from medicine to law, there will be a need for the understanding of people and society to be successful in a profession. Studying sociology may aid a person to fill with greater insight these varied roles which are his in- escapable destiny. Other students will fmd courses which are essential background for a career in social work. The department also offers the basic undergraduate courses which ore needed as a foundation for specialized graduate study in sociology and anthropology. As long as man, his mind, his environment and his society ore constantly changing, then the study of psychology and sociology will also be a changing and unpredictable study. 28

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5 - ' l HUEY LATHAM, JR.; Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Ad- ministration; A.B., Louisiana College; A.M., Louisiana State University. NANCY BROGAN HOLLOWAY; Instructor of Secretarial Studies; A.B., Mississippi State College for Women. Economics Aids Students with Business Interests The social science which might seem to be least involved with social conditions is economics and business administration, but one of the aims of the department is to equip students with a more ade- quate understanding of modern economic society in order to assist its members in becoming intelligent citizens of the communities in which they live. The department also seeks to provide a thorough, basic foundation for specialized graduate or professional study and to give students who expect to enter the business world a broad background and some of the fundamental information which will contribute to their success in their later lives. The curriculum of the Millsaps economics depart- ment follows the pattern recommended by the Ameri- can Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. For those interested in accounting, the Millsaps cur- riculum offers the opportunity to take courses in all the subjects covered in the Certified Public Account- ant examination. Graduates of this study are per- mitted to take the CPA examination without the usual requirement of two years of apprenticeship experience. SAMUEL JOHN NICHOLAS, JR.; Assistant Professor of Eco- nomics and Business Administration; A.B., A.M., University of Mississippi; LL.B., Jackson School of Law. 30