Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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18 nervous system in psychological behavior. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY Student teachers find that psychology is important to ele- mentary education In their studies psychologists have demon- strated that we may be led to thoughtless action by our fears, phobias, and egos. Psychologists tell us that introspection can reveal the ways in which the attractions of sense pleasure or the delusions of pride can conspire to color judgment. By help- ing to distinguish impulsive behavior from rational action psychology makes it possible to discriminate the higher Will. In the fields of testing, guidance, and motiva- tion psychology has influenced primary and sec- ondary education. Because of this interpenetra- tion the departments of education and psychology are closely related at Monmouth College. Besides teaching in the department of education, Mr. Phillips and Mr Nicholas also teach in Dr. P.als- ton ' s psychology department.

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Dr, Morrill, who is the head of the English department, sponsors the English majors ' club, directing its program of field trips and informal meetings along lines which are of interest to English majors. By extending the course in Shakespeare to cover two semesters, one of read- ing the plays and the other of composing an extensive term report, he is establishing a pre- cedent for more comprehensive and independent study in English. Mrs Cleland is known to stu- dents as one who lives her poetry. In twenty-six years of teaching at Monmouth her Christ- mas parties and informal get-togethers have demonstrated her exemplary hospitality. Miss Fox is responsible for the success of Sigma Tau Delta, the honorary creative writing fraternity. With her instruction and encouragement stu- dents have contributed some meritorious work to the Rectangle, the magazine of Sigma Tau Delta. Miss Kennedy ' s knowledge of American litera- ture has made her popular in the interdepart- mental seminars. Mr Thorburn comes from Ohio State with bright prospects for a long and rewarding career. Since the illustrious pen of Joseph Addison first Pictures are an important part of a yearbook. The Oracle Staff has a large and continual responsibility to the student body. brought the pages of the Spectator to life, journ- alists have played a significant role by informing the public of needed reforms and of discoveries, wars, and tragedies that make up the news. The higher aims of liberal education can do a great deal for contemporary journalism Too much of the tripe which infests the newspapers and magazines seems to be the work of irresponsible people who think of their copy only in terms of dollars and cents Those who know what is desirable in literature and poetry would perhaps feel a pang of conscience at exhibiting some cheap bauble to sti- mulate their readers. As an introduction to the work a journalist must do, Mr. Fleming ' s journalism students have an oppor- tunity to contribute to two student publications The Oracle and the Ravelings. Dave Fleming — Advisor of students publica- tions, also works in photography

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Congealed upon the lush hills of Gettysburg, the scorched beaches of Okinawa, and the sands of El Alamein is the blood of heroes who have given their lives that the ideal of democracy might endure untrammeled by the dictates of tyranny. These men paid dearly for their sacred cause and by mirroring in their actions the deathless prin- ciples of the higher dream, their faith is an example to us. Because the acts of heroes are no determined by impulse or mundane goals a frame of reference beyond neutral fact is required to understand the process of history. Dr. Daven- port ' s American Culture course, the first of its kind in the United States, stresses the way in which the idea of democracy has impelled men to action. In the sociology department, presided over by Dr. Sanmann, groups and institutions are the basic units of sociological investigations. Dr. Sanmann has contributed a stimulating dimension for thought to the interdepartmental seminar course in American Civilization. HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY A frame of reference beyond neutral fact is required to understand history.