Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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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.

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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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20 American University students view Lmccln Memorial in Washington, D. C Clare Gemrich and Sally Smith are students who participated in the Washington Semester Plan The people who pride themselves on their indifference to the issues of government are not- aware of the violence and grief which accompany dictatorship Displaced persons tell us that in Nazi Germany the boots of the Gestapo and the S S Corps could be heard patroling in darkened streets from Munich to Berlin; mothers and their young were gassed, burned, clubbed, or shot be- cause they were not the children of a fictive super-race That could happen anywhere ' Our best defense against it is an informed and re- sponsible citizenry which takes pains to probe the competence of candidates for office, takes an interest in current events, and informs its re- presentatives of its wishes. Through informing citizens of their responsibilities, Dr Gamer ' s department of government makes a material contribution to the democratic ideal. Each year Monmouth College participates in the Washington Semester Plan College stu- dents from many colleges and universities spend one semester in Washington, DC, doing inde- pendent research, seeing the politicians at work and meeting the autonomous experts who run the government from behind the scenes Clare Gernnch and Sally Smith spent the first semester of this year at the American University in Wash- ington and this semester Gertrude Morrill and Paul Carlson are studying there. Through informing citizens of their responsibilities, Dr. Gamer ' s department of government makes a material contribution to the democratic ideal.