Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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23 MODERN LANGUAGES The learning of modern foreign languages enables us to understand and appreciate people nds beyond 01 Men and women who can read or speak a foreign language have a marked advantage over those who are fluent in only one tongue. Indus- tries, universities and research facilities are again operating in Germany, France and Spain, those who wish to keep abreast of the developments and discoveries made in these countries must do so bv reading technical literature printed in other lang- uages. The speed of modern aerial transportation has made America the neighbor of any foreign country. Through reading the literature and poetry of other people in lands beyond our own we may come to understand and appreciate them as fellow human beings. Today when mistrust and fear have poi- soned the minds of many, such understanding is at a premium. Through teaching modern foreign languages Dr. Donald, Dr. Garwood, and Professor Mullet make new dimensions of knowledge and apprecia- tion available to their students. Dr Garwood, posm; continue here next th her kitten, tells us that she will not

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22 CLASSICAL LANGUAGES The Creek and Roman worlds are the hist- orical source of western culture, its language, and its customs Creeks discovered the secrets of formal mathematics, developed the arts of sculp- ture and architecture, and the thinking of their philosophers was applied to establish the truth claims of Christianity Rome gave to posterity the model of effective government and legislation, the sparkle of its orators, and the beauty of its poetry The grandeur of these early civilizations is forever interred in their literature and poetry. Dr Ralston ' s Creek students may probe the works of Xenophon and Plato, or read selections from the Creek New Testament, while Ovid, Horace, and Vergil are studied in Latin courses taught by Miss Fox. These classical languages are not important only because of their cultural significance. The Creek tongue influenced the Latin language and Latin is the ancestor of the Italian, Spanish, French, and Roumaiman languages; and to a large extent the English language. This year a classics club has been organized at Monmouth College, it is sponsored by Miss Fox and attended by Dr Ralston and Dr Thiessen, who once taught Latin in Miss Fox ' s absence. The Classics Club is at present seeking to affiliate it- self with the national classics organization, Eta Sigma Phi Through the study of the classics students get an app

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24 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Dr. Speel instructs men who are planning to enter careers in theology ito ' Wlf:i S The truths which are of fundamental import- ance to man are those which illuminate his spirit- ual destiny. The women and men who accept the name Christian believe that in their quest for moral and religious certainty young people ought tc have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the teachings of the New and Old Testaments and would profit by a comparative study of the world ' s great religions. Dr. Speel is the head of the department of Bible and Religion. Courses in the Creek New Testament are taught by Dr. Ralston, and Mr Prugh teaches the freshmen and sophomore pro- grams. Rev Prugh, Dr Speel, and Dr. Gibson chat with Rev. Moore, speaker here during Religious Emphasis Week.