Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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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.

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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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25 The primary aim of the speech department is to develop good Experience in radio work 13 of great interest to some sti habits of speaking and listening. dents Others find debate an interesting phase of the speech department. SPEECH Speech instruction has a long and illustrious history. In both Greece and Rome it was an essen- tial part of the education of government officials and lawyers. One of the earliest works which might qualify as a speech text is Cicero ' s Essay on the Character of an Orator. The speech department at Monmouth College, headed by Dr Liedman, does not devote its energies to the preservation of class- ical oratory; its primary aim is to develop good habits of speaking and listening which are necessary to effective conversation. Extra-curricular competition in oratory, extem- poranious speaking, discussion, and debate is coach- ed by Mr. Mills and sponsored by Pi Kappa Delta, the honorary forensic fraternity. Last year Sally Smith and Aleece Reifinger traveled to Redlands, California to speak in national Pi Kappa Delta com- petition. The newly organized Radio Club presents Meet Monmouth College at 12:45 each day on (he Ace Ceka show which is broadcast over WCIL John Niblock is the chairman of this organization.